September 04, 2006

Back to School Haiku

Cool autumn daybreak
No child is calling for me
Still, I am awake

(Thanks to the women of One Deep Breath...
want to see some more solitude-themed haiku?)

8 comments:

paris parfait said...

Beautiful! Your haiku expresses so much emotion in a sparse phrase.

Anonymous said...

In my case, it is me who returns to school, my mum is left at home.

Original idea for this theme - I like it.

Tammy Brierly said...

I love a haiku that speaks volumnes in so few words. Well done! Happy back to school mom :)

Lil said...

Mmmmm...what's it like to have the days back to yerself?! I personally would be tempted to do miniml amount of cleaning, then veg in front of the 'puter or TV 'til lunchtime!!

Endment said...

You open my thoughts

Jennifer S. said...

love it, though the children are calling for me!

Josephine said...

Very nice. I'm not a mother, but imagine it is at once lonely and a relief...

By the way, thank you for stopping by, I hope to see you again!

Annie Jeffries said...

Any woman aware of back to school and with an empty nest will surely relate.