John Nichols has been busy observing Spring and reflecting on Spring's meaning. Here are six of a set of haiku sent to me from my former student. Enjoy!
I
The first warm drop falls.
Rain brings refreshing showers:
Man, unfit for peace.
II
Spring breeds luscious growth.
Fawns grow strong and become stags.
My love for her swells.
III
Flowers are lovely,
Blossoms give a sweet fragrance.
Man is no flower.
IV
Young stags court madly:
Man’s love, a thing corrupted,
Turns swiftly to lust.
V
Spring waxes mighty!
But soon it shall no doubt wane:
Man’s lies are the same.
VI
Blossomed, Spring has left:
A lover has left his bed,
Crushed her tender heart.
VII
Spring breeds luscious growth.
Fawns grow strong and become stags.
My love for her swells.
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