christmas lights . . .
the ambulance flashing
in all the windows
The haiku in this image previously appeared in Blithe Spirit 17:1.
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David Serjeant
David Serjeant lives in Derbyshire, UK, where he works in online communication for a local authority. His work has been published in journals such as Blithe Spirit, Presence, Simply Haiku, Shamrock and Chrysanthemum, amongst others.
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Christmas Poem
there is a man on a street corner with a sign that reads “Jesus is the Reason for the Season”
my wife suggests we take up the opposite corner holding a diagram of a tilted earth
Hello, I enjoyed your tiny words. Do you link your site to others? If so, I would like to trade links. My site is here: Short Zen Poems – Mindfulness, Meditation. Namaste. Benjamin
David, thanks for noting that — I'd somehow forgotten to include the prior publication note when I published this. I've added it to the main part of the post now too.
Brightly lit reminder of the fragile hold we have on existence, the season fraught with loss as well as gifts of life, a surprising and stunning image, and a bold one.
David, thanks for noting that — I'd somehow forgotten to include the prior publication note when I published this. I've added it to the main part of the post now too.
Brightly lit reminder of the fragile hold we have on existence, the season fraught with loss as well as gifts of life, a surprising and stunning image, and a bold one.
Christmas Poem
there is a man
on a street corner
with a sign
that reads
“Jesus is the Reason
for the Season”
my wife suggests
we take up
the opposite corner
holding a diagram
of a tilted earth
Hello, I enjoyed your tiny words. Do you link your site to others? If so, I would like to trade links. My site is here: Short Zen Poems – Mindfulness, Meditation. Namaste. Benjamin
first published in Blithe Spirit
Powerful moment.
David, thanks for noting that — I'd somehow forgotten to include the prior publication note when I published this. I've added it to the main part of the post now too.
Thanks Dylan – I didn't want to annoy anyone at the British Haiku Society. I couldn't get my comments to work, either, so I may have posted twice.
Thanks for publishing – good to see it on your site. I have been enjoying the other work.
Cheers!
Brightly lit reminder of the fragile hold we have on existence, the season fraught with loss as well as gifts of life, a surprising and stunning image, and a bold one.
David, thanks for noting that — I'd somehow forgotten to include the prior publication note when I published this. I've added it to the main part of the post now too.
Thanks Dylan – I didn't want to annoy anyone at the British Haiku Society. I couldn't get my comments to work, either, so I may have posted twice.
Thanks for publishing – good to see it on your site. I have been enjoying the other work.
Cheers!
Brightly lit reminder of the fragile hold we have on existence, the season fraught with loss as well as gifts of life, a surprising and stunning image, and a bold one.
I like the haiku and the image works well too.
Christmas has been the season of emergency services lights and alarums.
Alan