Aging rusts the soul
Life scattered like lights and doors
Falling leaves hide rust
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Autumn Contemplation shows
Nature reclaims everything
Photo: Marc Andrew
Frank Tassone asked us to consider Autumn Contemplation, as we come to the end of this long hot summer. There are many ways autumn makes us stop and think about life. Nature, aging, and the combination of both remind me I am not invincible. When I was young, aging seemed far off, but now I am in the autumn of my life and realize in time I too will be like the car in the photo above. When gone, I will be remembered in bits and pieces, but soon, those too will fall by the wayside and the leaves of time will cover all. I decided to use this great photo again and write from a little different perspective. I am using it with permission from my nephew, Marc Andrew.
Check out my previous post for another perspective!
Excellent, Dwight. The photo is wonderful also.
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Thanks Jade! I love this photo. It says so much…
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YW and yes it does
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There are worse ideas than being reclaimed by nature 🙂 Better to be a fond, fading memory than to live forever in notoriety. Nice one, Dwight.
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Thanks Jane. I agree!
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🙂
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This is marvelous Dwight. And that image is perfect for your words.
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Thank you Linda! In this case, the image brought out the words for me.
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Nice!
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Dark, profound, moving …
All things end, which have a beginning.
And yet, I do believe that real art cannot die – for it will live on and come again, even if forgotten for a while…
Thank you, Dwight! 🙂
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Yes, some songs and art pieces seem to have a very long life.
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#Haiku Happenings #1 (9/2/2019): Dwight Roth’s #tanka for my current #haikai challenge!
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I do feel like that car sometimes. You are exactly right, age scatters us. (K)
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Thank You very much! Me too!
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This is quite a rich haiku both with or without the photo…I love its original imagery.
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Thank you Janice. It really caught me when I first saw it. It just had so much to say!
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Very nicely done! ❤
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Thank you very much!
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