Retirement party

A haiku

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retirement party —
he looks out of the window
at childhood moss

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While the celebration gathers around him, his attention drifts elsewhere, drawn toward something far older than a career. The patch of moss beyond the window becomes a quiet bridge to childhood, carrying memories that have endured through seasons of change. In that brief glance, the future and the past seem to meet in the same soft green stillness.

First published on NaHaiWriMo.

Curious how these small moments become haiku? I’ve written a short guide called The Three-Minute Haiku System, which shows a simple way to turn an observation into a draft haiku in just a few minutes.