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Minding My Haiku

Just a single spark —
all you need to fire up
imagination.

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Blaming messenger
heralds avoidance when you
can’t bear the message.

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Some thorny problems
can’t be solved by deep thinking
and just need deep sleep.

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(Prompts used in this post: making fire from We Write Poems, messenger from Sunday Scribblings, and thorn from Weekend Wordsmith)

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18 Responses to “Minding My Haiku”

  1. Stan Ski says:
    April 3, 2011 at 4:05 pm

    You make it look so easy.

  2. madkane says:
    April 4, 2011 at 2:30 am

    Thanks, Stan!

  3. Sharp Little Pencil says:
    April 4, 2011 at 2:36 am

    Madeleine, nice to see you at the Scribblings! Not only was your “messenger” haiku fun, it was so true. Thanks for the smile, and here is mine:
    Message in a Bottle
    Peace, Amy BL

  4. madkane says:
    April 4, 2011 at 2:52 am

    Thanks so much Sharp Little Pencil! Always good to see you here and read your poetry.

  5. Amanda says:
    April 4, 2011 at 11:12 am

    The third is so damn true sometimes! the second is very nice as well, loved the first very positive!

  6. madkane says:
    April 4, 2011 at 5:30 pm

    Thanks, Amanda!

  7. Altonian says:
    April 5, 2011 at 2:55 am

    It would take me a page and a half of close typing to get anywhere near the amount of wisdom and truth shown in your three haikus. Remarkable work!!

  8. nimue says:
    April 5, 2011 at 9:15 am

    wonderful collection !

  9. Kylie says:
    April 5, 2011 at 11:59 pm

    All three say so much. I really enjoyed these.

  10. madkane says:
    April 6, 2011 at 3:54 am

    Thanks so much, Altonian, Nimue, and Kylie. I appreciate your enthusiasm for my haiku!

  11. pamela says:
    April 6, 2011 at 4:51 pm

    I can so relate to the last one, Madeleine.

    Pamela

  12. Andy says:
    April 6, 2011 at 10:54 pm

    Mind is usually clearer after a deep sleep. Nicely done.

  13. madkane says:
    April 7, 2011 at 5:39 am

    Thanks Pamela and Andy!

  14. earlybird says:
    April 7, 2011 at 9:00 am

    The first and the last resonated particularly for me. Nicely done, Mad.

  15. ms pie says:
    April 7, 2011 at 10:40 pm

    oh those are good madkane… i’m knee deep in thorns, maybe i will just have a nice dark ale and a snooze…

  16. madkane says:
    April 8, 2011 at 2:20 am

    Thanks Earlybird and Ms Pie!

  17. gautami tripathy says:
    April 8, 2011 at 11:31 pm

    I can relate to the last one..

    Here is my 3WW:
    don’t be shocked, I can handle power tools

  18. madkane says:
    April 9, 2011 at 1:22 am

    Thanks Gautami! I enjoyed your power tool poem!