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The great rickshaw rider

he carries his newborn child
passengers on the  backseat
a widower just cycles
no choice but his bike

father and rickshaw rider
sad thoughts of his dead wife
lovingly holding his child
he rides with his fate

a girl feels her fathers love
happy passengers arrived
a widower and newborn
on their bike for life

@ Ellie Daphne van Stralen

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Note: The great rickshaw rider
Reality-Dodoistu(Japanese poemform - Haiku added with one 7 syllable-line)
(If the reality form does not exist.. maybe now?)
Describing an image telling a story.
@ Ellie Daphne van Stralen

Ice Queen Party

that first winter day
one dreams of each year

that  first snow covers shy and thin
the leaves left on the trees

that  sparkling sun warmly shines
letting the snowflakes glitter

that bright light touches eyes
reflecting the joy of the moment

watching the footsteps behind me
in that  virginal meadow

feeling the intense warmth
embracing me completely
 
standing still and receiving
today’s glorious gifts just for me

© Ellie Daphne van Stralen 2011-2012

Valleys in the mist

the early landscape showing
lowest fluffy clouds reside 
suspended between mountains
hiding lower grounds

Form: Nature-Doidotsu (*)

Dodoitsu (都々逸) is a form of Japanese poetry developed towards the end of the Edo Period. Often concerning love or work, and usually comical, Dodoitsu poems consist of four lines with the syllabic structure 7-7-7-5 and no rhyme or metre.

Intuition

listen
or be deaf for
the sound inside
you’ll hear the message loud
you’ll see everything
you need 

warning
or a  clear sign
intimate deep
surprisingly well known
a little light shines on you
inside

©Ellie Daphne van Stralen 2012

Cocoon 2
a  visible hatch
the caterpillar creates
her cocoon reveals

a grand tranquil view
a butterfly shows her birth 
silence overwhelms

©Ellie Daphne van Stralen

lakeside

the almost absent  wind  ….
neglects
the mirror of the lake 
muffled sounds
whisper
nearly silently

the ship appears
rending  the mirror
spreading her trail
leaving behind
an unabiding track

the waves disappear
the wind vanishes
the mirror closes cracks 

it would be a miracle
if I could be nearer 

©Ellie Daphne van Stralen