Tiptoe, tiptoe through
the leafy abode barefoot:
alone. Sweet release.
Whishing around chores,
the end result is ignored.
A jolly good time.
Temporary fun,
this is good enough for now.
A much-needed break.
Tiptoe, tiptoe through
the leafy abode barefoot:
alone. Sweet release.
Whishing around chores,
the end result is ignored.
A jolly good time.
Temporary fun,
this is good enough for now.
A much-needed break.
What I got from this piece is how one may avoid bigger problems by engaging in temporary releases. I think we all tend to do this sometimes, like when we procrastinate. I thought of the "leaves" in this piece as the problems/tasks we often avoid, and being "barefoot" as our own recognition of the risk we are taking when avoiding those conflicts.
ReplyDeleteThe leaf house in this haiku is supposed to be an actual house made of leaves. However, I think your literal interpretation of it is really interesting. The main character Almethia is an elf that lives in a leaf house and she is "barefoot" because she has no need for foot-ware in a house void of objects that could harm her. Her recognition of risk is far from being realized, "the end result is ignored".
DeleteThat's something I find very unique about your writing. I never know if something is being written in a literal sense or not, so I love how there's always a way to interpret it. Of course, I also like the way the piece reads now that I know it was intended in a literal sense, I can almost envision Almethia moving around the leaf house.
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