THREE LINERS: Minimalist Poems
by Felix Fojas
1. CHAMELEON
Dragon who can change
Your complexion at whim,
What's your true color?
2. CICADAS
The cicadas sing
A heart-rending dirge, mourning
The passing of Spring
3. CROCUS
A solitary crocus blooms at
The wide lawn's edge. What stark
Contrast to a legion of green grasses!
4. DAREDEVIL
He crashes through
A wall of fire astride his bike,
Spitting Death in the eye!
5. DAWN
And after the long
Night, a new love came to me--
Gentle as the dawn...
6. Dewdrop falls to
The grass, instantly quenching
A passing ant's parched throat.
7. Diamond
The gem dazzles
In the sand, but no one sees
To praise its beauty.
8. Dragonfly
On weightless feet it
Alights on water. Away
It flies. No ripples.
9. DRAMA
To the player, Life's
A tragedy. To the one
Watching -- pure comedy!
10. DUNG BEETLE
Uphill, downhill, it
Rolls the stinking nugget as
If made of pure gold.
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