slowly oozing blood
grief looming menacingly
tears, only respite
Shared with Carpe Diem Haiku Kai where today’s prompt was ” grief “
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Scattered Thoughts 
Very creative.
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awe-inspiring Haiku. Loved!!
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“tears, only respite” so piercing!
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I loved how you chose the picture of a candle to depict your saddening and superb haiku. 🙂
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What a great way to write… Liked it Maniparna.
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Powerful words!
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Awesome 🙂 Superbly penned down Maniparna 🙂
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Done well again.
Says so much without many words.
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It is blood…feels so whenever there is a red candle 😀
Nice 🙂
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Beautiful words Mani, Grief sometimes useful to develop strength in a person. Tears only an outlet of the grief within.
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A grief that looms menacingly! The undertone it sends is fabulous! 🙂
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Comparing grief with burning…. oozing blood – rising wax into flame – melting candle – shedding tears – light – hope…. A very poignant and……
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I loved the first line: It just makes you feel the pain when you are consumed slowly….grief is an emotion best conveyed through this line….grief is not momentary but stays with you untill you become numb.
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so cool 🙂
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Thanks Joshi.. 🙂
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Profound Mani…. and after Vidhya’s comment dont want to sound repetitive 🙂
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Thank you so much Kokila… 🙂
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What I see is, aftermath of a war zone from your words…but I am soooo happy that you have a torched candle (as opposed to an extinguished one) which I am symbolically taking that there is still “hope” (respite) for betterment. Of course, I am also presuming the “burning” (flames) by itself as the “pain” (grief).
I have no idea what is your perception behind the words and the pic…but hope you won’t be offended for putting mine…
I am sure there is an even better or emphatic explanation to your thoughts. What intrigues me is how a few simple words artistically put together can convey such deep meanings….
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Thanks a lot Vidhya , for such a profound analysis and appreciation. Yes, you are right…I, more, or less, wanted to convey the same …..grief hurts us , in every way, both physically and mentally…but as we know , time is the best healer and there is always hope..it’s because of this HOPE, we are still living… 🙂
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Wow! What a powerful Haiku. I’m always impressed when writers can convey such a strong message with so few words and words that have to fit the syllable pattern. I can’t do it, but I very much enjoy reading them. Yours was particularly compelling.
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Thanks a lot for such kind words appreciation and welcome to my blog… nice to know that you love haiku.. 🙂
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beautiful
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Thanks .. 🙂
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Sadly beautiful. Blood, sweat and tears.
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Thank you…
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I enjoy reading your haiku’s…short, sweet and thought provoking.
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Thanks a lot Anoop..your words are always encouraging… 🙂
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well done .. very moving frst line … makes me think of the grief of war or accident … very overpowering.
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Thank you so much… 🙂
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Yes Maniparna inside it hurts so much than what we see outside right?
I loved playing with the gulgul here i don’t know how the dog goes that much inside and outside of the frame.where did you get this?oh god what is that in the right side of your blog?Awards,Awards and more Awards.Now i am becoming little jealous 🙂 But if you comment on my blogs then who is getting more awards 😛
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haha..Thank you so much Sherin… nice to know you liked it… 🙂
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Goodness…that is a strong first line. You portrayed grief in new light, menacing, almost fearsome, in its ability to tear all apart, then the release of tears as a respite – a gentle, tragic feminine respite one respects. Years, so light, small, compared to the heavy darkness you portrayed. The masculine respite I am not sure, for a tear must not fall if the backbone is to stay strong. And strong it must stay so that the shoulders stay even.
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Your words and analysis always are so inspiring Hamish..thanks from the bottom of my heart… 🙂
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Awesome Haiku !
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Thanks…
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tears flowing
in a raging torrent
but they don’t help
namaste
JzB
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Sometimes, tears are not enough .. 😦
Namaste..
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mourning
when tears gone dry
a whiff of perfume
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Ah..this is nice… 🙂
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indeed very profound and thought provoking…
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Thank you… 🙂
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loved it. Minimal and what an impact.
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Thank you so much… 🙂
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