Haiku Bones: Sleep

Feb 28

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Beyond woodland bend
elder’s journey comes to end—
ah, to sleep, to sleep!
 
© 2010 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
Photo of mural taken in Chemainus, British Columbia.
 
For more haiku with the theme “Sleep,” click here.

 

Posted on February 28, 2010, in Haiku Bones, my digital photos, my haiku, Vancouver Island. Bookmark the permalink. 20 Comments.

  2. Erin | February 28, 2010 at 1:47 pm

    Wow! this is cool.

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  3. Tumblewords | February 28, 2010 at 2:07 pm

    Beautiful. There are many shades of depth in the photo and in the words.

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    • magicalmysticalteacher | February 28, 2010 at 3:46 pm

      That’s what I like about haiku, Tumblewords: In a handful of words, there are height and depth and breadth–when the words are chosen with care, of course! 🙂

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  4. Jim | February 28, 2010 at 2:47 pm

    This I like, MMT. Problem is that that end for me is coming faster than I wish it would. 🙂
    I love your picture, it fits perfectly a ditty I am working on for OSI although I do have a snap that will do.
    ..

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    • magicalmysticalteacher | February 28, 2010 at 3:42 pm

      Do any of us really want the end to come, Jim? I know I don’t! Ah, mortality! For all of us the end comes faster than we would wish!

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  7. Stan Ski | February 28, 2010 at 7:01 pm

    It all works; the picture, the words, even the rhyme.

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  8. shraddha | February 28, 2010 at 9:40 pm

    real nice!
    great digital image..

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  9. Teri | March 1, 2010 at 12:28 am

    Very fabulous!
    Gia

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  10. Gemma | March 1, 2010 at 4:31 am

    Immediately your haiku seemed like a part of Shakespeare’s “To be or not to be…” when it continues into thoughts on sleep…”perchance to dream, aye there’s the rub…” I think too of Lady Macbeth wandering around wanting the elusive balm of sleep to ease her guilt. Good one!

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  11. Melanie Bishop | March 1, 2010 at 11:42 am

    Well said. The thought of just rounding the bend to eternity. A well earned rest. Nice work.

    Melanie

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  12. Sandy | March 1, 2010 at 4:06 pm

    So beautiful. If only we could all pass this way.

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  13. pieceofpie | March 1, 2010 at 6:09 pm

    the painting reminds me of van Gogh impressionism…or maybe monet who has a softer stroke…either way the photo complements yr ku…i love that as we walk close to the end it is a heavenly feeling

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  14. Andree | March 3, 2010 at 8:43 pm

    It’s such a lovely, sad haiku. Even the stance of the figure in the image talks to me.

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  15. tulip | March 6, 2010 at 11:18 pm

    lovely:)…

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