..cheer, cheer

spur on,
the lavender's thrusting call
mere no contender
in the parochial garden—
but cheer, cheer, this forthrightness
~
..circa 2011..©2011/2015 Spiros Zafiris
..channeled; spirit Harmony
..Note: previously, poem was entitled: Tanka..cheer, cheer
~

..sombre shoot

sombre shoot,
speak of it to me—
each time
the earth surrenders
teach me beloved
~
.circa 2013..©2015 Spiros Zafiris
..channeled; spirit Ram; reaching into the poet's mind
~

..days after

well into spring,
frightfully I worry
ballpoint, I plea,
let us once more honor
our season of breath
~~
..FRI/Apr.19/2013..(C)2013 Spiros Zafiris
..channeled; spirit Harmony; reaching into the poet's mind
~~

..slippers

soon,
we'll be slippering it
to the store
for now, I'll praise
these heavy boots and smile
~~
..Tuesday, March 5, 2013..(C)2013 Spiros Zafiris
..channeled; spirit Harmony
~~

..resounding

he persevered
and soon enough the lilacs of
spring rose
with the effortless calm
the blue of sky resounds
~~
..(C)2009/2012 Spiros Zafiris
..channeled; spirit Harmony
~~

..the parade

I'm waiting
for the St. Patrick's Day parade
for spring
is always a blink away...
or ten tablespoons of olive oil
~~
..(C)2012 Spiros Zafiris
..channeled; spirit Harmony;
reaching into the poet's heart
~~

..colors

color me harp
winglike embrace let surface
is it a quiver next
to grow its fraction
spring's equanimity bedazzles
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..(C)2010/2012 Spiros Zafiris
..channeled; spirit Harmony
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..snowflake

a rare
snowflake just breezed by
not wary of spring
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..(C)2012 Spiros Zafiris
..channeled; spirit Ram
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sea gulls yelp
crazed dingos heralding
the rush hour
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..(C) 2011 Spiros Zafiris
..mostly channeled; spirit Ram
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Haiku..proudly

dandelions
have proudly returned
let's barefoot it
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..(C) 2011 Spiros Zafiris
..channeled; spirit Ram
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Haiku..comparison

a warbler
extinguishes the silence
no ahem compares
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..(C) 2011 Spiros Zafiris
..channeled; spirit Harmony
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Haiku..twilight

twilight rustle...
each tree a trombone
as my street sleeps
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..(C) 2011 Spiros Zafiris
..channeled; spirit Ram
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Tanka..the lament

she journeyed afar
and he lamented--listen to
the willows talk
they're wishing for
rosebuds for his lips
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..(C)1986/2011 Spiros Zafiris
..channeled; spirit Ram
..Note: previously, poem
had a staza break after L3
and "listen to" started L3
..and, possibly,
"rosebuds" ended L4
..and it was entitled: The Lament
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Something Light

these pyjamas
are more summery
shut the window
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..Copyright 2011 Spiros Zafiris
..channeled; spirit Ram
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Tanka..similarly

days into spring,
lumps of snow still remain--
here and there
I gaze out the window
my lovers, all, slowly faded too
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..(C)2011 Spiros Zafiris
..channeled; spirit Harmony;
reaching into the poet's heart
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Spring...
mediocrity fini--life,
parading women
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..Copyright 2011 Spiros Zafiris
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let it snow
isn't it almost spring
hand me a flake
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..Copyright 2011 Spiros Zafiris
..channeled; spirit Ram
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Tanka..rootlike

the promise of spring
forgives the divine plan, to chart
fallen leaves
and igloo weather
our lips bubble, rootlike
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..Copyright 2011 Spiros Zafiris
..channeled; spirit Harmony
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Thence

thence a tulip sad
transformed into a cloud
and watered the thirsty
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..circa 2010
..Copyright 2010 Spiros Zafiris
..channeled; spirit Harmony
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I look out
more leaves wave hello
it's my friend, the tree
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..circa 2010..Copyright 2010 Spiros Zafiris

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