the loneliness
digging a cat’s grave
this autumn night
***
This poem was written for George, my cat. And, to finish, here’s Gene Clark –
the loneliness
digging a cat’s grave
this autumn night
***
This poem was written for George, my cat. And, to finish, here’s Gene Clark –
over bluebells
a certain kind of loneliness
a robin stands still
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This poem was written in response to Carpe Diem Universal Jane #15 birdcage, another great prompt from Chèvrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai, and one that includes a wonderful essay by Jane Reichhold about how to write haiku. Having forgotten most of what I used to know about writing haiku it was fascinating to re-read Jane’s tips 🙂
All of the poems in the link-up can be read here. And, to finish, here’s the Young Marble Giants –
as a hammer sparks
on stone his loneliness
signals a god
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This poem was written in response to Carpe Diem #868 Stag Beetle / Flying Deer, 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 Super Furry Animals –
wild horses
along this path once, playing
with loneliness
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This poem was written in response to Carpe Diem Time Machine #7, Ancient Road, another great prompt hosted by Chèvrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai. All of the poems in the link-up can be read here. And, to finish, here’s The Flying Burrito Brothers –
dew quivers
as the skylark’s singing goes
lonelier then
last dewdrops
and first tears evaporate
a skylark’s singing
lonelier songs
emerge from nights in the dew
skylark by skylark
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These poems were written in response to Carpe Diem Time Machine #6: Skylark, another great prompt hosted by Chèvrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai. All of the poems in the link-up can be read here. And, to finish, here’s the Jeff Beck Group –
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