in the small hours
in her shape in the bed
only a ghost fits
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This poem was written in response to Carpe Diem #886 the journey continues: writing something, the moon clear, harvest moon, loneliness, another great prompt from Chèvrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai. All of the poems in the link-up can be read here.
And, to finish, here’s Japan –
IN MEMORY EVERYTHING SEEMS TO HAPPEN TO MUSIC -Tennessee Williams
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Oh, this is unbelievably eerie …. and potent. Wow.
Thanks, Jen. Another one that benefits from the fact that so much information gets excluded from a haiku, I think.
I loved Basho’s inspiration haiku that Chev used for this prompt, I must say.