Saturday, June 11, 2011

Haiku........Slavery

delusions of grandeur
what else, but
slavery to oneself?


" white man's burden ",
a historical ruse,
...made slaves of men!


oh! addictions, evil
born of self-weaknesses
Be cast away, slavery!


ying and yang,
completeness, personified
mutual slavery!


11jun11, 11:25pm
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22 comments:

  1. magiceyeJune 11, 2011 at 11:06 AM

    brilliant as always!!!


    loved them all!! but the bestest was the 1st one!!

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  2. PremaJune 11, 2011 at 11:11 AM

    hai deepak...this is super marvellous!! so quick to respond...thank you so much for your appreciation! always wonder if such offbeat themes technically qualify as haiku!

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  3. AnonymousJune 11, 2011 at 11:14 AM

    Oh these are all just brilliant I love your multiple takes on slavery!

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  4. Liz Rice-SosneJune 11, 2011 at 11:32 AM

    These are really good ... and you are right they "zing," except that I am not sure of wether or not I agree with the final Haiku. I will have to mull this over.

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  5. Amanda MooreJune 11, 2011 at 4:26 PM

    Your first Haiku so totally true and the last I never thought of it before but it made total sense!

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  6. Gowthami NandigalaJune 11, 2011 at 9:11 PM

    Hey..these are very well expressed intellectual thoughts..liked 1st and 3rd ones :)

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  7. Phoenix 187June 12, 2011 at 6:59 AM

    I like last one the best...true...dependence of any kind is slavery...

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  8. AnonymousJune 12, 2011 at 12:37 PM

    I am haaving a great deal of trouble getting blogspot to accept my comments. Any suggestions?

    I liked your three poems very much. Certainly we create our own slavery at times. Well done! hugs, pat

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  9. Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis HallJune 12, 2011 at 2:19 PM

    stunning.
    smiles.

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  10. AnonymousJune 12, 2011 at 6:33 PM

    Great set of Haiku!

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  11. PremaJune 13, 2011 at 10:26 AM

    hey mlm...thanks for your visit and appreciation! :-)

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  12. PremaJune 13, 2011 at 10:28 AM

    dear old raven....thanks you so much! i believe that even a mutual dependence is a kind of a bondage, one which is a fact of life, complete when together, yet in isolation, it is incomplete or an abnormality.

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  13. PremaJune 13, 2011 at 10:29 AM

    amanda...thank you so much for your visit and appreciation! welcome to my world!

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  14. PremaJune 13, 2011 at 10:30 AM

    heya gowthami...welcome to my world! appreciate your comments and visit! thank you!

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  15. PremaJune 13, 2011 at 10:31 AM

    dear phoenix...thanks so much! and yes, your obervation is right! ;-)

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  16. PremaJune 13, 2011 at 10:33 AM

    hey there pat! welcome to my world...thanks so much for your visit and appreciation!

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  17. PremaJune 13, 2011 at 10:34 AM

    jingle...its always a pleasure when you visit...has the reassuring comfort of an old friend! and glad you liked my offerings! god bless...and thanks!

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  18. PremaJune 13, 2011 at 10:35 AM

    hello becca...good to see you here! and many thanks!

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  19. Harshad MehtaJune 13, 2011 at 8:00 PM

    I like first one most, for most fall for grandeur.

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  20. PremaJune 13, 2011 at 10:45 PM

    Thanks harshadji!

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  21. devanginiJune 15, 2011 at 11:39 PM

    Hey very different! Unusual and very beautiful...somehow it seems to strike a chord with what i write too. :)

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  22. PremaJune 16, 2011 at 1:29 AM

    Hey devangini! Thank you for your visit and appreciation! A big welcome to my world!

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