We live, love, then die.
Life is a drawn-out drama.
Wish it were a beach.
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Photo by Jared Carpenter on Flickr
Posted in Art, Haiku, Poetry | Tags: death, drama, Jared Carpenter, Life, Love, solemn frivolity
Thanksgiving
For each new morning with its light,
For rest and shelter of the night,
For health and food,
For love and friends,
For everything Thy goodness sends.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
My soul laid bare ..tread lightly, please ;>
This is where I plan to bare my soul for all the world to see - warts and all. I plan on letting it all hang out here, so to speak, not knowing exactly what direction it may take, but I hope you're along for the ride. If you are, you'll be respected and valued here for your poetic sensibilities. We can explore the content of our hearts and intricate workings of our minds, together. But above all else, I declare this place a safe haven from the slings and arrows of life that may be bent on foisting themselves in our general direction, seeking to strip all heart-felt and pithy profundities from our poetic souls. Mercy! Do I hear an Amen?! :>
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UPDATE 2 My Gentle Readers:
Please take note that my responses to your comments may be embedded along with your comments, or may stand alone as a separate comment. I'm in the process of catching up with my blog which is behaving like a whiplash smile. heh heh..
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Sure is. But doesn’t this drama keep the heart ticking? But I’d rather have my heart beating near the beach too.
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By: drewfbush on April 22, 2009
at 12:44 pm
This haiku certainly brings a smile; so much more than the pessimistic, “Life is a bitch, then you die,” philosophy that many espouse. You found both the metaphysical base and the fun in taking those precious breaths we call “life”. Or for some of us, “this lifetime”. Kudos.
Glenn
By: Glenn Buttkus on April 22, 2009
at 1:45 pm
Hey, come on over to Doug Palmer’s blog, Feel Free To Laugh . He and I are having some fun with a new poetry form he has called “Twit-ku”. It is right down your alley, and up your street. Dig it.
Glenn;smiling.
By: Glenn Buttkus on April 23, 2009
at 8:19 am
Great lines. At this point in my life, I could not agree more.
By: damyantig on April 25, 2009
at 7:55 pm