https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9 a collection of average haiku en-us 2021-10-21 06:57:07 UTC 2023-02-28 20:10:18 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/1415860396/04064c476545e2314c65ed4b026c6eb0/dsaad.jpg thecrab https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/1832740203 Distorted fragments
Lingering on his clothes, shake
The wind carries it]]> 2021-10-21 07:06:04 UTC https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/1832740203 thecrab https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/1832741109 Words unwarranted
The morning listens, answers
Questions unspoken]]> 2021-10-21 07:06:33 UTC https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/1832741109 thecrab https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/1832741943 Linear nature
Circled the sun once, estranged
No trace, are you well?]]> 2021-10-21 07:06:58 UTC https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/1832741943 thecrab https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/1832744265 That's what you wanted
The noise, pressure, smog and lights
You, of all people

Not the frogs croaking
Sun yawning behind mountains
Still lake waters, no

Fields of rice, humid
Locusts on your calves, bird tunes
Dew resting on leaves

No. You wanted this
Concrete hands, immobilised
To succumb, retreat

And if you could still
return, would you belong there?
Reshaped, weary, flat? ]]> 2021-10-21 07:08:14 UTC https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/1832744265 thecrab https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/1832746561 Months estranged, misplaced
Limps link, scents travel, enter
Souls embed in warmth. Breathe]]> 2021-10-21 07:09:32 UTC https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/1832746561 thecrab https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/1832747619 They can't accept you
Shrouded in shadows, hidden
They don't know your soul]]> 2021-10-21 07:10:07 UTC https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/1832747619 thecrab https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/1832749341 but I was quiet
no one would know, but myself
that you were once here]]> 2021-10-21 07:11:10 UTC https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/1832749341 thecrab https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/1832762126 Not surprised, not that
And yet, so soon? I was sure
Still, I caved for you]]> 2021-10-21 07:18:19 UTC https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/1832762126 thecrab https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/1832764251 and then suddenly
nobody knows you again
illusions, so sweet]]> 2021-10-21 07:19:27 UTC https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/1832764251 thecrab https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/1835973765 In the lake waters
Beauty and tears blinded you
Fell in love with love]]> 2021-10-22 10:50:05 UTC https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/1835973765 thecrab https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/1836001004 Sand between the toes
Ebbing, flowing, eternal
Heightened ears, silence

By sunrise the soul takes flight
By night it crawls back to mourn]]> 2021-10-22 11:14:27 UTC https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/1836001004 thecrab https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/1839489412 A small stone falls in
And the ripple stretches out
Magnitude unknown]]> 2021-10-24 15:53:44 UTC https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/1839489412 thecrab https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/1848169709 So you run away
On to new lands, trees and cold
Where you are unknown

Dug out the old mask again
Incognito, reconcealed]]> 2021-10-27 13:22:20 UTC https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/1848169709 thecrab https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/1864556388 leaves fall on wet soil
forgotten, they melt but feed
the roots of the tree]]> 2021-11-03 13:09:05 UTC https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/1864556388 thecrab https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/1865696371 to link a phantom
to sand, ocean or drizzle
to die on repeat]]> 2021-11-03 19:36:36 UTC https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/1865696371 thecrab https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/1872627449 delicate spirit
gentle fingers shaping life
Mother, protector

gratitude in abundance
essence in mundanity]]> 2021-11-07 12:20:10 UTC https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/1872627449 thecrab https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/1877761859 how could I forget
you sat in the garden and
smiled at framed photos

you saw the old piano
tatami, the first rebirth]]> 2021-11-09 09:43:33 UTC https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/1877761859 thecrab https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/1888374124 a gift to shapeshift
into fish, mole, bygone gods
anything but man]]> 2021-11-13 16:33:10 UTC https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/1888374124 thecrab https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/1888520436 this molt is too thick
each time harder to tear through
tarsi dug, it frets

Is this cocoon it fashioned
revival or its demise?]]> 2021-11-13 20:02:42 UTC https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/1888520436 thecrab https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/1901927128 When he dreamt of scales,
gills of his own, seabeds, tides
He tasted freedom]]> 2021-11-19 12:16:09 UTC https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/1901927128 thecrab https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/1910976660 and the snowflakes fall
with a slowing heart, you watch
what a gorgeous death]]> 2021-11-24 16:36:42 UTC https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/1910976660 thecrab https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/1925490816 the molt cracked open
and the critter flew away
its soul left behind

a husk clinging onto bark
doomed to watch the colours fade]]> 2021-12-02 15:54:35 UTC https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/1925490816 thecrab https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/1929084561 and the birds migrate
hoping to find better seeds
indefinitely]]> 2021-12-04 23:35:57 UTC https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/1929084561 thecrab https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/1947157639 illegible songs
at sunrise turn coherent
hearts stirred by chirrup]]> 2021-12-14 14:39:37 UTC https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/1947157639 thecrab https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/1947216713 still have your pictures
discoloured and blurred, yet kept
a stern reminder]]> 2021-12-14 14:59:10 UTC https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/1947216713 thecrab https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/1969805998 spent the entire day
on an unowned set of stairs
waiting for your voice

my dear friend, I kept my word
but the seasons change; I don't]]> 2021-12-31 20:00:28 UTC https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/1969805998 thecrab https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/1975512821 dreamt of cherry trees
upon a river canal
sea of pinks, ochre]]> 2022-01-05 02:28:38 UTC https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/1975512821 thecrab https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2008333331 twice flew across earth
ended up at the same spot
a new beginning]]> 2022-01-24 09:03:34 UTC https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2008333331 thecrab https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2012129388 then the seedling sprouts
and finds out it needs soil more
than the soil needs it]]> 2022-01-25 20:02:21 UTC https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2012129388 thecrab https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2014691570 to think you're so right
when the soul is festering
strange duality

