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Year of the Rabbit the children of children we didn’t have
----Robert Epstein
( Modern Haiku, 40.2, Autumn 2015 )
open sky :: SAMVAAD | 7th May
Updated: May 11, 2023
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What works for me in this poem is its understated sadness ... which is so hard to achieve.
Here is the backstory as told by Robert Epstein.
"As for my recollections regarding the poem's origins,
I don't have vivid or concrete information to share with you.
What I can say is that, some significant life decisions--
like having a child/children or not--reverberate throughout one's life.
Back in 2015, when I learned that the Chinese were celebrating
the Year of the Rabbit, I found myself missing the grandchild or grandchildren
I might have had if I had had a child or two. This was not regret,
but simply an acknowledgment of a transient feeling. Hence, the poem.
I don't know…
I'm sorry but I didn't understand this. But that's okay, not everyone understands everything.
Yes indeed!! Speaks volumes.
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Most poignant. So much emotion without telling too much.