I'm with Grapeling, I love the last line. It makes me think of the uncertainty of young love. Like fresh ice covered with snow, we never know safety when walking on its slippery surface.
Thanks for your trio of haiku. Pairing truth with snow is interesting because of the different true forms of water, gaseous, liquid and solid. That is what you made me think of :) There are many forms of truth. Like 'Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.'
indeed sometimes truth is hidden beneath the layers of lies.
ReplyDeleteRevelation can hurt, but it can be far more damaging to remain hidden...
ReplyDeletetruth can indeed be dangerous...and cause damage...
ReplyDeletei would rather that than falsehood though, you know....
beneath the snow
ReplyDeletesecrets kept till thaw
beware of spring
:-)
Can old lovers grasp it too? ;)
ReplyDeleteFull of Grace and Truth
Oh yes, MMT! More so when fondness is already ingrained for so long!
DeleteHank
Beautiful, Hank! It matters all through life, but maybe a lesson best learnt young.
ReplyDeleteWonderful Hank both verse and pictures. I would love to know the truth why my two children have disowned me.
ReplyDeleteYvonne.
Yeah...underneath, always something bubbling. Nice haiku
ReplyDeleteA little slip and the damage can be done
ReplyDeleteThe middle stanza really hits it home.
ReplyDeleteI like the white as snow...but not now when summer is still here ~
ReplyDeleteRevelation hurts
ReplyDeleteBut under wraps truth festers
That is very true, hank.
always well penned and enlightened writing ~
ReplyDeleteartmusedog and carol (A Creative Harbor)
ah that second one
ReplyDeleteexactly so
cheers
JzB
really like that first stanza, Hank ~
ReplyDeleteI'm with Grapeling, I love the last line. It makes me think of the uncertainty of young love. Like fresh ice covered with snow, we never know safety when walking on its slippery surface.
ReplyDeleteMrs. Jim tells me that "just because it is true I don't have to tell it."
ReplyDeleteTruth can bring needless hurt. Or unnecessary work.
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grasp it, don't let it go. wait, there's that whole let it go and see if it comes back to you thing. oh whatever. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for your trio of haiku. Pairing truth with snow is interesting because of the different true forms of water, gaseous, liquid and solid. That is what you made me think of :)
ReplyDeleteThere are many forms of truth. Like 'Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.'