Thursday, May 22, 2014

Tattoo Haiku - Poetry Jam





Is it the rain or

your heart that beats so strongly

I trace your tattoo


It poured off and on this afternoon and I got to thinking about another time and place; rain on the roof can be such a romantic influence.

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Image Credit : Photo by Nesty Ocampo  

19 comments:

  1. This is so beautiful and romantic and subtly nuanced: rain beats and heart beats and that mysterious tattoo. You’ve painted a cozy, intimate scene that is timeless and intrinsic to loving humankind.

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  2. I love these short forms and the photo is lovely too.

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  3. Nice haiku the image goes well with it

    Much love...

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  4. So much feeling in your haiku, Susan!

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  5. For the brevity, you said a lot.

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  6. I just love the question and all the associations that come to mind!

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  7. Love, love this haiku! Rain ~~ tattoo, yes!

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  8. Senryu or haiku...whichever...I like it.

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    1. Oh! I have learned something from you ... I never knew there was another form of Japanese poetry akin to haiku ... thank you, Donna!

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  9. cool use of tattoo in this...for sound....
    and i like the intimacy the question alludes to...

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  10. Wow!!! I love this. So much is said so simply so beautifully.

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  11. love these layered lines in such short space...

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  12. Simple and beautiful and not a tra la la in sight! :)

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  13. Powerful and lovely, well captured.

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  14. wow....this is wonderful...

    gave me a vivid image with so few words.

    excellent writing!

    stacy lynn mar
    https://www.facebook.com/amy.blanton.507?fref=ts

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  15. I am hoping around tonight reading blogs from authors I don't know well--so glad I stopped here!

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  16. Such depth of feeling mirrored in so few words. That is talent.

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