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Trapped in violet jar
Insidious thoughts bottled
Naked truth prevails
Stagnant life is death
Unbottled emotions die
Crystal clear tears
We are all sometimes trapped in the stagnant phase of life, where nothing seems to change for the better. All the hard work shows no fruit. That sends us to this state of mind where we do nothing. The negative thoughts hiding in our head kills us like slow poison. After a while, in spite of the trap being lifted up, we get so comfortable and accustomed in the little cocoon we've built for ourselves, we refuse to grow. We can see the world outside our bubble and wish to be a part of it. But it just remains a wish, we do not make efforts as little as picking a needle and bursting the bubble! We let our dreams grow old and die along with us, the slow death that they don't deserve. They deserve to be fulfilled.
A wise person will take that step and jump out of the jar while the foolish will still sit inside it moaning over what if he was outside. No magic is going to transport you outta your lil jar, unless you put efforts and stand on your own feet and climb out. Else all you'll be left with is a jar full of your own crystal clear tears, in which you will someday drown and die!
This Haiku is written for the weekly picture prompt provided by The MAG.
Exactly, nothing will ever change unless we ourselves are willing to help it to happen.
ReplyDeleteVery, very nice interpretation of the pic.
Indeed..! Thanks a lot :)
DeleteBeautiful! And only just now noticed the violet tinge!
ReplyDeleteThank u so much! :)
DeleteYup, you have got to climb out -and keep walking!
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing and I like your Haiku's
Exactly.. Thanks a lot :)
Deleteas much as your verse...i love the wisdom in what you write afterward...about how we are to deal with our own emotions....good stuff...
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot Brian..! :) M blessed to be appreciated!
DeleteHow differently we all think about the same picture...very nice Haiku Pranita and what you said is so true..
ReplyDeleteIt's really fascinating... Thanks a lot Sreeja! :)
DeleteExcellent take on the prompt! Nice piece of writing...really. I liked the title:)
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot Tarang! :)
DeleteIntensely insightful.
ReplyDeletewhen i finish reading your posts, i realize i bear a faint smile on the outside, more prominent on the inside!
the mere fact that you, at such a young age, have learnt so much from life is something that draws respect from me. :)
and you share them, with flair. to say simply, you counsel us with least words possible. keep them coming. i have so much to learn yet! thank you!:)
OMG! That was one of the best feedback i ve got ever i think! Thanks so much Jayanth, u just made my day! :)
DeleteI ve a lot to learn.. telling these things is easy, practicing is very difficult.. and i'm nt yet there! I hav a lot of following what i say to do!
and i think i am entering THE MAG. i feel a sense of restlessness ever since i stopped writing haiku and more since i again wrote one the other day. thanks to you, i found a replacement for haiku heights challenge! :D :)
DeleteAnd ahem! :D i already have done my attempt for this week's prompt! :D lol..
Deletewriting exams..writing poems and musings.. they are giving me two extreme experiences.. :D i think i have enuf time to write a small post everyday. Just that sometimes i "like to sit inside the cocoon and not come out". and i would feel awkward or ashamed to tell you that there are so many spells in my life that i wasted being so. but i am trying and posts like these are really helping..
Aaah! this again brings me to how much i relate to what you say here in your blog. thank you and thank you!! :)
OMG...i intended to say "i wouldn't feel awkward or ashamed"... Aargh!! now, it's awkward! sorry for flooding the comments box. my thoughts come in pieces. :D
DeleteIt's amazing to write for a picture.. evryone's post is something really creative the way thy interpret it..! The MAG is also a weekly thing... i'm looking for some place which is daily. Let me kno if you find one..
DeleteIt's nothing to be ashamed of, evryone has some dark side, it's gr8 ur makin an effort to come outta it! :)
Yeah! i too am looking for something like one-poem-a-day and i was kind of thinking about asking you the same. i am completely clueless as to how i can find these on the web. i googled with many phrase combinations, but i found none like haiku heights. But yep, will surely tell ya if i find one!
DeleteThe search is on!!! ;)
DeleteToo true ' Pranita, it is an image of dearh, but i had been shying away from it. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteThanks Kutamun! :)
DeleteOnly you can make your life count! Nicely written!
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot Dr.Danny!
DeleteThat's was deep and so thought provoking. You have great wisdom my friend. I hope this gets the views it deserves......!
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot Helena! :)
DeleteGreat looking blog, interesting prompt response.
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot Meg! :)
DeleteStagnant life can be a slow death...
ReplyDeleteTrue...!!! It's like a dead soul in a living body!
DeleteI just remembered Swami Vivekananda's sayings while reading this one. Nicely written.
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