hiding in everything plain sight
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Don Wentworth
Don Wentworth's work reflects his interest in the revelatory nature of brief, haiku-like moments in everyday life. He has three full-length poetry collections: Past All Traps, Yield to the Willow, and With a Deepening Presence (Six Gallery), and a ghazal collection forthcoming in 2026 (Low Ghost Press). View all posts by Don Wentworth
ingenious!
Thanks, Jennifer, glad you liked it. Don
wonderful
Magical. Also makes me think of foraging for wild treasures.
There's that honey in the tree again –
Mary
Totally get the allusion.
Clever example of concrete haiku. Reminds me of the example by Larry Gates in William Higginson and Penny Harter's "The Haiku Handbook":
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Strider
hiding in everything plain sight
—Don Wentworth
Feels like a description of one of the features that haiku have, that we overlook so much that isn't really hiding in plain site, it's just there in front of us all the time.
I think perhaps we should stick Don's haiku up on our writing wall as a reminder.
Alan
wisdom in 5 words
Too true, Don – a great one.
marion