It’s just beyond here
a stark vision of the form
the haiku must take
© Chagall, 2013
Category: Haiku
Melodies live here
trapped between words’ soft wrinkles
voice them smooth once more
© Chagall, 2013
Esther this morning
long distance says she likes me
et je l’aime aussi
🙂
© Chagall, 2013
The bandleader said
we don’t play no cha-cha here
how about a waltz?
© Chagall, 2013
Lazy night rhythms
slow down the rush of the day
sleep’s the real dream life
© Chagall, 2013
Once the earth was young
We’ve dashed any hopes it had
To move up in class
© Chagall, 2013
Remember today
life’s stark cold fields feel so hard
mind you now don’t fall
© Chagall, 2013
No sound anywhere
thick sheets of snow engulf me
my cold white canvas
© Chagall, 2013
Autumn comes colder
than summer but not winter
spring brings hope to life
© Chagall, 2013
Life evaporates
into pale blue icy mists
we flutter and die
© Carlos Chagall, 2013
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