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Mothers know a lot,

MrSmith1 — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 15:35:59 +0000

Mothers know a lot, Flowerchild, but children will always retain the ability to surprise their parents. That's a wonderful story. I can actually visualize the whole thing.

Manhattan's skyline;

a powerful reminder

of what's possible.

The photos were quite a

wabby — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 12:05:14 +0000

In reply to A Pre-Sprung Spring Friday Afternoon at the Haikulodeon

The photos were quite a treat, Mr. Smith. Now I know what my daughter saw that made her cry.

Of course, this means I have a story but not a haiku. If only I could tell it in three lines, I would.

Like her maw, she was born in a big, bad ass city (Flint, MI). But, unlike her maw, she was raised in a very rural area. Cows and horses for neighbors and what not. She longed for more exciting digs so when she grew up and opportunity knocked, she moved to New York State, Finger Lakes area. Soon she was taking her first trip to the Big Apple by train.

She called to tell me about it.

"I cried when I saw the city," she said.

Thinking oh-my-god, this poor little country girl must just be overwhelmed by that big, tall, stinky place. I mean, it must be so foreign to her and scary enough to make her cry.

"Was it that bad?" I asked.

And she said, "No, Ma. It was that beautiful."

Heh. What do mothers know?

We are all just passing

Richard Day — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 06:41:06 +0000

In reply to A Pre-Sprung Spring Friday Afternoon at the Haikulodeon

We are all just passing through something.

But I tell ya, attempting to pass through this winter was tough.

Maybe it hits me because the winters over the previous two years were rather 'light'.

But this year we had wind and much more below zero temps and a lot more snow.

12.5 hours of sunlight and a few days ago it got well below zero and we had a blizzard!

I appreciate the train ride though!

Thanks moat. I had the idea

MrSmith1 — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 01:29:12 +0000

In reply to I am digging your transit

Thanks moat. I had the idea the other night, and I like the first result, so this may become an occasionally recurring theme.

btw, nice haiku.

Train cars full of souls

riding through the underworld

Charon would approve.

I am digging your transit

moat — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 23:18:37 +0000

In reply to A Pre-Sprung Spring Friday Afternoon at the Haikulodeon

I am digging your transit theme. I thought of this on the subway ride:

Train car full of souls,

Each one as sharp as a knife,

Going home again.