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Sep22

 
 
 


Autumn afternoon—
 
a battle-weary soldier
 
dreams of going home.

Leave a comment Posted in 5-7-5, © 2022 by Mark M. Redfearn Tagged afternoon, autumn, autumn haiku, battle, dreams, home, soldier

Aug30

 
 


Summer battlefield—
 
a soldier about to die
 
kisses a small cross.

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Sep20

 
 
 


summer solitude—
 
fading bouquets of roses
 
on a soldier’s grave

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Soldier

Oct26

 
 


A lonely soldier,
 
thinking of autumn back home,
 
still sticks to his post.

Leave a comment Posted in 5-7-5, © 2016 by Mark M. Redfearn Tagged autumn, home, lonely, post, soldier, stick

Headstone

Sep13

 
 
 


seven steps away
 
from the soldier’s white headstone
 
room for a fresh grave

1 Comment Posted in 5-7-5, © 2016 by Mark M. Redfearn Tagged fresh, grave, headstone, seven, soldier, steps, white

Telegram

Jan8

 
 
 


in the telegram
 
announcing the soldier’s death
 
a missing full stop

8 Comments Posted in 5-7-5, © 2016 by Mark M. Redfearn Tagged announce, death, full stop, missing, soldier, telegram

Widow

Nov18

 
 
 


drinking by herself
 
at a table set for two
 
young soldier’s widow

1 Comment Posted in 5-7-5, © 2015 by Mark M. Redfearn Tagged drinking, soldier, table, widow, young

Lantern

Nov24

 
 
 


a solar lantern
 
placed upon the soldier’s grave
 
keeping watch by night

5 Comments Posted in 5-7-5, © 2014 by Mark M. Redfearn Tagged grave, lantern, night, solar, soldier, watch

Comfort

Jun18

 
 


the comfort woman
 
slips off her blue kimono
 
before the soldier

7 Comments Posted in 5-7-5, © 2014 by Mark M. Redfearn Tagged blue, comfort woman, kimono, soldier

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