Haiku 2021 Part 8, #53-61

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 #53

Poky little pup
Ipu 'Ia special dish
'Ui'ui poi dog girl

#54

Straddling dual
binary realities
complex paradox

#55

Energy of spring
fuel me to create great
works and be joyful

#56

Two minutes to go
Better cue up, board, and ride
transit always goes

#57

Loss is not easy
Not good at letting go
Cling, cry broken heart

#58

Minimalism
making the most out of life
traveling lightly

#59

Golden rooftops glow
over Cologne sunrise breaks
the new day open

#60

Waning moonlight still
beams the sun's rays back
but softly, gently

#61

Bird, proudly twitter
atop the family grave
declare the present


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