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Image: Oriental Poppy, Bane of the Drug Scene (here)
Guardedly moving
Explore realms of nature for
The trip of conscience
Careful not to trip
Or smell of gutter and mud
At tip of the nose
Mode of current craze
High on a trip to nowhere
Wisdom came too late
For Haiku Horizons #6 with - trip and shared with
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The last one is so very apt in these our times.Wonderfully done!
ReplyDeletea very nice set and the last one is spot on...
ReplyDeleteouch. it can be painful when that wisdom sneaks in too late.
ReplyDeleteooh...wise words from you today! and a beautiful flower! :)
ReplyDeleteCan't trip and smell like that, my ocd would have a fit lol
ReplyDeleteExcellent work within the form...these also have an organic sense of development leading to the final verse. Very nice work.
ReplyDeleteSteve K.
Wisdom seems to come after the flowers have been clipped.
ReplyDeletea nice set of trips ! the last one is so philosophical !
ReplyDeleteOh, yeaH! It takes a lot of tripping and mud to gain that wisdom!
ReplyDelete"High on a trip to nowhere
ReplyDeleteWisdom came too late"
sounds nice for the moment but not much future. Nice idea, Hank.
Ouch when wisdom came too late ~ Good to see you Hank ~
ReplyDeleteI love that 'trip of conscience'....wrote something on the same line. Great set, Hank! Bravo..
ReplyDeleteI have some friends from my high school days who took the trip to nowhere and, sadly, they are no longer here.
ReplyDeleteA Trip Long Ago
Better late than never, loved the wisdom of the last one.
ReplyDeleteI like how one flows to the next. Good work.
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