I
haiku
haiku
a
thousand days
without
face or reflection
sense of
self diminished
II
haibun
haibun
We
walk the hours that make up our lives. Talk to the minutes - the hand, the
dial, the markers of time. Capture the seconds, stored for days, labeled
eternity.
Time,
past summer
is
measured in the flight
of
the butterfly, so free
We
take the path that leads us home. Talk to the trees - the leaves, the flowers,
the gifts of the seasons. Capture the fruits, ripened and sweet, labeled
health.
seasons,
past chapters
measured
by flight of stairs,
increasingly
painful
We
face the reflection that shows us truth. Talk to the man in the mirror - the
eyes, the lies, the carefully painted image. Capture the truth, staring back
accusingly, labeled proper.
III
quote
quote
to
live is to be thrust into the sunlight, crying -
and
to leave in the glow of moonlight, sleeping.
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