Friday, September 28, 2012

Battlefield



Fluttering feathers,
Rain upon the lonesome souls,
Battlefield laughs.

Prey in abundance,
Walls collapse, fences broken,
Red streams quench its thirst.


This Haiku is shared with Haiku Heights and the Prompt is Battlefield.




36 comments:

  1. OMG! I love this one.. very powerful!!! I could feel the blackness!

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  2. "Red streams quench it's thirt" - that is POWERFUL. Incredible imagery with words.

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  3. Battlefield is happy, of course. What else could it want? Well done!

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  4. one can very well the words here....

    beautifully penned....:)

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  5. A beautiful short story about a bloody battlefield that's laughing because war is such a loss of time.

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  6. Powerful last line to a powerful poem!

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  7. Beautiful from the beginning to the very last word.. what astonishing imagery, it makes me feel like I'm there.. and I can feel and hear their souls crying, and screaming. WOW!

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  8. powerful writing greeny, also heartbreaking.

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  9. Very powerful words today. I am partial to the first two lines - they say it all really - poor souls :-(

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  10. You possess great wit,Green! Battlefield in a lighter vein. Beautifully written!

    Hank

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  11. you do write the most powerful haiku!!! Great job!!
    hugs
    shakira

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  12. Very strong and powerful! Liked it very much.

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  13. You have shown the somber quality of a battlefield well.

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  14. You've drawn me into the thick of the battle with your words...

    Battlefield

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  15. OMG.. very powerful lines...

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  16. "Battlefield laughs and red streams quench its thirst." eta sotti bohut bhalo hoyeche, eto bhalo hoyeche je ami english bhule gelam :D you are awesomely talented!

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    1. I hope jeno tumi abaar taratari English sikhe jao :-P Thanks Dark Angel :-)

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