From a Dictionary of Haiku by Jane Reichhold here are are some of Jane's haiku on this theme:
sleeping peacefully
the Best Western Motel
by the cemetery
the Best Western Motel
by the cemetery
grave marker
as a cradle headboard
rest in peace
as a cradle headboard
rest in peace
abandoned cemetery
iron keys cross the ground
no one going in
iron keys cross the ground
no one going in
I have chosen mostly photos from Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery in Montréal, where there is a huge family tombstone on a plot, my great-grandfather O'Donnell had purchased. My aunt told me that he had allowed several friends who could not afford a plot to be buried here. My grandparents and my father are here.
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| Notre Dame des Neiges Montréal, Qc. |
dansant toute
la nuit
auberge des
biens heureux
Grand-papa
rigole
pierre familiale
crie les noms
de les ancêtres
hommage sacré
plus d’un siècle
d’irlandais
jig au
violon des séraphins
family tomb
cries the names of
ancestors
sacred homage
a century of Irish
folks
jig to the seraphim’s strings
© Tournesol 2014
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gravestones
veiled in weeds and
dandelions
spirits moan
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| Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery Montréal, Qc. |
spirits gather
soon it will be Hallow’s
Eve
fox lookout
© Tournesol 2014
Posted by Cheryl-Lynn Roberts, 2014/09/07
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A beautiful set
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Amrit :)
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