Life, Liberty, & the Pursuit of Happiness...: Solo Renhai No. 241

by John Daleiden

Feast of All Souls—
saluting flag draped coffins
one soldier faints

pausing at the ballot box—
his bullet riddled canteen

"thank you, Mom",
says each child after grace—
the family circle

in Renhai Studio

Archive Id: 241
John Daleiden: USA
Written: October 21, 2010

Theme: Patriotism
Season: Autumn
Kigo: Feast of all Souls: "tama matsuri": Observaqnces:  William Higginson, The Haiku Handbook, p. 278.
Verse Form: Free
Process: Reverse (1, 3, 2b, 2a)

Links 1/2: "soldier" / "canteen".
Links 2/3: Duty: ("ballot box" and service) / ("thank you" and "grace").
Links 3/1: Respect: ("thank you, Mom", grace) / ("saluting", "Feast of All Souls").

Notes: This renhai first appeared in the October, 2010 issue of Sketchbook.

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