Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Rough Diamonds

Picture Credit: Google Images

Young Upstarts

Dare make an attempt
Fascination struck softly
None that are refined

Mark of innocence
Reckless show of defiance
Unrelenting kinds

Juvenile and crude
Not one to be seen friendly
Unbridled upstarts

Unflinching movements
Rough diamonds lack polishing
But all is not lost!

Haiku inspired for d'Verse OpenLinkNight
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41 comments:

  1. Brian MillerJanuary 10, 2012 at 9:30 AM

    a rough diamond is still a diamond...smiles...and they certainly need someone to polish them...

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  2. kaykualaJanuary 10, 2012 at 9:41 AM

    Brian - A process takes place but the doses vary. The parents are the likely ones to polish!

    Hank

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  3. Pat HattJanuary 10, 2012 at 10:38 AM

    Love the pic, which you probably knew. As the kitties sure go at it when they are small, even when they are big and tall. Life helps them take shape, even a hairy ape.

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    1. kaykualaJanuary 11, 2012 at 4:56 PM

      Right Pat! Good thing about kitties
      They are cute and they purr when stroked
      They respond fast and are lively
      That would melt most of the folks

      Hank

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  4. Sub Radar (Mike)January 10, 2012 at 10:46 AM

    haikus and kittens... I'm sold!

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    1. kaykualaJanuary 11, 2012 at 4:58 PM

      Yes SRM,
      They're cuties and little darlings!

      Hank

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  5. JJ Roa RodriguezJanuary 10, 2012 at 11:02 AM

    The picture is gorgeous Pareng Hank!...

    And the poem is beautiful!... A diamond whatever the state is still a diamond, precious!

    JJRod'z

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    1. kaykualaJanuary 11, 2012 at 4:59 PM

      Agreed ParengJJ,
      We are the ones who would have to 'polish' them

      Hank

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  6. ClaudiaJanuary 10, 2012 at 2:42 PM

    i love those diamonds in the making...in the process..and one day they shine..

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    1. kaykualaJanuary 11, 2012 at 5:01 PM

      Claudia,
      There's no doubt they would shine!

      Hank

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  7. Susie ClevengerJanuary 10, 2012 at 3:16 PM

    Love the photo and haiku...they just go perfectly together...these little diamonds need some work :)

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    1. kaykualaJanuary 11, 2012 at 5:02 PM

      Imperative they would or they get left behind!

      Hank

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  8. GraceJanuary 10, 2012 at 3:31 PM

    The picture is cute..and your haiku fits it well.

    In time, all diamonds shine ~

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    1. kaykualaJanuary 11, 2012 at 5:05 PM

      Yes Heaven, some take shortcuts and end up longer!

      Hank

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  9. DaydreamerJanuary 10, 2012 at 4:26 PM

    Gorgeous kitties, even if they have yet to learn their manners :)

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    1. kaykualaJanuary 11, 2012 at 5:08 PM

      Kitties like hens have been known to be difficult to train apparently. In time they would!

      Hank

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  10. ayalaJanuary 10, 2012 at 5:26 PM

    A nice write, Hank.

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  11. MaryJanuary 10, 2012 at 5:50 PM

    This may describe all of us at an earlier point in life, don't you think??

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  12. AnonymousJanuary 10, 2012 at 6:24 PM

    Ah so now I know why I carried that scarf..to polish my diamonds(kids).
    much enjoyed this poem!!
    Lynne

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    1. kaykualaJanuary 11, 2012 at 5:11 PM

      That's right Lynne! Makes one pretty too!

      Hank

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  13. LisaJanuary 10, 2012 at 6:51 PM

    The picture does remind me of my children when they were little. But I had to browse through quick - takut kucing!

    Love the message of your poem, I wonder if I was a good polisher.

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    1. kaykualaJanuary 11, 2012 at 5:15 PM

      Just as our young oceangirl! Kucing cute-lah, tak 'pa!
      You certainly are! The happiness of seeing them make good after their teen years is the measure!

      Hank

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  14. Kay L. DaviesJanuary 10, 2012 at 7:36 PM

    Your poem is wonderful, Hank, and I absolutely love the photo. Those are the cutest kittens I've seen in a long time.
    K

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  15. Dave KingJanuary 11, 2012 at 1:34 AM

    It works either as a single poem or a sequence of haiku. Well done.

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  16. Al-ManarJanuary 11, 2012 at 2:27 AM

    Sedihnya rasa. Pelawat yang lain semuanya dapat menikmati poem ini. Masih juga datang mencuba.Nanti lah satu hari dapat ilham.

    Salaam /////hank

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    1. kaykualaJanuary 11, 2012 at 5:22 PM

      Pelawat lain terima sesama Pak Cik! Terima kasih melayari disini. Pak Cik banyak ilham tapi hendak start saja. Itu tak masalah! Salam Pak Cik!


      Hank

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  17. J Cosmo NewberyJanuary 11, 2012 at 3:08 AM

    I like the idea of chaining a group of haikus together.

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    1. kaykualaJanuary 11, 2012 at 5:24 PM

      It completes the picture somehow, Cosmo. Thanks!

      Hank

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  18. Zap McBlowfistJanuary 11, 2012 at 6:34 AM

    think the cute cats paint the picture so well!!

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  19. Myrna R.January 11, 2012 at 8:37 AM

    I read each section and reflected on it. Each can stand alone and has depth. Nice work Hank.

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    1. kaykualaJanuary 11, 2012 at 5:26 PM

      Thanks Myrna! That's the beauty of haiku writing, I guess.

      Hank

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  20. Jannie FunsterJanuary 11, 2012 at 11:13 AM

    All is never lost -- great point. All is a lesson, or a blessing.

    I was such a young upstart for a long time. Glad I grew up so enlightened. :)

    xo

    And guess what?? I'm gonna make and post YOUR sidebar button second next, Hank. whooohooooo.

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    1. kaykualaJanuary 11, 2012 at 4:48 PM

      Jannie Ma'am,
      All of us start wild! And it was fun to do.It's what you make of it later in life that matters. When we are enlightened shows that we are in firm control. Great!

      Hank
      P/S Thanks for the honour. Appreciate it very much!

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  21. AnonymousJanuary 11, 2012 at 1:08 PM

    Wonderful haiku, and fabulous picture of the kittens! Love the post!

    http://charleslmashburn.wordpress.com/2012/01/10/the-sun-came-up-again-4/

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  22. flaubertJanuary 12, 2012 at 6:14 PM

    Hank, this reads well as a whole poem. Nicely done.

    Pamela

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