eyes behind thick lens,
he practiced long measured steps,
enduring silence
~0~0
running briskly to
yellow line, endurance pounds
one second harder
~0~0
there are no white flags
nor finish lines, beginnings
draw out endurance
Posted for Haiku Heights: Endurance
and Haiku My Heart
I can almost feel the personality of the man behind the thick lens!
ReplyDeleteThank you Bruce for the lovely comment.
DeleteAn excellent subject and beautiful lines.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate your encouragement.
DeleteWhen I saw that you had visited my blog, I said, "Oh yes, that's the one that wrote about the highway, the bridge" I came over to read, then scrolled down and read more. You are quite a poet. The award is well deserved. It has only been a little over a year since I wrote my first haiku with the urging of Rebecca at recuerda mi corazon, sponsor of Haiku My Heart. All of yours seem from the heart. It's soothing here, and peaceful. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteNow, one question. That bowl of cereal photo in the post below this one, (corn flakes I'm guessing). the coffee cup is turned upside down. You must be one special commuter not to need a Cup 'O Joe before your drive to work. Tell me the travel mug was full.
Much Peace
Sorry, I don't drink coffee...ha..ha...
DeleteGrace, this is lovely!
ReplyDeleteHappy Weekend :)
Happy weekend too Ayala ~
Deletehey,where's Heaven and who is this Grace? :PPP
ReplyDeleteToday's poem was a bit of a sad one.
This is my other blog :-)
Deleteit is what we do when there are no finish lines or white flags that def affect the outcomes later....
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Brian. Thanks for the visit ~
DeleteReally beautiful, Grace... and I agree with Brian.
ReplyDeleteThanks Laurie ~
DeleteReally nice haikus, love the last one- speaks a universal truth and something we should consider. Great job Grace. Thanks
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Grace!
ReplyDeleteIt is these moments that define us~
This line speaks to me the most:
"beginnings
draw out endurance"
Powerful insight!
With nothing but ourselves to push us on, we do get a good glimpse into ourselves, great thoughts.
ReplyDeleteIt's sometimes a long road. Nicely done.
ReplyDeleteLovely haiku ~ and photo is perfect for them ~ thanks, namaste, ^_^
ReplyDeletethe last one is really cool
ReplyDeletetwo senryu dedicated to the novelist
All were nicely put together and the first had a particularly strong resonance, I thought.
ReplyDelete"he practiced long measured steps,
ReplyDeleteenduring silence"
That's relevant to modern living, Grace! We do our own thing not bothering others. We enjoy what life offers or just suffer in silence!
Hank
Oh, to walk on that road on a Spring day... I love your haiku!
ReplyDeleteWonderful haiku...there is always a finish line of some sort...something we must endure to cross that line.
ReplyDeleteThat's quite a picture to imagine through your words.
ReplyDeleteSorry for the late visit. My internet was acting up. Have great week.
I enjoyed your set of Haiku very much. My favourite is the last. " beginnings
ReplyDeletedraw out endurance" They certainly do.
Love especially the first set.
ReplyDeleteGreat and insighful, Grace! I like them all.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if those who begin know that they will develop endurance if they keep going step by step by step...
ReplyDeletePoppies Lack Endurance