The Wall

Carpe Diem #1096 The Great Wall of China by Einar Englund,

With all the talk about building a wall along the borders of the US I must laugh.  The Great Wall of China, the Berlin Wall, and all the old walled cities of Europe.....

looming
 in the distance
the wall
butterflies on tour
winging over broken stones

©  petra domina


Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on 

CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI

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  1. AnonymousDecember 16, 2016 at 1:07 PM

    Love how the butterflies make the wall insignificant. Yes, we just keep building walls :-(

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    1. JaniceDecember 17, 2016 at 2:04 AM

      Guess humans are afraid that others are like themselves!
      Glad you liked the butterfly ....

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  2. TournesolDecember 16, 2016 at 4:00 PM

    Beautiful, Janice. I have been such a stranger to CDHK...will see if I can do this prompt in time

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    1. JaniceDecember 17, 2016 at 2:06 AM

      I have been missing your posts. For some reason no longer getting notifications!

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  3. kaykualaDecember 17, 2016 at 6:48 PM

    A spectacle that enhances the awe of human achievement!

    Hank

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  4. Gillena CoxDecember 21, 2016 at 4:09 PM

    Gifts of Haiku
    For Baby Jesus

    Invitation

    much love...

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