Chapter I

 HAIKU, sort of.

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253.

Time was, there was time.
Were I wise, I'd have given
to time evermore.

-- bakai

254.

Chaos in the eaves
Three Steller's jays are fighting
Over fall's last seeds.

-- Pat G

255.

forgotten mantra
flipping through some old zen notes
now how did it go?

-- Anonymous, dazed&confused, 13-23

256.

morning coffee time
steam rising up reminds me
dreams linger nearby

-- marleen

257.

Cached within the lee
of a cold and sandy hill
wind worn tumbleweeds

-- Pat G

258.

poetry unwrit
revels on a bed in hell
with goodwill unshared

-- bakai

259.

so many poems
have forsook my lonely arms
too lazy to hold

-- bakai

260.

"Lemonade!" you said
like it was a brilliant plan.
I'm sick of lemons

-- questioning

261.

social conformists
prisoners without the walls
self-condemned for life

-- questioning

262.

Little girl in lace
See the lines upon her face
Innocence erased.

-- Anonymous

263.

unspoken feelings
dancing behind my eyelids
revealed in my smile

-- liz de wiz, Anonymous, opto

264.

an introspection
a dissection of one's self
a dire chore, indeed

-- Anonymous, bakai


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 November 21, 1998

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