Duel Natures

Adam Henry Sears on Jan 25, 2012

Tags: arctic, arctic winter, auroras, darkness, daughters, dual nature, fading, growth, Haiku, Hope, Poetry, Spring, water, winter, yearly

A response to the samurai haiku challenge posted by Philly Dreamer. I’m assuming that the two haiku are meant to be back to back representations of opposing natures. I decided to meld the opposing natures into one haiku for two separate ideas.

Yes, the title is meant to be spelled Duel Natures!

A Duel I’d Gladly Lose

My wintry duel:

my daughters’ Spring I water;

they grow — and I fade.

A Dual Hope

The darkness in me,

like an arctic winter, hopes.

Yearly auroras.

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PHILLY DREAMER on Jan 25, 2012
The first Haiku I understand. No parent wants to out live his children, but the second one I’m a bit lost on. I will need an interpretation.
Judy Sheldon on Jan 25, 2012
I never tried haiku. These are good
sheilanewton on Feb 4, 2012
Great haiku.

But I’m a bit like Philly – I don’t quite get the 2nd one. However I dO like the word auroras – mmmm….
Martin Kloess on Feb 4, 2012
very good
Adam Henry Sears on Feb 5, 2012
About “A Dual Hope” >> Think about it a little longer . . . What would an arctic winter hope for? What does even the darkest heart hope for?
sheilanewton on Feb 6, 2012
Now I get it Adam. I don’t think out the box without a little help, you may have gathered. Still love the word ‘auroras’ too.
Audrey Howitt on Feb 27, 2012
I also love the first piece–for me the second piece speaks to the light of hope sparked perhaps like an aurora–

Duel Natures

A Duel I’d Gladly Lose

A Dual Hope

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