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		<title>Let&#8217;s Begin With an Appetizer: Haiku</title>
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		<dc:creator>Bridget Carlson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hues of the Olympic Peninsula as Explored Through Haiku by Bridget Carlson The carbon black sea Her veins churning salty blood Murmurs to the selkies Russet wolf of night Chant secrets to the pearl moon Lick my calloused paws With eyes of lava The charcoal raven spirals Deep into the soul The plum copper rose [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bridgetcarlson.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7585727&amp;post=16&amp;subd=bridgetcarlson&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Hues of the Olympic Peninsula as Explored Through Haiku</span></strong><br />
by Bridget Carlson</p>
<p>The <span style="color:#151B54;"><strong>carbon black sea</strong></span><br />
Her veins churning <span style="color:#800000;"><strong>salty blood</strong></span><br />
Murmurs to the selkies</p>
<p><span style="color:#7E3517;"><strong>Russet wolf</strong></span> of night<br />
Chant secrets to the <span style="color:#C9C299;"><strong>pearl moon</strong></span><br />
Lick my calloused paws</p>
<p>With eyes of <span style="color:#FF0000;"><strong>lava</strong></span><br />
The <span style="color:#463E3F;"><strong>charcoal</strong></span> raven spirals<br />
Deep into the soul</p>
<p>The <span style="color:#B93B8F;"><strong>plum</strong></span> <span style="color:#C68E17;"><strong>copper</strong></span> <span style="color:#F9A7B0;"><strong>rose</strong></span><br />
Grows <span style="color:#348017;"><strong>Spanish moss</strong></span> upon its<br />
Back, let the rain fall</p>
<p>Ancient bones, stark, fierce<br />
Like <span style="color:#E42217;"><strong>crimson pride</strong></span> on the half shell<br />
Breathe life into me</p>
<p>Among the <span style="color:#59E817;"><strong>jade trees</strong></span><br />
I ponder the dynamics<br />
Of the <span style="color:#AF7817;"><strong>cosmic latte</strong></span></p>
<p>The <span style="color:#FFF380;"><strong>creamy seashell</strong></span><br />
Curls round like an <span style="color:#FBB117;"><strong>orange peel</strong></span><br />
A briny malt shake</p>
<p><span style="color:#151B8D;"><strong>Sapphire stones of glass</strong></span><br />
Skip up the stream of consciousness<br />
So says the <span style="color:#E67451;"><strong>salmon</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#254117;"><strong>Malachite forests</strong></span><br />
Haunt tempestuous islands<br />
Tamed by tyrant seas</p>
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