hanging in my closet the person I used to be
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Annette Makino
Annette Makino is a poet and artist who writes haiku and senryu and illustrates her poems with Japanese ink paintings. Her pieces, comprising a few words and brushstrokes, convey a quiet Zen perspective and gentle sense of humor. There is a gallery of her work at www.makinostudios.com. View all posts by Annette Makino
….girl, you nailed it…..well done….
a spring walk down Fifth
window shopping to enjoy
what will never be
g'day Annette,
ah, brilliant!
sadly for me
so too true
who's to say I'm not whoever do I think I am
(made me think of this oldie of mine from Modern Haiku)
This is so good and elicits a number of responses: laughter, resignation, sadness… I immediately think of clothes that no longer fit, or clothes that belong to my past/youth. Then I imagine clothes that belonged to someone else – a husband or partner who has died – and then I think differently about 'the person I used to be'. It's wonderful when haiku work on different levels like this.
Both evocative (if it's clothing) and creepy (if it's a ghost talking).
Thank you all for the thoughtful and poetic responses!
This is really good. It produces a mixture of mirth and sadness all at once.
marion