Monday, July 14, 2014

Drive Haiku






on the road again


lifetime of lonely highways


always craving home


Inspired by the prompt at




44 comments:

  1. that sums it up nicely!
    I wonder every time I see these huge trucks from a far off state...

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    1. pixie, they are probably people like my husband. Thank you for stopping by and for your kind comments! ♥

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  2. Perfectly sums up the life of a trucker. At least I get to see mine every weekend.....but he's lonely now that he has something to come home to. Maybe someday he can work close by.

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    1. JoJo, It is a hard life. I would rather have him home but a person doesn't get paid to stay home and the bills don't stop coming. He has been coming home every 2 weeks all summer and I love it. It has been so much better. Thank you for stopping by and for your kind comments! ♥

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  3. A trucker's tough life depicted beautifully in this haiku.

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    1. sulekkha, I am so pleased you enjoyed it! Thank you so much for stopping by to read and for your kind comments! ♥

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  4. Such a life has to be a pain, unless you like it and have no home I guess

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    1. Pat, my husband really likes it. I can't really imagine him doing anything else. Still he likes to come home. He has known drivers who live out of their truck and have no home to go too. They just stay out there and to me that is no life at all. Thank you for stopping by and for your comments! ♥

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    1. Magical Mystical Teacher, it surely is! Thank you for stopping by and for your sweet comments! ♥

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  6. Itcan't be easy fo truckers being away from their families for days. You expressed this well in your poem, Kathy. Like the photo too.

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    1. Michelle, I am so pleased you enjoyed my haiku. He misses so much and I miss him being here. Thank you for stopping by and for your sweet comments!

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  7. Must be a tough lifestyle for the whole family to adapt to. You expressed it so well. I often wonder about those truckers I hear in the night heading by on the nearby highway. Must be lonely for them.

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    1. Cathy, I don't know how he does it. I couldn't do it if the roles were reversed. It has to be lonely for him. Sometimes he will call me up and talk forever. I know he is as lonely for all of us as we are for him. Thank you for stopping by and for your sweet comments! ♥

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  8. Oh, yes, that longing for home! Did I ever tell you, Kathy, that our bass player, Rob, is a professional truck driver? He's done it for years and years, and still seems to love it.
    Blessings to you and thanks for this beautiful haiku! (Oh, gosh, that rhymed, didn't it?)

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    1. Martha, I am so pleased you enjoyed my haiku. Thank you for stopping by and for your sweet comments! ♥

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  9. I've often wondered about these folk when we pass on the highway - it would have to be a lonely, tedious life. Well-written. :)

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    1. blogitorloseit, it is for him and for us. Thank you for stopping by and for your sweet comments! ♥

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    1. Laurel, it is a way of life. Thank you for stopping by and for your sweet comments! ♥

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  11. A great peek into the life of a trucker.

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    1. Usha, I am so pleased you liked it. Thank you so much for stopping in and for your kind comments! ♥

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  12. Really great interpretation of the prompt - different, creative and you said it all in three lines

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    1. Judith, I am so pleased you liked it! Thanks so much for stopping by and for your sweet comments! ♥

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  13. Yeah — the sorrows of long-distance trucking.

    Blessings and Bear hugs!

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    1. Rob-bear, yep! Thank you so much for stopping by and for your kind comments! ♥

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  14. You have captured what many travelers feel on the road...

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    1. Richa, I am so pleased you liked it! Thank you so much for stopping by and for your sweet comments! ♥

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  15. wow that sums up a lot of emotions. Beautiful.

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    1. Rajlakshmi, I am so pleased you liked it! Thank you for stopping by and for your sweet comments! ♥

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  16. SO close to your reality, Kathy. I wonder how you do it. Hats off to you and many hugs too <3

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    1. Shailaja, it is my reality and the picture is one of my husband's truck that he took while on the road. Not sure how I do it, but I do it. Thank you for stopping by and for your sweet comments! ♥

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  17. You packed the feeling of a trucker's life so accurately in a nutshell Kathy. Wonderfully done!!

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    1. Reshma, I am so pleased you enjoyed it! Thank you so much for stopping by and for your sweet comments! ♥

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  18. I always wondered how long truckers stay away from home on these runs. Nice interpretation.

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    1. haiku-horizons-challenge-drive, it varies. Before this summer he was staying out 4-6 weeks. This summer he has been coming home every 2 weeks which is loads better. Thank you so much for stopping by and for your sweet comments! ♥

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    1. payal, I am so pleased you enjoyed it! Thanks so much for stopping in and for your kind comments! ♥

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    1. Nabanita, and usually he is quite ready to get out of the truck by the time he comes home! Thank you for stopping by and for your sweet comments! ♥

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  21. a real drive ! i love the simile ! life itself is a drive ,right Kathy ?

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    1. rajkumarmilan, it surely is! Thank you for stopping by and for your sweet comments! ♥

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  22. A leaf from real life!! Beautifully captured, Kathy! Hugs ♥

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    1. Shilpa, I am so happy you like it! Couldn't get much closer to real life for me. Thank you for stopping by and for your sweet comments! ♥

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