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Azaleas

February 5, 2017February 7, 2017 ~ Rachel McAlpine ~ 3 Comments

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azaleas
red hot cinders
firing up the hill


Poem by Rachel McAlpine CC BY-NC
Photo by Guilhem Vellut CC BY 2.0: Azalea Festival at Shiofune Kannon-ji, Ome

Shiny

January 29, 2017December 18, 2016 ~ Rachel McAlpine ~ 1 Comment

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Shiny

The last rays of the sun
polish that old lady’s
lips


Poem by Rachel McAlpine CC BY-NC 2.0, photo by Gideon on Flickr CC BY 2.0

Big bamboo

November 19, 2016June 28, 2016 ~ Rachel McAlpine ~ 1 Comment

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Monstrous worms on tiptoe.
First time I see big bamboo
I have to touch.


poem by Rachel McAlpine CC BY, photo by MRHayata CC BY-SA

Acid pink

October 29, 2016June 28, 2016 ~ Rachel McAlpine ~ Leave a comment

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Over the garden fence,
what floppiness of acid pink,
what tenderness of white hydrangeas!

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poem by Rachel McAlpine CC ID, photo by Jan Smith CC ID

Baby summer

October 22, 2016June 28, 2016 ~ Rachel McAlpine ~ Leave a comment

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In the night a baby summer
rolls on to my bare back
like a sumo tiger.
All warm fur, and feel
the weight of it!


poem and photo by Rachel McAlpine CC BY

Gardens of Kyoto

October 8, 2016June 28, 2016 ~ Rachel McAlpine ~ Leave a comment

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Gardens of Kyoto.
Somebody taught the rocks
and combed the sand.


cover and poem by Rachel McAlpine

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