3 Haiku

3 Haiku

A Poem by Carlos Lorenzo Estrada
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The beauty of haiku is the wisdom it provides in its short impactful form of poetic artistry.

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3 Haiku 

By

Carlos Lorenzo Estrada 

(Ethics and Humanity)


Wisdom 

To hate is easy

While love demands sacrifice 

Choose the harder path


Truth

Truth is like a sword

Sharply uncompromising 

Lethal toward deceit


Mourning 

Remember to grieve 

For love loss demands our tears

Like rain to winter

© 2022 Carlos Lorenzo Estrada


Author's Note

Carlos Lorenzo Estrada
Thank you for taking the time to read this submission. I appreciate everyone's time and supportive kind words. CLE

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Carlos this was a wonderful grouping of three Haiku. Each full of wisdom and poetic beauty but all three togeather seemed so Taoist. I felt that I was reading the Tao Te Ching. Well done my friend.

Posted 1 Year Ago


Carlos Lorenzo Estrada

1 Year Ago

Thank you Soren. I so enjoy the haiku and senryu styles of poetry. They are like puzzles of profoun.. read more
I love all three of the Haiku's.

They are very profound, and well expressed.

Posted 1 Year Ago


Carlos Lorenzo Estrada

1 Year Ago

Thank you for your kind thoughts on these writings. To the eye haiku may appear easy to write but th.. read more
LadyNaida

1 Year Ago

You're very welcome! 😊
I really like all 3 but that
last seeps in deep; when grieving
the tears always linger no matter
how much time passes..a great
trio of haiku/ senryu.. Well done

Posted 1 Year Ago


Carlos Lorenzo Estrada

1 Year Ago

Thank you Fran. They were so fun to write. I used to believe falsely that haiku were easy to write... read more


surely a trilogy to behold and each message to behest .. indeed my friend, three of the best :)

Neville

Posted 1 Year Ago


Carlos Lorenzo Estrada

1 Year Ago

Thank you Neville for your thoughts on these three haiku. It was a lot of fun writing them. I find .. read more
I love these Haikus!! all of them are to be reckoned with. They say so much in so few words, I especially like WISDOM....yes love does require sacrifice and that's a good thing. It's more difficult to develop, but worth all of it. I also liked Mourning... it hard to mourn without tears; they just become alive and flow like a stream, no stopping them. Nice Work!!!
Best, B
P.S. Back from Azores and Portugal!! Great trip!

Posted 1 Year Ago


Carlos Lorenzo Estrada

1 Year Ago

Thank you B for your comment. Wisdom is my fave out of the three because it speaks to my mantra on .. read more
Betty Hermelee

1 Year Ago

Thank you!!! And you're very welcome dear poet!
Best, B
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ana
love how we were able to fit so much sentiment into such small pieces of writing. my favorite part was probably "wisdom", so so beautiful (and true).

Posted 1 Year Ago


Carlos Lorenzo Estrada

1 Year Ago

Thank you Ana for your comment on these haiku. The one on wisdom is my favorite as well because of .. read more
Excellent. You fit a lot into all three here Carlos. So much so, I admit to double checking the syllable count, just in case you sneaked a few more in while no one was looking. 😊
I think the whole point of Haiku and senryu is to fit as much as possible into them, with no waste. You have done so admirably. 😊

Posted 1 Year Ago


Carlos Lorenzo Estrada

1 Year Ago

Thank you so much Lorry. I so enjoy haiku. It is such a challenging and yet enjoyable art form. It.. read more

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Added on September 29, 2022
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Carlos Lorenzo Estrada
Carlos Lorenzo Estrada

salinas , CA



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