Truth travels bare feet
People disguise it with lies
Yes, for tricks and treats
Basking in glory
How far before it's unmasked?
Verity prevails
Too little too late
Life and it's ways of teaching
Cognizant of heart
Truth is one constant in life that never changes. Truth is simple. People complicate it by dressing it up in a variety of layers of lies. But how far can truth travel in the heat of the burden before it starts shedding it's layers to be bare and naked again. Then, the heat of the wrath caused is much more than ever. Strange are the ways of life sometimes. When you wrong, everything goes right... and finally when you decide and do the right thing, everything tumbles down! It's a hard life with truth by your side.. but don't let go.
This Haiku is written for Haiku Heights. The prompt for this week is 'MASK'.
rightly said...beautiful take on the prompt... :)
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot Sarabjeet :)
DeleteI like truth travels bare feet. Very insightful take on the prompt Pranita.
ReplyDeleteThank you :)
DeleteFor a while I thought that I am not reading you,. you have come of age,. brilliant truth in display!
ReplyDeleteWow.. you sound like a grandpa in this comment! :P "You have come of age" :D hehe... thanks JD!
DeleteGems of wisdom ~~
ReplyDeleteThanks much Becca!
DeleteHi Pranita ..
ReplyDeletei am new to haiku heights ...
i like your haiku especially this line "Life and it's ways of teaching"
Hope i can do better like you all ..
Anu :)
Hey Anu... welcome to my blog and to the beautiful world of haiku.. m sure we'll enjoy each other's writings over time.. :)
Deleteyes yes..... truth is pushed back into these little tiny grooves, people hardly care when they do that.. they say its just a small hole in the wall..
ReplyDeletebut eventually, the groove cracks up and the truth comes down.
yes, the time it takes and the ways themselves, are very strange..
wonderfully written!
Thanks a lot Jayanth! :)
DeleteNice use of metaphor...truth travels on bare feet.
ReplyDeleteCheers to you ~
Thanks Grace :)
DeleteCheers...
Wonderfully composed haiku set. Loved reading it.
ReplyDeleteThanks Kristjaan! :)
Delete'truth travels bare feet' ~ lovely ~ haiku is very special ~ lots of wisdom here ~ thanks, namaste, ^_^
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot Carol... glad i did my bit... :)
DeleteNamaste __/\__
love the barefoot truth!
ReplyDeleteThanks Susan :)
Deletethat's really great....
ReplyDeleteThanks Sreeja..
DeleteNice haiku with a true message.
ReplyDeleteM glad the msg went thru :)
DeleteI like that line "Truth travels bare feet" very much. Somehow reminds me of when I was a kid walking around bare foot all the time.
ReplyDeleteTruth and the innocence of a child goes hand in hand i guess.. or should i say, foot in foot! ;)
DeleteTruth prevails! It would somehow work itself in such a way to catch the liars off-guard. Great thoughts, Pranita!
ReplyDeleteHank
Indeed... thanks a lot Hank! :)
DeleteTruth frequently hides in the dark behind a mask of lies, or even well-intentioned disguise. But I think you are right. Eventually it will seek the light.
ReplyDeleteI truly think so... N hope so! :)
DeleteYes, Verity prevails...Very insightful haiku Pranitha :)
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot Valli :)
Delete"Truth travels bare feet" I love this concept. Excuse my lateness on posting but I enjoyed my visit!
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot for stopping by! :)
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