This week I read The Comet Seekers, by Helen Sedgwick, a beautiful, lyrical novel about two seekers whose paths crisscross throughout the book. Amazingly (coincidentally?), there is a comet in our neck of the galaxy this month. Comet 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdušáková may be visible with a telescope or binoculars tomorrow evening. How could I not write a haiku about a comet today?
comet seekers scan
every corner of the sky
searching for marvels
![Comet detail of Bayeux Tapestry [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons](https://readingtothecore.files.wordpress.com/2016/12/comete_tapisserie_bayeux.jpg?w=188&h=203)
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Bravo!
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I have always loved night skies. I have to live where I can see stars!
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The sky is a place for marvels. Keep looking up!
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This haiku and the one with a trail of diamonds are fine examples of how we can wonder more deeply when we weave words. Happy New Year.
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I love the inspiration of this novel, the sky, and shine to make your lovely haiku. Best wishes for 2017!
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What a lovely picture image for your haiku — which for me also echoes the wise men of the Christmas story, searching the sky for their star. Hope your 2017 is full of marvels.
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Happy New Year, Catherine–may your 2017 hold many marvels!
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What a beautiful haiku! May we never stop searching for marvels.
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