General Poetry posted September 23, 2024


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A free verse

Hotoke

by Katiemae1977

 
 
Black trees like silhouette cut outs
over dirt
white 
winter sky
 
And me
blowing breath of wind
Folding clouds into a face
or a bear
 
Or a sacred bird with wings bowed
in awe of my fine artistry 
 
I can crease and tear them
to roll across my origami sky
 
Embellishing the heavens
with playful pandas
 
or dragons
 
breathing
cloud
fire
 
 

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Hotoke most commonly means a dead person. Someone's soul.
Figuratively speaking it means someone near and dear to one's heart

Yes, I got the phrase origami sky from this poem which I wrote in college in 1982. I just recently discovered it amongst some old papers.

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