This is my delight,
thus to wait and watch at the wayside
where shadow chases light
and the rain comes in the wake of the summer.
Messengers, with tidings from unknown skies,
greet me and speed along the road.
My heart is glad within,
and the breath of the passing breeze is sweet.
From dawn till dusk I sit here before my door,
and I know that of a sudden
the happy moment will arrive when I shall see.
In the meanwhile I smile and I sing all alone.
In the meanwhile the air is filling with the perfume of promise.
©️ Rabindranath Tagore
Challenge: Try to create a haiku from this poem by Tagore and than create a Troiku with your “distilled” haiku. Link to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai. My attempt follows…
i sit by my door
watching shadows chase the light
from dawn to dusk
i sit by my door
see the people passing by
everyone hurries
watch shadows chase light
sun dapples quivering leaves
of old poplar trees
from dawn to dusk
quiet hours marked by clock chimes
awake between naps
©️ lynn__
a poem in my pocket 