each cap gives a nod
chitin kingdom’s noble realm
transition’s castle
each cap gives a nod
acknowledgement of duty:
transform death to life
chitin kingdom’s realm’s
subterranean networks
flip night into day
transition’s castle
marches on yesterday’s grist
to mill today’s bread
Tao Talk 
I love mushrooms – the ones that aren’t poisonous! :-)
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lol I’m glad you do, and those sneaky little buggers aren’t real forthcoming about whether or not they are!
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When you collect them yourself, you really need to know what you’re doing – especially when you are in need of new glasses! :-)
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I love mushrooms too. A lovely poem Li.
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Thank you, Sadje!
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You’re most welcome
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I love mushrooms…they have an aura about them that I just love. That is one of the reasons I like the Allman Brothers so much…perfect for their logo…but a different kind of mushroom lol.
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:) We couldn’t exist without them. They break down dead stuff. If they didn’t we’d be crawling through decomposing matter! I do think they have their uses in the Allman Brothers kind of way also. Humans (and some animals, I think I read!) have been using them for thousands of years for visions. I wonder how many of our myths and/or fairy tales are based on ‘shroom trips?
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I agree… I’ve always thought Lewis Carroll used them for Alice In Wonderland. I went behind our church on break one day and there is a small spot near a tree full of mushrooms…it looked like a small forest… almost like a shadowbox…just a cool nature creation.
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Reblogged this on Frank J. Tassone and commented:
#Haiku Happenings #5: Jade Li’s latest #troiku!
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:)
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I like the idea of the caps nodding. Great, both poem and postcard. (K)
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Thank you :) The postcards were bought, sight unseen, at a cheap price. It was a gamble that was at times quite challenging, but I got through it!
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In a way, I like that as part of the challenge. I have accumulated so many postcards, I could just draw them out blind and see what happens. It’s a thought.
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It’s a fun way to do it, IF you have a decent set of postcards. These were OK but there were too many of some kinds. Mushrooms, for example. I like mushrooms, but trying to come up with 10 mushroom troikus wasn’t possible for me. Thankfully there were twice as many cards as I needed so it wasn’t necessary.
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