christmas eve service
  the boy behind me prays for
another mother

—Ed Markowski

st. louis the king church, detroit, michigan 12/24/03.
"dear lord please let santa bring me another mother." it was very difficult to hold back the tears

About the author: ed markowski lives and writes in auburn hills, michigan. his work has appeared in modern haiku, acorn, bottle rockets, and the birmingham poetry review.

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Responses to the haiku for 25 December 2007 by Ed Markowski

  1.  
    Vik
    2007-12-25 05:35:05
     

    A sad haiku for Christmas, but it's just life as it is. And i feel like echoing up your haiku:

    the boy at prayer
    must have already forgot
    to pray for father

  2.  
    Georgia
    2007-12-25 10:01:36
     

    Poignant.
    Deliciously ambiguous.

    Thanks,
    Georgia

  3.  
    Vasile Moldovan
    2007-12-25 11:07:08
     

    staring at each other...
    the Blessed Virgin and
    an orphan child

  4.  
    Bill Kenney
    2007-12-26 09:32:04
     

    Genuine and moving.

  5.  
    b. m. richardson (orgbob at webtv dot net)
    2007-12-26 12:25:49
     

    2000 years, christmas day service
    one year ago, HIS passing

    -

  6.  
    Littlewing
    2007-12-27 11:45:45
     

    what a beauty...faith works miracles..maybe it will be his mother with a more caring face christmas morning...

  7.  
    Magyar
    2007-12-27 14:16:00
     

    A listener, to the realism of so much missing:

    tears will linger...
    for of his sorrow's words
    there can never be
    m

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