open sky :: SAMVAAD/29th March
- sanjuktaa
- Mar 29
- 1 min read
hosts : Sanjuktaa Asopa & Aparna Pathak
finding the old gate
between our yards
wild lilies
-Jackquie Pearce
( Winner of Peggy Willis Lyles Haiku Award, honorable mention ,2025 & published on the Heron's Nest website; to be featured in the poet's forthcoming collection, The Warm Land )
The poet has to say this about her ku:
The haiku was inspired by a spring visit to my childhood home, where my father still lives. The old gate is one my siblings and I used to use to visit back and forth with the neighbour kids when we were young. It has not been used in years, but the wild fawn lilies blooming near the gate reminded me that it is still there, a symbol of past and potential friendships and the days when children played together outside throughout the neighbourhod. The lilies and the gate also remind me of my father and the things he nurtures and builds. Recently, my dad showed the gate to the mail-carrier to offer…
Jackquie Pearce would like to share this picture with the readers which complements her poem
I get lost in the beauty of this, wonderfully written.