by Bridget McNulty
Member since:
October 18, 2010

Tabloid: Haiku - Mindful Poetry April 14th 2011

April 14, 2011 12:54 PM UTC
views: 0 | 14 people recommend this | comments: 22

Leap of faith confused

Via pen and ink, betrayal

In so many words

 

Rules:

  • Write a haiku according to the links provided above.
    Must include three lines
    Must use the syllable count: 5 - 7 -5
  • Post to Mindful Poetry and any other group you'd like
  • Tag with MP2011
  • Publish date must be April 14th
  • Prompt: use the word or idea of jump in any context.

Comments: 22

Bernard C. Apr 14, 2011, 1:30pm UTC
Put in so many, that's a good point to make - thanks for sharing :-)

Thanks for submitting to
The Surreal Circus.
Elsie Duggan Apr 14, 2011, 1:40pm UTC
Great Haiku Bridget, love, Elsie
Robert - just a simple man - B. Apr 14, 2011, 1:43pm UTC
Interesting Topic and the betrayal angle is typical of a tabloid's goal.
Nice job.

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Kathryn Flynn Apr 14, 2011, 2:05pm UTC
Your pen is a swift, sharp sword. I pray for those to whom this might ever be intended.
A. F. Stewart Apr 14, 2011, 2:10pm UTC
Some intriguing layers in that poem.
JOHN BECK Apr 14, 2011, 5:06pm UTC
Well done. The extra syllable in the second line is acceptable in some forms of haiku.
Bridget McNulty Apr 14, 2011, 5:24pm UTC
Damn it all, I changed 'via' from 'by' without thinking about the syllable count.
JOHN BECK Apr 14, 2011, 5:37pm UTC
Not a biggie. "Via" sounds good.
stephen berwaldt Apr 14, 2011, 5:20pm UTC
to leap or to dare...
could any outcome be worse than
not trying at all?

nothing confuses faith so much as seeing reality spelled out in black and white...betrayal, indeed

Now featured in the Triple Name Club.
elizabeth evans Apr 14, 2011, 5:24pm UTC
Often happens.
Bridget McNulty Apr 14, 2011, 5:26pm UTC
Let the record reflect that I wish to edit my poem to change 'via' to 'by' in the second line...if allowed lol
JOHN BECK Apr 14, 2011, 5:38pm UTC
After all, you were thinking it!
Atticus *. Apr 14, 2011, 10:43pm UTC
duly noted.
Kimberly Blackadar Apr 14, 2011, 6:20pm UTC
Love this, Bridget. Well done.
Atticus *. Apr 14, 2011, 10:44pm UTC
Excellent and intriguing haiku Bridget. Nothing like getting stabbed in the back with a pen, especially mid leap!
Atticus *. Apr 14, 2011, 10:45pm UTC
Featured at Mindful Poetry
Alison H. Apr 15, 2011, 12:13am UTC
Good one!
Ann Marcaida Apr 15, 2011, 11:21am UTC
Except for the "pen" part, this could almost describe an internet romance.
Len Maxwell Apr 15, 2011, 5:48pm UTC
Me write a haiku?
Not this year or this decade.
I will pass this week.
Mustafa Demiri Apr 16, 2011, 8:58pm UTC
Betrayal... the fodder of the unsightly and bloated tabloid.
Sheila Deeth Apr 22, 2011, 8:25pm UTC
Short and deep.
Tovli S. Apr 25, 2011, 6:30pm UTC
very nice; synergy inside haiku. stoaken. tovli

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