Monday, December 15, 2014

Mirage

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amidst sand pebbles
he stumbled on a ruby
alas, a mirage


This Haiku is shared with Haiku Horizons - Ruby.



29 comments:

  1. Aw, too bad it wasn't real ;)
    Nicely done

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  2. Wow.. love this haiku!

    P.S: The title grabbed my attention. :D

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  3. nice! most of the awesome things are just that- mirage...alas!

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  4. I like your thought-provoking poem.

    alas, a mirage
    stumbles on in search of more
    life is but a dream

    https://alicekeysmd.wordpress.com/2014/12/15/and-stones-walked-among/

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    1. Thank You Alice for these beautiful lines :-)

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  5. "alas, a mirage" - such an unexpected, powerful and perfect last line.

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  6. Sometimes life have a surprise for us, or is it just an illusion :p

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  7. I know how you feel ... found a chunk of gold in a Alaska river once ... turned out to be fool's gold ... still have it, because it sparkles ... smiles ... Love, cat.

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  8. alas, a mirage
    he strides in search, hopes high
    life's an eternal dream

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  9. A beauty in any sense...for what is and isn't at the same time. Lovely. From this haiku ..I get Hope

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  10. our knowledge is a receding mirage in an expanding desert of ignorance !! beautiful lines of mesmerizing imagination wrapped in illusion:))

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  11. This is a ruby indeed,not a mirage.

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