Roberta Beary lives in Mayo, Ireland.
Their work appears in Tiny Love Stories: True Tales of Love in 100 Words or Less (New York Times, 2020) and One Breath: Notes from the Reluctant Engagement Project (Doire Press/ Clan Beo, 2021) which pairs their haiku with artwork by families of people with disabilities.
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Those personal poems are always
difficult to let go. Some folks never
understood how i could withdraw
a poem? Sometimes you're just not
ready to share your emotions with
the world!
It will be the third anniversary of my father's death in a couple of weeks. My husband and I gave him a gold pocket watch for Christmas, many years ago. I'd forgotten all about it until I read your poem.
sunshine on the lough
Dad's pocket watch
still shining
a beautiful yet moving haiku Roberta
gene
thank you Gene harder to let go than I thought it would be.
Using that extra word 'tethered' lifts this from being a good haiku to a great example of what haiku is.
Alan
heirloom pocket watch–
how father taught me to read
Roman numerals
An amazing haiku, Roberta, its meanings keep on going, taking me along! Especially touching.
Those personal poems are always
difficult to let go. Some folks never
understood how i could withdraw
a poem? Sometimes you're just not
ready to share your emotions with
the world!
Poignant and touching. Thank you, a great haiku.
Resonant . . . so much depends on "tethered".
Wonderful.
It will be the third anniversary of my father's death in a couple of weeks. My husband and I gave him a gold pocket watch for Christmas, many years ago. I'd forgotten all about it until I read your poem.
sunshine on the lough
Dad's pocket watch
still shining
A ghost in the cold light of day. The time a loved one's pocket watch kept, and the time it keeps now. A very moving poem.