Twoku (original version):
A marked piece of wood / by which children were measured / stands idle, they’ve grown.
A marked piece of wood / by which children were measured / stands idle, they’re gone.
// haikumages // ©russ murray
“Haikumages” are short poems (mostly haiku and senryu-style) combined with images (mostly original photographs and graphics) by Russ Murray.
One response to “A marked piece of wood / by which children were measured / stands idle, they’re gone.”
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How do you do it? You capture universal human feelings with your poem and photo in such a unique way. The haiku needs the photo, and the photo needs the haiku. They work so well together to express every parent’s bittersweet experience of kids growing up.
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