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Dance of the Dead

Posted on 11/13/2022 by Khaya Ronkainen / 15 Comments

Nordic acceptance is long winter All things living flee in old NovemberNo claim to Autumn’s throne of lonelinessWhispers amongst the trees chillBarren rea...

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New Chapbook is Out!

Posted on 02/22/2019 by Khaya Ronkainen / 13 Comments

Hello Dear Readers! My second chapbook, From the Depths of Darkness, is finally out. Considering how small a book it is, it’s been both exciting and trying to p...

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Haunted

Posted on 10/29/2016 by Khaya Ronkainen / 25 Comments

Inspired by Sanaa at Prompt Nights, “A Million Years Howl When Voices Whisper Among The Trees”

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"In a true you-and-I relationship, we are present "In a true you-and-I relationship, we are present mindfully, nonintrusively, the way we are present with things in nature. We do not tell a birch tree it should be more like an elm. We face it with no agenda, only an appreciation that becomes participation: 'I love looking at this birch' becomes 'I am this birch' and then 'I and this birch are opening to a mystery that transcends and holds us both." -- David Richo

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Khaya Ronkainen's books on Goodreads
Seasons Defined Seasons Defined
reviews: 5
ratings: 6 (avg rating 4.83)

From the Depths of Darkness: A Collection of Dark Poetry Left in the Light From the Depths of Darkness: A Collection of Dark Poetry Left in the Light
reviews: 2
ratings: 2 (avg rating 5.00)

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