Saturday, July 20, 2013

Timely Reminder

                                                                                                        Photo: Hank's
Image: Unripe Dates - Timeless  at an Oasis

Caressed at softly
Time a favored element
Savored by many

Not to be wasted
Not forgotten nor ignored
In squint of instance

Nibbled at slowly
Unique sweetness assured like
dates of the desert

Harsh conditions but
timely distribution with
journeys undeterred

Written for Leo's at Haiuku Heights #266 with prompt - time

15 comments:

  1. Beautifully expressed the fleeting moments of time

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  2. I love dates and now during these Ramzan month you find it in abundance!! I have no idea the difficulties involved till it reaches the markets!!

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  3. Sobering observations. No time to waste.

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  4. time is an illusion when it comes to certain places on earth :)

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  5. time is what we make of it...what we do with it...and something that will run out if we dont respect it...

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  6. Well written...
    "nibbled at slowly"
    caught my fancy.
    Peace,
    Siggi

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  7. They are all amazing but I was especially taken by the 3rd one =)

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  8. Lovely...we walk through a series of arches. That's life journey is...Exquisite!

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  9. I liked this haiku very much..

    Nibbled at slowly
    Unique sweetness assured like
    dates of the desert

    RS:)

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  10. Such a lovely haiku poem...
    Nibbled at slowly
    Unique sweetness assured like
    dates of the desert....we try to rush through life missing the beauty of each moment

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  11. Oh I wish time could be nibbled at slowly! Life is such a rush normally ~ your beautiful haiku shows us how it should be!

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  12. The blessed ones get to nibble at time and savor its sweetness, the rest plough their way through it in a hurry trying to catch their distant dreams...Nice set Hank!!

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  13. Can you really nibble time? Is it as tasty as you say? :)

    Sleeping the Night

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