Mayflies

ephemeral cloud zillion life cycles daily brahma sleeps awhile ....... Notes: In Hindu Cosmology Brahma goes to sleep for a period of 4.32 billion years, which is a period of time equal one day (of Brahma) The Life of the Mayfly (Ephemeroptera) is very short (ephemeral) , typically one day when it has to find food, mate, lay eggs and die. Syllable Count via www.howmany syllables.com

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Charlotte Puddifoot

Date: 5/29/2016 4:28:00 AM

interesting haiku with depth, well done! thank you for passing by with your comments

Lenny Gazbowski

Date: 5/27/2016 8:27:00 PM

enthralling haiku.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 5/27/2016 8:22:00 PM

GREAT contrast in your haiku!!

Karam Misra
Date: 5/27/2016 8:52:00 PM

Thank you, Andrea.~karam~

Paul Callus

Date: 5/27/2016 3:12:00 PM

Thanks for a lovely write and the info which you provided, Karam; makes it all easier to comprehend. There is always something new to learn! ~ Regards // paul

Karam Misra
Date: 5/27/2016 8:48:00 PM

Thank you, Paul. I have begun to realize that it is sometimes necessary to put up explanatory notes due to the beautiful cross-cultural milieu of poets here on PS. (And it is a pain to refer to the www when in the midst of a reading).~karam~