Attribution: Cyron Ray Macey
Image: The Angry Sky
Source: Wikimedia Commons (here)
Privately one thinks
Upon observation, mood
swings evoke some thoughts
Fluctuates from laughter
to tantrums, within seconds
All without conscience
Mystifying to
the unaccustomed, dreaded
by those familiar
Written for Chev’s CARPE DIEM # 244 with prompt - mystery
and
Leo’s Haiku Heights #264 with - swings
Leo’s Haiku Heights #264 with - swings
Mood swings are a reflection of inner dilemma, unfortunately we overlook it most of the times...Beautifully composed :)
ReplyDeleteThey can change on a dime
ReplyDeleteMood swings well described in haiku. Bi polar disorder .Mental health issue. Loved your photo.
ReplyDeleteThose kind of mood swings can be dreadful indeed! Well described!
ReplyDeleteworking with the kids i do, i see this swing often...and its hard to deal with at times...and there are def days i dont look forward to it...
ReplyDeleteHey, Hank, thanks for writing about me, ha ha. It's true, and having experienced it for years, I can see the connection with the angry sky, how an ill wind will blow through my head. And yet there are those glorious rubyred moments, too... loved this. Amelita
ReplyDeleteExcellent
ReplyDeleteWell written
thank you!
Peace
Siggi
That last stanza is awesome. Rings true, Hank!
ReplyDeleteMood swings...indeed and none has been able to find out as yet why do they happen...you get up in the morning and something is not right..funny....well done..
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http://rameshsood.blogspot.in/2013/07/ah-swinging-childhoodhaiku.html
RS:)
Beautiful moods to watch in the sky but yes the most deadly are those angry ones when the sky rumbles and growls Hank!! Nicely done and well connected to truth!!
ReplyDeleteVery reflective of life, the mood swings
ReplyDeleteAs has been said: reflective and with the ring of truth.
ReplyDeleteReminding me of my dad who has a temper. He gets triggered and it is terrible.
ReplyDeleteThe poem seems more to be about mood change. Something that is indeed mysterious even to one who experiencing the mood change. There's a lot of truth in the line about mood evoking thoughts. Some thoughts come from mood changes it seems.
Good write.
Mood swings....
ReplyDeleteDreadful yet inevitable...
Nice take...
You may read me at:
http://www.locomente.blogspot.in/2013/07/insecure.html
my experiences as well. thanks.
ReplyDeleteMood swings...been there, done that,
ReplyDeleteexpect they are just around the corner
of the next full moon !
Thanks
Peace
Siggi
Mood swings is a good take! Hank, sometimes I don't comment but it's because of the haiku form. Starting out with haiku is a bit overwhelming. But the one rule that helped me the most was that the center line had to stand alone and the first and third lines could be interchangeable. Separating the middle line violates all the haiku rules. Just sharing. I'm still a beginner trying to get it right. Hope it's okay to say.
ReplyDeleteAm sorry, Hank. I'm wrong on that interchangeable rule. Will change how I write now too. Heaven only knows how that came to be in my head because I'm not finding it anywhere.
DeleteIt sets me thinking too, Maggie! My contention is that as long as it's 5-7-5 and has to do with nature, it's safe either way! I try to conform just as much, as it is disciplining oneself. But I'm still trying to get familiar with it's intricacies. What with senryu, tanka and other variations. Thanks for your inputs Ma'am! Thanks for making me aware. Appreciate it!
DeleteHank
Extraordinary post Hank. A joy to read and re-read.
ReplyDeleteGreat read, and the last haiku is brilliant
ReplyDeleteFabulous I love that you chose mood swings!
ReplyDeleteI know this person! Sadly.
ReplyDeleteVery nicely written haiku.
ReplyDeleteNice take...but, I hate people who have these mood swings!!
ReplyDeleteMood swings...we all experience them...some more than others. Great take on the prompt!
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