conversing with stars
pines lift the edge of heaven
prayers slip through like clouds
we are still here breathing the last sighs of summer.
each night we add another blanket on our dreams,
as the last details of our waiting lives slip away.
the lake is a glass bowl filling with the song of loons while lilies blooms and
wane in the shimmering light.
i sit within the blue grey cabin, at the
sunbright table collecting the voices of family
like so many wild flowers,
a screen door that marks the years with a familiar nod, and a blazing fire
announcing the arrival of fall.
please, haiku my heart.
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then sign in with mr.linky with the link to your haiku post. i hope you will visit all the haiku posts and honor them with a comment. i will return late friday and look forward to relishing each one.
oh your words are like a breath of fresh cool air amid this hot Texas summer day!! Enjoy every final breath of that delicious lakeside paradise!
Posted by: deb taylor | August 19, 2010 at 10:31 AM
I love this word-picture of your time at the lake cabin. I hope your soul is being refreshed day by day. Blessings to you!
Posted by: karen | August 19, 2010 at 03:18 PM
Magical haiku and image...
Posted by: Dianne | August 19, 2010 at 05:11 PM
Yes, prayers do slip through in places, in moments like this. Lovely.
Posted by: Leslie | August 19, 2010 at 07:50 PM
So sorry we didn't connect. I was close by, but it just didn't work out this time. I know you were in some cool temps on Sunday morning, did you get the rain Saturday night?
Your words tell the story very nicely. They are of the peace and natural feel of the Northland, probably what drew me to live up here in 1974 when I left my childhood home.
Peace and thoughts for safe travel.
Posted by: Spadoman | August 19, 2010 at 07:51 PM
magic...late summer magic
x..x
Posted by: Stephanie | August 19, 2010 at 09:14 PM
I love the idea of prayers slipping through places, like those thin, ethereal clouds. Beautiful haiku, Rebecca!
Posted by: Elizabeth | August 19, 2010 at 09:20 PM
So beautifully written Rebecca, love the last two lines: purely divine.
Posted by: Uma | August 19, 2010 at 10:46 PM
so beautiful - peaceful - and spiritual. Living near a big city, the night sky is muddied with artificial light. Your picture makes me long for my native Texas.
Posted by: Deann | August 19, 2010 at 10:50 PM
how beautiful - magical - ahhhhh.
Posted by: tami | August 20, 2010 at 05:47 AM
I hope your entire week has been this gorgeous.
Posted by: Ms. Moon | August 20, 2010 at 06:10 AM
honestly, you and i must be on the same wave...your image and haiku lines are magical...we are on the slippery, summer edge...hope you have a wonderful weekend..
Posted by: jean | August 20, 2010 at 07:03 AM
At the request of Ms. Moon, I have linked here. Please forgive my title variation and lack of beautiful imagery as I meant it to be fun and not a sign of disrespect - and also why I hadn't intended to actually link up.
Posted by: Jeannie | August 20, 2010 at 07:49 AM
I made it :O)
Posted by: abi monroe | August 20, 2010 at 08:17 AM
So so SO beautiful - both image and verse sing to my soul. Thank you.
~Deb
Posted by: Deborah | August 20, 2010 at 08:36 AM
beautiful haiku .... I, too, am adding blankets to my dreams nightly .... no fire in the fireplace as of yet though.
Posted by: kim andersen | August 20, 2010 at 12:12 PM
Rebecca,
What a rich and delicate haiku, silken and numinous in its depth and presence. The photo is so full of light and so heart opening. Just looking at it and thinking of you with family by a lake brings such a wealth of images to mind. Lovely, so lovely. Thank you for always being so generous with your poetic voice.
Warmly,
Noelle
Posted by: noelle clearwater | August 20, 2010 at 09:35 PM
Beautiful haiku...and inspirational, too! I posted a little something on my blog as well, not as beautiful (or inspirational) but a 17-syllable poem nevertheless. ;)
Posted by: Scarlet Ily | August 21, 2010 at 07:29 AM
I just wanted you to know (however belatedly) that I have shared your words with others because they are unabashedly beautiful. As always.
Posted by: Meri | August 21, 2010 at 12:41 PM
hi Rebecca, first time here.. joining in :)
have linked and perused most of the haikus too.
Posted by: Leo | August 23, 2010 at 11:12 AM
Oh, this is beautiful! -- I couldn't participate this week (I've been out of town)but I'm off to see what others have done!
Posted by: martha brown | August 24, 2010 at 08:30 AM