evening sun
helping my dad
tend the cosmos
(For my dear Dad, Frederick Buckingham, 1914-2012)
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Helen Buckingham
Helen Buckingham lives in Wells, UK. Her work appears regularly in journals and anthologies including: Frogpond, The Heron's Nest, Modern Haiku, Haiku in English: The First Hundred Years (W.W. Norton, 2013) and nada annunaad: an anthology of contemporary world haiku (Vishwakarma Publications, 2016). She won first prize in the Martin Lucas Award, 2016. Her most recent collection is the Touchstone Award shortlisted sanguinella (Red Moon Press, 2017).
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Fall air unfolds memories, sweet laments
of the Old Man’s last outings. Retelling our stories,
he and I, with Mugs in that leaf soaked sun,
as I studied him watching that old dog run
Lovely, Helen – especially the cosmos echoing the sun, the dad echoing the Father….Lovely
Beautiful haiku Helen. :-)
warm evening
goodnight to the needlemouse
as I check the stars
Alan Summers
Publications credits: Presence 42 (2010)
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Beautiful, Helen – Lost my dad this year, thank you for sharing your haiku!
As I said before, I always enjoy your poems.
Great work, Helen. This one really resonates.
Thanks for your great comments everyone – I really appreciate it.
Dear Helen, This is beautiful. My father was born in 1915. I'll share an old poem:
love for you became her care
until she joined you there
grief gives way
to fields and wind
and now I hear your voice again
(Published in Bell's Letters Poet)
Blessings, Ellen
Simply beautiful. I also lost my dad quite recently and this brought tears to my eyes, Helen.