Each song, every word
Reminders of lost lovers
Don’t hide it away
Author’s Note: I heard a few songs today that reminded me of people who had been and others who continue to be important in my life. Although using the word “lovers” fit better than that phrase… The final line is inspired by or perhaps a reaction to The Beatles’ song “You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away,” as perhaps better outcomes can be reached in life when one does not hide love.
Fewer words exchanged
Made up conversations crash
In silence, fears abound
Author’s Note: This is a quick result of a few thoughts on the fears and insecurities that can emerge when you start to hear less from the people you care about. You might imagine the conversations you’d like to have with them, but as life goes on perhaps you drift apart somewhat and those conversations don’t happen. The quiet brings with it fear of losing connections forever, but there might be chances that remain.
heart feels so heavy
pulling spirits down to earth
where’s my red balloon?
Author’s Note: This is a haiku I wrote when feeling down sometime back. I think the first line is kind of self-explanatory, like when you feel so sad it’s like you can’t even muster the energy to get up. At the time it also seemed like everything that might normally get my spirit rising was also getting held down with me. I once saw somewhere that one of the original aspects of haiku is the idea of having a juxtaposition of seemingly unrelated ideas, sort of an abrupt transition. The final line probably seems somewhat unrelated to the sadder feelings of the first two, although one might think a balloon could help (literally) lift someone’s spirits. In fact I had recently watched the Disney movie “Christopher Robin,” in which a red balloon was a rather important symbol. Both Christopher Robin’s childhood “friends” and his daughter held the balloon, which brought them such happiness and joy, but Christopher Robin was so mired in his unhappy life that he was completely unfazed by the balloon. Fortunately that changed in the end of the movie, so finding that metaphorical red balloon here would hopefully relieve the sadness expressed in the first two lines.
PS Apparently my notes on haiku are going to be much longer than the poems themselves!
Catharsis & Creation 