Autumn haibun
24September 22, 2019 by petrujviljoen
One can say it in chrome green and indigo blue but for saying it as it is the bronzes, oranges, reds and coppers set the place ablaze with the dying summer.
there once was a girl –
does the song still go like that? in whom the music died
(key) B flat minor
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petrujviljoen 
a mystical quality to this, I like the deletion in the haiku….draws the reader back to take a second…third …fourth…look….
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The real sadness in those colors is the knowledge of the bleakness that comes after.
Yes.
Well, I don’t think that’s a happy little girl when her music dies. No, not at all.
Gayle ~
She’s no longer able to be either sad nor happy Gayle. May God heal.
Aw, Petru, so sorry…I can relate to that too unfortunately. A Buddhist wish: May all beings be free from suffering. xo
Thanks Gayle.
I like the description of the dying summer setting the trees ablaze with color.
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A bit melancholy, while I see autumn as a joyful blast of color, apple orchards, pumpkin patches and hayrides, storing memories that last through Winter to Spring.!
Thanks for reading.
oh my yes…..the blazing reds and oranges and yellows as the dying summer….so well stated.
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There’s melancholy in the reality of those bronzes and reds. Like the minor key.
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I like each season, though I do favor autumn, especially after the first real good frost that takes out the mosquitoes. The yellows of the ash, willow and some hard woods have begun their yellows… only a few reds and oranges. But soon that unique blaze will fill the horizon line. 🙂
Yesterday was still
summer, today suddenly
autumn has started
Actually it is like that here, yesterday was the last summer day and suddenly, the weather has changed. But on your side, is spring time not just arriving? Or are you on the northern side now?
Still in South Africa Nannus – always will be I guess! I wrote more to a personal experience than to the actual seasons. The prompt from Carpe Diem Haiku Kai (Netherlands) also helped! I didn’t provide a link to the site and should!
Kinda sad-ish. But going out in glory!
Thanks Nan.