last week before easter

so last haiku posting. and i won't do a poem post next monday as i'll just be coming back home from easter weekend with family.

as a christian, this is a mournful week for me. it is a time to remember the ever-present death of Jesus Christ to atone for my sins. it is a time to remember that i am a murderer, thief and liar. that my own heart contains every manner of evil. it is often hard to acknowledge how much i need jesus.

"Chrysanthemum growers-
you are the slaves
of chrysanthemums!"

"before the white chrysanthemum
the scissors hesitate
a moment."

~buson