blossom: haiku

Beautiful!! I love the masculine/feminine involvement in this!!

A male miner trapped in such a dark abyss picturing the lovely purity of a beautifully feminine, white peony is most endearing. But more than that, I see one who can no longer be governed by bashfulness.

'Bashful' is one of the symbolic interpretations that has been given to the peony. Blossom as a verb can mean to break away from being shy. Miners , in general, are usually shy. This trio directs my thinking into the arena of the miner using the delicate image to give him courage, hope… beyond his circumstances, i.e., respond in boldness in trying to help himself and in response to the help that may come his way by others.

*You may have had an entirely different meaning in mind. Please indulge me regarding my observation.

that was lovely, Bret.

lovely thoughts to comfort the soul in distress over the end we do not want.

Crandall Canyon--
the miner dreams
of peonies

I'd like to think that if you had no hope of rescue, you could still find a door or window of some kind. Maybe there's that hint of a body being buried like a seed; if it is not planted, it cannot bloom.

This isn't a pure haiku. Its pure imagination, which is typically not what haiku deal in. Yet it was the only thing I could do from afar.

Bret:

I don't think that there could be a more lovely sentiment expressed than what has been penned from your imagination.

xoxo's :)