History is a timeline of events, each event a dot too small to express the millions of experiences of a given day week month year of a given war earthquake flood famine drought tragedy Each dot on a timeline is a period, a pause that says “Stop! This is something you should know about.” The timeline pulls us inexorably forward, the dots behind us growing smaller as we look back over our shoulders. Some merge with the line, too small to stop anyone in their tracks anymore, the stories around that dot lost to time. But some dots are not diminished with time. Some dots will always make us pause to remember. ©2021, Elisabeth Norton, all rights reserved Our Poetry Friday host is Tricia over at The Miss Rumphious Effect. Hop over to her blog for all of today's poetic inspiration. I'd also like to highlight a wonderful poem 9/11/02 or One Year Later , written by my friend Jennifer in honor of some of the first responders to 9/11.
Elisabeth, I LOVE this metaphor-- "streamers for summer's party." Yours are the most spectacular I've seen and make me wonder if I even know what wisteria is! I thought I did, but now...Thanks for this!
ReplyDeleteThanks Heidi! I love wisteria in bloom and with their seedpods. I may try another companion haiku about the flowers. Hmmm ... maybe a spring celebration ... you've inspired me!
DeleteWhat a great way of looking at wisteria! I'll think of this haiku the next time I see some of those magical seed pods.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment Susan. Aren't the seedpods wonderful? They delight the senses on so many levels -- so soft to touch and so visually interesting.
DeleteLove the photo and the poem! My kiddos go back to school in just over a week so we are trying to soak up as much summer as we can! hope you have a great week!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by and for your comments Rebecca.
DeleteLove it! I want to see these fuzzy streamers someday!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Mary Lee! I had never seen wisteria until I went to university. I think I was fascinated by them because I'd only encountered them in books. Now I love them almost as much as the bees do in spring.
DeleteElisabeth, love the idea of wisteria's as streamers for Summer's party!
ReplyDeleteThank you Carol!
DeleteOh, I love those seed pods too. There are a lot of them this year. Velvety is a great word for this haiku.
ReplyDeleteThanks Linda!
DeleteI never knew wisteria produced such amazing seed pods! They definitely do look like streamers at a party. You captured wisteria's gift so well!
ReplyDeleteI don't think I've seen these fun streamer seed pods, I'll have to look more closely–fun poem, thanks Elisabeth!
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