rising gold

Carpe Diem #1171 

wounded heart



weight of the world
atlas struggles to explain
how, why?
the rivers will flow in filth
as gold rises to the top

teachers speak
to pupils without ears
how, why?
the rivers will flow in filth
as gold rises to the top

universal
good life for all again
how, why?
the rivers will flow in filth
as gold rises to the top

approaching cloud
four horsemen ride a baboon
how, why?
the rivers will flow in filth
as gold rises to the top

©  petra domina


Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on 

CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI


Comments

  1. Yamini MacLeanMarch 12, 2017 at 10:49 PM

    Hari OM
    This was an interesting grouping... river of words flowing from a wounded (worried) heart? YAM xx

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    1. JaniceMarch 13, 2017 at 12:23 AM

      Yes, I am still very concerned. namaste, janice xx

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  2. B i r g i t t aMarch 13, 2017 at 12:30 PM

    I would like to say: How WOW Janice to the TOP!

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    1. JaniceMarch 13, 2017 at 10:57 PM

      Well, thank you. Wish there were not the inspiration for this in our top government position.

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  3. ChèvrefeuilleMarch 16, 2017 at 8:12 PM

    Enviromental issues caught in a wonderful series of tanka. I am speechless ...

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    1. JaniceMarch 18, 2017 at 12:37 AM

      It had been a terrible day of the make America great again craziness. Bills introduced to eliminate the environmental protection agency. This followed a series of presidential orders overturning numerous regulations that prevented dumping coal mining waste into the local streams. Thank God for your allowing my voice to participate in this format.

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