Sado Island
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A haiku does not aim for beauty. In
The essence of the poem beauty waits.
A prima donna stays behind the thin
Wing curtains. Singing opens up the gates
That lead to heaven’s see-through golden streets,
But haiku uses basic, daily things
Placed side by side. A vision rises, meets
Supernal logic. Simplicity sings
Because when simple items are perceived
Together, immortality results.
When brought together, details have achieved
Sublimity. Eternity exults.
..The waves, the distant island, then the sweep
….Of stars bring home an unexpected deep.
……….. . Sado Island with the Milky Way
~ Phillip Whidden