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A blog devoted mainly to haiku and senryu and to thoughts about, and inspired by, haiku and senryu.

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Wednesday, April 27, 2005

by a quiet pond

quiet pond

Anonymous said...: This brought tears to my eyes; 11:42 PM
Anonymous Poet said...: Very sad.; 7:37 PM
Bill said...: Hmmm. I thought it had a sort of happy ending. The quiet pond gets the last word.; 9:09 PM
Anonymous said...: Yep, that's what brought on the tears for me. The pond is still there, still quiet.; 5:40 AM
Bill said...: Jonathan: That's what I felt, and that's what most readers seem to get from it. Thanks for coming back.; 6:34 AM
Anonymous Poet said...: I just don't like garbage in nature. It seems so unjust.; 3:32 PM
Bill said...: AP: No quarrel there. But nature retains its healing power, for itself and for us. On the other hand, as you sense, too much "garbage" in the broadest sense will ultimately take its toll. I wanted the haiku to point indirectly to all of these possibilities. As always, thanks for your thoughtful comments.; 6:58 PM