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Moving Photographs from the last 100 years – #Haibun – Colleen Chesebro’s #Poetry Challenge
This week for Colleen Chesebro’s Weekly Poetry Challenge, I thought I’d try my hand at a Haibun and incorporate my Haibun with a powerful video that Sally Cronin recently shared at her Smorgasbord Invitation. Profound moments of time in the last 100 years of humanity. Powerful, memorable, and poignant moments in time.
Poetry Rules: – Choose your form of poetry and use SYNONYMS ONLY for the words – Hobby and Play
I’ve chosen to write a Haibun with a double Haiku
Humanity
I believe with all the madness in the world, these moments in times of turmoil serve as reminders of ongoing world struggles we live through and somehow overcome. But the past has a way of resurfacing. This video is a quick refresher course on some of the biggest things in life that can happen to us – things we often take for granted thinking they’ve been eradicated – things we think won’t happen again. But they do.
Life is like a sport
We keep on striving to win
Winners and losers
Keep sight of the wins
The alternatives are dire
Lives become the game
My poem was chosen as poem of the week!
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D.G. Kaye is a nonfiction/memoir writer, who writes from her own life experiences and self-medicates with a daily dose of humor.
19 Comments
Jacqui Murray
Good poem for an amazing video. I saved that one.
dgkaye
Thank you Jacqui 🙂
Colleen
Sis, what a fitting and moving tribute to the times we live in today. You did fabulous!! <3
dgkaye
Yay thanks Coach!!!! <3 xx
sally cronin
Fabulous Debby.. captured the power and emotion of the video perfectly.. hugs ♥
dgkaye
Thank you so much Sal. And thanks for discovering that powerful video <3 xxx
Balroop Singh
I like your Haibun. Life is indeed a challenge Deb, whether we win or lose, we have to keep going. Well written.
dgkaye
Thank you so much Balroop. That’s a lovely compliment. 😉 x
Norah Colvin
What a powerful message your poem carries, Debby, made all the more powerful by the collection of photographs. What a mess we can get ourselves into when we play these silly games. Congratulations on your poem being chosen as the one of the week. I applaud the choice.
dgkaye
Thank you so much Norah. I thought it was a good time in the world to tie in something of humanity. We must remember empathy and compassion. <3
Vashti Q
Hi, Debby. I was an emotional wreck watching this video! Your Haibun expressed the feeling of the video very well. Powerful post!
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” ~George Santayana
Thanks for reminding us, my friend. <3 xo
dgkaye
I know Vashti, it’s difficult to watch without misty eyes. I thought it was a great reminder that we need to remember compassion. <3 xxx
Jennie Fitzkee
Just wonderful!!!
Liesbet
Powerful video, Debby. I’d like to watch it again later with Mark. And, great poem. Congrats on being featured as poem of the week.
dgkaye
Thank you Liesbet. Powerful it is. 🙂
Christy B
So true about the past resurfacing, Debby. Your words as intro to the poem are excellent too.
dgkaye
Thank you Christy <3
Carol Balawyder
Such moving photos. Congratulations on your poem, Humanity. Well deserved, Debby, and much needed in our times.
dgkaye
Thank you Carol. A sad truth. <3