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Monday, March 31, 2008

stray

a stray dog
going my way
early spring
(Shiki Kukai, February 2008)

11 Comments:

Blogger floots said...

i'm fascinated by
and jealous of
the sense of aimless purpose displayed by stray dogs
they know exactly where they're going - nowhere
and they're ok with that
another spring - i'm ok with that
thanks for setting me thinking bill
cheers

10:26 AM  
Blogger polona said...

this implies so much...

12:34 PM  
Blogger Bill said...

Thanks, floots and polona.

3:22 PM  
Blogger J. Andrew Lockhart said...

I like this :)

8:56 PM  
Blogger John McDonald said...

delightful bill
john

3:08 AM  
Blogger Pat Paulk said...

Spring always leads me astray. Love this.

5:32 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I too like it!

7:35 AM  
Blogger Bill said...

Andrew, John, pat, and gautami, my thanks. There was something in the moment, including its indeterminacy, that said spring to me.

7:55 AM  
Blogger haiku-shelf (Angelika Wienert) said...

a good haiku, Bill!


and i liked it very much to read floot`s comment:

"...they know exactly where they're going - nowhere
and they're ok with that..."

1:22 AM  
Blogger Tikkis said...

I cannot stop thinking:

a wanderer's
worn-out shoes --
it was a long winter

(Floot's comment is fine)

11:09 AM  
Blogger Bill said...

Some days, tikkis, it still is a long winter around here.

7:21 PM  

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