Wednesday 6 August 2014

War On Children

painted deep red
eyes locked in the future
I barely lived

Juztamom
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Posted for Susan’s Midweek Motif ~Hiroshima or Ring a Bell @ Poets United

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35 comments:

  1. Susan6 August 2014 at 11:02

    Ouch. Highly effective voice!

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  2. Arushi Ahuja6 August 2014 at 12:08

    OMG! thats a painful haiku!! wonderful arathi!!

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    1. Unknown7 August 2014 at 00:10

      Thanks Arushi

      PS: It is Sfurti (Not Arathi) :)

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  3. Unknown6 August 2014 at 13:16

    Barely...
    Deep wounds
    Powerful haiku

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  4. Sherry Blue Sky6 August 2014 at 14:11

    Oh Lord. I didnt know what that image was till I enlarged it. Horrifying. Your haiku is so effective. The photo leaves me speechless. If those who wage these wars from boardrooms could walk among sights such as these, perhaps they'd find another way.

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    1. Unknown7 August 2014 at 00:12

      Sherry this broke my heart too. In fact when I was trying to search for an image, this was the least disturbing. I wish there was a way for them to experience the reality of wars..sigh!

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  5. Nicholas 6 August 2014 at 15:17

    that is a child's shoe isn't it? oh my, the horrors of war. Your haiku speaks painful memories for the narrator. Deep. great job!!!

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    1. Unknown7 August 2014 at 00:14

      Yes it is James...indeed horrors of war. I am glad it touched you :)

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  6. Preeti S.6 August 2014 at 23:45

    I think a child's death always cuts us deeply. The picture as well as the accompanying lines accentuate that effect on me. Well penned!

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  7. Jaibala Rao7 August 2014 at 00:09

    Powerful powerful words Sfurti.

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  8. Nabanita7 August 2014 at 00:40

    It's so sad that we forget the essence of humanity when we wage wars and not even spare children..At this moment it reminds me of the children being bombed in Gaza....

    Random Thoughts Naba - Just a short list..

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    1. Unknown7 August 2014 at 01:28

      Yes Naba. So many horror stories. When did we become so heartless? Where did we go so wrong?

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  9. JANU7 August 2014 at 02:27

    So sad...do we have a future?

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  10. Sumana Roy7 August 2014 at 04:25

    heartbreaking...

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  11. Maniparna7 August 2014 at 05:07

    Painful ...but powerful haiku..

    ..the picture brings tears to my eyes... :-((

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  12. Unknown7 August 2014 at 07:12

    The things that are happening to kids around us these days, it's all too real, the fear the hopelessness. Your haiku says it all. Very powerful!

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  13. Pixie7 August 2014 at 10:05

    ok.. that was just sad and painful.
    War always effects the innocents especially children :(

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  14. Jae Rose7 August 2014 at 11:23

    No...such tiny little feet...a future lost...but a powerful poem

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  15. Afshan Shaik7 August 2014 at 11:44

    truly painful and that pic is sad;(

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  16. Gen Giggles 7 August 2014 at 19:58

    The pairing of the picture with the poem is painfully effective. Well done.

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  17. Shailaja V1 June 2015 at 01:06

    Such nightmares I get when I see that picture, Sfurti! Powerful,hard hitting words, Sigh...

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  18. Parul1 June 2015 at 01:41

    Oh that's sad!
    This picture is from a bomb blast where many little children were killed.I once read about this one..

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  19. Beloo Mehra1 June 2015 at 03:26

    What horrible horrors these few words speak of! Powerful words, Sfurti.

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  20. Unknown1 June 2015 at 04:12

    Avery touching Haiku!!

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