Having a birthday in December and hoping for good weather is
always a toss-up – it’s either unseasonably warm or bitterly cold. I took the day off for my milestone
thirty-fifth birthday, with hopes to enjoy a few outings under a sunny
sky. Instead, I sat home watching thick
snowflakes stick to everything that stood still. The roadway and sidewalks became ice patches
waiting to trick some poor soul’s feet.
I listened to school closing and traffic delays while sipping oranges inside
my apartment cocoon, which now felt like a darken cave. This is not how a person should spend a
birthday – all alone. Surely God knew
how much I despised snow – was I being punished?
winter’s arrival
causes the skies to
shed tears
as large white
snowflakes
How sad. It sounds like a perfect birthday to me but then, I love snow! The haiku is breathtaking.
ReplyDeleteI know the feeling having my birthday in January
ReplyDeletea birthday alone is never fun. I can see why the clouds were weeping snow.
ReplyDeleteSometimes birthdays don't turn out so "happy" after all...
ReplyDeleteBirthdays are stones
ReplyDeleteof miles that weigh
me down in years
gone past.. hmm..
35.. 21 years ago..
a full generation..
and what
i lEarned
was/iS
iT was/Is
the stress
that was taking
the light emotions
away and replacing
that with the weight of
numb and dark.. stones.. born again..
is nothing
more
than
heARt
aGain..
spiriT
of EmoTions
FeeLinG SeNSes ExpREssing
MoVinG.. CoNnectinG. CreaTinG..
SenSes groWinG
liGht as mINd and
BoDy soUL BaLaNcinG
aGAin..
tHeRe's
nothing
really religious
about this.. just animal common sense..
cats play at 20
who are wild
and free..
they
can't
make the
jump to the
counter often
at 10 worn
down
and
domesticated
by the hand of human cultures...
and you know/feel if i couldn't prove it
in 12 million words and 100K photos..
all online as such..
someone might
call me full
of it at 56
and
the faCt iS liFE..
iS
iT StiLL GroWinG..:)
ooh! I've been there. Not the bet time for ice and loneliness. I feel your poem. Big hug!
ReplyDeleteSnow on my birthday would be wonderful...horses for courses huh?
ReplyDeleteI can empathize with your situation ~ Hope the next year will be a better one and you can celebrate for a week to make up for it, smiles ~
ReplyDeleteThank you everyone :)
ReplyDeleteAh well, at least it has given you a haibun with a vibrant sense of immediacy.
ReplyDeleteMaybe we place too much emphasis on always having to have a happy birthday...too much pressure I think! :) Life doesn't always cooperate does it?
ReplyDeleteWell this lonely birthday brought forth this lovely haibun. I could feel the sadness of the skies shedding those giant snowflake tears. Nice visual. Hope you have many sunnier birthdays to come!
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