Flimsy nets
Collectors trap insects
The flight itself stays uncollected
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This poem was written for Carpe Diem Ghost Writer #34, Kanshicho-style, another great prompt hosted by Chèvrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai. All of the poems in the link-up can be read here. And here’s The Jam with a song that’s far better than butterfly collectors deserve.
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Oh, now THAT’s a clever way to look at it — a truthful way, really — I’m impressed with the way you always see these elements that I would have utterly, completely, totally missed —
Looked up the lyrics to this song — really adds another layer of meaning to the haiku, that’s for sure —-
Oddly enough, this – “I’m impressed with the way you always see these elements that I would have utterly, completely, totally missed” – is precisely what I said to myself on reading your 7 minute river stones haiku, yesterday night 🙂
Really? Why thank you 🙂
Sorry for the delay again. WP is being temperamental re: which notifications it wants to share with me. (rrrrr!)
Oh WP is playing nice for me, lately 🙂
There really was no delay – plus delays are fine, anyway. I used to keep track of comments quite easily with 2 stories posted a week but, after adding haiku here and there, now I have to keep checking back…
And yes, this is one of my favourite Jam songs 🙂
It’s been getting really difficult to keep track of comments — especially when I was doing four posts a day at BIOLI and maybe one or two at the dungeon too ….
Well, you are a whirlwind when it comes to blogging! Plus… you needn’t reply to every stray snippet of chit chat that wings its way across the pond from that little blue cat face – this chit chat, for instance: do not reply! 🙂
But … but … but ….
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A wonderful way to look to butterflies … thank you for sharing.
To be honest, I was also thinking of the difficulty of capturing haiku moments with words…