three rakes; one in use
on the tide of fallen leaves
another leaf falls
-Andromeda Jazmon
Here's another of my autumn sadness haiku/haiga. Traditional haiku always have a season word and those classic words evoke a typical feeling in the reader; with autumn it is often loneliness, sadness, melancholy. I am not finding it hard to dig that this year, since I am missing some of my favorite people. Our household is a little light this fall. I have three rakes because raking is a huge job all through November. But only one rake has been in heavy use. *sigh* It is looking like a good, clear, sunny weekend perfect for yard work so I really can't complain.
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10 comments:
I imagine much is being said in your haiku, Andi. One rake used of three is reflective of that melancholy you speak of. I like it very much. We have snow in the weekend forecast, but sunny times return next week-for more raking.
You've captured that melancholy mood so well, Andi. That last leaf falling -- so wistful.
Is it a consolation for being melancholy that you can write about it so well? Perhaps not, but I am pressing your haiku into my e-poetry collection like a fallen leaf.
Two of my favorite things -- haiku and and autumn. No, wait -- three of my favorite things. Melancholy, too. Good stuff.
I like the image of "the tide of fallen leaves" - and your wabi/sabi sensibilities here! Thanks for sharing, Andi.
Just beautiful....the mood is so wistful, and your accompanying narrative just made it all the more so.
It's quite lovely. I especially love the last line.
I feel the melancholy too.
Liz
Another leaf falls, and another and another...and they blow and drift and rot and leave (ha). But look at the trees right now -- find the buds that are the promise of spring. Loss and reunion coexist.
Mary Lee that is so beautiful! Thank you for reminding me of this truth. I am hanging on to hope.
Melancholy is the perfect word, thinking of you.
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