Rallentanda

Rallentanda

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Marriage..



Haiku Heights 1, Dverse

this hung above our bed
in a white ornate frame

we were just starting out
well i was at least
life was rich with possibilities

in that lovely old home
without a street number
framed by hanging baskets of
red geraniums

the best house in that beautiful street
now demolished for a highway
just like us

no fingerprints left
a pile of dusty ashes
is all that remains



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12 comments:

  1. Brian MillerJuly 2, 2013 at 7:41 PM

    next to last stanza...demolished for the highway, just like us...best one there...ouch...that would be where i would have ended it...

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  2. Susie ClevengerJuly 2, 2013 at 8:21 PM

    So sad....

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    1. rallentandaJuly 2, 2013 at 10:35 PM

      After my divorce I ran into some folk I had not seen for ages, they did not know I was divorced and said I was looking radiant..I was:)

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  3. bodhisattvaintrainingJuly 2, 2013 at 8:54 PM

    Stupid highways... a friend in the country is going through this right now :(

    Where is that top/cover photo Rallentanda? so beautiful.

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  4. rallentandaJuly 2, 2013 at 9:32 PM

    Liverpool Plains Northern NSW
    I have a property there . The Chinese Conglomerate SANTOS wants to mine it but with a lot of local opposition from farmers has backed off and gone to ravage the Pilbara in WA.

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  5. UnknownJuly 2, 2013 at 9:42 PM

    Hello Rallentanda, this is a very poignant Haiku. Very impressive!!

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  6. kalpana solsiJuly 2, 2013 at 11:59 PM

    The development of highway, a means of commuting destroyed a beautiful home. sad. beautiful poem.

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  7. AnonymousJuly 3, 2013 at 12:56 AM

    Oh fantastic poem and ending haiku, so sad

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  8. UnknownJuly 4, 2013 at 12:33 AM

    Hearfelt and quite sad!!! Lovely take on Haiku

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  9. J Cosmo NewberyJuly 5, 2013 at 5:25 AM

    Sadly true. Truely sad.
    Enjoy the fingerprints while you can.

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  10. rallentandaJuly 5, 2013 at 6:06 AM

    I am flourishing at the moment!

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