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Sakura Serenade in Spring

Sakura Serenade in Spring



Cherry petals drift—

Millie's ears perk. Stop.

Her nose twitches, pleased.

We wander winding paths, her paws

Padding soft. Silence.



Blossoms burst!

Pink and white clouds aloft.



Okawa's waters whisper,

Wind. Castle walls

Climb and shine. Millie's eyes,

Bright and wise, they scan—

Halt.

Her tail wags time to Spring's

New theme.



Sakura scents swirl,

Sweet and—

Strong. Millie sniffs, savoring

Each note of the

Song. We climb stone steps,

Worn smooth by—



Time it stops.

Her loyal presence,

A comfort sublime.



At the summit,

Breathless. Awed.

Beauty blooming,

History thawed.

Millie sits, sentinel—



Pause.



Cherry-tinged winds

Around us glide.



Down by the river,

Petals float. Like tiny

Pink-hued fairy—

Boats! Millie splashes,

Playful and free.

Her joy infectious,



Pure glee.



In this foreign land,

Familiar love.

My canine companion,

Gift from—

Above. Together we witness

Spring's grand display,

In Osaka's embrace,

This perfect—



Day.

Author's Notes/Comments: 

This is essentially the same poem as my previous entry, “Sentinel of Spring”. However, in this version of the poem, I am trying something new: I am using abrupt changes in rhythm and metre to emulate the dissonance in Stravinsky’s famous Le Sacre du Printemps. I hope that comes across with more initial acceptance than he received. Wink


If you have been paying attention, you will know how obsessed I am with that piece!

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Sentinel of Spring.

Sentinel of Spring.



Cherry petals drift on Osaka's breeze,
Millie's ears perk, her nose twitches, pleased.
We wander winding paths, her paws padding soft,
As blossoms burst in clouds of pink and white aloft.

 


Okawa's waters whisper and wind,
Reflecting castle walls that climb and shine.
Millie's eyes, bright and wise, scan the scene,
Her tail wags time to Spring's new theme.

 


Sakura scents swirl, sweet and strong,
Millie sniffs, savoring each note of the song.
We climb stone steps, worn smooth by time,
Her loyal presence, a comfort sublime.

 


At the summit, we pause, breathless, awed,
By beauty blooming, history thawed.
Millie sits, sentinel at my side,
As cherry-tinged winds around us glide.

 


Down by the river, petals float,
Like tiny pink-hued fairy boats.
Millie splashes, playful and free,
Her joy infectious, pure glee.

 


In this foreign land, familiar love,
My canine companion, gift from above.
Together we witness Spring's grand display,
In Osaka's embrace, this perfect day.

Author's Notes/Comments: 

This is a continuation of the series. Apparently, I have decided to write them based on different seasons and styles. For this one, I guess I have used a more "traditional" rhyming style closer to my normal fashion.

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Squirrels Screaming in Spring

Folder: 
Tales Fom The Fur
Author's Notes/Comments: 

My stepdaughter was telling me about two squirrels that were making a fuss at her one day when she and a close friend were hanging out at a park near our home. It may not be a masterpiece poem but I was so inspired I had to put the images in my head to words. 

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in the garden, in the nighttime (with Old English, Dutch, and Germanic influence)

Author's Notes/Comments: 

This haiku was primarily composed as a personal note to my most recent subjective study material (micro-phenomenology).  I thought, first & foremost, why or how come it had that particular significance in me (at least for me). As far as that realization was thought to be consisting revelatory moments,  a denouement if you will, these have aided me (in my self-directed learning the importance/relevance of intersubjectivity, interrelatedness, & multiperspectivity as it relate to/in relation to philosophy, phenomenology, —mostly in semiotics/semantics/linguistics—of which are already specified in the past Author's Notes/Comments).

 

In addition, etymological definitions (with relative value to myself) basically were included below.  These are the linguistic influences of another language before being used in these particular ways.  Please note that this is just to help educate myself on these subjects & so, thought to be, help expand my learning objectives, which was why they've been given emphases):

 

 

 

Leaves pl./leaf sing. :

 

 

1.  Old English lēaf, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch loof and German Laub

 

Leave (another sense, as in the verb) :

 

 

2. Old English lēaf 'permission'; related to LIEF and LOVE

 

3.  Old English.. (this last one entry was not included; it had seemed to have a far different sense & meaning, so it had not been thought to be iterated; and apart from this reason, however, I could not find a special character from my mobile device to input "læfan" like how it appears from the built-in definition & its meaning to especially/specially denote that here correctly)

 

 

 

Midwinter poem

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Vernal Equinox LIV

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Seasons In Hell
Author's Notes/Comments: 

This year's Equinox is accompanied by The Super Full Moon, ideal for Apotheosis and overall Magical workings. 

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Astral Aglow

Folder: 
The Art Of Sight
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