mirror or comparison

Carpe Diem #930 mirror

peck, peck
pretty blue shell cracks apart
chick of fair robin
emerges red, blind, naked 
and not much for looks



a perfect white rose
flutters in the spring breeze
the bride's veil

©  Janice 'petra domina' Adcock

Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on 

CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI



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  1. AnonymousMarch 3, 2016 at 11:39 AM

    these are wonderful - the second one is just stunning

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  2. ChèvrefeuilleMarch 3, 2016 at 12:53 PM

    A wonderful post Janice. In your haiku the comparison technique is very well used. It really gave me a kind of "aha-erlebnis".

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    1. JaniceMarch 4, 2016 at 12:00 PM

      High praise from my haiku master. Thank you, Kristjaan.

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  3. AnonymousMarch 3, 2016 at 7:25 PM

    nice comparison of the rose with the veil..beautiful image.

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  4. Milan RajkumarMarch 4, 2016 at 4:34 AM

    Ah ! You make it perfect ! A single particular event with two different elements !

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  5. Milan RajkumarMarch 4, 2016 at 4:35 AM

    Pl have a look at my post of the same pro.pt !

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  6. Carol CampbellMarch 4, 2016 at 6:33 AM

    Beautiful comparisons!

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  7. lynn__March 4, 2016 at 7:11 AM

    Ironic ugly duckling sort of story and a lovely mirror image of rose/veil, Janice.

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  8. JaniceMarch 4, 2016 at 12:00 PM

    : D

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