Below the Surface The giant turtle swims onto theshore and takes me back to the bottom of the sea.At the bottom of the sea, my father is there, my mother is there. They areyoung and in love, somersaulting inthe waters. I join them in their play.Our hands interlock. We form acircle. Round and round we…
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Below the Surface
The giant turtle swims onto the
shore and takes me back to
the bottom of the sea.
At the bottom of the sea, my father is
there, my mother is there. They are
young and in love, somersaulting in
the waters. I join them in their play.
Our hands interlock. We form a
circle. Round and round we go,
gulping in the liquid of life.
In our newfound forms, we resolve
what we couldn't on Earth
deep into
a fathomless bottom
heaven is discovered
Yes, my mom and dad finally happy. They divorced when I was 11 o12 can’t remember. Dad got custody of me and mom died regretful so this haibun is a happy ending. The turtle is from a classical Japanese Ghost story. I took the scary parts out lol.
So wonderfully open to a new way with family in the world of spirits. So forgiving.
Reblogged this on Genie Nakano and commented:
deep into
a fathomless bottom
heaven is discovered
Wow. beautiful. Nice twist at the end.
Hi Genie,
I find this writing intriguing!
I lost both my parents and other relatives. I miss and remember them but, I don’t see a reunion with anyone who has passed away.
Yours truly,
Robin Wind-Faillace
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