Hotoke

by Katiemae1977

Black trees like silhouette cut outs

over dirt

white

winter sky

And me

blowing breath of wind

Folding clouds into a face

or a bear

Or a sacred bird with wings bowed

in awe of my fine artistry

I can crease and tear them

to roll across my origami sky

Embellishing the heavens

with playful pandas

or dragons

breathing

cloud

fire

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Hotoke most commonly means a dead person. Someone's soul.
Figuratively speaking it means someone near and dear to one's heart

Yes, I got the phrase origami sky from this poem which I wrote in college in 1982. I just recently discovered it amongst some old papers.

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Hotoke

by Katiemae1977

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