Saturday 12 December 2009

Haiku op. 69


(photo) at the station, in Matsudo, Japan





Chablis and lemon cake

on the 50th birthday in December
I think a hundred years are unexpectedly short

3 comments:

ma grande folle de soeur said...

was it yours? Indeniable truth! HB !

Winter moon said...

Yes, it was.
In fact, I'll be 49 years old on this Thursday.

A poet who is one of my friends said," If you live to be 50, you will realize the meanings of the years of 100." His saying was really impressive to me. This haiku is also my response to his words.

Winter moon said...

By the way, what does HB means?
Hard Boiled?