Carpe Diem Haiku Kai Sunday Time Challenge No. 3: Hurricane

 

I had just written about a tree brocken by the wind [1]. So this is a very current topic.

柔弱勝剛強。
Soft and weak will overcome hard and strong.
… says the Daodejing (道德經).

Raging storm
The strong are falling
But the penitent survives

After the storm
We collect the broken
Kintsugi [2]

Winter storm
Rattling in the shingles
Trees stand in awe

In the elm trees
Storm rolling and rumbling
Gathering twigs

Clashing raindrops
The storm whistles a tune
Of destruction

Storm rushes on
Leaving behind
Fear and debris

Links and Annotations:
[1] https://rheumatologe.blogspot.com/2022/02/umgesturzter-baum.html
[2] Kintsugi 金継ぎ – accidently broken pottery is joined by glue mixed with gold powder to fix a pot and create an aesthetic enhancement.
[3] Pictures taken in the Eifel mountains after a small tornado, about 2 km from where I live.

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