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Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Tamperings

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ A cargo ship sailing Port Phillip Bay - as seen from my verandah in the Dromana Hills, Mornington Peninsula
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3WW #CCVIII ~ engulf + imminent + tamper
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Sensational Haiku Wednesday prompt ~ Stress
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Schedules engulf care
Cargo weights tamper with speed
Imminent crisis

Deep frowns engulf life
Pain and stress tamper with smiles
Imminent darkness
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Hosted by Thom @ Three Word Wednesday

Hosted by Jenn

20 comments:

Magical Mystical Teacher said...: Those electric wires in your photo remind me of my mother's Uncle Everett. I remember seeing him several times as a child and being fascinated by his almost total lack of fingers. Except for his thumbs and one forefinger, he had stumps where the fingers used to be, because as a child, on a dare, he touched some high-powered electric lines and fried off his digits. It's a wonder he wasn't killed!

I congratulate you on being able to incorporate so many disparate prompt words into an intelligible haiku!

See my follow-up post about the situation in my classes: Body English

And thank you, Gemma!; September 29, 2010 10:14 PM
Rinkly Rimes said...: We're both rather 'dark' this week. I suppose the words lead us that way.; September 29, 2010 10:54 PM
thecivol said...: You did a great job melding these two memes together in your haiku. I am impressed. Your poems are smooth, coherent and emotional.; September 29, 2010 11:47 PM
haisley said...: Hi Gemma.... its 3ww...love your photo ad haiku; September 30, 2010 12:14 AM
christopher said...: Interesting how the words percolate and create a mood. My thing ended in catastrophe.; September 30, 2010 12:16 AM
Bloggin'withAmanda said...: very slick working your 3 word Wednesday into the haiku,perfect for thsi week!; September 30, 2010 12:42 AM
Amity said...: Superb...few words packed into a quite dark existence and reality like mine! I guess the prompts call for one, right?; September 30, 2010 12:53 AM
Deborah said...: Very good, I could see the words picture on someones face as I read the second one, well done!; September 30, 2010 1:21 AM
Dreamer said...: Love the way you linked the pic to the first stanza and that to the third.Happy 3WW :); September 30, 2010 1:33 AM
gigidiaz said...: Imminent darkness... I love the doom that line makes one feel upon reading it. Perfect closing to the previous ones.
Great writing and gorgeous picture.
Happy 3WW. Mine is up as well.; September 30, 2010 1:53 AM
Priyanka Bhowmick said...: a beautiful combination of both the Haiku. very smartly and well penned!; September 30, 2010 4:09 AM
Nanka said...: Beautiful Haikus and loved the pic very much The Cargo ship reminded me of the one I had been on .

Pain and stress tamper with smiles... so much of truth in that.; September 30, 2010 4:17 AM
Thom said...: Excellent Haiku's my friend. :) One can only hope that it doesn't last long so that the smiles return and bring on imminent light :) Have a wonderful Wednesday :); September 30, 2010 5:07 AM
Victoria said...: So well done and the image is perfect.; September 30, 2010 9:14 AM
Vicki said...: Wow! That was deep! Good Haiku!; September 30, 2010 9:40 AM
Jenn @ Youknow...that Blog? said...: Stress certainly does tamper with smiles - great use of our theme this week! Well done :); September 30, 2010 11:25 AM
Angel said...: The second is my favorite.; September 30, 2010 4:08 PM
gautami tripathy said...: I love the first one!

colours lay bare my soul; October 1, 2010 12:39 AM
megzone said...: interesting teh way you have merged teh 2 memes :D
and the usage of words in 3WW twice :D
nice one and perfect pic :D; October 1, 2010 2:30 AM
Sender D. said...: These are masterful. Love and Light, Sender; October 3, 2010 8:18 AM

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