Haiku by Nolo Segundo

the orchids dazzle 
beauty stealing air and sun
some unknown painter

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reluctant leaves fall
from the old tree showering
an old man walking


Nolo Segundo, pen name of L.J.Carber, 75, became a published poet in his 8th decade in over 70 literary journals/anthologies in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Romania, India, and in 2 trade book collections: The Enormity of Existence [2020] and Of Earth and Ether [2021]. Recently nominated for the Pushcart Prize 2022, he's a retired teacher [America, Japan, Taiwan, Cambodia] who's been married 42 years to a smart and beautiful Taiwanese woman.