As soon as I saw this photo my wife had taken of the brook that runs behind our property (alternately known as Willow Brook or Tory Brook), I knew I had to write something to go along with it. I hope you’re enjoying your autumn…it’s hard to believe we’re already nearly a month into the season already!
For more poetry, be sure to check out today’s complete Poetry Friday roundup at Alphabet Soup, where Jama is spotlighting the newest book from my Once Upon Another Time collaborator, the wonderful Charles Ghigna – aka, Father Goose®!
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It was very difficult to read your haiku on the small photo… I managed to blow it up and read it, it’s beautiful. (as is the photo your wife took). I have many photos with haikus on them. Just ordered Laura Purdie Salas’ Lion n the Sky: Haiku for all seasons.
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Thank you, Yvona. And I’m sure you’re going to love Laura’s book!
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Lovely, Matt…especially considering all the “housework” you are doing presently. So much of us is connected to others. A gorgeous photo to write from.
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Thanks so much, Linda!
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Matt, I do love this haiku image poem. It is a fabulous offering for my Abundant Autumn Gallery Collection. I am going to add the larger version to the Twitter cache now. I send compliments to your wife for taking the photo.
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Thank you, Carol! Glad you liked it.
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Thanks for the nature fix. I can see why you were inspired to write about the photo. Lucky you to live in such beautiful surroundings.
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It would be difficult to leave this little piece of Heaven we have here! Thanks, Jama.
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I’m so excited that you will be presenting at NCTE19 and I can meet you in person. I’m presenting too.
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Can’t wait!
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A beautiful little brook and poem, Matt. I can just see you perched next to it, notebook in hand, listening to the words bubble up in your imagination.
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That’s pretty much how it happened, ha! Thanks, Michelle.
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I admire the way your haiku combines a sense of intimacy with geographic time. It’s a gorgeous photograph.
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Thank you, Cheriee…we’re all family, whether we are humans, leaves, or a brook.
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I had a tough time reading your haiku also, but it was worth the effort. I like those leaves nestling stones. (“Tory Brook” huh? Sounds like a bit of history there.)
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Indeed, it’s a very old town with a lot of history. Thanks, Tabatha!
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Sweet photo, sweet poem. Love the image of “leaves nestle stones.”
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Thanks, Buffy…it did seem like that’s what I was witnessing, and thought it made for an interesting image.
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So lovely, Matt!
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Thank you, Linda!
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That is a gorgeous photo and haiku to match. Those leaves nestling stones are perfect for fall. I think we have a few of those nestling in the stones leading to our pond.
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Thanks, Kay. I couldn’t help but think that everything within my field of vision was family. And really…it is!
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What a lovely brook! Perfect fall photo and I enjoyed your thoughtful, a little sad? poem.
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Thanks so much, Janice. Yes, perhaps a bit melancholy…it’s autumn, after all – a time for thoughtful reflection on all that has come before.
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