Sweeping

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photo CliftonMay2013103a_zps3b570d71.jpg
Second-story porches on a back street, Clifton, Arizona
 


Sweeping the sky,
she hopes for a cloudburst
to purge her porch.

 
Text and photo © 2013 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
More Carpe Diem: “Jane Reichhold’s ‘Sweeping the Porch'”

Posted on July 16, 2013, in Arizona, Carpe Diem, Clifton, haiku, Jane Reichhold, Southern Arizona and tagged . Bookmark the permalink. 14 Comments.

  1. howanxious | July 16, 2013 at 5:29 pm

    Beautiful words… ‘sweeping the sky’- lovely!

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  2. WabiSabi | July 16, 2013 at 5:58 pm

    Ha! I guess we are all searching the sky for some relief! I like the sweeping in conjunction with the sky – a nice little twist.

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  3. Marya | July 16, 2013 at 7:55 pm

    This is a witty turn — really like it.

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  4. Mark M. Redfearn | July 16, 2013 at 8:38 pm

    Not being adept with a broom myself, I’d say that waiting for a cloudburst to do the dirty work is a stroke of genius!

    Sweeping the Porch

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  5. Maggie Grace | July 16, 2013 at 8:53 pm

    I love that you took that photo. Perfect haiku to go with the porches. Bet they were right at the front of your mind filing system.

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  6. Gemma Wiseman | July 16, 2013 at 11:44 pm

    Love this world of earthy tones contrasting with the blue of the sky! Powerful use of “purge”!

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  7. jrbsays | July 17, 2013 at 5:04 am

    “purge her porch” if the clouds don’t burst, she could try installing a bidet 😉

    warm summer raindrops

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  8. 4joyjoanne | July 17, 2013 at 8:23 am

    a hard rain may do more than ‘purge’ that rickety porch!

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  11. Sigrid Gerstner Stevens Saradunn | July 17, 2013 at 6:51 pm

    Like this very much…thank you.
    Peace
    Siggi

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  12. hardworkinjudy | July 17, 2013 at 7:54 pm

    Our dark clouds have been swept quite a bit lately leaving us with refreshing rains.

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  13. Jessica Slavin | July 18, 2013 at 9:23 am

    Oh, that’s such a nice image.

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  14. Chevrefeuille | July 20, 2013 at 6:12 am

    Wonderfully done MMT … hope it will help to get rain.

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