At 53, I too am in that zone — which has its beginning, I think, in middle age — where gathering shifts to dispersing and holding on shifts to letting go. How else to advance if we don't lighten our loads? How else to deal with the changes that time dishes out if we don't redefine ourselves in terms other than youth?… _/|_
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October 6th, 2014 at 9:33 am
Beautiful. I first read Bill's haiku here, some time ago. Thank you.
October 7th, 2014 at 7:36 am
Yes — we've been reading each other's work for quite a while, you and I. Thank you, Ellen. :- )
October 6th, 2014 at 11:33 am
Oh, so simply beautiful.
October 7th, 2014 at 8:15 am
Thank you, Lynne! :- )
October 6th, 2014 at 11:58 am
Bill, At 81 I identify with your haiku.
letting go–
an elderly
art form
October 7th, 2014 at 8:14 am
Very nice, Ronald! :- )
At 53, I too am in that zone — which has its beginning, I think, in middle age — where gathering shifts to dispersing and holding on shifts to letting go. How else to advance if we don't lighten our loads? How else to deal with the changes that time dishes out if we don't redefine ourselves in terms other than youth?… _/|_
October 6th, 2014 at 4:55 pm
So elegantly simple! I love this one!
October 7th, 2014 at 7:37 am
Thanks so much, Barbara! :- D
October 7th, 2014 at 7:54 am
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October 7th, 2014 at 8:44 am
Hi Jim,
A good point.
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Alan
October 7th, 2014 at 8:45 am
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I practice
letting go . . .
autumn morning
—BILL WATERS
Simple and profoundly beautiful. I'm a little older but Bill Waters is ahead of me in letting go.
Wonderful haiku, thank you!
kind regards,
Alan
October 7th, 2014 at 12:58 pm
Thanks so much for commenting, Alan — I really appreciate it! :- D
October 7th, 2014 at 10:59 am
This is beautiful. Simplicity at its best.
I like this whole tiny words approach. Had not heard of it before:)-.
October 7th, 2014 at 1:02 pm
Thank you, jazzytower! :- )
October 10th, 2014 at 2:37 pm
Simple, yet so much to reflect on. Absolutely lovely. :)
October 16th, 2014 at 7:09 am
Thanks so much, Gisele! :- )