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30 May 2015

Autumn dusk: haiku, April – May 2015

sleepy afternoon
yellow blooms
trail across concrete

#lune

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happy couple
in the album at least
my first wedding

22/4/15


non-stop rain
thunderclap too close
April’s end

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Solo Samhain
cast circle light candle
talk to my dead

1/5/15


early dark
a gate bangs loudly
near my house

16/5/15


Autumn dusk
blue hills darken sharp-edged
against pale sky

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Evening breeze
narrow leaves flutter
like feathers

22/5/15
cool evening
my cat in the car
miaows once

29/5/15



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31 comments:

  1. Susan30 May 2015 at 23:38

    Mmm. The sharpness of these images is a complete slide show. I often Samhain alone and have felt such silence in the dusk that everything is amplified. I worry about the cat in the car.

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    1. Rosemary Nissen-Wade31 May 2015 at 08:23

      He was all right. :) He just doesn't like going to the vet for his monthly arthritis injection, and voiced a small protest when we got close and he realised where we were headed.

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    2. Susan14 June 2015 at 12:27

      Still enjoy these, Rosemary! It's good to see them again.

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  2. Brother Ollie31 May 2015 at 03:09

    excellent - I love this form, and you write with skill!

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    1. Rosemary Nissen-Wade31 May 2015 at 08:27

      Thank you! I find it a deceptively easy and in fact difficult form — I think the secret is in trying to capture the moment.

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  3. Stacy M.S.31 May 2015 at 10:37

    these are so beautifully orchestrated! pulled me right into the mood of the changing weather.

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  4. Mary14 June 2015 at 11:13

    You have some good ones here, Rosemary. I sense there is a story behind the 'happy couple' haiku. You have characterized April well with your 'non-stop rain' poem. I wonder if your cat is meowing out of contentment in the car - I would guess so!

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    1. Rosemary Nissen-Wade14 June 2015 at 11:39

      Thank you, Mary.

      Yes, quite a story - a disastrous and very brief marriage, as it turned out!

      And I'm afraid my poor cat was protesting because he knew I was taking him to the vet, which he hates.

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  5. Sherry Blue Sky14 June 2015 at 12:28

    Love love love them. Especially casting the circle and talking to your dead, and happy couple in the album, "my first wedding". Great haiku, Rosemary.

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  6. Old Egg14 June 2015 at 17:20

    What a treat these are for the reader...and a laugh too with "Married couple".

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  7. brudberg14 June 2015 at 17:31

    Some excellent images here., the loud bang of the door really paints a strong autumn picture.

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  8. totomai14 June 2015 at 17:34

    Every haiku seems domestic-related. And it wasn't that perfect scenario - some undertones of maybe marital problems? I could be wrong though.

    Despite of the sensitive subject, each one is written with eloquence, Rosemary

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  9. Sumana Roy14 June 2015 at 17:40

    a lovely set...the autumn dusk speaks so serenely in that little space...

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  10. kaykuala14 June 2015 at 18:37

    Great haiku set and lune! When contending episodes are deflected from us one can see how life had been most forgiving. Things might turn out to be a lot worst! Nice lines Rosemary!

    Hank

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  11. Jae Rose14 June 2015 at 19:34

    This is like a year passing in a day...all the shades and thoughts swirled up and refined so crisply - for some reason the line that jumped out was your cat was in the car..i see the explanation above! But even without knowing it was like he was an alarm clock ringing you out of your thoughts and back into the here and now..

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  12. Sanaa Rizvi14 June 2015 at 21:10

    Autumn dusk
    blue hills darken sharp-edged
    against pale sky

    The entire poem reads beautifully executed :D Loved the images here.. so picturesque..!

    Lots of love,
    Sanaa

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  13. Dr. Pearl Ketover Prilik (PKP)14 June 2015 at 21:18

    these read together as a song of seaons - a reflection of self - beautiful each and all

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  14. Brother Ollie14 June 2015 at 21:33

    love these - they are inspiring me to write more in this style!

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  15. Gillena Cox14 June 2015 at 23:23

    Like the flutter best
    Have a nice Sunday

    Much love...

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  16. Kerry O'Connor15 June 2015 at 01:12

    A wonderful collection of images, Rosemary.

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  17. ZQ15 June 2015 at 01:48

    Well done!
    ZQ

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  18. Donna@LivingFromHappiness15 June 2015 at 07:56

    I savored each image you evoked and especially the dusk with the hills against the sky....

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  19. kelvin s.m.15 June 2015 at 10:21

    This is the kind of Haiku that I'd like to read today---bold, sharp & honest. Thank you for giving me a treat.

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  20. Anonymous15 June 2015 at 12:16

    Especially liked the "Evening Breeze" haiku!

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  21. Truedessa15 June 2015 at 13:02

    I enjoyed all of these, but the first one really grabbed me and I wonder about the gate in the other one..where would the gate take you?

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  22. Torie15 June 2015 at 13:59

    Oh, these are all lovely, Rosemary :) I really did like,

    'Autumn dusk
    blue hills darken sharp-edged
    against pale sky'

    Autumn is my favorite, so I did favor this one :) Great writing!

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  23. Gen Giggles 15 June 2015 at 21:16

    Lovely set. The Samhain one gave me chills.

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  24. humbird16 June 2015 at 04:29

    Nice retrospective balanced haiku.

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  25. Unknown16 June 2015 at 04:53

    Very beautiful, Rosemary :D I was quite taken with the cat haiku..

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  26. claireylove16 June 2015 at 06:34

    What a lovely collection of thoughts distilled into haiku. I enjoyed reading them together x

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  27. Unknown16 June 2015 at 08:44

    A tale
    told via
    trail
    of Haiku.
    Brava!

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