Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Happiness


                                                                               Picture by Marcus Yeagley
Image: Frog Prince Waiting for a Kiss
Source: Licensed through Wikimedia Commons (here)

Stellar happiness
Joyful  exuberance not
holding back a glance

Complacency rears
its ugly head confounding
joys of nostalgia

Decadence of feel
Decimating youthful thrust
Fabric of folly

The elderly quells
designs to cause mischief but
sentiments wobble

Submitted for Chev's haiku at CARPE DIEM #113 with prompt - joyful and d'Verse's OpenLinkNight week#82
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18 comments:

  1. Brian MillerFebruary 5, 2013 at 5:09 AM

    interesting what you do here between the youth and elderly...the complacency...ugh, complacency kills assuredly...

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  2. Pat HattFebruary 5, 2013 at 5:41 AM

    Much is different in the span between, but then not as well, just maybe a bit more serene.

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  3. Amrit SinhaFebruary 5, 2013 at 7:50 AM

    Sentiments always wobble ... well written !!!

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  4. JazzbumpaFebruary 5, 2013 at 8:08 AM

    I feel there is a meaning beneath these words
    That I am not quite grasping

    The rhythm and sound of these is quite appealing

    Cheers!
    JzB

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  5. ayalaFebruary 5, 2013 at 9:21 AM

    The youth and elderly see things differently..I like this, Hank. Good write.

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  6. EllaFebruary 5, 2013 at 10:45 AM

    Well Done Hank!
    I think there are a lot of layers to this poem~
    YOU are clever ;D

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  7. brudbergFebruary 5, 2013 at 2:20 PM

    NIcely done

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  8. ChèvrefeuilleFebruary 5, 2013 at 4:44 PM

    Good to see you here again Hank and you've shared a wonderful series of haiku here. Thank you.

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  9. ScarletFebruary 5, 2013 at 5:45 PM

    The fabric of folly stood out for me ~

    Nice to see you Hank ~

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  10. AnonymousFebruary 5, 2013 at 7:11 PM

    LOL, trying to cause mischief like a young person, but too much thought behind it!! :)

    epideictic rhetoric

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  11. UnknownFebruary 5, 2013 at 7:22 PM

    Oh, how our motivations change with age. Although desires seem to continue. You take us through the stages with humor and insight.

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  12. Scriptor SenexFebruary 5, 2013 at 8:32 PM

    I love that first ione, Hank -
    Stellar happiness
    Joyful exuberance not
    holding back a glance

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  13. Eliz FrankFebruary 5, 2013 at 11:26 PM

    What a fantastic shot and haiku... It sizzles. ;-)
    Eliz

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  14. UnknownFebruary 5, 2013 at 11:49 PM

    very cool individual poems, love how they fit linked together. Thanks

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  15. anthonynorthFebruary 6, 2013 at 12:19 AM

    Two opposites on the wobble. Great write.

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  16. Dave KingFebruary 6, 2013 at 3:12 AM

    An intellectual haiku - most interesting. Thanks for.

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  17. Optimistic ExistentialistFebruary 6, 2013 at 5:27 AM

    Hank I think these fir together perfectly.

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  18. AnonymousFebruary 6, 2013 at 5:37 PM

    Lovely series. I just love the first one!

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