As youngsters many of us probably saw ladders of all designs as magical contraptions to visit places beyond the ordinary 'normal' world. A place to escape, if only for a few moments…
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northern lights
a boy makes a ladder
out of his telescope
Alan Summers
Journal of The British Haiku Society:
Blithe Spirit, 24:3, August 2014
February 2nd, 2017 at 10:59 am
Very nice!
When night blacks out the horizon
The gaze is invited upward by twinkling stars
Sky reveals his inner depth
February 2nd, 2017 at 12:43 pm
Honoring the poignancy at the end of the workday…
February 2nd, 2017 at 4:36 pm
Ah, well observed!
marion
February 2nd, 2017 at 7:11 pm
The snowflakes shine bright,
White, majestic, complex, light,
Shining in the night
February 3rd, 2017 at 10:04 am
Well posed Dietmar!
__ In my shallow intellect, the last light may always be another shining thought; a step up the ladder.
ideas climb
this ladder of many steps
notions light
_m
February 3rd, 2017 at 10:27 am
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closing time
a stepladder holds
the last light
—DIETMAR TAUCHNER
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As youngsters many of us probably saw ladders of all designs as magical contraptions to visit places beyond the ordinary 'normal' world. A place to escape, if only for a few moments…
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northern lights
a boy makes a ladder
out of his telescope
Alan Summers
Journal of The British Haiku Society:
Blithe Spirit, 24:3, August 2014
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
北極光
使用他的望遠鏡男孩的想像力
做成一座梯子
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
北极光
使用他的望远镜男孩的想像力
做成一座梯子
Chinese versions by Chen-ou Liu
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February 5th, 2017 at 8:15 am
up the stair
toward sound
of rain