Moon on sea larger
Than moon in sky –
Smaller than moon in cloud break
01.26.21 – 05.30.21
Rejected Poem X012
How different is
The universe we see now –
From reality?
04.11.21
Running Poem R096
Waves emigrating from shore
Not immigrating
Flowing with the wind
02.28.21 – 03.27.21
Running Poem R095
Planting life seeds
Takes time to grow
Will they succeed?
Takes time to know
03.08.21 – 03.27.21
Running Poem R094
Charging into gale –
Slowing and rising ’til stopped –
Floating for minutes –
In equilibrium with
Jet stream until blown away
02.28.21 – 03.27.21
Running Poem R093
Lantern on water
With five thousand lights
And smoke from fire in centre
03.09.21 – 03.27.21
Rejected Poem X011
Each second we live
Brings us a second closer
To when we will die
03.13.21 – 03.26.21
Rejected Poem X010
Is cleaning just transferring –
Dirtiness from one
Place to another?
03.13.21 – 03.26.21
Running Poem R092
Easy to throw rock
Paper, or scissors
But not rock, paper, scissors
03.23.21
Running Poem R091
Given life’s not fair –
Is a fair purpose in life –
To make life fairer?
03.13.21
Running Poem R090
Haiku composed on the run
Are they as moving
As those writ while still?
02.28.21 – 03.13.21
Minh Tan's Old Poetry 