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Tanka #34

The author admires a raven in mid-flight.

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Let’s Appreciate: Pom Poko, 1994

“Let’s Appreciate” is a new series by Samuel Cross where he takes a moment to appreciate all things, great and small, that go unnoticed by the general public. First up is director Isao Takahata’s 1994 animation film, “Pom Poko.”

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Flos Aranearum

An original poem by Samuel Cross about a surprise visitor in the garden.

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Tanka #33

A Tanka poem expressing the author’s appreciation of the greater black community here in the USA on Juneteenth.

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Amplectere Lunam

Reflections on a moonlit night with only a solitary bat for company.

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Treasure This Moment

Samuel shares a brief little contemplative poem about the importance of quiet and stillness after a long work week.

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Tanka #34

Let’s Appreciate: Pom Poko, 1994

Flos Aranearum

Tanka #33

Amplectere Lunam

Treasure This Moment