crows caw in the hills
fallen chestnuts on the ground –
frozen in time
fireplace ashes
the old woman remembers –
leftover chestnuts
around the fire
reading Harry Potter books
– roasting new chestnuts
(c) G.s.k. ’14
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Reading Harry Potter while roasting chestnuts — would be lovely!!!!
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It was .. happened around 10 years or so ago .. when the kiddo was still a kiddo
but the memory popped up whilst writing the haiku so I included it.
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😀
It’s a great memory …..
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Sure is ..
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Hmmm … I guess I should say we were reading it out loud …
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What a nice autumn memory.
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Yes .. it really is.
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Great photo and I love the verse. 😀
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Thanks Raewyn .. glad you enjoyed the post!
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Wonderful. That’s my kind of winter activity!
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😀 I do so agree!
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Lovely, cara, sounds like a perfect late autumn in Italy:)
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Not half bad actually … gotten a little chilly lately and the air nips at one’s nose … but for the last three days we’ve had sun again and that certainly helps!
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Gorgeous!
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Thanks!
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