home alone
slowly slipping into
the sleeve of night
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cemetery
looking for something
to hold on to
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in the crying rain death is still holy
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the sun
on my face
that’s all
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morning light
searching for a lullaby
to die by
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Robert Epstein is a licensed psychologist who lives and works in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has edited several anthologies: The Breath of Surrender: A Collection of Recovery-Oriented Haiku; Dreams Wander On: Contemporary Poems of Death Awareness; and The Temple Bell Stops: Contemporary Poems of Grief, Loss and Change; as well as two books of haiku: Checkout Time is Noon: Death Awareness Haiku; and A Walk Around Spring Lake: Haiku. He is currently editing another anthology, The Sacred in Contemporary Haiku, due to be released in 2014.
Hi, Robert! Your Haiku are wonderful and so poignant and filled with imagery! Great metaphor usage and creativity, too! Always love reading your works here on Whispers! We are all so blessed! Sheri / www.poetryandbeyond.net
ReplyDeleteEnjoy reading your haiku, Robert!
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Dear Robert,
ReplyDeleteStunning haiku! I love the all and my favorite is the last one. The personification of "morning light" searching for a lullaby touches my heart. Awesome work.
Best wishes,
Carolyn
Thank you, Andrea Dietrich, for the following--
ReplyDeleteI love this set of haiku by you, Robert. You are someone who gets it with haiku! - Andrea Dietrich
Hi Robert. I enjoyed reading your haiku. Continued blessings!
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Hi Robert --
ReplyDeleteI loved reading your Haiku. Great work!
Love your work Robert especially the first: sleeve of night. Best wishes Ralph.
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