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SENRYU 0212

unresolved pressure—
final goodbye unspoken—
misty memories

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April 15, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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HAIKU 0241

waterfall moonbow—
frolicking bobcat kittens
Yosemite dream

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April 11, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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HAIKU 0243

beginning their song—
bathed in full moon radiance—
coyotes awaken

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April 13, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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HAIKU 0249

birdsong serenade—
bird book fluttering in grass
gracing picnic plan

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April 23, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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HAIKU 0247

passing silently—
her pink fragrance still lingers—
waning crescent moon

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April 17, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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HAIKU 0242

drizzle whispering—
deviously slow drenching—
dreaming of snowflakes

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April 12, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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SENRYU 0208
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bringing joy in rings
triangle dinner bell sings
hot mustard on wings

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April 9, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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SENRYU 0204
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plum time to protest
tariffs— job loss— prices rise—
chanting in the streets

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April 5, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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SENRYU 0205
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cold moon kisses haunt—
warm sun melting frozen grief
plum blossoms blooming

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April 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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SENRYU 0202
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distance thru nights hall
the pillars of creation
whispering within

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April 4, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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SENRYU 0217

retracing your steps—
product of perseverance—
forgiving yourself

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April 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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SENRYU 0230

green conversion van
peace signs to solar panels
Keys to Denali

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April 28, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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HAIKU 0248

wet— wild— wide eyed colt
quick to take a wobbly stand
born to briskly run

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April 20, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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SENRYU 0203

longing whistling wind—
eternal joy unspooling
kite string taut thru time

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April 4, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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HAIKU 0244

humpback songs moving
mysterious birth till end—
we never losing

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April 14, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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HAIKU 0240

petals pink moon hue
soft breeze embraces blossoms—
ethereal scent

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April 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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One Month Anniversary
The Stafford Challenge
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February 17, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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HAIKU 0250

sunlit rain falling—
bathing new leaves with rainbows—
shimmering brilliance

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April 24, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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SENRYU 0220

have Americans
become the cost of goods sold—
transactional rule

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April 20, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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SENRYU 0232

threading through darkness—
life's brilliant embroidery—
kindness above brand

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April 29, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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HAIKU 0245

mountain dons its cap—
alpenglow lenticular
howling in silence

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April 16, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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SENRYU 0226

calloused fingers tire
of window shopping website—
sweeping closed storefront

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April 25, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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SENRYU 0209

one or zero choice
time to tune or turn them off
nonsensical noise

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April 10, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Four Month Anniversary of The Stafford Challenge
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I have written every day since January 17, 2025, for The Stafford Challenge.
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May 17, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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SENRYU 0229
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New Forgiveness
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lingering regret—
free ghosts haunting sleepless nights—
forgiveness awaits

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April 27, 2025 at 4:24 PM