Wednesday, November 11, 2015

River~

Haiku....



the grand river flows
towards its ordained seabed
boat sails away home

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on the backwaters
hyacinths grow on amber's wings
egret maps the sky

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For 
http://poetryblogroll.blogspot.in/2015/11/poets-united-midweek-motif-river.html

**Backwaters in Kerala, is now flooded with water hyacinths creating hardships for tour operators, fishermen and boat passengers. The state government is spending crores for removing the hyacinths. But they have not yet found a permanent solution for this problem. 

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15 comments:

  1. Sherry Blue Sky11/12/15, 1:04 AM

    I am amazed at hyacinths being so plentiful they pose a problem to boaters..........thanks for this interesting info, Panchali. I love your egret mapping the sky!

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  2. Sanaa Rizvi11/12/15, 1:05 AM

    Beautiful pictures coupled with amazing verse :D :D

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  3. Susan11/12/15, 4:35 AM

    Flowing home vs. leaving home .... wings of amber, wings of egret's mapping the journey. Evocative images all!

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  4. Old Egg11/12/15, 5:07 AM

    Everything has a season and mankind is sometimes reluctant to accept that. Beautiful haiku Panchali.

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  5. Mary11/12/15, 7:10 AM

    I like the first one....boat sailing toward home...gives me a feeling of groundedness.

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  6. Myrna R.11/12/15, 7:17 AM

    I like these. The first is soft and soothing. The second a record of humanity and nature clashing. Hope the problem is resolved well.

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  7. Anonymous11/12/15, 8:51 AM

    I love the Kerala backwaters...the hyacinth and the egret..perfectly capture the mood.

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  8. Sumana Roy11/12/15, 11:18 AM

    the first one is so serene, giving a call to return to our 'real home'...the second one has an uneasiness brewing...hyacinths are a nuisance indeed...a lovely contrasting set Panchali di....

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  9. kaykuala11/12/15, 3:34 PM

    They have their own thing to do at their respective points along the way.. Mankind ought to be happy for getting the goodness afforded by rivers!

    Hank

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  10. Gillena Cox11/12/15, 6:41 PM

    Sometime the hyacinth house caymans. Luv your river haiku

    Much love...

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  11. Jae Rose11/12/15, 7:08 PM

    Hyacinths growing on amber wings - what a wonderful image - i suppose mankind is limited in how much it can control and contain nature - maybe that is for the best

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  12. Carol Campbell11/12/15, 11:48 PM

    A wonderful experience reading this!

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  13. Anonymous11/13/15, 9:26 AM

    The second is my favorite. Such beautiful imagery!

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  14. Rosemary Nissen-Wade11/13/15, 10:31 AM

    Both very evocative.

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  15. Sudeshna11/15/15, 11:16 PM

    Glad to be back in the blogosphere! Looking forward to read (and reread!) your posts, Panchali di! :)

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