Friday, May 11, 2012

Mask



mask of fear   
cold as biting ice,   
stills the lips   

~0~0

we wear mask     
like thorns of roses,      
weary heart  

0~0

face of faith  
serene river edge,    
one strong rope  




Posted for:   Haiku Heights 
and Haiku My Heart 




picture credit:   here

30 comments:

  1. Oh dear thats is my porblem I dont know about mascaras and I know many people use them but Im always the same maybe this is bad:(

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    1. I don't think that is a problem. If you don't use mask, you don't see the need for it. For me, that means you are brave to show yourself, a sign of courage, rather than a weakness.

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  2. The fear of being judged and unloved makes us wear masks. Very nice set of haiku here Grace.

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  3. I like each one of them..I think life in its truest sense needs to be lived without mask.. but it needs a brave heart..

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  4. nice progression in this...i like how the last is almost the opposite of the first...wearing masks like thorns...great line that as well grace....

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  5. I liked all three.. very beautifully expressed! How many emotions we humans mask!!!
    Truth likes to travel bare feet

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  6. loved the 2nd one... :)
    nicely done... :)

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  7. Great set -- from fear to inspiration.

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  8. "we wear mask
    like thorns of roses, ",.... Respects!

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  9. Each line is nicely expressed .. i like first thress lines very much ...
    Anu:)

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  10. Excellent variations on the theme.

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  11. Excellent, both singly or as verses of the one poem.

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  12. These are very well written Grace. That picture makes it a awesome haiga. Thank you for sharing.

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  13. awesome photo perfect with haiku ~ well crafted ~ thanks, namaste, ^_^

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  14. wish we could get rid of masks of fear :(

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  15. the third one is so true Ms.Grace..we need faith to cast all our fears..it is so hard but faith is our strong rope of hope..visiting you ;)

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  16. Wish some of them would go away, but most masks I can get rid of with ease.

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  17. Nice "suite"

    MASQUE

    masque de peur
    froid comme la glace qui mord
    apaise les lèvres

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    nous portons des masques
    comme les épines des roses
    cœur las

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    visage de foi
    rive sereine de rivière
    une corde solide

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  18. I liked the last one a lot. It seems to fit you from your other writings I've read. Great pic too!

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    1. I like to try one different masks when I am writing ~ Such a creative expression for me ~ Thanks ~

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  19. The photo and haiku leave me breathless... stunning!

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  20. Like these a lot, Grace, especially the first. Very chilling!

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  21. Lovely set of haiku....I loved the first one....describes the feeling of fear very well...

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  22. Eerie photo, and haiku to match....If I haiku immediately causes me to feel something, I rate it 'excellent'...

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  23. the picture is haunting, and the middle on is haunting too, wearing the thrones that is


    ugly man mask

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  24. The first certainly bites...

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  25. such lovely haiku here..i loved the second one:)

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