The Lighter Side of JzB

Here you will find photos, poetry, and possibly some light-hearted foolishness. For the Heavier Side
of JzB
see my other blog,
Retirement Blues. (There be dragons!)

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Every day visits*
From Moose, Goose, and Orb Weaver
All seized by Haiku


"Why moose and goose?" you may ask. Back on 2/04/13 Pirate wrote a haiku with an elk in it, and I responded with
one with a moose and then included him every day. A few days later in comments Mystic asked "Where's the goose?"
So I started including her with this post on 2/07. A week later on the 14th, Mark Readfern
asked for and received a spider. The rest is history.

*Well, most days, anyway. Grant me a bit of poetic license.

Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Carpe Diem Tokubetsudesu #51 classical way of writing haiku

Greetings friends and fellow haijin.

Once again, after a hiatus I return to Cape Diem.   July is a vey busy month for me, but today a have a few spare moments.

Most of June was lost.  on the 2nd, my mother suffered a stroke.  She went down hill rapidly, and her funeral was three weeks later.  She was 94, so I think her age stacked the deck against her.  The picture shows her [standing] and her twin sister on their 94th birthday in May



my mom and her twin
never quite identical
now there is but one

~::~


Now, back to the present.  The challenge of this episode is to write a classical haiku inspired by this photo.





within those pages
from masters to their minions
what am i to learn

~::~

7 comments:

  1. JazzyB, my sympathies are with you.

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  2. I'm so sorry, Jazzbumpa ---

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  3. My sympathy, JzB...94 is a good long life! and I like your haiku too :)

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  4. This is a beautiful tribute to your Mum and your aunt ... so sorry for your loss ...

    a new angel
    looking down upon the earth
    smiles through a rainbow

    Bastet

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  5. Much to learn...but I think you already knew that...

    To Open a Book

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