snow melts
prairie of amber & fiery ash--
charred, roots awaken
(Wiki Photograph of Pulsatilla patens growing in Boulder, Colorado.)
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sun pulses
the grassland in sepia and and emptiness--
hope blooms in blues
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(due to recent news in USA)
blood-inked stains
on broken blue & pink crayons --
the barren sky weeps
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and Haiku Heights and Haiku My Heart - Wishes for peace and love ~
fug...the shooting today has consumed me since this morning and is breaking my heart honestly...that last bit erased any thought i had of the rest....so sad....
ReplyDeleteSadly the events this morning crept into my words ~ Thanks for the visit Brian ~
DeleteAh, the third haiku ....... I am stunned about the events of the day. An elementary school, oh my god!
ReplyDeleteSo are we in Canada...very shocked to hear what is happening ~
DeleteWe all weep, Grace, we all weep! Thank you for rendering tears into words.
ReplyDeleteThank you Barbara ~ Words are not enough ~
DeleteSuch a nice sight as your words take flight, wish it was that here now and the cold was long gone!
ReplyDeleteHope for a cold blue blue world yet.
ReplyDelete..Grace..you have a very keen observations and a sensitive soul... your Haikus transcends peace and love as what the prompt suggested... smiles..
ReplyDeleteOur news all day has been about the horrible shootings. Such small children, for such terror. I loved your line "hope blooms in blues". We do somehow have to hang onto hope, even when the news is so dismal.
ReplyDeleteI have to force my mind to concentrate on your first two haiku, or I will weep. It can be a cruel, cruel world, but as long as there is love, kindness, and poetry, we have a chance.
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That last one broke my heart.
ReplyDeletebroken here too.
ReplyDeletePoignant day, indeed, Grace ... evil lurking where the innocent reside.
ReplyDeleteso broken~
ReplyDeleteUnbelievable the evil that walks on this Earth~
Beautifully expressed~
Incidents like this really leave us heartbroken ... may the world find peace !!!
ReplyDeleteThe delicate blue of our beloved Holy Mother - she is embracing so many right now giving her comfort and strength.
ReplyDeleteit's so sad what's happened at the school today, I just don't understand why these things come about. you've broken my heart again but that surely means it's a great poem
ReplyDeleteYour words are beautiful and that last haiku has such sadness, as it should.
ReplyDeletethe last haiku has pierced my heart, we here in India are really sad for our friends in Connecticut...
ReplyDeleteWe are all broken... our hearts pierced, I can only hope that your first haiku does not take long to bloom... for we need this salve more than ever... Thank you for your beautiful haiku...
ReplyDeleteA sad news and the feeling, indeed..and you have captured so well in haiku...other haiku are pushed back..
ReplyDeleteRS:)
Beautiful set! I love 'hope blooms in hues.' The recent news is so sad :(
ReplyDeletesorry I meant 'blues.'
ReplyDeleteThanks Grace fro your visit. I am quite well and fine.. it's only that I am not able to leave comments nowadays due to preoccupation...but I am trying to get reconnected with all as and well possible.. I am obliged that you enquired..
ReplyDeleteRS:)
So tragic....
ReplyDeleteGreat words and the last is so deep and tragic. Fitting for the terrible news.
ReplyDeleteThe first is amazing, I love it deeply. In the last you attempt the impossible, and almost pull it off. Such tragic news! Very brave of you to attempt it in my view.
ReplyDeleteWho would not be devastated by the awful events of Friday, 14 Dec? The barren sky has much to weep for today.
ReplyDeleteDeep bow Grace _/|\_
ReplyDeleteI'm struggling to write something in the aftermath, yet cannot stop the process.
ReplyDeleteAll are very "painterly" poems. Really enjoyed them!
ReplyDeletei touch the blue blooms of hope, i touch the barren sky and say prayers for all.
ReplyDeletewhen the roots awaken ... buds of blue bloom ..Charred indeed .. is the mind.. but the soul ...shall refuse ... to be reduced to ashes....
ReplyDeleteBeautiful imagery Grace.
ReplyDeleteYesterday's events are so hard to try to understand and, come to terms with. I cannot imagine the heartbreak in those families affected and in their community.
Beautifully said. Your last line conveys the sense of powerlessness felt after this horrific shooting. If only we could make our own wish for peace come true!
ReplyDeleteYes to all! And the last, appropriately, is a mood breaker. The same one I am experiencing.
ReplyDeleteAll three verses ~ lovely. I cannot wrap my arms around yesterday's tragedy.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful poem for such a shocking and tearful day...
ReplyDeleteFantastic haiku ~ lovely set and so well penned ~ hard to choose ~ all so good ~
ReplyDelete(A Creative Harbor) aka ArtMuseDog and Carol ^_^
The alliteration of the "b" sound in each line of the last haiku quietly pounds home the raw tragedy of broken crayons! Powerful!
ReplyDeletewe join the weeping sky, may they RIP - ♥
ReplyDeleteLovely set Grace! Last one was stunning!
ReplyDeleteEach one poignant in itself.
ReplyDeletePoignantly written, Grace. I came undone at the last one.
ReplyDeleteThe very last one may have been an afterthought, but it is certainly first in my thoughts. As a public school teacher, I can see the scene you have painted vividly.
ReplyDeleteStorm Cat
oh Grace, our hearts are broken like those crayons...
ReplyDeleteLast one broke my heart! humanity in tears!!
ReplyDeleteHeartfelt, indeed !
ReplyDeleteHeartfelt, indeed !
ReplyDeletesadness in reading your poignant words
ReplyDeleteOh Grace, that last one is stunning!
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