Sunday 3 February 2013

Flowering Branch of Plum



Stems play waltz
Lovely damsels dance
Pluck or clap

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Soft petals
Quivering with breeze
Mute prayer bells

Picture taken from: Google Search


44 comments:

  1. Hi Meenakshi,

    Wow, lovely Haiku for the spring season. Beautiful personification of the stem to damsels.
    Loved reading this, a great start to Monday morning. Did you have a good start? :) :) :)

    Regards

    Jay
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    1. Yes, in fact lovely start when these damsels came dancing to my mind and pour out of my pen performing to waltz.

      Thanks Jay!

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  2. Hi Meenakshi Loved the Haiko.Specially the line
    'soft petals
    quivering with breeze, are very touching.

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  3. "Mute prayer bells" - I loved the intonation here ... wonderfully said !!!

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  4. Love the line about the bells!

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  5. Love the idea of blossoms as damsels dancing!

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  6. Meenakshi... you never falter.. beautiful haiku yet again..
    damsels dancing.. WOW.

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  7. Pluck or Clap ... a lovely linesd. Thank you for sharing :)

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    1. Oblivious of the feeling the spectator is hiding, they perform, spread their beauty!

      Thanks a lot!

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  8. "stems play waltz " these lines makes me dance..lovely !!

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  9. "Mute prayer bells" - such lovely imagery. I'm loving your heralding-the-spring series of haikus of late :)

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    1. Thanks Meenakshi, these haiku are dedicated to a 'Carpe Diem' site which gives daily prompts and lots of inspiration for writing haiku.

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  10. I am enchanted by the image of "mute prayer bells."

    Crushing One Blossom

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  11. Wonderful set of haiku ~ can hear the bells ~

    Carol of (A Creative Harbor) ^_^ on Blogger

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    1. Thanks Carol, May these prayer bells spread love and peace.

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  12. Just great--the one who plucks flowers does not recognize that the soft quivering petals are silent prayer bells--how harsh we are.

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    1. Thanks Ma'am, my damsels required this sympathy.

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  13. These words are dancing in my head this morning! Just wonderful images in both, just wonderful!

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  14. Lovely haiku. That last one is breathtaking. Pure haiku, that one.

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    1. Is that so! Thank you so much! It brightened my day!!

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  15. I sense a layer of meaning
    Under those soft petals
    Music for the soul.

    Cheers!
    JzB

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    1. Music for the soul
      wisdom to the mind
      Those who listen.

      Thanks Jazz you inspired me to right this one.

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  16. apki kavitaye samvedana me guthe huye vichar hain

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  17. I'm waiting for the damsels' waltz... Musical Haiku!!

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    1. They will be all around soon, wait for spring my dear!

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  18. Beautiful. I am amazed at the beauty of this line, 'Mute prayer bells'

    Keep sharing these lovely haiku :)

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    1. This is very close to my heart too, Saru, I am happy it reached yours.

      Thanks!

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  19. Mute prayer bells is a very nice phrase.

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  20. “The earth has music for those who listen.”

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  21. The elegant dance made me smile... damsels scented in the sun. :-)
    Eliz

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