a horse gallops
in flickering firelight
Lascaux cave
Published by
Jay Friedenberg
Jay Friedenberg is a member of the Haiku Society of America and Spring Street Haiku Group in New York City. He is currently serving as Associate Editor for frogpond, the journal for the Haiku Society of America. He has had his work accepted in numerous U.S. and international journals and is the winner of multiple awards and honorable mentions in haiku contests.
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Beautiful! I imagined it twice. Firstly before I understood the reference and was sitting by a fire inside a cave that could be any cave watching the horse gallop by outside and secondly when the wall paintings came to life. I enjoyed it both times but my reading of it was so enriched once I understood the reference. Thank you.
Engaged is the mind in thoughts of own
Completely engaged
Absorbed is the mind in thoughts of own
Completely absorbed
A disturbance breaks peace of mind
Everything else going on in mind prior is now put on hold.
Exactly what draws the mind's attention is the horse and that is what makes the entire description of a horse galloping absolutely interesting.
I'm there! So evocative.. Love it!
Thanks Sabra! Its an image that's hard to conjure unless one has seen some of the cave paintings.
Beautiful! I imagined it twice. Firstly before I understood the reference and was sitting by a fire inside a cave that could be any cave watching the horse gallop by outside and secondly when the wall paintings came to life. I enjoyed it both times but my reading of it was so enriched once I understood the reference. Thank you.
___ Not knowing of the Lascaux caves, a quick search enlightened; thank you Jay.
thought bloom
with each day to learn
brush stroke
_m
Engaged is the mind in thoughts of own
Completely engaged
Absorbed is the mind in thoughts of own
Completely absorbed
A disturbance breaks peace of mind
Everything else going on in mind prior is now put on hold.
Exactly what draws the mind's attention is the horse and that is what makes the entire description of a horse galloping absolutely interesting.