moss
the quietest
of revolutions

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  1. Alan Summers Says:

    moss
    the quietest
    of revolutions

    —Tony Williams

    Wow! This blew me away!

    Those words:
    moss, quietest, revolutions, BEAUTIFUL!

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    I live in a cleaner town where moss and lichen abound due to lower pollution and a huge amount of trees, woodland, and an ancient forest, much of it protected by Bloody Mary, the first ever Queen Regnant of England (sister of Elizabeth 1st).

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    river-moss the mallards feeding the day slowly

    Alan Summers
    Wales Haiku Journal issue one (March 2018)

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    winter’s end the lichen of abandoned bridges

    Alan Summers
    Nick Virgilio Association Haiku in Action (February 2021)

  2. Biswajit Mishra Says:

    Lovely poem Tony. The subtle juxtaposition is immense.

  3. Tony Williams Says:

    Kind of you, Alan and Biswajit 🙏

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