ancestors (haiku)

,

forgive them
they know not what they do
sins of their past

digging their graves
stirring boxes of rotted worms
sins of their past

© Tournesol ’15

Carpe Diem Ancestors

6 responses to “ancestors (haiku)”

  1. janicead Avatar
    janicead

    So many sins …. so much pain.

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    1. Tournesol (Clr) Avatar
      Tournesol (Clr)

      so true

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  2. moondustwriter Avatar
    moondustwriter

    Vivid image in this set. Wow the worms are digging up something better forgotten.

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    1. Tournesol (Clr) Avatar
      Tournesol (Clr)

      Indeed…interesting how we try so hard to keep the secret…the violators must still atone for their sins some day.

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  3. Bastet Avatar
    Bastet

    Wow … I’d not expected this … very nicely done!

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    1. Tournesol (Clr) Avatar
      Tournesol (Clr)

      I wrote a haibun explaining this theme on my other blog.

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