Photo Courtesy: here
the flickering lights
millions of throbbing fireflies
stars blinking in awe
This is a ‘haiga’. Haiga is a Japanese concept for simple pictures combined with poetry, usually a meaningful haiku.
Shared with Carpe Diem’s Haiga Festival
Scattered Thoughts 
Beautiful. Learnt a new thing “Haiga” from you. Thanks 🙂
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Beautiful dearie 🙂
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I so love the idea of combining photos and poetry.
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Superb!! The fireflies have the stars in awe!!
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Superb capture.
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Beautiful!
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B.E.A.U.T.I.F.U.L ! 🙂
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nice image and words !
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Beautiful and innovative concept. The Haiku is super too.
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Beautiful Mani, I love how positivity flows in your words!
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Fantastic picture, and some great words to accompany it. Well done, Maniparna!
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Very nicely worded!
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Haven’t been aware of this combination, but this is so good 🙂
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Its Magical
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Awesome, I was not at all aware about it…
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Oh the fireflies look so beautiful! As a kid I was always fascinated by them – the jugnoo 🙂
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Fireflies are little wonders…. always a source of happiness to kids 🙂 Thanks for sharing your thoughts…
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Wow…this is a great combo… lovely pic with a soulful haiku to describe it.
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Thank you so much Moon 🙂
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WOW! What a beauty Maniparna …. thousands of fireflies lighting the world … awesome.
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Thanks …glad to know that you liked my first Haiga… 🙂
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And we blinking back at them in awe!
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Yes, absolutely… 🙂
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Wow! I would love to see that.
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😀 I like the blinking fireflies a lot…
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a very lovely haiga
much love…
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Thanks so much Gillena… ❤ to you too…. 🙂
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It’s been a long time since I’ve seen fireflies (or lightning bugs, as we called them when I was a kid). Thanks for the memories.
Now That the Light’s Out
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Glad to know that it has refreshed your childhood memories 🙂 thanks for the lovely comment…
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Nice concept . New to me 🙂
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Thanks..it was my first attempt … 🙂
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Beautiful… 🙂
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Thanks dear… 🙂
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Awesome!
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Thanks 🙂 ….
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Thank you for introducing Haiga..and your haiga is lovely with depth means to it.
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Thanks Indah..your words are always inspiring… 🙂
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Your haiga is magnificient!! Just love your photo and that haiku is just…wow!
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Great to know that…I’m so happy you liked it… 😀
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Simply one of your best. Superb interplay in the haiku, etc etc! I could overflow with words but will let your haiku do the talking.
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Haha…you always motivate me with your words… 🙂 Thankssssss….
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Reblogged this on Cabin Fever.
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Thanks a lot Hamish for all the inspiration and encouragement…. means a lot to me… 🙂
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Wow. A new sub division called Haiga.
As usual, you made me blink in awe 😛
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😀 Thanks a lot and Happy Holi 😛
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Completely forgot about Holi. I haven’t celebrated Holi in a long time.
Happy Holi to you and family as well. 🙂
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Thanks Anoop… sorry for the late reply as I was on a short vacation 😀
Did you celebrate Holi this year?
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It’s OK mani. Hope you had a good vacation.
No yaar! Here they celebrate holi at some places, they throw colors around which is not true Holi. So I stayed back as usual. 🙂
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Beautifully done!
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Thanks a lot… 🙂
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Indeed amazing, I never knew of “Haiga”…very interesting.
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Yeah..I find it interesting too… a new form and my first try… 🙂
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😀
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Awesome. 🙂
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Thanks .. 🙂
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I haven’t heard of this type of Haiku. It is beautiful. Love fireflies.
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It’s my first attempt to haiga. Thanks a lot for your lovely and inspiring comment..glad you liked it… 🙂
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