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It is the time of year to change out the flowers on my parents' grave.  The cemetery is one of those perpetual care places.  Mom bought the plots, four at the time, in the 1960's.  Sissy and I were still kids at home so there needed to be four graves .... just in case.  Years later Mom gave two of the graves to my uncle in exchange for a car.  Now instead of my younger sister or I being there next to them, it is our first cousin.  A handsome man in his late 60's that died from complications of ALS.  There were no flowers on his grave...



autumn evening
air hangs heavily above
the graves

©  petra domina

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CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI

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  1. AnonymousDecember 1, 2016 at 10:15 PM

    This is powerful

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  2. Kim M. RussellDecember 2, 2016 at 2:17 AM

    Unexpected and beautiful!

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  3. UnknownDecember 2, 2016 at 2:22 AM

    A very sad ending to the prose. Well-written

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  4. UnknownDecember 2, 2016 at 2:22 AM

    A very sad ending to the prose. Well-written

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    1. JaniceDecember 2, 2016 at 4:06 PM

      Thank you, Hamish. Been a while since I did a decent haibun.

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  5. Yamini MacLeanDecember 2, 2016 at 2:27 AM

    Hari om
    This serves as cousin's marker... YAM xx

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    1. JaniceDecember 2, 2016 at 4:08 PM

      It is sad to see Jerry's marker. He was a dashing young man and elegant in the way of Cary Grant as he grew older. janice xx

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  6. lynn__December 2, 2016 at 10:21 AM

    A somber reality...well done!

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    1. JaniceDecember 2, 2016 at 4:09 PM

      Thank you for the kind comment. Seems more somber this time of year.

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  7. Pat RDecember 6, 2016 at 9:05 AM

    Sobering, that last line of the prose really touched me. Well done.

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  8. Pat RDecember 6, 2016 at 9:05 AM

    Sobering, that last line of the prose really touched me. Well done.

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    1. JaniceDecember 6, 2016 at 3:50 PM

      Thank you, jazzy. Between the location and proximity to my 70th birthday it is kinda sobering.

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  9. ChèvrefeuilleDecember 8, 2016 at 5:55 PM

    Strong emotions here

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    1. JaniceDecember 9, 2016 at 6:14 PM

      Your post had been a part of the inspiration.

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