The Lighter Side of JzB

Here you will find photos, poetry, and possibly some light-hearted foolishness. For the Heavier Side
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Every day visits*
From Moose, Goose, and Orb Weaver
All seized by Haiku

"Why moose and goose?" you may ask. Back on 2/04/13 Pirate wrote a haiku with an elk in it, and I responded with
one with a moose and then included him every day. A few days later in comments Mystic asked "Where's the goose?"
So I started including her with this post on 2/07. A week later on the 14th, Mark Readfern
asked for and received a spider. The rest is history.

*Well, most days, anyway. Grant me a bit of poetic license.

Sunday, January 5, 2014

Carpe Diem #367, Kirov

We continue our journey through the novel ALEPH, and thus along the Trans-Siberian Railway, arriving at the ancient city of Kirov. 

This time I was intrigued by: "Paulo looks deep into the eyes of Hilal and enters the 'Aleph'."  Part of this experience is described as "feelings that simultaneously exalt and suffocate."  According to Wikipedia, the aleph is "a point where everything, the whole universe is contained."

Well, this is deep, and has nothing at all to do with the city of Kirov - except to the extent that the Aleph contains it, as well.

moment of aleph
eyes meet and we merge as one
sweet suffocation


I know phrase and fragment structure should have 1 caesura, never 2; but I couldn't bring it together that way.

moment of aleph
contains all of us ~ even
moose goose and spider


That one is a stretch, even for the all-containing aleph.  But - since we're all together here - why not?


Carpe Diem #367

 

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4 comments:

  1. Maggie GraceJanuary 6, 2014 at 2:21 PM

    Indeed, why not! Sweet suffocation...amazing phrase.

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  2. brudbergJanuary 6, 2014 at 2:42 PM

    Oh the sweet suffocation... hmmm could be something else than Aleph

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  3. ChèvrefeuilleJanuary 6, 2014 at 2:54 PM

    Nice haiku JzB ... the first is really great.

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 6, 2014 at 6:15 PM

    Nice pair of ku

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