Naturesick

Naturesick

A Poem by Sweet & Tender Hooligan
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Haiku poem prayer for Japan. Nature is often idealized and romanticised like love but nature can be cruel and evil. The title plays on the romanticism of nature and love, and the word lovesick.

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Earth's seizure, sea's hemorrhage
Prayers from distant hearts 
Life's fragility, nature's heartache.




© 2011 Sweet & Tender Hooligan


Author's Note

Sweet & Tender Hooligan
The title is inspired by McCarthy's "Antinature" which is used as a theme for my poem.
Forgive the format as I'm not used to writing haiku's so I don't think I've written it right. But the point was to write a short haiku like poem for Japan.
Written as part as a Poem Prayers for Japan challenge and cause on deviantART:
http://news.deviantart.com/article/145768/#/d3bh1gj
Thinking of Japan and the survivors and victims.
It's a terrible, cruel and unbelievable moment in history.

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The statistics of dead and missing in Japan right now are heart-wrenching, and the sad broken homes, damaged buildings, and all those people trying to put together what pieces they can find, makes my stomach do ungodly flips. I wish for their happiness and well being, and that they suffer no more... It's been too much. This was a powerful but simple haiku... I liked it.

~Adora

PS: I think I'm a fan =]

Posted 12 Years Ago


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The heart is there reguarless of the form it's in. Great job!

Posted 13 Years Ago


Wonderful wordcrafting, I know haiku is so much about the form, but for me it is always the essence of the work and how it moves me that strikes the loudest chord. Such a shame that tragedy like this should be the inspiration of such a beautiful work though. Excellent work, compassionate, evocative, healing.

Posted 13 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.


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Added on March 14, 2011
Last Updated on October 11, 2011
Tags: naturesick, lovesick, romanticism, idealized, nature, evil, cruel, fragility of life, natural disaster, Japan, earthquake, tsunami, nuclear crisis, hope, prayer, thinking of Japan, antinature

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Sweet & Tender Hooligan
Sweet & Tender Hooligan

Newport, South Wales, United Kingdom



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I'm Russell from Wales. I've been writing for many years. Writing is important to me and its my only reason for being on this site. I like to take my time on my poems and I hope to keep learning an.. more..

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