open sky :: SAMVAAD/ 15th June
- sanjuktaa
- Jun 15
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hosts : Sanjuktaa Asopa & Aparna Pathak
hinged shoji
softly the sound
of his grief
--Naia
(Frogpond, Vol. 45:3, Autumn 2022)
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hosts : Sanjuktaa Asopa & Aparna Pathak
hinged shoji
softly the sound
of his grief
--Naia
(Frogpond, Vol. 45:3, Autumn 2022)
Excellent haiku! Emotions are captured so well. I also get a different perspective. The grief will slowly end, slowly by closing the shoji. Time heals
Regarding how this beautiful poem came to be written, Naia shared this with us:
The initial inspiration came from revisiting memories of the death of my beloved golden retriever, Casey, and how my other pets grieved along with me. I pondered on the way humans and animals grieve, often seeking solitude and seclusion to fully experience the depth of emotion. As I did so, this haiku grew into being.