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Leave a comment August 8, 2021 Roberta Daiho Rofu Lavin
I hear the train chug
The whistle blows moving away
Quite nature returns

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Leave a comment August 1, 2021 Roberta Daiho Rofu Lavin
Shy white butterfly
Flutters on the mountain breeze
for a brief moment 

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Leave a comment July 31, 2021 Roberta Daiho Rofu Lavin
Sea's of peaceful thoughts
Under a river of stars
New friendship blossoms

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Leave a comment July 30, 2021 Roberta Daiho Rofu Lavin
Water gently flows
Giving life to sunflowers
My soul sits - tranquil

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Leave a comment July 29, 2021 Roberta Daiho Rofu Lavin
Insight from a pine
Each needle forming a tree
Sew one pine needle

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Leave a comment July 29, 2021 Roberta Daiho Rofu Lavin
Evening stars, I see
Black and white, absence and light
Delight flickering

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Leave a comment July 13, 2021 Roberta Daiho Rofu Lavin
The flower of self
No self, yields the biggest bloom
Of impermanence 

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Leave a comment July 8, 2021 Roberta Daiho Rofu Lavin
Open to the path
The sun lights the way ahead
Clear of distraction

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It was a very bad day

Leave a comment July 7, 2021 Roberta Daiho Rofu Lavin
Lone coyote's cry
You better keep off my turf
It was a bad day

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Leave a comment July 5, 2021 Roberta Daiho Rofu Lavin
Seeds planted in Spring
Bring wildflowers in Summer
A small patch of joy

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Flags
Leave a comment July 4, 2021 Roberta Daiho Rofu Lavin
Let the flags announce
Freedom desires an open
Life seeking our core

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Baby Birds
Leave a comment July 3, 2021 Roberta Daiho Rofu Lavin
I hear baby birds call
Revealing their hiding place
Hunger routs safety

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River of Fog
2 Comments July 3, 2021 Roberta Daiho Rofu Lavin
Morning sun rising
A river of cloud flows down
to meet the basin

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Picture Perfect Prudence
Leave a comment June 28, 2021 Roberta Daiho Rofu Lavin
Picturesque  Prudence
Protecting her desert home
with special powers

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Deers in Mist
Leave a comment June 24, 2021 Roberta Daiho Rofu Lavin
Deers graze in the mist
Hiding forlorn refugees
Trying to be free

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Sunrise
Leave a comment June 22, 2021 Roberta Daiho Rofu Lavin
Waiting on sunrise
Singing of the desert sand
Echos quietude

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Flying effortlessly
Leave a comment June 20, 2021 Roberta Daiho Rofu Lavin
Birds effortlessly
Ride out the storms of life
Absent holy fight

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Lillies
Leave a comment June 19, 2021 Roberta Daiho Rofu Lavin
Longing for lillies
Barefoot in the baking sun
My soul seeks beauty

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Leave a comment May 26, 2021 Roberta Daiho Rofu Lavin
No aridity
Each shot to the soul, America
Lets love bleed and die

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Leave a comment May 25, 2021 Roberta Daiho Rofu Lavin
Flowers are silent 
Beginner's imperative 
Hear the flowers speak

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Leave a comment May 24, 2021 Roberta Daiho Rofu Lavin
Love the age of life
Seen in the star of roses 
Summer devotion

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Leave a comment May 18, 2021 Roberta Daiho Rofu Lavin
Yellow desert rose
I expectantly await 
You prickly beauty

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Leave a comment May 11, 2021 Roberta Daiho Rofu Lavin
Roses, Spring's pure joy
Bring evenings full of regret
that the sun will set

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Leave a comment May 6, 2021 Roberta Daiho Rofu Lavin
Warm colors of spring
Like roses bursting forth
Sing, life renewed

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Leave a comment May 3, 2021 Roberta Daiho Rofu Lavin
Coyote lurking
Predator eyes lacking fear
The roadrunner flees


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Leave a comment April 30, 2021 Roberta Daiho Rofu Lavin
Waking to spring snow 
Falling overnight and then gone
Impermanence so

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Leave a comment April 28, 2021 Roberta Daiho Rofu Lavin
Waiting for the bloom
Willing the rose to spring forth
In a color rush

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Leave a comment April 21, 2021 Roberta Daiho Rofu Lavin
Miniature flowers
Bring life to sparse arid land
Joy to all beings






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Leave a comment April 20, 2021 Roberta Daiho Rofu Lavin
Cherry blossoms bloom
Birds sing of spring mountain snow
In harmony flow

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Leave a comment March 24, 2021 Roberta Daiho Rofu Lavin
B
Blustering snowstorm
Birds cling incapable of flight
Daffodils lie down

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