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Wilt

Posted by PassionPoet ⋅ December 22, 2011 ⋅ 8 Comments

Filed Under art, Buddhism, Dalai Lama, Free verse, Gogyohka, Haiku, Literature, Online Writing, Poetry, Religion and Spirituality, Senryū

We can live without religion and meditation, but we cannot survive without human affection. –Dalai Lama

Wilt (Gogyohka)

Drooping stem weeps petals

Shedding fragrance

Fading lustre

Mimosa not startled

Longing anyway.

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8 thoughts on “Wilt”

this is beautiful – weeping petals, shedding fragrance – just lovely!

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Posted by Sheila Moore | December 22, 2011, 5:24 PM

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- Thanks Sheila!
  
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  Posted by bajanpoet | December 22, 2011, 6:35 PM
  
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very beautiful indeed! love the imagery!

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Posted by REBECCA DAWN | March 17, 2012, 2:10 AM

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- Thanks Becca *hugs*
  
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  Posted by bajanpoet | March 17, 2012, 2:28 AM
  
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Awesome imagery and metaphor here… Very beautiful.

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Posted by Mikael | March 30, 2012, 4:22 PM

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- Thanks again 🙂
  
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  Posted by bajanpoet | March 30, 2012, 4:25 PM
  
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