The diagnosis:
put your affairs in order.
Fall is on the way.
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Haiku Heights is hosting The September Heights, a haiku-a-day challenge with a daily word prompt to be used as a theme and/or in the haiku. Today’s word is “loneliness.” Click through to check out more haiku or to add your own.
Wrapped up like a tiny surprise package!
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Haiku is like a little gift, isn’t it?
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Oh dear – this could be light-hearted in some ways I realize after my initial caught breath – but mainly feels pretty dark – you’ve managed to compress a lot in a few syllables. k.
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That’s kind of how I felt about it, too, K.
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Ouch! That is one rather sad Haiku. Well done in using the prompt word to create such a deep haiku
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Thank you. I find it rather painful also, so Ouch feels appropriate.
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oh, well done. No loneliness greater than the journey suggested here–although I hear the final destination is grand.
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Thanks, Susan. I guess we will all find out someday…
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There is an air of finality about your words…
A Long Loneliness
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Yes, it feels very heavy to me.
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A warning with double meaning.
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I am starting to appreciate the ambiguity haiku can have.
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Good day Karin … my first time here and I was quite surprised to see such a wonderful haiku … very well done.
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Thank you for the kind words, Kristjaan.
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