Petals on a wet, black bough


	Petals on a wet, black bough

ghiberti

11-25-2007 7:35 PM

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poetry, language, japanese, irish, english, haiku

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11-26-2007 9:11 AM

haraya

Nice to find Pound in the title.

Here's Suicide's Note. One of my favorites, by Langston Hughes:

The calm,
Cool face of the river
Asked me for a kiss.

11-27-2007 5:08 AM

ghiberti

Well spotted, h!

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