to feel what a dog feels
become a dog;
to understand a fish
become a fish;
to sympathize with ghosts
become a ghost;

to be free
become nothing.

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black crow as big as locomotive
flies above Cahaba River,
sees man fishing,
tells man, "E=MC sq!"

man does not understand,
catches beluga whale.
whale drags man's boat to Gulf of Mexico.
man very sunburned,
requires emergency surgery.

doctor uses magic wand,
turns man into robot.
newspapers say, "read all about it!"
man becomes TV celebrity
and wins lottery.
in one year man will die
of dead robot battery.

black crow sits in tree
counting stars in Milky Way.
crickets sing crow to sleep.
tomorrow is crow's birthday
big party: no robots.

(ji bo, 2009)

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old shoe -
repair sole.
old human being -
repair soul.

see with ears.
life very loud!

(ji bo, 2009)

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light bulb
on a stem -
coreopsis.
.........

∆
which
end
is
up?
...........

costume jewelry
on a string -
passion flower.

..........

night
flash!

firefly.

(haiku committee, 2008)

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