G.R. LeBlanc is a haiku poet and fiction writer residing in Atlantic Canada.
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Wonderful – one of my favorite sights every spring, and a new way to see the ferns now. Thank you.
I appreciate the softness presented in "unfurling ferns" and how the mind, with ease, follows. Gisele, you've given me a great haiku to adopt in my mindfulness practice.
Thank you,
Cyndi
Thank you, Margaret, Cindy, and Marion, for your lovely comments. I'm so glad you all enjoyed this one. And Marion, I didn't know you spoke French! Merci encore! :)
Oui, Gisele – J'ai étudié le Français à l'Université et j'ai passé un an à Lille comme assistante d'anglais dans un collège à La Bassée au cours de mes études. Mais, il y a longtemps! :)
That's so cool, Marion! My native tongue is French (Atlantic Maritime French) but I prefer to write in English. Written French is so complicated I find. lol! Most people where I live are fluently bilingual and we slip between English and French seamlessly, sometimes even in mid-sentence. :)
Wonderful – one of my favorite sights every spring, and a new way to see the ferns now. Thank you.
I love how the first line gives visual and tactile equivalents to the rest of the poem. My fingers are uncurling in response!
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unfurling ferns
my mind
empties its thoughts
—G.R. LEBLANC
Enjoyable pair of images, one concrete one abstract.
Wonderful!
warm regards,
Alan
Thank you Alan, Ellen, and Sheila for your kind comments! It's greatly appreciated. :)
A very good ku, Gisele.
What a blissful moment it would be .. .
Thank you, Kala! I really appreciate your kind words. :)
Gisele, merci de cette belle poesie. Tres approprie comme automne commence…
Merci beaucoup! Vos mots sont grandement appréciés. :)
Lovely . . .
I appreciate the softness presented in "unfurling ferns" and how the mind, with ease, follows. Gisele, you've given me a great haiku to adopt in my mindfulness practice.
Thank you,
Cyndi
Ah oui, comme il est beau cet haïku, Gisele!
The narrator has been so struck by the beauty of the unfurling fern that this is all that matters for that moment.
marion
Thank you, Margaret, Cindy, and Marion, for your lovely comments. I'm so glad you all enjoyed this one. And Marion, I didn't know you spoke French! Merci encore! :)
Oui, Gisele – J'ai étudié le Français à l'Université et j'ai passé un an à Lille comme assistante d'anglais dans un collège à La Bassée au cours de mes études. Mais, il y a longtemps! :)
marion
That's so cool, Marion! My native tongue is French (Atlantic Maritime French) but I prefer to write in English. Written French is so complicated I find. lol! Most people where I live are fluently bilingual and we slip between English and French seamlessly, sometimes even in mid-sentence. :)
And there are no accents in English!
Yes! Bonus! LOL! :)