I am above everyone
and yet I am below them]]> 2022-01-26 23:21:28 UTC https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2014691570 thecrab https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2018551277 the fox ate a seed
and carried it overseas
released through bowels

and its waste still feeds the roots
firmly buried, unmoving]]> 2022-01-28 19:34:28 UTC https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2018551277 thecrab https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2030806696 the beast caught a glimpse
of itself in the mirror
its hair stood on end

saw an enemy stare back
and tore open its own wound]]> 2022-02-05 17:13:22 UTC https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2030806696 thecrab https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2044151005 rubber trails, steel webs
hanging overhead before
a popsicle sky]]> 2022-02-13 01:13:15 UTC https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2044151005 thecrab https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2044154962 a sliver of moon
the scent of grass, rain and snails
do you remember?]]> 2022-02-13 01:26:43 UTC https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2044154962 thecrab https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2045918199 it will be too late
when the tide pulls you back and
the tsunami builds]]> 2022-02-14 10:35:09 UTC https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2045918199 thecrab https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2065378541 You reach your hand out
revealing Your creation
once more, forgiving]]> 2022-02-24 21:56:39 UTC https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2065378541 thecrab https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2109678487 to water petals
destined to fall off, pointless
let the flower wilt]]> 2022-03-23 13:18:07 UTC https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2109678487 thecrab https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2127518010 Autumn is a feast
devourer of all things dead
fungus grows, spits spores]]> 2022-04-03 21:09:48 UTC https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2127518010 thecrab https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2164339055 thus, the snail lingers
parched, with faint memories of 
rains' sweet affections]]> 2022-04-29 13:54:37 UTC https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2164339055 thecrab https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2182966987 such big words uttered
and he, the fool, believed them
each and every time]]> 2022-05-13 14:26:21 UTC https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2182966987 thecrab https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2218545345 I miss you the most
you who so generously
passed the talent on]]> 2022-06-12 12:39:49 UTC https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2218545345 thecrab https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2236479027 this prison of flesh
mimics, but does not convince;
shared likeness, detached]]> 2022-07-04 13:20:14 UTC https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2236479027 thecrab https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2244131000 jealous of the urge
to dive, never resurface
let me be, or join]]> 2022-07-15 13:06:14 UTC https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2244131000 thecrab https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2255471854 the bee doesn't know
just how deep the flower's roots
stretch inside the soil

drink the nectar, little one
no concern with what's beneath]]> 2022-08-05 13:16:31 UTC https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2255471854 thecrab https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2269330885 the mother bear's snout
steers the cub to the right track
on and on, tireless

and it strays, falls into traps
tireless, she chews through the steel]]> 2022-08-23 22:28:28 UTC https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2269330885 thecrab https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2296775719 third chance, He grants it
and the seedling will forget
but the tree will weep]]> 2022-09-14 17:15:42 UTC https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2296775719 thecrab https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2341816122 sun rays through curtains
distant chatter, ears focus
birds wake up, they chirp

holograms slither on sheets
the dead disregard their plight]]> 2022-10-16 12:20:12 UTC https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2341816122 thecrab https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2353167803 and snow won't burn them
petals will grow in winter
the flower will bloom]]> 2022-10-24 07:42:56 UTC https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2353167803 thecrab https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2364692360 ears in the water
swishing of sand on the bed
echoes, sound of peace]]> 2022-11-01 10:20:55 UTC https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2364692360 thecrab https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2371088431 it will weave its web
where it almost met its end
almost forgetting]]> 2022-11-05 14:27:11 UTC https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2371088431 thecrab https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2382549124 well applied pressure
cracks the exoskeleton
its marrow leaks through]]> 2022-11-14 09:01:28 UTC https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2382549124 thecrab https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2390371802 ongoing mirage
before the leaves start rotting
the swallows migrate

ahead of the storm, they rush
comfort in heat, misleading]]> 2022-11-18 19:17:57 UTC https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2390371802 thecrab https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2395933884 the distrustful eye
squints at the sun, convinced that
clouds will cover it]]> 2022-11-23 18:53:48 UTC https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2395933884 thecrab https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2398218760 and dreams of shedding
crawling skin, scars, memories
numberless chances

ever-jealous of the snake
adjusting to the weather]]> 2022-11-25 19:16:31 UTC https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2398218760 thecrab https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2407486058 if it overflows
will you run away or let
the current take you?

know it leads to the ocean
dark but tranquil are the depths]]> 2022-12-03 12:54:04 UTC https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2407486058 thecrab https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2407486194 if it spews lava
will you back away or jump
into the crater?

know it leads to the center
blinding is the molten core]]> 2022-12-03 12:54:25 UTC https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2407486194 thecrab https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2407486550 if its twigs stretch out
will you cut it down or let
the sun nurture it?

know the roots spread beneath you
they will crawl up, bind your legs]]> 2022-12-03 12:55:24 UTC https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2407486550 thecrab https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2407486694 if it tears the earth
will you find shelter or jump
into the vortex?

know the walls will shred your skin
calm is the eye if stuck to]]> 2022-12-03 12:55:49 UTC https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2407486694 thecrab https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2407494231 if it cocoons you
will you search for light or stay
till the tunnel's built?

know it leads to catharsis
two souls in unison, one]]> 2022-12-03 13:12:16 UTC https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2407494231 thecrab https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2426853238 the wasp infiltrates
the bee welcomes it, alas
the hive is poisoned]]> 2022-12-21 17:07:01 UTC https://padlet.com/thecrab/l4rwvxg73xhyk8i9/wish/2426853238