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Tossing and turning
Eyes not shut, still dreaming on
White wings soaring high
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You see white in black
The good in bad, right in wrong
Why turn a blind eye?
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Fireflies in jar
You force em in with a lid?
Glow even when trapped
They say dreams are not only what you see when you are sleeping. Real dreams are the ones which don't let you sleep. Watching dreams with open eyes, planning and then living it someday is what we call dreams coming true i think.
As i've mentioned in one of my previous haiku, every situation seems to have two sides. You can always find something good in a bad situation, and negative in every positive one. It's all about the perspective. All about what we choose to see. So no use turning a blind eye to the less obvious.
Fireflies like real dreams strive to light up the world, not just home. Even after trapping them in a jar, they still give you light. Just like people with real dreams. They are trapped by the stereotypical, not-ready-to-change people around, but does that keep them chained to their home? No! They work, they toil, they strive, they glow at any cost. Their dreams - their driving forces.
This Haiku is written for The Heights of Haiku - April 2012. The prompt for today is 'WHITE'.
Every youngster or for that matter everyone coming to your post should read complete narration and not only haiku..wonderful lesson here.. keep glowing Pranita..
ReplyDeleteThanks soo much Ramesh ji... it really means a lot to me. Your comments are really very encouraging... Thank you again :)
DeleteA beautiful set of Haiku Pranita...2nd one was something special...well written... :)
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot Sarabjeet! :)
Deleteguess the comment i made from my phone din't go thru!
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"wonderful"! inspiring!! subtly intense!! loved it!!:)
Thanks a lot Jayanth!!! :)
DeleteYou get back to studying mister...!
Very interesting... Magical words indeed
ReplyDeleteVery nice...I specially like the second one..white in black is an intriguing image ~
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot Grace :)
DeleteLovely poems. I like all three of them. Dream, thought, and action - a lovely combination.
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Thanks a lot Richard! :)
DeleteVery interesting haiku!...2nd one is lovely.....And the great lesson to be learned here!
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot dear! :)
DeleteI love the imagery of these haiku. Lovely ones well done on the prompt. Love the third one very much. Well done!
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot Chevrefeuille... :) M glad u liked it...
DeleteIn every problem, there is an opportunity. I would like to believe that in every bad person, there is some good. Hard to do sometimes.
ReplyDeleteVery true... I like to believe that too.. Sometimes this belief gets misused by others in us!
DeleteWhy turn a blind eye? you ask.
ReplyDeleteBecause sometimes it's just too painful to get involved...
“Hungry Sunrise Fire & White Bird”
You have to face it, now or later... sooner u open your eyes, the better i think!
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