end of story
you peel your tangerine
in one continuous piece
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Olivier Schopfer
Olivier Schopfer is a Swiss poet and photographer, born in 1966 in Geneva. He finds inspiration in nature and in his travels around the world. His work regularly appears in anthologies, as well as in numerous online and print journals. He is the author of four books: In the Mirror: Concrete Haiku (Scars Publications, 2018); So Many Miles: Fifty Senryu (Alien Buddha Press, 2019); Half in Light, Half in the Shade: Haiku and Senryu (Cyberwit, 2019); Home After a Long Absence: Haiku, Senryu and Tanka (Cyberwit, 2020).
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Superb clash of imagery, making me wonder so much about the in-between the lines, and outside of the lines into actual events:
end of story
you peel your tangerine
in one continuous piece
—OLIVIER SCHOPFER
Such an effective first line, and sublime phrase in those last two lines.
Alan
Thank you very much, Alan. As always, your words mean a lot to me.
Love-it, Olivier_!
__Oh yes… it can be done, then wound back into a hollow echo… as is mine below. Smiles _!
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this reset
an empty tangerine peal
fragrance lingers
Thanks a lot, Magyar. Glad to inspire you ;-)
Such defiance! Lovely.
Thank you, Sharon.
once again
your tiny words
delight
kh
Lovely poem Oliver
This is so cool! Great imagery. Why didn't I think of that :)
Thank you so much, Natasha. Happy to read your website, love "autumn wind".
This work with deep meaning and lot of symbols. Big things like life can be shown in little things. You have develop imaginary to combine things like that.