HAIKU AUTUMN \ AFTERWORDS
SHORTFALL
The days early down….
winter nears by degrees….no
wonder….November
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BELITTLE SHORT DAYS? NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS
Oh the days dwindle down/To a precious few…./September…./November….
And these few precious days/I’ll spend with you/These precious days/I’ll spend with you
–Maxwell Anderson, lyricist
….and they lived….happily ever after….once upon a time….once in every lifetime….
scifihammy 4:21 am on November 5, 2016 Permalink |
Not heard this song before – nice one 🙂
And a very interesting bridge photo 🙂
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mistermuse 5:20 am on November 5, 2016 Permalink |
The sign on the bridge says “Bridge of Dreams” — here is how it came by that name:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge_of_Dreams
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Cynthia Jobin 10:30 am on November 5, 2016 Permalink |
I really enjoyed the subtleties in your haiku. In fact, everything about this post is a delight, in a wistful sort of way….Alice Faye, of course, and then the tendency of a bridge of dreams to become a bridge of sighs….
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mistermuse 11:23 am on November 5, 2016 Permalink |
Thank you, Cynthia — I can think of no more appropriate choice of words than “subtleties” and “wistful”….and “bridge of sighs” reminds me of a wonderful film titled A LITTLE ROMANCE in which the Bridge of Sighs in Venice plays a vital role. Here’s the trailer for the film:
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Cynthia Jobin 11:30 am on November 5, 2016 Permalink |
Sometimes “a little romance is everything”…..indeed.
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D. Wallace Peach 1:31 pm on November 5, 2016 Permalink |
A beautiful post. Very serene. 🙂
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mistermuse 3:47 pm on November 5, 2016 Permalink |
Thank you, Diana.
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Mark Scheel 1:37 pm on November 5, 2016 Permalink |
Lately, having succumbed to a severe bout of the flu, I’ve been contemplating death. The song “The Autumn Leaves” keeps running through my head and I hear the implications in a much different way now. Your haiku reinforces that. Have you ever toured, really, the bridges of Madison County? Anyway, all covered bridges are special and beautiful.
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mistermuse 3:46 pm on November 5, 2016 Permalink |
I have indeed toured the bridges of Madison County — long ago, before the book and movie even came out (if I recall correctly). I especially remember a man on a rainy Iowa morning going out of his way to get in his pickup truck and lead us to one of the bridges when I asked for directions. Friendly folks, those Iowans!
And, Mark, while we may not agree on politics, we certainly agree that “all covered bridges are special and beautiful” — I should know: I’ve photographed over 500 of them in the U.S., Canada and Europe.
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Don Frankel 8:09 am on November 6, 2016 Permalink |
It used to seem like a long long time from May to December but not so much now.
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mistermuse 9:55 am on November 6, 2016 Permalink |
Don, “That long long time” (May to December) has been replaced by the time from the Democratic & Republican primaries to election day — and now, given the intransigent animosity that has developed, it looks like it won’t even end on election day, no matter who wins.
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Don Frankel 6:40 pm on November 6, 2016 Permalink |
Muse, my theory is everyone should vote on July 4. Because I think that most everyone makes their minds up during the Primary process and the rest is all show biz.
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mistermuse 7:15 pm on November 6, 2016 Permalink |
Good idea, Don. Not only would voting on Independence Day free us from four more months of insufferable political posturing, but it would give the winner four extra months to put together the best possible administration and time to try to work on mending fences with the opposition (if such a thing is possible).
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inesephoto 5:42 pm on November 15, 2016 Permalink |
Love your ‘no wonder November’!
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mistermuse 8:01 pm on November 15, 2016 Permalink |
Thank you. I don’t write many haikus — probably because I struck gold with that one and haven’t had such luck since!
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