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Carpe Diem's Tan Renga Wednesday #11 family tombstone Five years ago this very morning my mother died. I had spent the night with her at the new nursing home we had just moved her to the previous day. She was not happy. Due to loss of eyesight in one eye, falling and breaking a wrist in less than 5 weeks she developed delirium. She was still enough of herself that as we were getting her ready for bed she made one statement. "I am gonna get up and walk right out of this place by morning." Around 7 AM I left to get a cup of coffee and stretch my legs. When I returned her life force was gone. adding father’s name to the family tombstone with room for my own © Nicholas Virgilio saints gather to greet arrivals she ran to Dad's arms © petra domina
This folkloric haiku is wonderful in it's simplicity, but it echoes vivid truth. I remember nights this in the desert....
ReplyDeleteMy Granny would entertain me as we fell asleep in her flannel sheeted bed with stories of old.
DeleteHari OM
ReplyDeleteA gem to decorate the new year! YAM xx
Thank you, YAM. It was all the muse would say! namaste, janice
DeleteI love the simple truth of your haiku. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Kim. I think I a ready to write again for the first time in a while.
DeleteSimplicity to the max
ReplyDeleteSort of a challenge within the challenge
DeleteSimple, lovely haiku.
ReplyDeleteI really like to see how few words I can use and still convey a thought. thanks for the comment.
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