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Tuesday, November 25, 2008
the flawless persimmon has a seed
w. f. owen
7 comments:
Anonymous
said...
bill, our sixth white thanksgiving in the last seven years was clinched yesterday with a beautiful five inch snowfall... ed
this haiku is gorgeous ... so many levels indeed ...
the flawless persimmon has a seed
my first thought was the flawless had a flaw and it was the seed and then i thought no, wait, its that the seed will grow another flawless (or so the theory goes) ... so very nicely done here >>> Gina
7 comments:
bill,
our sixth white thanksgiving in the last seven years was clinched yesterday with a beautiful five inch snowfall...
ed
snow
the sunspots
on a beggar's hand
hi ed,
that sounds beautiful. it finally got cool
here--about 60.
nice haiku. thanks for stopping by!
bill
Beautiful, Bill.
I waited awhile before I posted. Like the greatest Haiku, this works at many levels.
The best from you, that I have read so far.
thanks patrick. i truly appreciate
your comments.
bill
this haiku is gorgeous ... so many levels indeed ...
the flawless persimmon has a seed
my first thought was the flawless had a flaw and it was the seed and then i thought no, wait, its that the seed will grow another flawless (or so the theory goes) ... so very nicely done here >>> Gina
thank you gina for your generous comment.
of course, the persimmon tree is bare now . . .
hmm, perhaps a haiku there.
thanks,
bill
thank you gina for your generous comment.
of course, the persimmon tree is bare now . . .
hmm, perhaps a haiku there.
thanks,
bill
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