leaves and insects
find the winter wind’s shelter
passing days
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This poem was written in response to Carpe Diem Special #188 Georgia’s 4th, another choka, another great prompt from Chèvrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai. In this prompt we were given Georgia’s Christmas choka as an inspiration:
Meditation
reflecting, meditating
my thoughts contemplating,
watching the leaves blow around
without hearing a sound
relativity
looked at in simplicity
observing the east and west
there I began my day’s quest
thus I discovered death
with a baby’s breath!
I think babies born today
have just finished dying
from the world that they knew well
living that awful hell
we call being born
then, I saw death everywhere
for which I have no care
leaves and insects, passing days
a simple passing phase
why then should I fear
© Georgia (a.k.a. Bastet, 2013)
All of the poems in the link-up can be read here. And, to finish, here’s Nico –
a splendid haiku Blake … a right on for this season! Bravo .. 🙂
Sorry I’m so late to this prompt — just had to tell you that this choka is exquisite.
I must say, I thought there was an entire poem nestling in that line of yours – so this haiku was almost a ‘found’ poem 🙂
Ah … what a lovely compliment … and as you said almost .. because your haiku is a treasure in it’s own right!
Gorgeous response —!
As I said to Georgia, mu haiku was almost a ‘found’ poem within hers – I just needed to find a line to add 🙂