Monday, April 29, 2019



wave after wave
closely follow together
returning home
the migrant family
their smiles rising

Ribbons, Fall Issue Vol. 14, No.3, 2018 (Ed. David Rice)

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Friday, April 19, 2019

FROM THE NOTEBOOK: Asahi Shimbun 19.4.2019
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Seven Last Words from the Cross the colour of compassion and clemency
--Pravat Kumar Padhy (Bhubaneswar, India)
Comment by David McMurray
The haikuist referred to seven sayings, Jesus Christ’s last words that were spoken on a Friday in April of the year 33. His epitaph revealed what was ultimately important to a dying man nailed onto a wooden cross: 1. Forgiveness, 2. Salvation, 3. Relationship, 4. Abandonment, 5. Distress, 6. Triumph and 7. Reunion.