Amputated Moon

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May 16

Earthquake

Category: Tanka and Haiku

 

no place left to live

home is a blue umbrella

tears stream down your face

 

tears fall on your child

held tightly against more loss

death lurks everywhere

 

Pamela Olson 5/16/08

 

 

In  memory of those who have died,

in honor of those who are left.

 

5 Comments so far

  1. Noah May 16th, 2008 9:22 pm

    Heartbreaking.

  2. cynthia May 17th, 2008 7:52 am

    Thank you.

  3. rick May 17th, 2008 6:13 pm

    so much feeling. so sad.

  4. rebecca May 18th, 2008 10:02 am

    nicely and timely captured…i especially liked “home is under a blue umbrella.” it is simply mind boggling the number of deaths already attributed to this earthquake. so much anguish and pain….my prayers are with them.

  5. Jo May 20th, 2008 10:56 am

    Yes, heartbreaking, thanks for putting this into words.

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