marriage vows
an ancient bridge
connecting two shores
            ~ Ray Rasmussen

Very early on the twenty-seventh morning of the third moon, under a predawn haze, transparent moon barely visible, Mount Fuji just a shadow, I set out under the cherry blossoms of Ueno and Yanaka. When would I see them again? A few friends had gathered in the night and followed along far enough to see me off from the boat. Getting off at Senju, I felt three thousand miles rushing through my heart, the whole world only a dream. I saw it through farewell tears.
                                                                                                                                             ~ From Basho's travelogues

This haiku lookalike is called senryu. Insteaad of nature, focuses more on the present day human environment.

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