I have seen a bird
Fly halfway across the world,
Then vanish in mist.
With eyes of a child,
“That tree,” she says, “is even
Taller than the hill.”
“It had a headstart,”
I thought, “because its roots grew
High as well as deep.”
Two children jump
Over a puddle.
Then one exclaims,
“The rain has stopped!”
--okei
Fly halfway across the world,
Then vanish in mist.
With eyes of a child,
“That tree,” she says, “is even
Taller than the hill.”
“It had a headstart,”
I thought, “because its roots grew
High as well as deep.”
Two children jump
Over a puddle.
Then one exclaims,
“The rain has stopped!”
--okei
Love this. I am in a poetry mood today and had a few lines swirling through my own brain.
ReplyDeleteLovely, Okei
Thank you Lee! I think it's my attempt at photography with words.
ReplyDeleteOh what a nice way to put it!
ReplyDeleteOh I love these!
ReplyDeleteThanks! They're such everyday things, but you know sometimes you get those rare moments when the normal seems special, the "photographic moment". Such moments really are rare and stick in your memory. The ordinary becomes beautiful. And I guess that's the meaning of seeing with the "eyes of a child". Now, these haikus weren't necessarily such vivid moments, but in capturing them in haiku form, they take on a life of their own as if they were. :^)
ReplyDeleteI am thankful you brought us there
ReplyDeleteDelightful to read!
ReplyDeleteThanks again, and thanks Nancy!
ReplyDeleteWhy do i see 'me' here?... hahahahahhhh! Perhaps, it's that 'free spirit' i catch from your beautiful lines. Great poem, dude!
ReplyDeletePhotography with words? Purpose achieved! Very creative.
ReplyDeletePhotography with words--you achieved your goal
ReplyDeleteI seen the bird too
Many Thanks!!! To Jach, Astara & Had.
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