Thursday, December 04, 2008

pearls

frost moon--
I reach for mother's
pearl earrings

5 comments:

John McDonald said...

lovely juxtaposition
john

nora said...

Thank you, dear John.

Magyar said...

Nora,
Fine one... ! I use my grandfather's grey pearl tie pin.
_m

josh said...

Nice.

I wonder if 'full' and 'my' are crucial. I think the meter improves without them.

The moon seems to reveal itself as full with the pearls and, unless qualified, the moon (in traditional haiku) is the full moon.

I tend to lean toward the minimal so use or lose any of my suggestions.

frosty moon--
I reach for mother's
pearl earrings

As John said, great juxt.

Much aloha,

josh

nora said...

Thanks, Magyar, for the personal reference. I'm sure you're dashing when you wear it. :-)

Thanks for your feedback and welcome, Josh!