at the subway
beggar pleads each commuter,
never loses hope
au métro
mendiant plaide chaque passager
ne perd jamais espoir
~
autumn gusts rip
through a day`s hard labour,
spider spins anew
© Tournesol’14
tenacity/la ténacité (haiku)
at the subway
beggar pleads each commuter,
never loses hope
au métro
mendiant plaide chaque passager
ne perd jamais espoir
~
autumn gusts rip
through a day`s hard labour,
spider spins anew
© Tournesol’14
It is those who we least pay attention to who should inspire us for the reality of hope in their constant efforts to keep going. Beautifully done there!
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thank you so much…I’ve learned so much about “hanging on” from many who suffer so much more.
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Aye.
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loved the spider-ku .. very Issa like!
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I noticed a spider this summer doing this over and over and over …it just astounds me.
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They are very tenacious about their webs that for sure … but their life also depends on that web.
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True…makes sense.
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Makes me rethink desperation–that for some it apparently grows more hope, for others only more despair.
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