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.

Friday, August 01, 2008

firefly in a jar

the little girl

starts to cry

(This appeared, in a slightly different form, in the Shiki Kukai July 2008.)

I'll be taking another short break (What a gadabout!). See you in a week or so.

Crafty Green Poet said...: oh there are so many stories in that one, its wonderful; 1:19 PM
Bill said...: Thank you, Juliet.; 7:18 AM
jem said...: I like this. I've never seen fireflies but when I read about them in jars it always sounds rather sad. I think there is hope for the world with little girls like this in it!; 1:43 AM
Bill said...: Jem, fireflies are just as wonderful as you think they are.; 2:34 PM