On Day 6 of the Write Tribe Festival of Words 2019, it is going to be a poem in the Japanese Haiku format— that I have been exploring for a while now. A haiku is traditionally a Japanese poem that some say originates as back as far as the 9th century.
A haiku is also a way of looking at an event or a situation or even the physical world around us in a way that is more profound and deep, with the aim of leaving the reader with a strong feeling or impression. Do let me know what you think of my poem, below.
*******
*******
Losing Trust
********
It wasn’t your lie
That shattered my heart today
But losing my trust.
******
Love grows in faith
watered and nurtured by time
Fragile, gentle, pure.
*******
Now, all you’ll see
Buried six feet underground
Love. Lost. Forever.
********
© Esha Mookerjee Dutta March 9, 2019. Bangalore
********
I’m Writing Bravely for the Write Tribe Festival of Words – March 2019.
Prompt for Day 6 – ‘TRUST’.
#writebravely #celebratewritetribe
*******
*********
*********
Day 1 of the WTFoW – Forgive Me
Day 2 of the WTFoW – Miracle
Day 3 of the WTFoW – Letting Serenity In
Day 6 of the WTFoW – Losing Trust
Day 7 of the WTFoW – Grief
Beautiful haikus, Esha. All of them so deep and touching. 🙂 <3
Thank you, Vinitha. So glad to hear this from you.
Loved this … it has so much meaning. Short and crisp.
Thank you, Shubhra.
This poem has such deep meaning. There is no way out when a person is gone and now you feel bad for your behaviour.
Thank you, Geethica
I love haiku and I loved all 3 of yours. Was hard to pick a favourite, but I think the 2nd one spoke to me the most probably because it had a soft gentle feel to it.
Thank you, Suzy. Glad to know you liked them.