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in jts simplicity:
the complex moral issue of our time
the subject “trucks” is the mechanized
system of crime (thieves) in which we (“our”)
are all culpable
Thanks Jim. Someone told me that trash pickup was one of the worst things a society could do in terms of the environment because it takes away our incentive to reduce waste. I do see the point, but I’d hate to lose the service for obvious reasons.
In three lines, this beautiful poem questions what I relinquish and who gets to do my redeeming.
It also whispers a warning – in my eagerness to be cleansed, what do I lose to those who come quietly, before dawn, to bear away the evidence of my living.
I feel the tension between relief and loss, absolution and forgetting with those fifteen words.
Yes they do. Crisp and tight and full of truth.
Thanks Bill!
Got mine out in the nick of time.
Yes they do. And on Odin’s day no less.
Miracle workers, eh Coleman?
in jts simplicity:
the complex moral issue of our time
the subject “trucks” is the mechanized
system of crime (thieves) in which we (“our”)
are all culpable
Thanks Jim. Someone told me that trash pickup was one of the worst things a society could do in terms of the environment because it takes away our incentive to reduce waste. I do see the point, but I’d hate to lose the service for obvious reasons.
Wow! Tight writing that hits hard. I love it!
Thanks H.A.!
Phenomenal.
❤️
You hit the target here! How do you do it?
Thanks darlin. I have a little haiku fairy who leaves these under my pillow. 😏
Oh, very nice, Kevin. A lot of so few words.
Thanks Bill!
Haikus and trash trucks are amazing things, and to see them meshed together so beautifully is even more amazing! Nicely done!
Thanks Rosemarie! I guess trash trucks are an unusual subject for a haiku, right?
You have a talent for layered meanings in your haiku! Bravo!
Thanks Linda!
I can’t stop laughing at this or marveling at your talent. (Thank the haiku fairy as well!)
Haha! Yes that fairy has been generous 😏
so much story in so few lines – fantastic!
Thanks Arwen!
In three lines, this beautiful poem questions what I relinquish and who gets to do my redeeming.
It also whispers a warning – in my eagerness to be cleansed, what do I lose to those who come quietly, before dawn, to bear away the evidence of my living.
I feel the tension between relief and loss, absolution and forgetting with those fifteen words.
Thanks Dana! Your comment is a beautiful poem all by itself.
I think Jim Lally said it all! You nailed it.
❤️
Wonderful! Loved the image of trucks riding up. Next time, I pray for forgiveness, I just know I’ll envision this!
Thanks Michele!
Kevin, this is almost a book title moment for me–I could see a book by you titled “The Redeemers” because you always seem to get us to that place.
Compelling, as always.