Hello and welcome once more to Haiku Friday! Today’s prompt words from RonovanWrites Weekly Poetry Prompt Challenge are Tears and Wine.
These words reminded me of an experience I had the year my first book was released. I was celebrating the release of The Basement with friends. We were drinking wine and one of my friends decided to toast to my future as a writer. What she said moved me to tears and one of my tears fell into my glass of wine. I announced to everyone what had happened and was ready to toss the wine when my friend asked, ‘Are those happy tears?’ Of course I said yes. So she waved her hand and said, ‘Then it’s all good.’ I drank the wine after that.
Hopefully you’re still awake and I haven’t lost you after that story.
Anyway, that was the inspiration for my haiku this week.
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Happy Tears
by Vashti Quiroz-Vega
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Flow down my lilt face
Happy tear sweetened my wine
Touched by dulcet words
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Have a great weekend, everyone! ♥
Wonderful story and lovely haiku.
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Awww, thank you Olga. You’re sweet. ❤
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Beautiful images and haiku. May we all have plenty of those tears…:)
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Yes! 😀 Thank you Olga! ❤
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The backstory absolutely makes the haiku superb!
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I’m so glad to hear that, Greg! Thank you. 😀
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A lovely lead in to a beautiful haiku. Hope you have a wonderful weekend. ☺
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Thank you very much, TJ! It means a lot to me. Have a great week. 😀
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Many thanks Vashti. ☺
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Thank you for sharing a very wonderful memory and you expressed it in a beautiful haiku.
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I’m happy you enjoyed the backstory and haiku. Thank you! 🙂
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I recently changed jobs and my former employer held a going away party for me. To be honest, I never felt the fit was there like the employer before but when I saw the decorations and how people spoke about me…Well, it made clear that I did have more of an impact than I realized.
So that made your backstory pretty cool. It is a great honor to have people say great things about you or your actions. It affirms that you are on the right path.
Have a good weekend!
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Hello Steve! What a wonderful realization you had. You’re right, it’s wonderful when people you love, admire, care about . . . wish you well. It feels good and it does encourage you to move forward. 😀
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Happy story told again in haiku.
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Thank you Meredith! It still makes me happy to think about that 1st release party. I can’t wait for my next one. 🙂
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Hi Vashti, love your story and the haiku, for sure your tear made the wine sweet. Have a great weekend. Hugs to you!
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Hi Elizabeth! Thank you so much––you’re sweet! Have a great week! Hugs&Kisses ❤
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Wonderful story and beautiful haiku Vashti.
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Thank you Staci! 😀 xx
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A perfect story. I have a vague memory of tears and wine. But I hadn’t heard your story before. Fascinating. Loved story and Haiku. Isn’t it great to have the gift to write. jk 😀
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Thank you my friend. I’m so touched by how sweet all my online friends are. I wish someday we could meet in person. I’d love to hear what your tears and wine memory is. The gift of writing is an amazing one and I’m so thankful that I can do this and that I’m friends with so many other talented writers. 😀 xx
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😀 xox
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Sweetness! Beautiful choice of words. Loved it, Vashti!
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Thank you Meera! 😀 xx
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Happu tears are always welcome and more precious.
Lovely haiku
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Thank you Ruby! I’m glad you liked the haiku. 😀
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Touching story, and a lovely Haiku Vashti 🙂
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Hi Judy! Thank you, I’m happy you enjoyed it. 🙂
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Lovely happy tears, Vashti, very nice. 😉
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Thank you Marje! 😀 xx
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wonderful haiku being connected to a special memory
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Thank you Denis! 🙂
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Great as always. 🙂
Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!
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Thanks for sharing that touching story. Of course no one fell asleep reading it. Happy memories are a good thing and should be used as inspiration for writing.
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Aww this is so sweet – Happy Tears!
Thanks so much for joining and sharing this at Cooking and Crafting with J & J.
Julie xo
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Hi Julie! Thank you! It’s always a pleasure sharing with you guys. 😀 xx
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