my fickle companion
shrinks again-
even my shadow seems indisposed
***
wearing her dancing shoes
one breathless leaf
waits for the autumn breeze
***
now my sentences
fall unfinished
on this solitary road
my fickle companion
shrinks again-
even my shadow seems indisposed
***
wearing her dancing shoes
one breathless leaf
waits for the autumn breeze
***
now my sentences
fall unfinished
on this solitary road
These are very profound and thought provoking.
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Thanks Suzanne 🙂
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Each haiku has its merit, each a new road to meditate. From fickle companions who leave us in our loneliness to the third haiku with the deepest feeling of loneliness a poet can ever know.
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Thank you 🙂
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Three wonderful haiku Thot, but the strong deeper feeling of loneliness in your last (the third) haiku is really very strong. It almost sounds like a mantra to meditate with …
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It has been a fascinating journey for me personally…thank you so much for inspiring us with this series.
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You’re welcome Thot
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The first one is coated with a lovely tinge of irony and absurdity, but the 3rd, oh the 3rd…it is medicine for the soul.
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🙂 Thank you, glad you liked it!!
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I do like the idea of that one last leaf waiting for its breeze; solitary indeed
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Thank you..you have an amazing blog..great writing.
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You really captured the loneliness very well!
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Thank you, glad you liked it.
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