
Eastern influence
Western and contemporary expressions of Japanese and Korean poetry forms. Including haiku, senryū, tanke, haiga, sijo etc.
Most of my poems in these styles, focus on the sound count and sound length, as opposed to syllable counting. I’m always aim for a rhythm and flow, and emotional quality, that’s in keeping with my own understanding of the original Eastern roots.
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haiga 1

Road to the old railway tunnel outside of Yea, Victoria Leave a comment
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haiku 5
delicate remnants
brighter than reflected life
once butterfly
Victory Memorial Gardens, Wagga Wagga
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tanka 4
starless night sky calls ~
waning moon and dwindling sap
murmurs in my veins
budding change as old leaves fall
rising heart for new bloom’s form
Gurwood St Woolies, Wagga Wagga -
tanka 1
wild mother…
primordial kinship stirs
with salty caress
her ‘otherness’ pulling deep
true commune lost to time
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tanka 2
‘Old Man’s Beard’
winding through sun and shade
gaze held high
past detours kindly embraced
old wood patterning new


