A few haiku on having and not having

i.

The cup I hold is
three quarters full;
I want seconds.

ii.

Begging, clutching
what does not yet exist,
moments slipping through.

iii.

Coals glowing,
the fire draws to its end,
swallowed by momentum.

iv.

Cleaning the shed
of leaves once under your feet,
replaced by the breeze.

v.

How many haiku
of sand washing away,
reshaping dunes?

vi.

Words pile up
under our umbrella,
silenced by rain.

7 responses to “A few haiku on having and not having”

  1. Beautiful and brilliant. I think each one is my favorite, and then I read the next…
    The first stanza snagged me, I completely relate.

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    • Thank you! Sometimes when I can’t fully wrap my head around an issue, it helps to break it up and poke it from a lot of angles. This topic needs more work. Thanks for the encouragement.

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      • Yes, I really like that idea of poking at things from different angles…not much (if anything) in this life that isn’t multifaceted. Therefore, poetry! 🙂

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