john tiong chunghoo (Jan 21,1960 / Sibu, Sarawak - Land with Cat City, Swan City, Oil City and the World's Largest Cave Mulu)
09 Haiku - Criss crossing shadows
haiku one:
in criss-crossing shadows
of the mountains, we admire
sunbathed summits
haiku two:
in criss crossing shadows
we admire sunbathed
summits
haiku three:
tottering ballet dancer
the butterfly flutters
round a bloom
haiku three:
dead widow's bamboo bell
each chime echoes
a memory of her
haiku four;
dead widow's bamboo bell
forelorn the chime
has become
tanka:
dugout river
a nude doll stares
right through me
i discover stephen king and
- shivers
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I find 'tottering ballet dance' presents a very imaginative and lively picture.
I prefer the first 'dead widow's bamboo bell over the second one.
The tanka produces the effect that it describes. Nicely done.
Shadows are eternally fascinating to
the poetic mind. But I was most moved
by the widow and her bamboo bell.
That poignant sound resonates.
Warmest regards,
Sandra