Haiku from Providence

[VIROS 2915]

 

Haiku from Providence

 

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A collection of five poems in observance of the Oyashiman format of the 'haiku', written by HIH Josephine Augusta as a gift to the Jade State.

 

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"Thousand bamboo stalks

form slats for the rising sun:

little golden swords."

"Southern Vista"

 

 

 

"Little ladybug

waltzes between fat raindrops.

What a dire dance!"

"Joy"

 

 

 

 

"Grey kings in grey shrouds,

their glories in gilt settings:

splendor of the grave."

"Grief"

 

 

 

"Silent battlefield—

a broken spear stands erect:

lonely monument."

"Remembrance"

 

 

 

"Numberless snowflakes

twirl and settle, one by one.

But all melt in time."

"Eternity"

 

 

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Spoiler

Credit to @TojoTimefor inspiration!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Moo_bot 775]

Tianrui Ren smiles at the thoughtful gift from HIH Josephine, keeping a copy of the haikus to brighten the walls of his office.