a candle's quiet flame (haiku) by Sigurdur Haraldssona candle's quiet flame
sheltered in a window pane
- autumn rain 11/05/2007 Author's Note: This won the first place in the October 2007 kukai in the Tadpole Society, where the topic word was "candle".
Posted on 11/05/2007 Copyright © 2025 Sigurdur Haraldsson
Member Comments on this Poem |
Posted by Charles M Harrison on 12/02/07 at 09:24 PM Very nice I can see why it won. |
Posted by Rowan Luis on 02/16/08 at 01:48 PM mmm made me feel warm |
Posted by Quentin S Clingerman on 03/08/08 at 01:03 PM Congratulations. A very picturesque and soothing haiku. |
Posted by Alisa Js on 04/01/08 at 09:18 PM Beautifully done... I have written some haikus and senryu's as well and would love to read your thoughts.. Thank you for stopping by and for your kind comments.. alisa ;-) |
Posted by Philip F De Pinto on 04/29/13 at 11:56 AM there is much beauty in this ode. the disparate imagery works well and lend it necessary irony and pathos. |
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