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The Piper Plays Piobaireachd

My son plays the pipes Immersing me in tartan dreams That call up ghosts of deeds That did and sis not happen Amidst the rocky glens and lochs Of Scotland, Cape Breton and Glengarry Moldering in the rocky ruins of … Continue reading

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Cliché

On my hand I smell woodsmoke Don’t know where it came from. The evening is silent, the river still The shore opposite is a dark silhouette Behind other silhouettes. On my other hand I smell strawberries From supper, still there … Continue reading

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Haiku (10)

Startled by silence Stirring to see a birdsong In evening’s soft sigh

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