Spring

Aug 23

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~~ 1 ~~
 
early spring morning
an old man stumbles downstairs
shrouded in darkness
 
~~ 2 ~~
 
after all these years
still greeting spring with a nod
and a fresh cigar
 
~~ 3 ~~
 
familiar stories
autumn, winter, spring, summer
he knows what she means
 
~~ 4 ~~
 
In her other life
she finds that spring never comes—
blizzards every day.

 
Text © 2013 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
More Carpe Diem: “Japanese Spring”

Posted on August 23, 2013, in Carpe Diem, haiku and tagged . Bookmark the permalink. 6 Comments.

  1. Alice Keys | August 23, 2013 at 9:25 am

    In her other life
    she finds that spring never comes— I identify deeply with these words. For me, not blizzards, but low dark clouds every day, back in the old “other” life.

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  2. Cathy Tenzo | August 23, 2013 at 4:27 pm

    I hope she casts off the old other life. Many of us have times we wish never to revisit.

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  3. Maggie Grace | August 23, 2013 at 6:29 pm

    Hope those are Dairy Queen Blizzards. Some dark thoughts of spring. My favorite season next to the colors of autumn.

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  4. Sigrid Gerstner Stevens Saradunn | August 24, 2013 at 12:24 am

    Each has a life of it’s own…I love #4…melancholy spring it seems to say to me.
    Peace
    Siggi

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  5. danscanvas | August 24, 2013 at 3:44 am

    I will always love your haikus. The first one really paints a visual picture for me.

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  6. Björn Rudberg (brudberg) | August 24, 2013 at 2:45 pm

    That last one was really strong… constant blizzards (maybe she lives in Sweden)

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