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Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash. Leonard Cohen

Friday, February 3, 2012

Hope

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Seeds sprout in the dirt
Where hospital flowers died
Hope can bloom by chance


Written for The Haiku Challenge 2012 - Day 4 – February 4th – Theme: Opposite Emotions

12 comments:

BB said...

There is always hope. I like this one a lot.

Bryan White said...

I like a good Haiku. I posted a couple of them on Twitter since I still have no idea what the point of that website is:

Babies seem to like
when you toss them in the air.
Whoops, I dropped one.

Brian Miller said...

interesting for sure...new life from hospital flowers...that is pretty cool...

Someone is Special said...

Hope can bloom by change Lola.. Loved your take on the prompt...

Someone is Special

Grace said...

I like the hope blooming where the flowers died ~

Christine said...

so true, the seeds of hope sometimes come by unexpected chance

becca givens said...

The strength of hope outweighs the sadness of despair. Bravo!!

Chèvrefeuille said...

WOW!!!! What a great one. Well done on the prompt. I hope my THC day 4 is as touchy as yours. This is really opposite emotions.

Anonymous said...

Very nice. Love your haiku.

Amber said...

It took a little time for me to understand this but when I did then I loved it. Positive and wise! :)

J Cosmo Newbery said...

I'm not a big fan of Haiku but I like that one.

Hey Monkey Butt said...

Sometimes hope is all thats left :)