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Carpe Diem #1126 depend on yourself

Stop to ask directions in a small community and one will invariably get excellent directions.  Though they might include reference to where the old something or other once was.  Or left at Joe Smith's house.  The modern GPS can be just a useless at times leaving one to wander looking for signs...

poles, sun and stars
geese, elephants and salmon
nature points the way

©  petra domina

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  1. Helene VaillantJanuary 16, 2017 at 4:07 PM

    And... we walk forward....great haiku.

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    1. JaniceJanuary 16, 2017 at 11:28 PM

      Thank you for the kind comment. And, yes, we walk forward.

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  2. UnknownJanuary 17, 2017 at 1:46 AM

    Interesting idea. But your haiku really made it. Very good one.

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  3. Kim M. RussellJanuary 17, 2017 at 2:32 AM

    I love the humour in this, Janice - it reminds me of when I lived in Ireland and had to ask for directions!

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    1. JaniceJanuary 17, 2017 at 7:10 PM

      It is how it works in every place I ever lived or visited with some folks.

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  4. Adas AlcoveJanuary 17, 2017 at 9:16 PM

    Very nicely done!!!

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  5. TournesolJanuary 18, 2017 at 11:33 PM

    I love your haibun and that haiku is very powerful. I do believe we do find our way...gps or maps, we are we are supposed to be so many times even if we think sometimes we took a wrong turn.

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    1. JaniceJanuary 19, 2017 at 6:56 PM

      So true, C-L. Some of the best things we saw while traveling were 'accidents'!

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