1. “Gardening is not a rational act.
2. “A garden is always a series of losses set against a few triumphs, like life itself.”
3. “Gardens are not made by singing ‘Oh, how beautiful,’ and sitting in the shade.”
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As usual my monkey mind jumps from one quote to the other. Undecided, I present a few haiku leaving it to the readers to discern which quote they suit best.
lilies
the gardener says
it's the end of season
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summer storm
at the end of the day
just a leaf
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yellowing leaf
how silently can we
say goodbye
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roots
have I lost the
trail somewhere?
**
rain droplets
on the jade... perhaps
an afterthought
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the falling
of a dead leaf
even the breeze
does not lend it
a cadence
**
deepening dusk
the red hibiscus
still so red
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What a beautiful collection of haikus - all of which flower! Jae
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Jae. Your words mean a lot.
Deleteloved the set of Haikus... and the philosophies behind. ... & that image of money plant leaf, after losing its currency.
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for your kind appreciation.
DeleteWow! These are superb. (And it doesn't matter which quote inspired what – or if it was collective – as inspiration may have all sorts of results, not necessarily obvious.)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Rosemary. Indebted.
DeleteEnchanting little vignettes.
ReplyDeleteThank you very much
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