Not Just Another Haiku
She had come to know him as her hero.
They met on a cloudy day as sunlight tried
filtering softly through the pine trees that
surrounded her mountain home, casting
charcoal shadows on her swimming pool.
She rented her home to him with joy as she
moved her last boxes into her compact car.
She was happy to be moving in with her
beloved boyfriend thirty miles across town.
it rained hard that May
presage of future events...
black clouds lingered low
The first few days were blissful as his young
sons adored her and even began calling her
Mama. Two and four, precious little red heads.
But to her heartbreaking dismay he was not
ready to move on with anyone, and had issues
she could not help heal. He demanded she leave
with no where to go.
a cloud burst poured down
in torrential tears and storm...
divine light appeared
She returned to her home and prayed her tenant
would understand. He was upset at first fearing
he would be given notice to move. She only asked
to move into the one room pool house to keep
from being homeless. With tears streaming down
her cheeks and a broken heart she related
her story as he listened with empathetic ears.
roses bloomed in the
fresh fragrant flower garden...
hope bloomed too that day
July 13, 2017
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