Ruff Draft

I was gone awhile.

Now I’m back without a frog.

Instead, here’s a dog.

WAITING FOR NOURISHMENT (#5 in the I-Ching)

Patiently, I wait,

And wait, and wait, and wait – then

Something comes along.

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 Beau Smith

Master frog sculptor and poet of froggy haiku

Youthful Folly (#4 in the I-Ching)

The years I’ve squandered

haunt me in my middle-age.

I believe in ghosts.

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Beau Smith http://www.beautifulfrog.com

Difficulty In the Begining (#3 in the I-Ching)

Take a step, but where?

Indecision weakens me.

But what should I do?

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Beau Smith http://www.beautifulfrog.com

The Receptive (#2 in the I-Ching)

I am the stranger

Who walks under the shadow

of his wide brimmed hat.

Beau Smith http://www.beautifulfrog.com

The Creative (#1 in I-Ching)

Wind and fire revolve

Around the pure, white canvas

Whispering secrets.