Monday, October 31, 2011

John Martone: Monday Twitter Poem, 10/31/11

 Photo by Kevin Higgins




this
stream
bed's

my
spine
too
John Martone 
Lilliput Review, #167








downstream, the gate
to knowledge...
evening's red leaves
Issa
translated by David G. Lanoue





Photo by Jim Sandstein








best,
Don



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6 comments:

  1. Charles GramlichOctober 31, 2011 at 9:05 AM

    the photos are such wonderful companions to the poems.

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  2. GregOctober 31, 2011 at 9:16 AM

    nice one. John's poems have a way of grabbing you from the side a lot of times when you're not expecting it.

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  3. Issa's Untidy HutOctober 31, 2011 at 9:30 AM

    Thanks, Charles ... I'm always looking for good pix.

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  4. Issa's Untidy HutOctober 31, 2011 at 9:31 AM

    So very true, Greg ... it's what makes him great.

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  5. snowbirdNovember 1, 2011 at 6:22 PM

    When I read John's haiku... there's the uneasy feeling that someone in this world knows more about me than I do myself... he always shows me something so basic to my understanding and somehow it's something I've overlooked all my life. This haiku especially... In gratitude, Merrill

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  6. Issa's Untidy HutNovember 2, 2011 at 8:38 AM

    Merrill, what a perfect description of John's work ... sometimes, I feel I have new eyes when I'm done. The nature work is so vital, so basic, as you say ...

    thanks,
    Don

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