O’er Sand and Water, Sea of Green.
The Golf Ball-
Soars, as an Eagle.
Playful can be,
At a ripe old age-
A state of mind.
A sleepless night.
The written word-
Demands attention.
Endless days
Sleepless nights-
Insomnia.
c'ya ©
About Me
- Eric Valentine
- I have been a bit of a World traveler. I was born in England and at age 32 moved to Canada. More recently this last few years I have come down with a debilitating illness that although it has no cure it can be managed sensibly. My interests now are my lovely wife Elizabeth, nature and music. I love writing at which I am always working on improving.
I am a Proud Member of The Shameless Lions Writing Circle
Sangilak
He burst forth from the past to now
Fiercely proud, strong, erect.
His torso adorned and glowing still,
Remnants of the days of battle royal,
The figures, depicting scars from days of old.
I first saw him standing there -
Covered it seemed in a hue of snow?
On his chest emblazoned in red,
“Is that a red maple leaf I see,
Or some such facsimile ?”
I said astounded! ~ hesitantly, ~
“You are Canadian ~ aren’t you”
SangilakHe burst forth from the past to now
Fiercely proud, strong, erect.
His torso adorned and glowing still,
Remnants of the days of battle royal,
The figures, depicting scars from days of old.
I first saw him standing there -
Covered it seemed in a hue of snow?
On his chest emblazoned in red,
“Is that a red maple leaf I see,
Or some such facsimile ?”
I said astounded! ~ hesitantly, ~
“You are Canadian ~ aren’t you”
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16 comments:
Nice one Eric! You still have a playful mind. (Going for a kip myself now.)
Thank you Swen. The mind has to stay alive, if only in dreams at times. :)
Good morning, Eric
I came by last night and read this & enjoyed it very much.
Came back now to leave a comment.
And I enjoyed reading it all the more this morning!
Good writing, Eric.
Thank you & have a good day.
Take care, my friend!
Be well!
All my best to you, always!
Margie
Thank you Margie, you are always so generous with your comments. :)
You must have had a restless night.... :(
It is good to see you back writing once more, hope you are settling in again. :)
Best wishes
Eric
like the soaring golf ball :)
Hey NN! Nice to see you again, glad you like.. :)
Eric, These are so good. I knew from your post title that you must have some more haiku tucked away somewhere, so I went in search of your first haiku. I liked them all, too, especially the one about thinking of blades of grass in the wintertime.
I am so glad you enjoyed them Forsythia.
You are right about the others, I did put in a hyperlink, so all you would need is to click to get the other poems.
Haha yes winter would make anyone think of green grass I think.. :)
I really like the insomnia one!
I think most of us can relate to that one Z LOL :)
Having trouble sleeping? Get up to write in those sleepless moments?
Very nicely done.
Hi GutsyWriter, isn't that always the way though on a sleepless night.
Done that so many times.. Thanks for visiting again, always nice to C U . :)
Love the humour in the second one Eric - these are great haiku!
Thank you Janice, you flatter me my friend.. :)
Beautiful.. love your words dear friend :))
Take care
Sam! Thank you for your kind words, it's always nice to see you here.. :)
Be well my friend.
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