Moon - One Night Past Full - 7/23/13
For the harvest moon, a lunar fairy tale in haiku form.
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in the ripe field
under the bright harvest moon
the lunar fairy
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rapt in her beauty
i reach out but she tells me
you are not the one
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for four long weeks
i long for her return
clouds cover the moon
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each full moon
i get a brief glimpse of her
as she departs
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this exquisite pain
my love for the lost fairy
i take to my grave
under the bright harvest moon
the lunar fairy
~~~
rapt in her beauty
i reach out but she tells me
you are not the one
~~~
for four long weeks
i long for her return
clouds cover the moon
~~~
each full moon
i get a brief glimpse of her
as she departs
~~~
this exquisite pain
my love for the lost fairy
i take to my grave
~~~
What a nice series of haiku on Meigetsu and I like that you've mentioned the moon fairy Kooga. And how we longing all for her.
ReplyDeleteSweet sweet story told through your haiku. Lovely, JzB.
ReplyDelete"you are not the one"
ReplyDeleteIf I heard those words...well, it would be like ripping out my heart...
Harvest Moon
Wow, a whole story and so exquisite. I love the lunar fairy.
ReplyDeleteAgree with MMT... this is a sad fairy tale indeed! Sad but beautifully told!
ReplyDeleteThanks friends.
ReplyDeleteThis pretty much just spilled out of me.
The 2nd and last verses took a little polishing work, but not much.
"You are not the one," is the key to it all.
And yes - those words rip your heart out.
Cheers!
JzB
'you are not the one' humbling words, and cast a cold light on the fairy..
ReplyDeletePS
Third edition of the Polish International Haiku Competition:
http://polish.international.competition.haiku.pl/index.php
Winners: 2011 Cynthia Rowe, 2012 Roberta Beary
Judges: 2011 Jane Reichhold, 2012 Jim Kacian, 2013 George Swede
a lovely and poignant tale of beauty and longing..
ReplyDeleteThis is just perfect. I love the haiku tale... sad and still each haiku stands by itself
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