Thursday, December 04, 2008

the dummie:
his watshod een mou
his dug's deid




deaf and dumb:
his tears tell me
his dog is dead

9 comments:

  1. Direct and touching.

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  2. ... he reaches down, and pats an empty space.

    Full of feeling, John. _m

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  3. I`m a cat lover but this haiku touches my heart!



    the repetition

    his...
    his...

    (tears/dog)

    works very well!

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  4. interesting- never thought of that....

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  5. Oh sad...

    but how do you know if that was a dog or a cat from his tears? :)

    wishes,
    devika

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  6. Heartbreaking. But beautiful. Sometimes words are redundant.

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