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An opened window - A prisoner

Every wednesday, poeters are given picture prompt by Magpie Tales.We have to write a poem or short vignette using the picture featured in their post as our inspiration.The below picture prompted me to write Two Haiku's (5-7-5) of an opened window.


Haiku 1: Thoughts of a person caught in prison mentally

Through darkness I saw
A lost opportunity
An escape shines bright

Haiku 2: Thoughts of a person caught in prison physically

Darkness everywhere
My only way to escape
An opened window
Poem above written for Magpie Tales picture prompt.

24 Responses to “An opened window - A prisoner”

Sioux Roslawski said...
Wednesday, October 13, 2010

"...a lost opportunity..." What a great line.


Mary said...
Wednesday, October 13, 2010

It is always good IF there is an open window through which one can escape...either in actuality or by gazing at what is outside. Nice Haiku.


EKSwitaj said...
Wednesday, October 13, 2010

interesting pair of approaches


alex said...
Wednesday, October 13, 2010

i really like the way you used escape like a light at the end of the tunnel great haikus :)


willow said...
Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Amazing how similar the two prisoners can be. Great haikus!


Diane T said...
Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Amazing the difference between a mentally ill person and a regular prisoner. Beautifully described.


Katherine said...
Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Many of us have related to this Magpie in the same way. Very nice haiku's & I love the piano music in the background. Lovely!


Jingle said...
Wednesday, October 13, 2010

powerful piece.
hope you well.


Ana said...
Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Interesting take on the prompt!


signed...bkm said...
Wednesday, October 13, 2010

two separate views on light on escape...thank you..bkm


Shail Raghuvanshi said...
Wednesday, October 13, 2010

I really liked your Haiku. I am not so good at it. Never attempted it.

The concept of darkness and light, captivity( of thoughts, etc) and freedom is nice.


Deborah said...
Thursday, October 14, 2010

Two wonderful haiku's , well done! :o)


Gabriela Abalo said...
Thursday, October 14, 2010

both haiku are powerful - strong message

thanks for stopping by my place

:)


Tumblewords: said...
Thursday, October 14, 2010

These are both so truthfully and magically worded!


Rene/ Not The Rockefellers said...
Thursday, October 14, 2010

so powerful...both of them hell


Kristen Haskell said...
Thursday, October 14, 2010

Wonderful Haikus but I have to admit that number one is my favorite!


kathew said...
Thursday, October 14, 2010

two nice haikus! well done


Ramesh Sood said...
Friday, October 15, 2010

Very beautifully written and a good depiction of prisoner of mind and a body in the prison..


Brian Miller said...
Saturday, October 16, 2010

both are poignant...i think that as many are mentally if not more these days...


umapoems said...
Saturday, October 16, 2010

@all Thanks
@Diane&Brian...I did'nt mean its a mentally ill person but a person stuck between problems in between searching for a solution mentally .
I learn to Look how poems pictures itself differently in each poets mind :)


C.M. Jackson said...
Saturday, October 16, 2010

great magpie--I can see how this view when imprisoned physically or mentally would be challenging and elicit pain and yearning--c


Reflections said...
Monday, October 18, 2010

Darkness can be imprisoning... Nicely done.


Dave King said...
Tuesday, October 19, 2010

I enjoyed the freshness of this response.


joanny said...
Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Interesting -- lost opportunities, it reminds me of how we carelessly let time slip through our hands, unnoticed like the back door to the house left open.

Beautiful haiku and lovely music.

joanny
http://thedowsersdaughter.blogspot.com/


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