waking from nightmare
as if crossing the mountain
to avoid the stairs
I refuse to take allergy medications during the two weeks or so of oak pollen, instead taking an antihistamine only when absolutely necessary and likely annoying my wife with my complaints. (I made it nearly to bedtime yesterday without, due to a morning rain lowering the pollen count.)
I just woke from a brief nap induced by that antihistamine with a ten-minute headache of disorientation and this senryū in my head. (And, actually, it was a pleasant dream.)
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Yes yu are funny and yes, you probably do annoy yur wife at times. 😊 .
Both the image and the poem are great although you didn’t have a nightmare.
miriam
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Thanks.
And, hey! I gotta be me!
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Of curse yu have….😊
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At least you got a wonderful poem from it!
The tree pollen is particularly bad this year.
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Thanks, Merril. When I went kayaking this week, parts of the river were coated with pollen.
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Oh my. There was a video on FB–a place not far from here–where a guy knocked the machine he was driving against some trees, and there was this yellow bomb of pollen that flew down.
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I’ve been wiping the dogs paws after she walks across the deck to enter the house.
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High allergy season here too…
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Our dog is so old she doesn’t think about wandering. I usually stand outside with her to remind her why she’s out there, but this week I’ve been watching through the storm door. It seems to be in the immediate area of our house, with the white oaks, that I have a problem, so if I go to the garage – to the car – to the store, I’m okay.
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Johannesburg has a very high pollen count all year around, Ken. I take anti histamines every day. I love this haiku.
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Thank you!
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