Haiku: Nirvana 1

afterglow avian backlit birds
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Is it nothingness?
Beyond this impermanence
there’s nothing but peace

copyright Francis Barker 2019

Haiku: Meditation

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Contemplate stillness
It is following the breath
Serene path to light

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Haiku: Bitter Harvest

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No one is perfect
but sow bad seed and wait for
the bitter harvest

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Haiku: Being Happy

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Happiness, like fog
is so difficult to grasp
Shifting states of mind

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Poem: Through the Window

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In the cool still air I hear
dogs bark in the distance;
a clockwork train hoots through
on the old main line.
The turning willow hangs limp,
a sombre backdrop to the washing
which never had a chance to get dry

copyright Francis Barker 2019