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From Minus One | A haiku for Venice

Pink Roses Classics, Excerpts, haikus, literature, Movies, poetry, Short story April 21, 2021April 21, 2021 1 Minute

Last night I watched a documentary about the writer Colm Tóibín and a lot of it was set in Venice. His latest book “The Magician” is about the wonderful Thomas Mann who wrote the short story Death in Venice, which I loved. And I loved the movie – Dirk Bogarde leaning against a wall with black hair dye running down his face! And of course the music – from Mahler’s Fifth.

Narrow, stone-walled streets,

palace, church and square resound

with strains of Mahler.

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I live in Dublin in Ireland and raised a family here. I'm retired now, from work, and from parenting, although grandchildren are huge in my life. There are many beautiful river walks right beside where I live, which is reflected in the poetry and haikus that I write. I also take a lot of photographs on my phone. I'm not a photographer at all but I love to capture trees and plants in various weathers. In 2020 I published a collection of interlinked short stories - "We All Die in the End" which is available from Amazon in paperback and on kindle. The reviews on Amazon and Goodreads are very good, which is encouraging. Earlier this year I published a collection of poetry, "Minus One", which, more or less, charts my life from childhood through to old age. It is also available from Amazon in both formats. And finally, two children's books, "Felix Finds Out", and "Ghosts in Trouble" have just been uploaded to Amazon in both formats as well. Suitable for children 8-11. elizabethmerry51@gmail.com @elizabethmerry1 on Twitter @elizabethmerry on Instagram https://www.amazon.co.uk/Elizabeth-Merry/e/B087NSPN1W/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0 View all posts by Pink Roses

Published April 21, 2021April 21, 2021

5 thoughts on “From Minus One | A haiku for Venice”

Liz Gauffreau says:

April 21, 2021 at 10:43 am

I think I need to read “Death in Venice”!

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1. Pink Roses says:
  
  April 22, 2021 at 11:33 am
  
  I’d like to read it again, Liz, but I have lost my copy of the book – I know some people with sticky fingers! It may be out of print but I’ll have a look.
  
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robbiesinspiration says:

April 21, 2021 at 3:27 pm

A lovely picture and haiku, Elizabeth. I love the colours.

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balroop2013 says:

April 21, 2021 at 3:32 pm

Nice one Elizabeth.Minus one is a lovely book.

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Annika Perry says:

April 23, 2021 at 7:35 am

Beautiful,Elizabeth! You capture the magic of Venice with wonder. I’ve read some of Mann’s other books such The Magic Mountain and Dr Faustus but seems I’ve missed a treat with this book!

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