Saturday, 12 January 2013

Demise of Birthday


Candles blown in haste

Chocolate cake, gifts in wrap

Magician in funny hat


Magician in funny hat

Wishes, songs, games galore

Time flies by


Time flies by

Pending work on mind

Candles blown in haste


written for Haiku Heights
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40 comments:

  1. anthonynorth12 January 2013 at 10:45

    Intriguing words. Enjoyed them.

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    1. Woman'n'Beyond13 January 2013 at 08:34

      Thank Anthony, I was not sure about this one. Glad you liked it,

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  2. Anonymous12 January 2013 at 12:06

    Unique and mysterious take on the prompt!

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    1. Woman'n'Beyond13 January 2013 at 08:35

      Growing up snatches the fun out of birthdays. They become kind of routine. I always longed to write this one.

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  3. Reshma12 January 2013 at 12:23

    Time indeed waits for none...nice verse!!

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    1. Woman'n'Beyond13 January 2013 at 08:37

      True Reshma, every day becomes the same, gifts, cakes excite no more. We receive wishes sent over phones with routine thanks. I yearn for a a real birthday, that special day which doesn't come now.

      Glad you liked it!

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  4. joanne12 January 2013 at 12:48

    different direction with this prompt...well-done - thought-provoking

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    1. Woman'n'Beyond13 January 2013 at 08:38

      Thanks Joanne! I happy I was able to convey through this haiku!!

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  5. Judith Westerfield12 January 2013 at 19:01

    Demise of birthday - fantastic, creative!

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  6. Sri Valli12 January 2013 at 19:57

    A different take on the prompt! Lovely Meenakshi!


    Fragrant Memories

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    1. Woman'n'Beyond13 January 2013 at 08:41

      Thanks Valli,

      It is difficult to relate this prompt with birthday, But somehow I felt compelled to write this one.

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  7. Amrit Sinha12 January 2013 at 23:23

    Wow ... candles blown in haste ... perhaps scarcity of time doesn't let us enjoy the moments of our lives peacefully ... well illustrated :-)

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    1. Woman'n'Beyond13 January 2013 at 08:43

      As children, we blow candles in haste as we are excited about cake, gifts, friends. But when we grow up, we blow candles in haste as birthdays are no more than routine and pending jobs weigh us down.

      Thanks for reading and liking!

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  8. Fast Music slow traffic13 January 2013 at 02:38

    Sorry.. Was out from bloggers network for sometime.. today i am free I am going to see what all I have missed :)

    You write deep...

    I am being repetitive now.. I know cant help I may continue to be so in other comments as well...

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    1. Woman'n'Beyond13 January 2013 at 08:44

      Thanks Aparna,

      please accept my gratitude for ever encouraging me.

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  9. Kappu13 January 2013 at 03:41

    Lovely Meenakshi...

    I loved the Haikus that you've penned and how the last line rolled into.. ;)

    Do visit my blog! Would love to see you by! *cheers*

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    1. Woman'n'Beyond13 January 2013 at 08:49

      Thanks Kappu!

      I visited your site and am floored by your style, superb!

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  10. http://joshidaniel.com/13 January 2013 at 03:48

    nice :)

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  11. Bikram13 January 2013 at 06:12

    oh yes .. the charm of growing up i guess .. no time left to enjoy the little things ..

    Bikram's

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    1. Woman'n'Beyond13 January 2013 at 08:50

      Yessss.....we lose our birthday in everyday grind. I wish we were kids again!

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    2. Bikram14 January 2013 at 01:41

      me toooooooooooooooo me toooooooooooooooooo

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  12. Anonymous13 January 2013 at 14:08

    Ah so thoughtful and deep x birthdays certainly are not what they once were!

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  13. anamica mehra13 January 2013 at 15:37

    beautiful description of change in feelings & attitude of a person as he grown up. I liked it.

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    1. Woman'n'Beyond13 January 2013 at 19:00

      Thanks Anamica,

      Who understands it better than you.

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  14. Deepak Kripal13 January 2013 at 17:47

    Good one yet again Meenakshi.. the way we see our birthday's change indeed as we grow older..

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    1. Woman'n'Beyond13 January 2013 at 18:59

      Thanks Deepak,

      I feel myself more excited about my daughter's birthday than mine. This one was spontaneous.

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  15. AmitAag13 January 2013 at 22:00

    A great thought...amazingly penned:)
    The brevity is the essence of this otherwise voluminous thing!

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    1. Woman'n'Beyond14 January 2013 at 02:39

      A word of appreciation from your side always props my spirits up! Thanks you so much!

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  16. magiceye14 January 2013 at 02:35

    C'est la vie!

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  17. Hazel14 January 2013 at 03:17

    'blown in haste' life must have gone with it....

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  18. Anonymous14 January 2013 at 05:35

    Wonderful and unique take on the prompt

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  19. Easwar Arumugam14 January 2013 at 08:04

    Superb! Like candles time too melts just like that.

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  20. Eliz Frank16 January 2013 at 03:29

    Quite telling... like life, we celebrate aspects of death. :-)
    I've been writing my haiku on my blogspot blog.
    http://positivekismet.blogspot.com/2013/01/musings-trust.html
    Eliz

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    1. Woman'n'Beyond17 January 2013 at 05:26

      Thank you so much for reading and visiting my space.

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