Wednesday, July 13, 2016

present

rebuked
with one word - "absent"
and one stern look

I was wandering
a lonely path
thick and grown in
with new ferns
and old fallen trees
deep in the forest
with my old
temple dog
present


the tired monk
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19 comments:

  1. DonnaJuly 13, 2016 at 11:11 AM

    Some much contained in so few words...I felt as if the path may be lonely but really when we look it is so full of growth....and we are so much happier when we are present, aren't we? Seeing what lies around us.

    Donna@LivingFromHappiness

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  2. SusanJuly 13, 2016 at 11:16 AM

    I love the irony here: it is so true.

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  3. Gillena CoxJuly 13, 2016 at 11:51 AM

    Nice, makes an excellent haibun; Good Wednesday

    much love...

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  4. Sanaa RizviJuly 13, 2016 at 12:13 PM

    Such power even in the brevity of your verse :)

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  5. Sherry Blue SkyJuly 13, 2016 at 12:53 PM

    I love the beauty of that forest trail, in the company of your old temple dog. Beautiful.

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  6. Sumana RoyJuly 13, 2016 at 1:34 PM

    'absent' hints that the path might be lonely except the ever faithful companion...

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  7. Jae RoseJuly 13, 2016 at 2:34 PM

    I love the play on present and absent... I suspect you and your temple dog were present in the very best way - good to read your work again

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  8. PanchaliJuly 13, 2016 at 5:33 PM

    Beautifully penned...!! Ah, friendship has so much of a deeper meaning. The absence of the right people in our life can be so painful...Love your temple dog! :)

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  9. Magical Mystical TeacherJuly 13, 2016 at 6:53 PM

    Animals know innately the trick that we human beings must learn: to be present.

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  10. MaryJuly 13, 2016 at 8:05 PM

    So much to think about here. It is always good to have one's temple dog near.

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  11. AnonymousJuly 13, 2016 at 9:41 PM

    Oh brilliant... always good to read your poems.

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  12. TruedessaJuly 13, 2016 at 10:59 PM

    I wonder about the fallen tree and the temple dog..

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  13. Old EggJuly 14, 2016 at 2:53 AM

    I know where I would prefer to be!

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  14. rallentandaJuly 14, 2016 at 9:32 AM

    Your dog is loved by you....good thing !

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  15. Rosemary Nissen-WadeJuly 14, 2016 at 6:10 PM

    The worst thing would be to be absent from one's own life – but you know that.

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  16. C.C.July 15, 2016 at 1:41 PM

    Love the contrasts and the way you have set the scene so beautifully.

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  17. hyperCRYPTICalJuly 16, 2016 at 2:12 PM

    A good recent to be absent as you were present in a better place.
    Anna :o]

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  18. The Square CornerJuly 16, 2016 at 6:39 PM

    Nothing like an old temple dog to guide you. Nice work.

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  19. Liz Rice-SosneAugust 20, 2016 at 10:41 PM

    I am smiling.

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