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Thanksgiving haiku

by Jim Benz


Thanksgiving feast-
Dad's chair is still
so empty




12/01/2005

Author's Note: 2nd place entry in Nov kukai

Posted on 12/01/2005
Copyright © 2026 Jim Benz

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Gregory O'Neill on 12/02/05 at 01:13 AM

Jim, these few words of yours represent so much more than an empty chair. Since my own father died, I have been amazed at the random surfacing of sorrow.

Posted by Paganini Jones on 12/03/05 at 10:25 AM

Do you think it worth mentioning that this is a winning Haiku in a recent contest?

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