Bits and Pieces

Aug 21

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~~ 1 ~~
 
leaning on his cane
grandpa in the nursing home
ogles the nurses
 
~~ 2 ~~
 
cat in the kitchen
unwinding a ball of yarn
with his white-tipped paw
 
~~ 3 ~~
 
rushing out the door
without glancing backward once—
terrified priestess
 
~~ 4 ~~
 
ravenous seagull
hovering near the dumpster—
last night’s crumbs for lunch
 
~~ 5 ~~
 
summer afternoon—
the ringing of clear laughter
from the neighbor’s yard
 
~~ 6 ~~
 
out-of-date lenses—
a minor blur in vision
makes him look again
 
~~ 7 ~~
 
rusting ship’s anchor
cast down at the water’s edge—
one crab scuttles by
 
~~ 8 ~~
 
old man’s rheumy eyes
flicker in recognition
in the nursing home
 

 
Haiku © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
 
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Posted on August 21, 2016, in 5-7-5, haiku, Poetry Pantry, Poets United, Sunday's Whirligig and tagged , , , , , , , , , , , . Bookmark the permalink. 17 Comments.

  1. Jae Rose | August 21, 2016 at 6:26 am

    Bits and pieces are the life blood of stories..maybe in gathering them up and telling them we get a little below the surface and tenderly feel them too

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  2. Mary | August 21, 2016 at 7:25 am

    What a unique set. Sad about the man in the nursing home…so seldom anymore the flicker of recognition!

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  3. Sanaa Rizvi (@rizvi_sanaa) | August 21, 2016 at 8:57 am

    Such beautifully poignant stories.. each so vivid.. so intense. ❤

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  4. thotpurge | August 21, 2016 at 9:07 am

    love the scuttling crab against the rusty anchor…

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  5. Björn Rudberg (brudberg) | August 21, 2016 at 9:31 am

    Love the different little scenes you paint… both humor and sadness… grandpa can be both ogling and lost beyond recognition…

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  6. gillena | August 21, 2016 at 10:00 am

    Grand pa at the beginning and at the end, makes a nice circle around these life stories haiku-told

    Have a nice Sunday MMT

    much love…

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  7. Sherry Marr | August 21, 2016 at 10:50 am

    EWach one so vivid. I especially like the cat’s white-tipped paw.

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  8. janicead | August 21, 2016 at 1:09 pm

    Interesting after a week with the ‘kids’ you wrote about old men and ‘retirement’ homes. Made me smile even though the subject matter was a little sad.

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  9. divalounger | August 21, 2016 at 2:14 pm

    I loved the frame here–an old man–a cane and the nurses–

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  10. Sumana Roy | August 21, 2016 at 9:59 pm

    love the glints that shine from each gem here….humor & pathos that make our life full…

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  11. oldegg | August 21, 2016 at 11:22 pm

    How nice of you to personalize No. 1 and 8 for me!

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  12. Rosemary Nissen-Wade | August 21, 2016 at 11:35 pm

    As always, your inventiveness delights me.

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  13. anmol(alias HA) | August 22, 2016 at 6:31 am

    Bits and pieces indeed… this set is engrossing and so vivid. I like how your covered so many elements and weaved a careful picture of each. Very well penned. 🙂
    -HA

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  14. Susan | August 22, 2016 at 8:56 am

    How you connect the dots! The outsider viewing and reacting to the scene in each case is implicated in it. Beautiful details.

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  15. dsnake1 | August 24, 2016 at 7:20 am

    lovely little vignettes of life.
    about the terrified priestess, wonder what she saw.
    i love how you open and end with a nursing home. 🙂

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  16. humbird | August 25, 2016 at 8:21 am

    Ah, it seems everything happens in nursing home in the one’s old head… very touching first and last haiku.

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  17. purplepeninportland | August 26, 2016 at 8:58 pm

    I liked the fact the you circled around to the beginning. Very touching haiku.

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