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Three Kyoto Photo Haiku

  • January 12, 2024
  • By John Dougill
Three Kyoto haiku with photos.

deep winter
in the comb tines
a single white hair


whitewater
instead of the bridge
choosing the long way around


the moment you know
the moment mutable
wild cherry blossoms

  • Poetry
  • haiku, Kit Nagamura, Kyoto, photography
  • Posted by Kit Nagamura
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