After my grief for my mother healed, I began helping with a church service and then a Bible study at a nursing home. The residents have lived through so much and the rivers run deep. My great-aunt, Mercedes Schwanke, lived to be almost 100. Her mind clear and her spirit strong.
I’ve an aunt, 94… she “takes care” of her sister… 97. The -kid- niece drops in daily to check on them, the kid is a mere… 87.
_I guess all our clocks start on a sunrise basis… and we hope to be that acitve and positive… as the numbers mount.
-Wonderful lines Lary_! tnx -M
…and the wish for many happy minutes, hours…
a good haiku!
Very nice haiku. Lovely website as well. Thanks.
Lovely haiku, Lary. The HUT is on a roll!
Susan
As one who has worn out a few clocks myself, I really appreciate this.
pinochle and bocce
on an autumn evening
the old men gather
hi lary (rhymes with mary) – i love this haiku of yours. it has a wonderful sense of optimism in it and i am uplifted by reading it.
congratulations on having it published here.
best wishes on your long haiku path,
myron.
Thanks, Angelika…
this was written for a friend of mine…
and I bet she has plenty of years left!
Georgia, thank you so much!
Hi Susan…yep, the Hut is well represented
this month!
Hi Bill!
Your haiku has so much feeling…
long may the games continue!
Thanks, Myron…
ah yes…this path is indeed long — and winding
(and uphill much of the time!).
:-)
Lary
sans wrinkles
clock face
always smiles
After my grief for my mother healed, I began helping with a church service and then a Bible study at a nursing home. The residents have lived through so much and the rivers run deep. My great-aunt, Mercedes Schwanke, lived to be almost 100. Her mind clear and her spirit strong.
I’ve an aunt, 94… she “takes care” of her sister… 97. The -kid- niece drops in daily to check on them, the kid is a mere… 87.
_I guess all our clocks start on a sunrise basis… and we hope to be that acitve and positive… as the numbers mount.
-Wonderful lines Lary_! tnx -M
A simple and elegant haiku with more layers on each read.
morning, coffee brewing-
not quite the same
in a silent home
Vidur, I enjoyed your haiku!
Ellen and Magyar, thanks for sharing your
experiences…
I’m often amazed at the resilience of these
elderly folks — it gives one hope!
Hi Alan,
thank you very much!
Hi Bob…I find your haiku very moving —
it deserves to be published on its own!
:-)
Lary
same yellow sun
crossing a cloudless black sky–
a bright new day