HAIKU: RESPONSE TO ONE DEEP BREATH PROMPT OF 3/12/07
This week's prompt was to consider stillness/calm. My haiku above is based on a memory of years back, when I was commuting to and from work by subway, and just about anywhere else I needed to go. It was extremely rare that I had even a moment of stillness (either literally or metaphorically) anywhere near New York city's subway system, which is why I've never forgotten the experience.
You can visit One Deep Breath to read the full prompt, and to enjoy others' creative responses. The picture is a revision of one I did for a Tarot card, tweaked tremendously in the Paint program. :-)
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'til next time, keep dreaming,
Roswila
[aka: Patricia Kelly]
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Labels: haiku
posted by Roswila @ 7:44 AM
13 Comments:
Lovely urban haiku.
I could see this vision so perfectly. Great haiku, you brought reality of the city home to me.
I like your haiku, it shows that still moments can occur anywhere.
It reminds me of a trip on the underground in London- the last stop and it was, oh, so peaceful comparatively!
Wonderful, Roswila!
Brian: I even think stillness is more an inner state, than an outer one. If we can maintain it, and that's a very big "if" for me. :-D
Regina: Oh, yes, stopped and for real at last. Phew! And even the graffiti is "silenced." :-)
Roswila, this is precious. A fine work with imagery and environment. All city dwellers need this moment.
Talk about memories! You bring to mind the times I was a (temporarily) homeless 'yo-yo' subway rider (back in the '60's) going from Getty Square in Yonkers as far as the subway would take me, then cross the tracks and go back uptown...all night long. Lots of still moments but not much peace unfortunately in those days. That was to come much later.
And thanks for your visit.
I love your glimpses of city life. This is a good haiku.
Thanks, Sandy. I haven't been out of New York city in years. I yearn to write some nature haiku, but that's the way it is. I at least live on a block with lots of trees and flowers. :-)
Oh, Ron, I'm delighted you are no longer living on the subways. I can imagine the unpeaceful stillness you experienced. I'm glad you survived and now apparently thrive!
Thank you, getzapped. Posting this ku has really reminded me that stillness and calm come from inside, not outside. Now to work on that ... :-D
This is so lovely. It is easy to vision.
Lovely haiku! It's so easy to picture it. It's amazing where calm experiences can pop up in our hectic lives if you are willing to look for them.
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