haiku-usa

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

Haiku is to poetry as espresso is to coffee.

Monday, November 21, 2005

faded photo

I am the baby

my father holds

. . . on his face

a look I never knew

floots said...: so true
beautifully captured; 9:19 AM
Bill said...: Thanks, floots. I especially wanted your take on this one.; 4:55 PM
floots said...: bill: i think the father/son relationship is often a complicated one and "love" is likely to be hidden behind friendship/pride/machismo etc etc. Your tanka highlights this in a way which is poignant without being mawkish. Cheers; 11:27 PM