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paper roses
bloom in her garden
without thorns
without thorns
she plucks the roses
her heart bleeds
her heart bleeds
missing the fragrance
long lost letters
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Heart heart bleeds without the thorns...what beautiful irony in that line.
ReplyDeleteThanks Keith :-)
Delete*her heart sorry for the typo :)
ReplyDeleteYes I got that :-)
DeleteA sudden twist in the 3rd haiku!
ReplyDeleteBeautifully sad!!
Thanks Valli :-)
DeleteBeautiful is melancholy...
ReplyDeleteLoved this, Speck!!
So deeply crafted
ReplyDeleteThanks Stephen :-)
DeleteTruly beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThank You McGuffy :-)
DeletePoetic evocation very interesting and beautiful, I like it.
ReplyDeleteThanks Leovi :-)
DeleteBeautiful set - thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThank You so much :-)
DeleteI enjoyed this very much!
ReplyDeleteThanks Mary :-)
DeleteSpeck, that is an incredible set of poems! All the haiku were lovely, and that last poem was just perfect. Loved this :-)
ReplyDeleteThank You Sara :-)
Deletesimply beautiful lines GS!! her grief just pours out...
ReplyDeleteThanks Reshma :-)
DeleteThat is a beautiful haiku there!
ReplyDeleteI simply admire you, cuz my previous attempts at haikus have been, well...Nevermind.
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Thanks so much my friend :-)
DeleteOh my, "missing the fragrance" - what a perfect line for paper flowers!
ReplyDeleteStunning - the image and the words. Thorns aren't always a bad thing! Loved this.
ReplyDeleteThank You Margaret :-)
DeleteAn excellent, touching end to this trilogy.
ReplyDeleteThanks Anthony :-)
DeleteAwww... this is so beautiful! Meaningful and lovely! You're going great, Amrit!:)
ReplyDeleteThank You Vaishali :-)
DeleteA paper rose may be without thorns but it also misses on fragrance. Wonderful thought, very well captured.
ReplyDeleteThanks Meenakshi :-)
DeleteLovely roses. Great expressive haiku but sad.
ReplyDeleteThank You Tigerbrite :-)
Deletebeautiful series of romantic haiku.
ReplyDeletebeautiful!
ReplyDeleteThank You Adriana :-)
DeleteBeautiful cascade, very powerful.
ReplyDeleteno thorns, true
ReplyDeleteThank You Managua :-)
DeleteGreat work.
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot :-)
DeleteAs usual, this one is also totally absorbing Amrit . Beautiful lines :)
ReplyDeleteThank You Maliny :-)
DeletePaper roses with no thorns. This is a favorite!
ReplyDeleteThanks Sara :-)
DeleteNice connection of paper roses to long lost letters.
ReplyDeleteThank You Gerry :-)
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