the night has fallen

Carpe Diem Special (3rd guest) Herman van Rompuy "the night has fallen"


hundreds of crows' wings
sweeping the light from the sky
above the new grave

©  petra domina

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Inspired by the following partial post from CDHK:

[ ".. I have searched for haiku written by him all over the globe (of course virtually) and found several beauties. I hope to inspire you with these haiku written by Herman van Rompuy.

the night has fallen
the bare branches can be seen
even more lonely

© Herman van Rompuy

This haiku, in my opinion, resonates in tune with the time of year, but in this haiku I also sense a reflection of that wonderful haiku by Matsuo Basho (1644-1694):

kare eda ni karasu no tomarikeri aki no kure

on a bare branch
a crow has stopped
autumn dusk

© Matsuo Basho

... o stay more close to the haiku of Herman van Rompuy I created the following haiku:

the last sunrays
painting shadows on the white wall
abandoned farm

© Chèvrefeuille

In this one I think I stayed as close as possible to the loneliness Herman van Rompuy paints in his haiku. ..."]

Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on 

CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI


Comments

  1. The atmosphere of this haiku is very strong. It makes the loneliness heavier ... well done Janice.

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    1. Thank you for such kind words. I had just watched the droves of crows flying overhead earlier in the late evening last light. All I could think of was how they were sweeping away the light.

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  2. Hari OM
    A picture easily 'seen'... perfectly penned. YAM xx

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  3. Wonderful, simple portrait of loneliness, Janice.

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