Splendor of another kind
my entry for the "Falling Leaves" challenge #7
death takes everything
in the end, but how splendid
the decay can be.
I'm not quite sure how much it fits into the prompt, which it to capture the fleeting beauty of the autumn leaves. But autumn leaves aren't only bright and colorful, they are also dull, dark and rotting from the moment they leave the branches. For me, there's two sides of the season (as it is to life) — and they are equally beautiful.
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Quotation from Friedrich Nietzsche "He who wrestles long with monsters should beware lest he himself become a monster. And if you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss also gazes into you. Man is not destroyed by suffering, but by the meaning he makes of it."
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The minimalist structure here speaks volumes. You’ve distilled a profound truth about life and death into a few lines, giving decay a quiet dignity that lingers after reading.
I love your honest take. You’ve captured the beauty in both the brightness and the decay. Beautifully said.
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Yes I guess there's beauty in death, especially when we know it's a cycle. Loved your Haiku!
It may not exactly fit the prompt as the prompt is intended but it certainly captures the way autumn is a season of change in its own way. I love it.
I preferred this take over every take being beauty of fallen leaves
You really captured the meaning of life and death. You are so right.
A beautiful one--death returns to life. Well done.
Well...you took a similar approach that I did with my first one. The decaying, rotting side of Autumn is part of its wonder. Ebb and flow. Autumn and Spring are the transitional months that lead to winter and summer. They are where all the dying and rebirthing happens. I like this approach and you worded it perfectly, Imola. Well done, lass!
to be released from pain and/or agony, to look forward to a peaceful mind and body. This should be engraved on every coffin.