Monday, December 08, 2008

nativity

venus rising--
nestling the newborn
in Mary's arms

3 comments:

josh said...

Great fragment. A lovely scene that aligns nicely.

I really appreciate the "vertical axis" of this - movement across time, historical, mythological and literary reference - something that is largely missing from contemporary English-language haiku.

nora said...

Thanks for the insightful and kind comment, Josh.

John McDonald said...

enjoyed this
john