Gleaning: A Haiku

Written for Living Poetry. Bartholomew asks
 us to post what we’re harvesting this month,
using the image below as inspiration.

aging gracefully
contentment in simple life
love laughter and health

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Nancy’s Notes: The top painting is The Veteran in a New Field, a renowned 1865 oil-on-canvas masterpiece by the prominent American realist painter Winslow Homer. It was completed in the immediate aftermath of the American Civil War, shortly after the surrender of Confederate General Robert E. Lee and the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.

This is “Simple Gifts” by Yo-Yo Ma & Alison Krauss

November Visual Poetry Prompt

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