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Monday, January 25, 2010

3-PEACE SUITE

For Haiku Bones
And NaiSaiKu Challenge?


PEACE

Peace will follow war
And as sure as night follows day
War will follow peace


Peace will follow war
And as sure as night follows day
War will follow peace
PEACE AND WAR AND WAR AND PEACE
War will follow peace
And as sure as day follows night
Peace will follow war



Hostile intervals
Fifty percent chance of peace
Outlook uncertain


Hostile intervals
Fifty percent chance of peace
Outlook uncertain
THE LONG-RANGE RORECAST
Uncertain outlook
Chance of peace; fifty-fifty
Intervals; hostile



Frustrated by peace
Post-war static stress syndrome
Old soldiers lament


Frustrated by peace
Post-war static stress syndrome
OLD SOLDIERS LAMENT
Post-war static stress syndrome
Frustrated by peace
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18 comments:

  1. RobinJanuary 25, 2010 at 9:46 AM

    Wow! These all work so well and are so true. Great job!

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  2. Stan SkiJanuary 25, 2010 at 9:53 AM

    Thanks Robin; Peace is the ideal... but wars are inevitable... as are their consequences...

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  3. Sherri B.January 25, 2010 at 10:26 AM

    Yes, it is a vicious cycle. Wonderful post!

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  4. Stan SkiJanuary 25, 2010 at 10:41 AM

    Thanks Sweetest; You're right - we can't escape it.

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  5. Ann (bunnygirl)January 25, 2010 at 11:33 AM

    I like the "hostile intervals" poems best.

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  6. xreemaoJanuary 25, 2010 at 2:40 PM

    Very nice!

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  7. Catherine DentonJanuary 25, 2010 at 11:28 PM

    I think these (can't remember what it's called) are so difficult to write but you do it seamlessly.
    Winged Writer

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  8. zoya gautamJanuary 26, 2010 at 3:59 AM

    .. the desire

    to subjugate

    to cause pain

    to destroy

    _ symptomatic conditions in psychiatry / peace is perhaps the outcome of the healing process ..

    thought-provoking verses ..

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  9. Stan SkiJanuary 26, 2010 at 6:05 AM

    Thanks to:
    Bunnygirl; I prefer the calmer ones.
    Xreemao; Glad you liked them.
    Catherine; You mean NaiSaiKu? Some work, some don't.
    Zoya; If one is truly healed, then I'd agree.

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  10. Tumblewords:January 26, 2010 at 11:05 AM

    These are all well-spoken, well-formed and each one sings the dream, but the truth is in the refrain. Nicely done!

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  11. Artist Victoria O'NeillJanuary 26, 2010 at 11:55 AM

    nicely done. peace is inevitable i believe, not war. everyone longs for peace, really. war is not human nature. we just have to be better than that.

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  12. Maribel DantaJanuary 26, 2010 at 8:37 PM

    love your word play, it's always insightful and inventive...
    I thought it was brillantly done....

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  13. UnknownJanuary 26, 2010 at 10:09 PM

    Wonderful post.
    So true and so well written.
    Bravo!
    hugs,
    shakira

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  14. Stan SkiJanuary 27, 2010 at 5:07 AM

    Thanks to:
    Tumblewords; Peace - repeat ad lib.
    Victoria; What goes round...
    Maribel; A game I like to play.
    Shakira; Optimism, pessimism, but mainly realism.

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  15. Wendy NaisaJanuary 27, 2010 at 7:33 AM

    Phew, wars and rumours of wars and they go on and on...

    Dig the NaiSaiKu!
    Thanks for posting these !!

    Andy Sewina

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  16. Stan SkiJanuary 27, 2010 at 7:35 AM

    Thanks Andy; They seemed to work, so I posted both forms.

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  17. Lisa at GreenbowJanuary 28, 2010 at 6:37 PM

    Sad but true. If only we could hold on to Peace.

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  18. Stan SkiJanuary 29, 2010 at 4:16 AM

    Thanks Lisa; Or at least give it a chance.

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