return after years
only the street corner
in the same place
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Magdalena Banaszkiewicz
Magdalena is living in a small house in a Polish village. She was a teacher, but now she's taking care of children. She's fond of poetry, hatha yoga and alternative medicine. She also creates and solve charades.
Contact: mabana1 at wp dot pl
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A marvellous spot on haiku that’s pretty much a universal observation for many of us in the West. Especially in England where so many towns seem to be turning into just a shopping mall.
I live in Portland Oregon (in the USA) and I have to tell you that I find this haiku to be very fitting where I live. It amazes me how universal some things are – and the pain of progress and growth (not always in a positive way) definitely seems universal. It is quite wonderful how one simple haiku can extend across the world and brighten someone’s day! Bravo to you!
You obviously have hit an international nerve. Progress all over the world is a mixed bag. Pray that the good is stronger than the bad.
Bill Kenney, I love the humor in your response even though the situation isn’t humorous. Maybe we should have marathons to raise money to save “corners”.
Your haiku really resonates! It goes straight to a heart-felt experience of my own. It’s one of those you read and think, “I wish I’d written that.” :)
Hannah
A marvellous spot on haiku that’s pretty much a universal observation for many of us in the West. Especially in England where so many towns seem to be turning into just a shopping mall.
Gratulacje raz jeszcze, Jasna. Świetne haiku :)
home again
all the rooms
smaller
And I’d keep an eye on that street corner.
Very sharp.
Beautiful and meaningful haiku.
Congrats :-)
Really good one. Thanks!
I live in Portland Oregon (in the USA) and I have to tell you that I find this haiku to be very fitting where I live. It amazes me how universal some things are – and the pain of progress and growth (not always in a positive way) definitely seems universal. It is quite wonderful how one simple haiku can extend across the world and brighten someone’s day! Bravo to you!
First time I replied to tiny words.
Liked your piece.
greetings
from hamtramck, michigan.
so good to see poland representedin the haiku world.
best,
shimski
You obviously have hit an international nerve. Progress all over the world is a mixed bag. Pray that the good is stronger than the bad.
Bill Kenney, I love the humor in your response even though the situation isn’t humorous. Maybe we should have marathons to raise money to save “corners”.
This really hit home for me…
very nice!
Your haiku really resonates! It goes straight to a heart-felt experience of my own. It’s one of those you read and think, “I wish I’d written that.” :)
Hannah
nice–
magdalena, this moment, one truly for the ages; too often, everything has been forsaken, and only our memories are left in tact.
the price of progress–
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years absent–
even the rains abandoned
the rose
Sad, but oh so true. Economically stated. Brava.Thank you Magdalena! Michele