Friday, July 11, 2014

Haiku--By Robert Epstein--United States

no matter
how bedeviled I am
her angelic face
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how that wet stone glistens her eye
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in the can
of beans what
she didn’t spill
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3,000 miles away from mom's lost mind
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eating a mango
her retirement
takes shape
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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.

7 comments:

  1. Wow, I love all of these, especially 3,000 miles away from mom's lost mind
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  2. Nice work, Robert. Thank you for sharing. Continued blessings!

    -MJ (www.tgbtgpublictions.com)

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  3. I am in a "wow!" mode, too, just like Pamela! Great Haiku! Sheri / www.poetryandbeyond.net

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  4. Robert these are exceptional haiku, my favorite is 3000 miles..what a statement and the loss is palpable. I think I have some haiku in the new book, will you let the contributors know when it is published?

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  5. Robeert,
    Loved these, especially the 1st one!
    ~David Fox

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  6. These are all stunning, Robert. The last one is my favorite as I find I'm doing many unusual things in retirement. Excellent!
    Love,
    Carolyn

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  7. Dear Robert,
    I'm having trouble posting comments, but want you to know how much I enjoyed all of your haiku. The last one is my fave; we do many unusual things in retirement, eh?
    Excellent writing!
    Love,
    Carolyn

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