Friday, July 11, 2014

A Flash of Lightning!

                                                                                   Attribution: Koba-chan
Image: In a Flash as it is!  (here)

A flash and brightness
but a fleeting moment as
life often teases

A flash and brightness
conjures pretty pattern if
only it sustains

A flash and brightness
often with deafening roar
somewhat repugnant

For Chev's CARPE DIEM #512 Shiki (2)    - Flash of Lightning

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13 comments:

  1. UnknownJuly 12, 2014 at 2:09 AM

    The second and third haiku is so contrasting in its feel... I love the feel of second one... Really loved it...

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  2. Brian MillerJuly 12, 2014 at 3:43 AM

    ah it is gone before we know it
    but what brilliance there in the second eh? lightning
    makes some cool sky art.

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  3. Alex J. CavanaughJuly 12, 2014 at 3:57 AM

    I don't think most of us get to see patterns like that.

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  4. Pat HattJuly 12, 2014 at 7:11 AM

    A flash that can bring life and take it away, with one strike and your out

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  5. rallentandaJuly 12, 2014 at 7:51 AM

    Love your picture Hank (it inspired me to write a haiku ). Swift and destructive in a flash.Nice work !

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  6. aspiritofsimplicityJuly 12, 2014 at 8:23 AM

    oh wow!! We live on the Atlantic ocean and see plenty of electric storms. I love sitting out on the porch to watch them. Great capture in words and image.

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  7. MaryJuly 12, 2014 at 10:06 AM

    Yes, we have had enough flashing for a while here. Time for the flashes to move elsewhere. An enjoyable read.

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  8. my heart's love songsJuly 12, 2014 at 11:31 AM

    i like the progression of your verses from the tease to the pretty to the repugnant. very nice haikū, indeed!

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  9. Sharp Little PencilJuly 12, 2014 at 8:32 PM

    Funny, I did a thunderstorm poem as well, but it was taken from a different prompt! I even saw that image you used to such great effect at the Wikimedia page. The haiku are beautiful, and you acknowledge that thunderstorms are not everyone's fancy. Quite true. Thanks for visiting Rollie's funeral, btw, ha ha. Amelita

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  10. PirateGunnJuly 12, 2014 at 10:01 PM

    Great stream of consciousness style in this series of haiku.

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  11. Magical Mystical TeacherJuly 13, 2014 at 7:44 AM

    Lightning as a tease--what a flirtatious way to look at it!

    Lightning Haiga

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  12. ChèvrefeuilleJuly 13, 2014 at 7:52 PM

    Beautifully composed triplet of haiku Hank ... that animation is awesome

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  13. JulesJuly 14, 2014 at 6:01 AM

    I just watched a video of a scientist who basically filmed 'the birth of a lightning bolt -
    I think this was the one I saw:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MUYsIjTKvk

    Thanks for your visit. ~Jules

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