haiku-usa: memorial day 2006

Thursday, May 25, 2006

war memorial

an eagle descending

on the playground

sangeet said...: Very nice!

Sangeet; 4:48 AM
floots said...: this has so many overtones
celebration and threat combined
great piece; 5:28 AM
Bill said...: Thanks sangreet and floots. While we rightly honor those who have served in the past, what of the future? Do we look forward to the prospect of erecting war memorials to the kids now in the playgrounds?; 8:15 AM
polona said...: several layers in this one. enjoyed!; 1:03 PM
J. Andrew Lockhart said...: this is just perfect for this weekend -- thanks; 2:30 PM
Bill said...: Thanks, polona and andrew.; 3:54 PM
Anonymous said...: A strong poem: an eagle; means one of them? What has that one eagle been busy with, and where? And going to play, again, or continue...
Many questions, only Bill knows the answer :-)
Don't tell us!

Tikkis; 3:45 AM
Anonymous said...: Memorial Day
i remember the face
of a man in quang tri; 5:11 AM
Bill said...: Don't worry, tikkis, I'll never tell.

p bodhi, another fine poem.

Thanks to both.; 4:54 PM
Anonymous said...: bill,
thank you.
p bodhi

Memorial Day
the montage of memories
from a chocolate chip cookie

we always looked forward to those
packages from the world.

Memorial Day
I had a friend from Brooklyn
for twenty-three hours; 5:22 AM
Anonymous Poet said...: Where are you at?; 3:36 PM
Bill said...: p bodhi, good to year from you.

Anon, the war memorial that inspired this is in a park in western New York state.; 4:41 PM

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