Tag Archives: Joseph Harker

Tea Garden Path

Posted on June 4, 2014 by T A Hillin-Smith

dewdrop path, this dream under a nightingale moon cherry petals drift up to the dusk-vined gate I follow the scent of tea old words ring, thoughts crash like cairn stones in a spring flood, scoff  and grate–each foot falls hard on stone paths, fern-coiled … Continue reading →

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Footsoak in the Wellspring

Posted on April 23, 2013 by T A Hillin-Smith

Kōan day after earth day Wal-Mart discount plant Got a plant for your office? sliding shades of green, older, brittle brown dry leaves one diseased stem spouted a resilient last green stalk Why bamboo? small, black ceramic vase bedded in … Continue reading →

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One Toe in the Headwaters

Posted on April 16, 2013 by T A Hillin-Smith

Sioux dream brewed in great-great-grandmother’s refining teapot north arrow wise from the cup stained-glass butterfly lit on the petrified clock east arrow                                         … Continue reading →

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More Charming Jewelry

Posted on January 22, 2013 by T A Hillin-Smith

Rampal trills moonlit cherry petal notes into exile drifting I wonder will you send my flute over a ruined castle wall past the cracked rock, new fern coiled path, each step . . . pure . . . heart . … Continue reading →

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Charm Bracelet

Posted on December 12, 2012 by T A Hillin-Smith

In trying to get back into writing, I’ve gone back through prompts saved for later.  This one on creating a poetic charm bracelet, from Joseph Harker at naming constellations, was impossible to resist. In explaining his prompt, Joseph said: Let’s … Continue reading →

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