Finding ancestors
The roots of our family
Closet skeletons
The roots of our family
Closet skeletons
Woven through the soil
Drinking in their nutrients
Tapestry of roots
Drinking in their nutrients
Tapestry of roots
Wrenched from their homeland
The horrors of slavery
A true life story
With roots to dye for
A little colouration
Not quite natural
Rooted to the spot
My feet seem stuck to the floor
Paralysed in fear.
Rooted to the spot
My feet seem stuck to the floor
Paralysed in fear.
wow !! four brilliant haikus ! loved them all :)
ReplyDeleteFour fabulous haikus. I especially liked number two, with the tapestry of roots.
ReplyDelete"tapestry of roots"
ReplyDeleteThat line sings to me!
Feast Rooted in Reds
Excellent roots haikus - I so relate to the last one!! :-) Take care
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Loved the "tapestry of roots" poem.
ReplyDeleteThe last one gave me a chuckle. :)
Ha! That last one broke up all the serious. Bunch of great haikus!
ReplyDeleteHi Madeleine .. love these .. and your mix of words .. cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteLoved the first very cute, your last is what first came to my head......... Ha head! =)
ReplyDeleteI really like how you always put pictures with your Haikus, and the different meanings you find for roots. Definitely some of my favorites from you.
ReplyDeleteI never thought about how many meanings we have for roots. I've always had a thing for Haikus, and these are great!
ReplyDeleteMadeleine...you write wonderful Haikus. These are just great.
ReplyDeleteI like the line "woven through the soil"...
ReplyDeletethese are great the last one made me laugh.
ReplyDeleteAll 4 are very clever. Tapestry of roots is very rich.
ReplyDeleteI loved these Madeleine, especially no 2, the roots. I love the visuals too. Excellent.
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I think the first is my favorite!
ReplyDeleteVery well done, and all your pictures go so well with them! Your tree roots pic and the matching haiku-love it!!!
ReplyDeleteLOL-closet skeletons. Hope they stay in!
What a wonderful group of haiku!
ReplyDeleteNicely covered theme word ;) Love them all, for different reasons. Hope the skeletons in my closet keep hidden!
ReplyDeleteWow, those were great!
ReplyDeleteSo cool how you captured each of the different meanings of the word. Good job.
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Tossing It Out
Twitter hashtag: #atozchallenge
Hi Madeleine,
ReplyDeleteVery clever and may the roots of spring, spring eternal.
In kindness, Gary :)
What of money as the root? Or was that microfiction?
ReplyDeleteMissing microfiction?
I'm hosting a new microfiction meme.
Succinctly Yours
begins on Monday, March 28th. Check out the link for the photo and optional word.
Hope you'll join in.
Those were wonderful - bravo!
ReplyDeleteLove the poems! Hi from a fellow Crusader!
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