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Haikus 16.1.20

16th Jan 2021 John EverexLeave a comment

their voices spilling
through open windows, doorways
and empty foyers

their subtle hoaxes
twist entwined and overlooked
by the hidden truths

and their precious pearls
hanging around beaten necks
have lost their lustre

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Haikus 9.1.21

9th Jan 2021 John EverexLeave a comment

touts lurk with their boon
with sly aspirations
long fingers entreat

yet we clasp our hands
our glossy eyes averted
seeking body heat

the park’s long shadows
embrace our neglected sins
push aside regrets

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Haikus 2.1.21

2nd Jan 2021 John EverexLeave a comment

as the music fades
the dwimmer of gentle lights
flood our thirsty eyes

we follow the guides
our dreams resplendent and bright
our whispered plans bare

but as they darken
sinking soft below the sands
holding dust we cry

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Haikus 27.12.20

27th Dec 2020 John EverexLeave a comment

once radiant smiles
self deprecate and conceal
the tiny embers

their words turn bitter
tasting the shortening days
and leftover scraps

yet our hands are warm
although worn and rough, still strong
and still our embrace

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Assertion

19th Dec 2020 John EverexLeave a comment

these cultured words wash
drag detritus and flotsam
and forgotten verse

barbs and hooks and ire
misplace darkness in thine eyes
step around silence

Ham-fisted ripostes
the barking of rabid dogs
heckle and cajole

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Haikus 12.12.20

12th Dec 2020 John EverexLeave a comment

midnight fairy lights
reflect in a tear-blurred lens
the moon is sorrow

her sharp frosted breath
blows a cumulus nimbus
that soon stratifies

then it’s time to leave
her embrace checked by minutes
fading through seconds

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Haikus 5.12.20

5th Dec 2020 John EverexLeave a comment

early grey dawning
distant screams of herring gulls
a western salt wind

before the sunrise
we wander through empty streets
gaze on shuttered doors

and in quietude
you speak words of suffering
anguish subsiding

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Haikus 28.11.20

28th Nov 2020 John EverexLeave a comment

clap and stare doe-eyed
the stars become visible
within the wreckage

“We must go,” I say.
She shakes her head, purses lips
and rips the facade.

with this torn vision
I leave her there and repair
with tiny stitches

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Haikus 21.11.20

21st Nov 2020 John EverexLeave a comment

rain drags her last veil
leaving her grey temporal
her guilt-soaked footsteps

a single fireweed
seedheads bearded in clumped dreads
drooping toward fall

the leaves lay twisted
a rotting mulch of golden hues
torn skeletal lines

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Haikus 14.11.20

14th Nov 2020 John EverexLeave a comment

step slow counterpoint
our unpracticed hands entwined
dawn’s light revealing

desirous iris flicker
liquid orbs untouched by time
hidden in soft folds

wrinkles under eyes
forgetting age, sorrow, guilt
creasing with delight

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