This little ‘ku has particular importance and feeling to me. It relates to a poem written by my father entitled, “The Thin Man, a Sculpture” which was inspired by a tall, thin, Giacometti-esque sculpture we had in our home growing up.
The thin man / casts a long shadow / after noon.
// haikumages // ©russ murray
“Haikumages” are short poems (mostly haiku and senryu-style) combined with images (mostly original photographs and graphics) by Russ Murray.
7 responses to “The thin man / casts a long shadow / after noon.”
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The long afternoon shadows have always held a fascination for me since I was a little girl. You have captured some of the mystery with the reference to The Thin Man, one of my favorite old time movies.
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[…] *This poem of my Dad’s was so embedded in my mind, I wrote a haiku inspired by it in 2012, which is posted on my haiku/senryu/photography blog: The Thin Man… […]
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How odd to get a reply today in 2016!!
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Ha, yes, just stumbled across this old comment from the past… How are you doing?
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Are you still doing wordpress? I would like to get back to it.
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Yes, I’ve never stopped, but slowed to 2-3 haikus per month, since my business got busy and I’m doing lots of photography posts for that… You should get back to it!
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