Saturday, February 18, 2012

The Haiku Challenge day 18



Written for The Haiku Challenge 2012 - Day 18 – February 18th – Theme or Word: Famine

This isn't an easy one to do I think. First I had to find the definition of famine, because I didn't know that word. I found that famine means hunger and starvation. To find another word with the same meaning I search on synonyms for famine and I found the following synonyms: poverty, misery, scarcity and starvation. With those words I think I can write a haiku (or maybe a few haiku), but it is really a tough one. So I hope that the following haiku are OK.

the cold winter
birds in misery
heavy snow

an old cow stable
a place for refugees
what a poverty

scarcity
water birds freezing 
severe winter

Mother Earth cries
every day her inhabitants
starving of hunger

What a sad Challenge today. It wasn't easy and these series of haiku aren't masterpieces I think, but they are all very strong. (By the way: these are written in Kanshicho-style).


Credits: The face of Poverty

Until tomorrow. 




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13 comments:

  1. Cloaked Monk/TerriFebruary 18, 2012 at 3:11 AM

    You did a good job with this series and with such a discouraging subject.

    Shalom.

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  2. AsniFebruary 18, 2012 at 3:51 AM

    A very nice set of haiku. Love the first and the last haiku.

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  3. Andy SewinaFebruary 18, 2012 at 4:03 AM

    Mother Earth cries
    every day her inhabitants
    starving of hunger

    Well said!!

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  4. Sri ValliFebruary 18, 2012 at 9:54 AM

    Lovely set of haiku...and I loved the last one a lot...

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  5. Magical Mystical TeacherFebruary 18, 2012 at 11:22 AM

    When Mother Earth cries, you know things are bad...



    A Famine of Ink

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  6. ...February 18, 2012 at 1:15 PM

    Wonderful Set.
    Its same with me,When I find something hard,I come up with lots of them!

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  7. carol l mckennaFebruary 18, 2012 at 3:35 PM

    Well done ~ you write so well ~ namaste, carol (A Creative Harbor)

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  8. becca givensFebruary 18, 2012 at 4:29 PM

    You did well for a very discouraging subject ~~

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  9. LolamouseFebruary 18, 2012 at 4:42 PM

    You did quite a good job with a very bleak prompt, especially since you weren't familiar with the word.

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  10. ninotazizFebruary 18, 2012 at 6:39 PM

    I loved this Haiku series on famine, and your picture brought it all to reality - not very pretty indeed. Eye opener, surely to the misery still existent in our world today.

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  11. Someone is SpecialFebruary 18, 2012 at 9:59 PM

    'Mother Earth cries
    every day her inhabitants
    starving of hunger'

    Very true.. Loved it so much...

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  12. paulo guimaraesFebruary 18, 2012 at 11:32 PM

    Loved them all, especially the last one. Good job.

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  13. zongrikFebruary 19, 2012 at 3:44 AM

    what a crazy world we live in

    five illusions senryu

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