School compositions
School summer vacation compositions......ugh
My last summer vacation
Formulaic, dull
Pen pals from afar,
Korea, Belgium, Chile,
Made writing so fun
Lost contact with Beatrix,
Yhung Mi, Juan & Helena,
Wonder where they are
Their letters, postcards
Opened my world to delight
Of distant places
Sara Gootblatt
Characterizations:
funny, moving, right on!, well written
Thanx for this wonderful haiku Sara.
In these few lines you’ve captured how the letters and postcards from your childhood penpals instilled in you delight in distant places.
May we all travel safely once again!
Very evocative. I love the way that such a short structure makes one carefully choose each word.
Coincidentally, one of my favorite writers is Basho, a poet who lived in Japan in the last half of the 17th century.
You’ve distilled the pleasure of pen pals in the spareness of your words.