Three Haiku

A light rain washes 

memories from the cracked steps, 

a ghost departing. 

Her lilac blossoms 

warbling in the wind a last

good riddance take me

from my kitchen pane 

to Hell’s gate, love’s denouement

drowning in gin’s din. 

Ken e Bujold

Reviews

[light and ashes]

I like how you combined all three into one,
I wish I had mastered the haiku,
like you clearly have.

[Ken Simm.]

Gin din is just one of the many lines in this series of haiku that I really enjoy.

[Burak Batuhan Karakus]

Really felt that longing when you wrote "take me from my kitchen pane to Hell's gate" - that desire to hold onto something that's slipping away. And the reference to a failed romance with "love's denouement" was so relatable, especially with the drinking to numb the pain.

[Neville]

Each is faultless & with such purpose .. bravo sir & thricely Ken .. Neville

[Betty Hermelee]

I love all of them but the last one is my FAV....very cleverly done Ken.....
Warmly, B

[W. Barrett Munn]

The first is my fave. Drips melancholy.

Winston