falling rain
spatters my windshield
misty roads
moon greets me
during my travels
follows me
shimmers on the highway
wait to greet my tires
relief of cool air in the car
at the far end of our trip
family waits to greet us
These haiku and gogyohka are my response to Frank Tassone’s #Haikai Challenge #195-197 (Trifecta), which offers three kigo:
#195 – midsummer rain
#196 – summer moon
#197 – smoldering hot
While Frank’s prompts are related to the the last three weeks of June, these haiku are influenced by my travel in mid/late July.
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“moon greets me
during my travels
follows me”
I love how mystical and isolated this feels. The ending is so sweet and wholesome too. 🙂 Very beautiful.
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Thank you, Lucy. 🙂
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lovely
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Thank you.
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Reblogged this on Frank J. Tassone and commented:
#Haiku Happenings #4: Ken Gierke’s latest haiku and #gogyohka for my prior #Haikai Challenge!
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Thanks for sharing, Frank.
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“the shimmers on the highway wait to greet my tires” conjures a wonderful image. Nice trio of haikai, Ken.
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Thank you, Lisa.
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You’re welcome, Ken. Are you back home from your travels now?
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Back and recovering. Both of us have colds. Bonnie was first and had a rapid test before leaving Buffalo to see my granddaughter in Cleveland. Negative, but she had a PCR test once back home. Also negative, but these colds are hanging on. Hers is sinus, and mine has moved to my chest. We’re getting along fine, but the symptoms are annoying.
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Sorry to hear about the colds but happy they aren’t covid-19 or one of its variants. Hope you two can take it easy and get better soon.
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Travel by car can be a true adventure these days – Hope you had a wonderful reunion.
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Reunions with both family and classmates were very pleasant. Thank you, Jules.
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A perfect highway song. (K)
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The wind and the sun and the voice of the tires do make a song, don’t they?
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