those young years
I spent trying
not to be him;
now, in photos, me
with the same stern jaw
Simply Haiku, spring 2008.
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Inevitable described in a very humorous way. I liked it.
Posted by: Ricardas | April 18, 2008 at 01:24 PM
Amen. I thought I must be adopted when younger but now I see my mother each time I look in the mirror.
Posted by: Pam | April 18, 2008 at 06:46 PM
beautiful
Posted by: kai | April 18, 2008 at 09:30 PM
Ah, there's no getting away from it.
But you don't have to do the same things with your jaw that he did with his.
Very good, Janet
Posted by: Bill Kenney | April 18, 2008 at 10:35 PM
Nature is pretty uncanny, isn't it?:)
Posted by: aurora | April 18, 2008 at 11:22 PM
many thanks for your comments, Ricardas, Pam, kai, Bill, and Aurora.
Posted by: janet | April 19, 2008 at 11:01 AM