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: Name: Bill; Location: New York, New York

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Wednesday, May 07, 2014

fear

the only thing

we have to fear . . .

winter fog

Shiki monthly kukai, april 2014. The assignment was to write a ku using an allusion. I added this comment: I don't think you have to be American to recognize the allusion, but perhaps you have to be of a certain age (mine, for instance).

7 Comments:

Frank... said...: Nice one, Bill...

the river at dawn—
chugging through fog
several boats; 2:42 PM
Crafty Green Poet said...: excellent juxtaposition; 11:50 AM
Bill said...: Thanks, Frank and Juliet.; 12:45 PM
Tikkis said...: a brave old sun
suddenly
vaporizing the fog

ps. Frank's good, too...; 12:17 AM
Magyar said...: __It seems, in my winter years that too, my fogggg has a lot more "G's"
involved.

foggggy days
the sweep of this fresh noon breeze
a path beckons

Smiles! _m; 10:00 AM
Bill said...: Thank you, tikkis.

Right, M. There's fog and fog, and then there's fogg . . .; 10:08 AM
Adelaide said...: I'm with you Bill in being of that age. Good allusion.

Adelaide; 7:05 AM

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Wednesday, May 07, 2014

fear

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