Alan's response prompted me to read about Cindy's untimely passing and visit her Flickr website, and the poignancy of the reflections leaves me wondering whether this haiku is Cindy's death poem? If not purposefully written as such, it certainly stands as a perfect modern embodiment of that sabi art.
For some people, the journey of life is long, beginning like a raindrop in the clouds. But for others, the journey back to earth is short. Cindy begins by making us hush – to focus on our other senses. As in her photography in which she continually strove to achieve a close observation of life, so this poem is writ in macro focus.
Then we can see the gentle movement of a raindrop, passing from beauty to beauty – from the flower to a gentle bed of moss.
The image has such peace, such tranquility – indeed such calm spirituality. Cindy has left us a wonderful model for appreciating the brevity of life and facing the inevitability of death.
Truly beautiful.
My condolences to her family, and my thanks for sharing this work with us.
Strider,
Than you for your wonderful words about Cindy and her haiku. She was immensely blessed with her ability to capture life in poetry and photography. Her talents are becoming more realized by us, her family, than previously known. She was a private person who kept a lot of her feelings to herself. We have come to know so much about her through her haiku and photography. I am her oldest sister, who has always loved her for the closeness we shared in the same room growing up. However, I was 12 and she was 1. Cindy has captured so many beautiful moments in her photography and haiku–I am proud to be her sister!! (I speak for my family in that we all miss her tremendously, but are happy to have so much of her legacy to live on!!
April 25th, 2014 at 12:39 pm
Miss her and her lovely poetry
April 27th, 2014 at 12:58 am
Thank you–yes, we all do…. (her family)
April 25th, 2014 at 1:14 pm
Lovely, just lovely.
Thank you, tiny words.
April 25th, 2014 at 1:16 pm
Quietly, gorgeously, intimately wonderful. You are greatly missed Cindy.
respectfully,
Alan
April 27th, 2014 at 12:57 am
Thank you for your very kind words about our Cindy's expertise. She was so humble about herself–a beautiful attribute of her talents…..
April 25th, 2014 at 1:33 pm
Haikus about smells, sounds, sights, sensations can be commented on. But a haiku about the absence of a sound has a special kind of reality.
April 25th, 2014 at 1:44 pm
Beautiful, evocative words.
April 25th, 2014 at 3:25 pm
Quiet and gentle, so peaceful.
April 25th, 2014 at 3:46 pm
Alan's response prompted me to read about Cindy's untimely passing and visit her Flickr website, and the poignancy of the reflections leaves me wondering whether this haiku is Cindy's death poem? If not purposefully written as such, it certainly stands as a perfect modern embodiment of that sabi art.
For some people, the journey of life is long, beginning like a raindrop in the clouds. But for others, the journey back to earth is short. Cindy begins by making us hush – to focus on our other senses. As in her photography in which she continually strove to achieve a close observation of life, so this poem is writ in macro focus.
Then we can see the gentle movement of a raindrop, passing from beauty to beauty – from the flower to a gentle bed of moss.
The image has such peace, such tranquility – indeed such calm spirituality. Cindy has left us a wonderful model for appreciating the brevity of life and facing the inevitability of death.
Truly beautiful.
My condolences to her family, and my thanks for sharing this work with us.
Strider
April 27th, 2014 at 12:53 am
Strider,
Than you for your wonderful words about Cindy and her haiku. She was immensely blessed with her ability to capture life in poetry and photography. Her talents are becoming more realized by us, her family, than previously known. She was a private person who kept a lot of her feelings to herself. We have come to know so much about her through her haiku and photography. I am her oldest sister, who has always loved her for the closeness we shared in the same room growing up. However, I was 12 and she was 1. Cindy has captured so many beautiful moments in her photography and haiku–I am proud to be her sister!! (I speak for my family in that we all miss her tremendously, but are happy to have so much of her legacy to live on!!
April 28th, 2014 at 7:14 am
This is simply lovely!
May 2nd, 2014 at 1:59 pm
The softness of a raindrop falling into moss beautifully captured.