Suzanne’s weekly prompt at On the Road asks for a haiku, tanka, haibun or haiga regarding the various roads we travel. The June 30 prompt, The road is life, offers a quote from Jack Kerouac, On the Road:
“Our battered suitcases were piled on the sidewalk again; we had longer ways to go. But no matter, the road is life.”
This haibun is my response.
The Road is Life
Car in tow behind a rental truck of a compressed life, I rolled out of town. Moving forward to a new life waiting to unfold, yet possessing ties that, even now, years later, draw me back to see the ones I love, I knew the past would always be a part of me. A truck full of weathered memories, some battered, was emptied when it reached its destination, its contents woven into the happiness I found.
deep within the heart
past and present still reside
as the future calls
denying separation
some bonds cannot be denied
This is a strong poem. I like it a lot.
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Thank you, Jane.
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Wonderful Tanka!
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Thanks! 😉
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I really like this, Ken. I really like this line: “A truck full of weathered memories, some battered, was emptied when it reached its destination, its contents woven into the happiness I found.” I like the idea of both physical objects and the memories and emotions of people and places of the past melding with the present.
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A big part of life. Thank you.
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That’s really powerful. I am so glad you joined the challenge. I hope you visit again sometime.
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Thank you. 😀
How could I have missed a comment from the originator of the prompt?!
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Oh gosh – what a blast from the past. That blog is no more – thanks for being part of it. 🙂
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Packed possessions as a compressed life…what a great image (and true I think). (K)
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Very excellently penned out Ken ❤
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🙂 Thanks!
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Wonderful!
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Thank you, Bob.
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