In Time -Haiga-

in time I will heal
from life’s bitter sweet moments
if I take the chance

to remember all
can sometimes be rewarding
if I pay the price

forgetting the past
makes more room for the future
if I can forgive

Copyright © 2011 By Caryl S. Muzzey

Third Place Winner ~ "Give Me Your Best Shot” Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: John Freeman
Nov. 13, 2011

Copyright © | Year Posted 2011



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Date: 11/17/2011 6:12:00 AM
Congratulations on your win in Moses' "Give Me Your Best Shot" contest Caryl. Love, Carol
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Date: 11/15/2011 11:30:00 AM
Great write! Congratulations on your third place win with this amazing write! Lori
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Date: 11/14/2011 6:19:00 AM
Congratulations on the win in the contest of John Freeman, Caryl
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Date: 11/13/2011 7:36:00 PM
Congratulatios on your win Caryl. Love, Joyce
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Date: 11/13/2011 5:16:00 PM
forgetting the past makes more room for the future. Such wisdom in this verse, Caryl. The forgiving part is a must, if one expects to have good success. Congratulations on a worthy third. Agape, Moses
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Date: 9/4/2011 9:00:00 PM
1st THANKS so much for stopping by my writes/ above..interesting thought provoking writes yet not really haiku..sentences broken down into a 5/7/5 format...no 2 part structure, no season word...giving no concrete sensory images..some of us have a real good haiku teacher [past Pres of American haiku assoc] on facebook if you'd like to learn with us I'd be glad to add you? light & love always
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Caryl Muzzey
Date: 9/5/2011 10:40:00 AM
This is not a "Haiku", it is a "Haiga" which means; (?? haiga?, haikai drawing) is a style of Japanese painting based on the aesthetics of haikai, from which haiku poetry derives, which often accompanied such poems in a single piece. Like the poetic forms it accompanied, haiga was based on simple, yet often profound, observations of the everyday world.
Date: 6/11/2011 11:19:00 PM
Such a true sentiment penned here, Caryl. Thanks for sharing.
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Date: 5/13/2011 3:24:00 PM
a wonderful poem Carly,..p.d.
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Date: 5/12/2011 11:03:00 PM
forgiveness so superbly rendered in a language sublime and refreshing, caryl.. yes, time heals all.. wonderful reflections! :) huggs, nette
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