Saturday, October 16, 2010

Serenity - Enjoy

Mount Vesuvius -  Photo credit


Internal stir unseen
Serenity hides ruin
Enjoy outer view

Posted in Haiku heights
Prompt - Serenity

22 comments:

Short Poems said...

Lovely :)

Strummed Words said...

A nice photo of the outer view!

Gemma Wiseman said...

A beautiful touch of irony in this challenging haiku!

Christine said...

I also enjoyed the irony in this; wonderful and unique take on the prompt! Well done.

Teresa said...

Excellent haiku for serenity. I echo the thought on the irony.

eyeography said...

Wonderful haiku...a very beautiful picture too... :)

Someone is Special said...

Wonderful Haiku..

--Someone Is Special--

Lost in thoughts said...

Thanks everybody for the wonderful words of appreciation.

Bing Yap said...

lovely yet profound thought! perfect with the image as well.

Serenity (Haiku)

Ramesh Sood said...

This is good liked it..

Abigail Parker said...

Beautiful irony...a beautiful scene with thunder beneath its outer calm!

Nanka said...

True, ruins are engulfed in serenity.

Rumya said...

Can picture the quietude around the ruins. :)

Cheryl said...

So easy to fool others when the insides don't quite match the outsides.

Mine's here.

Vinay Leo R. said...

The serenity that masks the ruins.. Lovely!

Vee said...

Very true! With people too. Some of us remain calm and peaceful on the outside despite all the unrest inside. great one.

Carlos Gesmundo said...

Really thought-provoking. Oftentimes, for a while, change is invisible to the eye.

Best wishes.

Nalini Hebbar said...

great job!

Cassiopeia Rises said...

This is a great Haiku.Well done.


Melanie

Anonymous said...

lovely haiku there :)
and love the pic that goes with it

Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis Hall said...

elegant.

Chronicles in Red said...

Beautiful haiku, well crafted my friend x