The Shakers: A Haiku
One pure grain of salt
Not big, small compaired to others
Preserving world-soon gone
Not big, small compaired to others
Preserving world-soon gone
Published by Shirley A Mandel
Shirley A. Mandel is an award winning poet and the author of two books.. In addition to being a writer, Shirley Ann is a Vietnam vintage veteran and served her fellow veterans in the VA medical system as... View profile
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Post a CommentI liked this one a lot.:o)
"Preserving world, soon gone" Amen. Come quickly, Lord. Patiently we wait. Cheers.
:) enjoyed it...
Very nice. I think I would have been a Shaker if I had been burn in another time.
Wonderful haiku. :-)
As always, great job :)
Very clever...I'm sure the Shakers would be appalled at America's morals today.
This is very well done!
Such a great loss; but then again, so many orders of monks, nuns and desert communities passed on, and yet Christ's message thrives. Alelujah, Amen and Shalom
Good haiku.