listen thoughtfully
sounds of laughter
gaiety and melancholy galore
This Haiku is shared with Carpe Diem – Melancholy.
A Haiku is a Japanese poem of seventeen syllables, in three lines of five, seven, and five; traditionally evoking images of the natural world.
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Hi Archana,
A firm confession, each of your posts have an altogether unique feel about them. Drishti touches my emotional cords to the core :’) Hats off to you!
My dear Maitreni… thank you so much for your heartfelt words… a big hug 🙂
Aww…*hugs* frm me too…keep shining as always..God bless <3
and may HE be with you always too my girl <3
:* ^_^
Beautiful haiku, Archanva 🙂
Deep philosophy in last line. Good job (y)
yay! thanks Ravish…. you know this was my first attempt at Haiku… so am pleased that it has come out well 🙂
Truly Poetical Expressions…. A Gift of God with you!
Thank you so much Sreedhar sir, for the generous words and blessings always 🙂
Nice words.
Thank you so much Abhijit sir 🙂
Good one.
Thanks Indrani 🙂
Beautiful one for the first attempt.. I have still not dared writing a haiku, you know 🙂
Hi Roohi, thank you so much for stopping by and writing such encouraging words. Btw, I’ve read so many of your posts and you write beautifully (you already know that ofcourse); so, if I can attempt one, you will be super awesome at it. 🙂
Look forward to seeing you on Drishti often, and reading your first Haiku. Cheers!
Good one
Thank you Navin 🙂
What a gorgeous haiku you have shared with us all at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai Archana. Nice to see new poets participating in our Carpe Diem Haiku Family … welcome at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai.
I am your host at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai.
Wow! Welcome to Drishti! Thank you so much for stopping by and taking time out to write such generous words, Chèvrefeuille. Am humbled by the warm welcome and very happy to be part of the Carpe Diem family.
Look forward to your support and guidance in honing my Haiku skills sir 🙂
A well written depth in these few words.
Welcome to Carpe Diem they really are a fantastic community
Thank you so much Leslie and welcome to Drishti. Only a lovely and supportive community can spend so much time on new poets, and for that I am thankful. 🙂
That’s a well written Haiku Archana 🙂 Cheers!
Thank you so much Shashank… appreciate your reading and commenting 🙂 Cheers!
The first attempt is very well written Archana 🙂 the words well picked and maps the theme/prompt well 🙂 keep a close check on syllables babe otherwise all good.
Thank you Shweta! Will keep a check on the count now… 🙂 Cheers
Beautiful!