Twenty seventeen
‘Ring the bells that still can ring’
Drum a steady beat.
©2016 ontheland
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My life is squeezing every ounce (almost) of my writing and reading time. The haiku’s second line is, of course, a quote from Leonard Cohen’s Anthem. His words are so apt for present times that they have been quoted widely (especially recently):
Ring the bells that still can ring,
Forget your perfect offering,
There is a crack in everything,
That’s how the light gets in.
∼Leonard Cohen
Winter has officially begun, 2017 will soon be here, and our days will slowly grow longer. I’ll be reading and writing as much as I can during the holidays, but I predict that my presence will be much reduced. I am enormously grateful for all those who take the time to read my efforts and for the opportunity to view the writing, photography, and art of so many creative people. I wish everyone all the best for the holiday period and the new year.
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Many thanks as well to Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge for another inspiring year of challenges. This weeks’s prompt was ‘bells’ and ‘ring’. The image is a public domain offering from Pixabay.com. The scene is Mount Fichtelberg in East Germany.
Ontheland 
Excellent, Janice. Let’s hope we can keep the beat steady as we move into 2017. Wishing you a happy holiday and New Year!
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Thanks Merril. All the best to you over the holidays and in 2017.
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Purrfect choice of additional poetry for this prompt, this time of year, and the current year’s end which is not as joyous as it could be for me and Anthem is one of Cohen’s more positive works. I love that song and for that matter most of his songs/poems.
Your haiku is lovely and reflects my sentiments for myself toward the coming year. Thank you for an uplifting post on a dark, dreary, rainy, bitchy day for me. ~~dru~~
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I am so glad it ‘hit the spot’ . Thanks for letting me know. I wish you all the best.
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Brilliant!
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Thank you 🙂
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am so glad I happened onto your honest & lovely blog 🙂
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Thank you 🙂 Happy you’ve enjoyed it.
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