Tagged: bamboo

pine, bamboo, plum trees,

pine, bamboo, plum trees,
cranes, and turtles – symbols of
longevity, luck,

fortune, and vitality – an
embroidered suit of armor
.
20230118:1925
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before and after

before and after
bamboo picking – some kind of
childlike joy awaits
.
20220406:1257
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in the middle of

in the middle of
husking fifty to sixty
bamboo shoots, splinters
.
20210508:2200
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in the dream after

in the dream after
the dream that is just before
waking, bamboo soup,

the way mom cooks it at home,
a memory for the journey
.
20210506:2143
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after two weeks and

after two weeks and
a bit of rain, bamboo shoots
vie for more garden
.
20210502:1330
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cutting back winter’s

cutting back winter’s
bamboo to make room for growth –
spring has a funny

way of saying hello, armed
with snow, rain, shears, and shovel
.
20210328:2127
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under all this

under all this
heaviness, who’s to
say that when we
emerge from the
snow, we might be
an oak leaf or
a bamboo, a maple
or a poplar, green,
gold, red, or dead
.
20210105:1954
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i am waiting for

i am waiting for
you to say the word, so that
i can take you there –

underneath a rustling
canopy, a bamboo harvest
.
20170427:2210
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in mom’s

in mom’s
hands, winter’s
emerald
layered
sheaths turn
into a golden
harvest
.
20121117:1017
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winter shoots, spring

winter shoots, spring
dishes – tucked
underneath the layers
a taste of cyanide
.
20110511:0818
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