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Selfish society,
Superstitions rule the roost,
Degrading honor.
Degrading honor,
Innocence humiliates,
Her naked soul burns.
Her naked soul burns,
On pyre of false blemishes,
She, stained as a witch.
This Haiku is shared with Haiku Heights and the Prompt is Witch.
Degrading honor...awesome ...
ReplyDeleteHaiku on its hieghts.....
Thanks Himanshu :-)
DeleteWow! for this!
ReplyDeleteloved it! :)
Thank You Simran :-)
DeleteThis is excellent and powerful.
ReplyDeleteThanks Anthony :-)
DeleteStrong rant about the ills of society. A powerful description. You are such an artist at symbolizing with words! Awesome, loved it :D
ReplyDeleteThank You Tanya :-)
Deletenice haiku set. I loved that you went historical
ReplyDelete"Degrading honor" indeed, and more with the fire . . . my favorite line of all three is "On pyre of false blemishes . . ."--so few words say so much!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your increasing visits to my blog. I enjoy your comments.
DeleteThank You Susan ... you have a lovely blog :-)
DeleteInnocence humiliates,
ReplyDeleteHer naked soul burns
A picture of old brought out. They were burnt on the pyre, that apparently happened many times. Nicely Green!
Hank
It was sad in those times ... really terrible for these poor women !!!
DeleteNice, I specially like the last one, stained as witch ~
ReplyDeleteThanks Grace :-)
DeleteI love the imagery in this.. the pyre of flames, her soul burns.. WOW! Just perfect for Halloween!!
ReplyDeleteVery well done Green Speck ... a strong set of haiku (in a cascade) about witches and the witch-hunt. Awesome!
ReplyDeleteNice work to remind us of the 'witch hunt'.
ReplyDeleteThank You Tigerbrite :-)
DeleteFirst of all, I like your new header. Secondly, I'd like to congratulate you for attempt to fight against this disgraceful social custom to demean women. Very nice imagery.
ReplyDeleteThank You so much ... if all of us join hands to fight the evils, the society would be such a perfect place to live in :-)
DeleteBeautiful composition!
ReplyDeleteThanks Dark Angel :-)
DeleteThese are terrific. I loved the historical aspect of these. Especially loved " she, stained as a witch."
ReplyDeleteThank You Barbara :-)
DeleteCould not help but think of documentaries showcasing the sharia laws, and also, the superstitions of many indigenous peoples....
ReplyDeleteThese are really unfortunate !!!
DeleteWooooooo hoooooooooo! Great haiku
ReplyDeleteThanks Judith :-)
DeleteWow, nice flow Green Speck, very well composed.
ReplyDeleteThank You Cheryl :-)
DeleteExcellent, GS! You have hit the nail on its head.
ReplyDeleteAs a woman I do thank you for this haiku since real witches are those women (or whatever) whose envy sends good, beautiful and honest women to the pyre, yesss!
:)))
Thank You Dulcina ... these are really unfortunate incidents that take place even in the modern era !!!
DeleteSad and powerful!
ReplyDeleteThanks Harshad Ji :-)
DeleteIntense!!! Beautiful flow between the haiku... loved it...
ReplyDeleteBlack witch reins tonight!
Thanks Pranita :-)
DeleteVery well written on a dark period of human history.
ReplyDeleteThank You Bjorn :-)
DeleteGreat take on this prompt! It's interesting to think of the label and not mythology.
ReplyDeleteThanks Ben :-)
DeleteVery powerful and finely crafted cascade. Well done, Green Speck
ReplyDelete`on pyre of false blemishes' - Ooh! I just love that!
ReplyDeleteI know ... I'm way behind with my comments ... love this post, Mr. Green Speck ... many unspoken secrets in this poem ... you will never know, since you are a man ... hmmm ...
ReplyDeleteMen can feel too, isn't it :-) Thanks for loving this poem Cat :-)
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