empty is the mind
that remains idle, and its
hands are too active
empty is body
when it is left to waste, self-
-beaten, weak, -abused
empty is the heart
that cannot find a true love
vices found instead
empty is the soul
of those who are blind by faith
and those blind by none
empty are beings
who do not properly tend:
mind, body, heart, soul
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nice haiku JRM...lot of truth between those lines..hope you have a great one shot and enjoy visiting the others. smiles.
ReplyDeleteI think you covered all the bases there - and in haiku, nonetheless! Well done!
ReplyDeleteI'm also into haiku (Haiku Koo-Koo) and I'm going to check out those sites you recommended. (Thank you!)
Love this very much. A great thought provoker :) Beautiful writing.
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Ah-hah! They're not other sites, they're other haiku you've written. (I"m still glad I looked!)
ReplyDeleteLoved the third and the last Haiku the best.
ReplyDeleteVery meaningful.
Have a great week!!
Lovely Haikus!!
ReplyDeleteVery meaningful and so true...
yep - there rings true in your verses...
ReplyDeleteI especially loved the first and the fourth - the first a surprise twist on an old proverb I (and many others, no doubt) grew up on.
ReplyDeleteVery nice set. Isn't it interesting that haiku has morphed into this form? I have done several sets myself. There's one up on my blog called Anywhere At All. I think this is really tight the way you tie up the aspects of self that need tending and elegantly expressed through an elegant form. Well done. Thanks Gay
ReplyDeleteSuch true, true words!!! I so agree.
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great haikus and linked up very well..cheers pete
ReplyDeletea balance is needed...
ReplyDeleteTrue. So well done.
ReplyDeleteI love this series..brilliantly conceived and bound together wonderfully! A great read...
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