Thursday, August 14, 2008

Daily Haiku II

The narrow road ended with her flower garden;
The old lady cared for flowers,
Only to watch butterflies in the afternoon!


Pescia, Italy, Summer 2007


*You are gone, and in one of the last days, we met your old neighbor by her garden, where she sat in the afternoons, watching the many butterflies that enjoyed the tender corners of her hard work. When we complimented her flowers, she told us, she does it all for the butterflies. It took us a moment to grasp what she just said; the understanding came in a small pressure shared between our hands. That moment of understanding is what keeps me going without you.


3 comments:

مسعود said...

سلام
چه متن زیبایی نوشته ای بعد از هایکو.خیلی پر احساس است و چه خوب درک و احساس مشترک را در لحظه نشان داده ای و ماندگاری آنرا.
سپاس

Azita said...

Salam,

growing flowers
to attract butterflies
smart
growing flowers
to attract butterflies
to attract people walking by
brilliant
growing flowers
to attract butterflies
to attract people walking by
to stop and have a moment of memorable union
splendid.

Peace

Tameshk said...

Dear Masoud and Azita,
Thanks for the comments!