Sunday, January 2, 2011

Butterflies Pass through Rainbow

Well thanks for this opportunity for learning.. but I will restrict myself to 17 syllables at this stage and try to improve with time.. here's a series of haikus talking about haiku.. Hope you will enjoy..

Splash of colors
On wings, butterflies pass
through rainbow


I count syllables
Fits, yes it’s a haiku
I pick a picture

Haiku says to me
“Why show picture by my side,
What will then I show…”

I sit dumbfounded
My finger keys on ‘delete’
Picture emerges

Picture looks good
And glows without colors
I can choose them

My turn to steal
From a tattered rainbow
I take Red and Yellow

Sound of flutter
Butterfly becomes alive, ah,
Flower sings, heart laughs

Power of haiku
It shows so clearly, and
I choose beauty..

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And the one inspired by the picture there..

Riding a cloud
Moon comes closer,

A happy night..






26 comments:

  1. A virtual smorgasbord of haiku, Ramesh! Nicely done!

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  2. The pictures expressed are very impressive and all in much color too!!

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  3. Beautiful haikus Ramesh!
    Love your writing :)

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  4. Wonderful. They were fun to read.

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  5. Wow! Loved them all, but of course the butterflies one spoke to me the most.

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  6. What a great variety of haiku. Enjoyed reading them all.

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  7. What a lovely series...you not only ran with the prompts and the haiku form, but took the discussion and haiku'd it. Wonderful series of poems leading to the prompt response - a colorful delight.

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  8. Its always fun to read you!! really nice!! :)

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  9. Amazing...
    It was fun reading the haikus...
    They really do present a beautiful picture themselves... :)

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  10. A beautiful haiku. Thanks for sharing the process!

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  11. gone thru few of ur posts here...nicely peened poems, Sir...congrats & Regards

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  12. Butterflies sure have a wonderful way of breathing life into us.. don't they?!
    Your Haiku were lovely, Ramesh... so very refreshing to the soul!

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  13. You did a wonderful job of creating pictures with the haikus themselves. I like the use of wordplay. Nicely done my friend. I enjoyed seeing the process you went through here.
    Noelle

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  14. ramesh, you have a clever and bright mind. yes, you paint with words and your humor shines through too.
    you seem to have found a perfect home and pleasure in word crafting.
    thanks for being here.

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  15. I'm chasing butterflies in my mind!!
    What a wonderful haiku!! Thank you! Cathy

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  16. You got me excited. I thought you might actually post a picture, and I wondered why you would, as you write without the photographs. You didn't disappoint. Your haiku in series painted a beautiful image in my mind. Thanks for that.

    Peace

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  17. A fascinating combination of haikus.

    Have a nice day, Boonie

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  18. this haiku about haiku made me smile, Ramesh. It made my love this powerful little piece of art even more.
    Thanks for the inspiration and the lesson.

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  19. Ah the inner dialog, the intellectual challenge of letting a form shape your thoughts.

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  20. Delightful haikus... Always a pleasure to read!

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  21. the wonder of contemplation... it is a beautiful journey you speak of finding this peace to write of...

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  22. Again you delight us with an entire story written in haiku verse. Always a pleasure to visit here.

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  23. The power of haiku is awe-inspiring, as is this work. Exemplary stuff.

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  24. hello Ramesh,

    my first visit here and I like it very much. I will return to drink from your fountain again.

    What you say about yourself appeals to me.

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