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[Champagne]

A Swampy Pond

It has been years. One hot summer afternoon, I was standing by a pond near my gated community, enjoying the breathtaking scenery. All of a sudden, a snake quickly passed by my right foot, in no time, twisting across the dark surface of the water and into the pond. My first encounter with a snake made me re-think the Genesis account of the fall of Adam and Eve and of the drastic consequence of their fall.

To me, human life is never merely suffering, but it is neither bright nor joyful. When I think of human nature, I tend to bend down in a vaguely dark, damp place, something which does not easily allow light in, like a swampy pond. When one is gradually being dragged into this muddy pond, everything depends on whether one will sleep in the dark depths like a fallen leaf into the pond's light-less bottom to fall asleep there or discover a streak of the majestic light of grace.


The swampy pond;
A snake twists into --
Ripples in the shadow.
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I'm Champagne,
Bottled poetry with sparkling joy.

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A Swampy Pond

It has been years. One hot summer afternoon, I was standing by a pond near my gated community, enjoying the breathtaking scenery. All of a sudden, a snake quickly passed by my right foot, in no time, twisting across the dark surface of the water and into the pond. My first encounter with a snake made me re-think the Genesis account of the fall of Adam and Eve and of the drastic consequence of their fall.

To me, human life is never merely suffering, but it is neither bright nor joyful. When I think of human nature, I tend to bend down in a vaguely dark, damp place, something which does not easily allow light in, like a swampy pond. When one is gradually being dragged into this muddy pond, everything depends on whether one will sleep in the dark depths like a fallen leaf into the pond's light-less bottom to fall asleep there or discover a streak of the majestic light of grace.


The swampy pond;
A snake twists into --
Ripples in the shadow.
_________________
I'm Champagne,
Bottled poetry with sparkling joy.

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[Lake]

Funny, this time I read from the end to the beginning, from Haiku to the prose. After reading the Haiku, I thought about Adam and Eve thing, but didn't feel it is religion related but philosophy tinted especially in paragraph 2. I see the linkage between P1 and P2 but not so sure about this sentence in writing Haibun "For the most part, the style avoids philosophical comment." Either way, it is well put and very thoughtful.

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Funny, this time I read from the end to the beginning, from Haiku to the prose. After reading the Haiku, I thought about Adam and Eve thing, but didn't feel it is religion related but philosophy tinted especially in paragraph 2. I see the linkage between P1 and P2 but not so sure about this sentence in writing Haibun "For the most part, the style avoids philosophical comment." Either way, it is well put and very thoughtful.

One nit:

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