A very interesting little poem... I like the way that you juxtaposed the ideas of chaos and the mundane...which are usually somewhat opposite of one another. Still, this was a well done little piece, though I'm not sure you were going for an actual "Haiku" or "Senryu" because the syllable counts are a little off. Overall, you created a picture with your words, and that's a great thing.
One can picture the plain beach, simple, laid out, and ever so mundane. One can picture the waves crashing upon the sand, the surf rushing in from different angles, and disturbing the peace. One can picture the myriad of changes that would constant be brought about upon the beach, the change in the sand, as time goes on.
One can look in the mirror, thinking about their life, knowing they cannot dodge that next wave...
i have yet to read a haiku written from such a perspective, this is a pure emotional reflection,
as well as a physical mirroring, such thoughts definitely draw the reader to a sense of spiritual
pondering, when heart and body entwine, which defines essence, and that being the specific
intentions of what a haiku is fashioned to do, you capture the meaning perfectly, i really
enjoyed the way your thoughts were able to draw the reader to contemplation, pure poetry, mike
A very interesting little poem... I like the way that you juxtaposed the ideas of chaos and the mundane...which are usually somewhat opposite of one another. Still, this was a well done little piece, though I'm not sure you were going for an actual "Haiku" or "Senryu" because the syllable counts are a little off. Overall, you created a picture with your words, and that's a great thing.
This is not my favorite Frost poem, but it is my first Frost poem. Dropped within another book I was reading at age 9, I never forgot it. While I wrote short stories at the time, it was my inspirati.. more..