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Brevity

Nancy's Notes 🖊️♬

Written for Haiku Fridays with J-Dub
where Jill challenges us to write our
haiku inspired by her image.

© Jill Witherspoon

yellow petals glow
a brief bloom in high sunlight
fragile, sweet, and bright

towers pierce the sky
steel giants stand strong and tall
fragile after all

NAR©2025

Image of tulips with NYC background
as seen from Windows On the World
in the original Twin Towers.
Created by Me & ChatGPT

This is “If We Were Vampires” by Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

Haiku Fridays with J-Dub #29

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13 thoughts on “Brevity”

  1. I completely agree with what lois and J-Dub were saying down in the comments about that poignant contrast between fragile blooms and towering steel giants. Such a moving and beautifully reflective pair of haikus, Nancy!

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  2. All of this is great Nancy — every single bit of it. I especially love the AI image looking out from a restaurant in the sky very similar to the Hemisphere Tower and though it’s out of range, it would be to the right looking out that same window of the original photo. You couldn’t have possibly known yet you did.

    I’m also loving the song. It’s new to me and I really like it. Thanks for joining in.

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