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forget-me-nots
all her present moments
fading away
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dementia the present moment then gone forever
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A haiga and a one line senryu for Haiku Horizons prompt – present
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Forget-Me-Not – Two Takes on Dementia
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I will never forget a friend of mine, a brilliant professor of mathematics and Hebrew, who descended into the depths of dementia. The image that stays in my mind is that of his wife reading aloud to him the simplest of children’s stories one day on the porch of the nursing home. It was clear that he had no clue what the story was about.
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So, so deep and profound. Thank you.
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Ah so poignant. Loved your Haiku.
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So profound Wabi. What a lovely cool blue! 😉
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Dementia slowly wrecks a person.
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The fading forget-me not in haiga strengthen the message a lot..
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Beautiful….I have known some of whom this poem speaks…perfect Haiga!
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This is very touching Wabi
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I wonder who is saddened the most in cases of dementia..the patient or the family. This Wabi is a thinking haiku. I glad I found you guys. All interesting stuff.
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Lovely Haiku!
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It hurts to see loved ones struggle to hold on to memories.
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Very sad !
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so perfect yet so painful …..some presents are so sad for some people ,Wabi . you are making ripples in the frog pond !
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This is lovely and to the point. I like the flowers fading.
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