Wednesday, September 12, 2012

"Symphony" (September Haiku, Day Thirteen)



It’s summer still.  Fall
Will lower the bridge over
Her castle’s moat.  Wait.

Color in her cheeks,
She’ll let you in her temple,
When golden leaves fall.

When loneliness rings,
She’ll wrap you in reds and golds,
Hand you a scepter.

She’ll make you her king,
You’ll be her Sun and her Moon,
She will bow to you.

You’ll call her Autumn,
You will be kind and patient,
You won’t offend her.

You will rule the stars,
You will ride the Milky Way,
Curb a wild comet.

You will know your moves,
Your mind will be clear, agile,
You will shed your doubts.

The passage of clouds,
The low whisper of twilight
Will render your thoughts.

She’ll stay by your side,
Nature’s daughter, your true love,
No gloss on her lips.

She’ll call you her own,
Honey is too sweet for her,
A hint of pepper.

You’ll read her music,
Scriptures earthly and divine,
Complex and easy.

You will dance to it,
She will surrender to you,
Her hair – strands of rain.

You'll experience
A beautiful symphony,
Consonance of souls.



To be continued...
Live for the Love of it,
The Happy Amateur

24 comments:

  1. Yet another beautiful addition to the thread. :)

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  2. This is so romantic and lovely. I fell in love with the rhythm specifically here -

    "You’ll read her music,
    Scriptures earthly and divine,
    Complex and easy.

    You will dance to it,
    She will surrender to you,
    Her hair – strands of rain."

    *smiles*

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  3. This must be getting tough! Going well though - I hope there'll be a happy ending.

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  4. The symphony of haiku is growing ... wonderfully composed.

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  5. This is so romantic!! I love the musicality of the whole poem.

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  6. This is a lovely one too. "Consonance of souls." They are fortunate these two you are painting.

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  7. Ah ... just picked this up here... lovely and must look back :)

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    1. Thank you, Pearl! You haven't missed anything: they are all here, day one through day thirteen so far :-)

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  8. Yes, very fortunate...but will their song go on? Tune in tomorrow to find out:)

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    1. Sounds a lot like me: I'm prone to skepticism, too :-) Maybe, they'll surprise us though, we shall see...

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  9. I really love the symphony Haiku. lovely!

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  10. Smoothly your haiku series glides along the month :-) Another beautiful image!

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    1. Cannot help it..I wouldn't mind a little "consonance of souls," either, now that I think about it.. :-)

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  12. Incredible how you are tying this all together...the threads of September
    http://merlinspielen.com/2012/09/13/summer-symphony/

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