
Alone
ship returns from sea
bringing his still body home
she waits on the beach
Unlit lantern
eyes shielded from glare
unlit lantern brought from home
patiently waiting

Alone
ship returns from sea
bringing his still body home
she waits on the beach
Unlit lantern
eyes shielded from glare
unlit lantern brought from home
patiently waiting
Filed under haiku
A solemn but well written entry!
My entry: http://charleslmashburn.wordpress.com/2011/08/31/dearest-john-2/
vivid and lovely…
Thanks so much for reading and commenting
Very sad and well written
http://gatelesspassage.com/2011/09/05/the-milky-seas/
beautiful sadness painted in your simple words.
love it.
It isn’t always happiness returning. And you’ve captured that wonderfully here.
A beauty delicately sad.
Cynthia, thank you for reading and commenting – the picture just struck me as so sad 😦
Quite beautiful!
Thank you so much for reading and commenting 🙂
such stark emotion in these two pieces….
wonderful! 🙂
Thank you I very much appreciate your thoughtful words!