Many levels in this – I think of the butterfly showing up at the funeral of my grannie…and butterfly as symbol of transformation…and the butterfly's way of shifting attention, from flower to flower…at the same time as firing of all of these associations – a wellput, exact observation. Simple and manyfold, butterflyish! Admirable.
May 18th, 2010 at 10:07 am
I like this!
Although it is quite different, it does remind me of a recent haiku of mine:
over the nettles
where I know I just can't go
Orange-tip butterfly
Orange-tip butterfly: http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/wildlifegarden/at…
May 18th, 2010 at 10:26 am
Good observation & well written.
May 18th, 2010 at 1:16 pm
butterfly on a maidens path
now behind
now in front
Chiyo-ni
May 18th, 2010 at 2:31 pm
Hi, Claudette…we meet again! Lovely haiku. Merrill
May 18th, 2010 at 6:22 pm
Excellent – I love it!
May 19th, 2010 at 6:18 am
Tantalizing~!
Thank you~!
May 19th, 2010 at 8:30 am
Beautiful and delicate.
May 19th, 2010 at 9:23 am
Thanks to everyone for taking the time to comment.
June 18th, 2010 at 1:02 am
Many levels in this – I think of the butterfly showing up at the funeral of my grannie…and butterfly as symbol of transformation…and the butterfly's way of shifting attention, from flower to flower…at the same time as firing of all of these associations – a wellput, exact observation. Simple and manyfold, butterflyish! Admirable.
June 27th, 2010 at 7:15 pm
claudette
my middle name is russell
just a thought
January 13th, 2011 at 12:38 am
butterfly —
the way you leave
and come back
This haiku is an excellent mental association to Chiyo-ni,s haiku, I like it
such a technique was also used by Matsuo Basho