Misunderstanding
Womb of a thousand evils
Withers as you read
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D. J. Reddall
I write because my time is limited and my imagination is not.
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The Longest Minute
A minute. Sixty seconds to say goodbye. That’s all the time that I had left with him as the needle slid into his leg. I stared into his drooping eyes, looked at the blood-tainted saliva dripping from the corner of his mouth. They said that this was the best thing that we could do for him, a last kind act for a best friend…but if that were the case, then why did my heart feel so heavy?
By Stephanie Hoogstad6 days ago in Fiction
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Amazing truth in so few words! Excellent Haiku🤩
You always wow me with your haiku writing abilities. It's remarkable how much you can convey in such a short chunk of words and on top of that dropping a five-syllable word in the first line? Starts with a real bang!
Using this strict form and exploring so far beyond its borders is risky and "usually" unsuccessful I would argue. Nevertheless, you are carefully and in intelligently evolving this traditionally and classically visual form. As you are probably quite aware, I prefer dense, sometimes terse pieces, either poem or prose; I believe there is more room to discover, to uncover. This is a wonderful blending of form and imagery.
I like reading! 😁🤣 Ya know, I had to read this way too many times D.J before it actually made sense in my little noggin! ..which is part of the theme! Mission accomplished?! ;0)
Reading can inspire and educate us, but I know so many who will not read. Excellent Senryū (川柳)
I agree totally. And it's not just current affairs either. It's everything! Even down to gossip columns because even then, you know what is making everyone else tick. I can't emphasise enough how much I agree with your haiku and you get a "deftly done" from me for the maternal imagery too. Powerful, reinforcing that idea of nurture gone and possible infertility on the horizon. Damning. Like it but not the sentiment.
You are just on haiku fire at the moment. I realise I have still not read your Frankenstein piece and will rectify that today if time allows and know I need to reply about a comment on Curb...alas...I've never really watched it...though I know it ended in a similar fashion to Seinfeld or at least followed things a little and there was some mixed feelings about it. On the subject of this...so true. and like you said to Dharr...humility is underrated...when we understand how little we actually understand...that's when we become better, wiser...imho. It's not so much a race to be the most knowledgeable. I have learned more from stuff I didn't know...if that makes sense? Love your haiku!
Omgggg, tell me about it! I am in that situation today. I don't know if I'm the one who misunderstood it. I hate life, lol. Loved your Haiku!