Muted grotto walls
Stalactites refract firelight
Shadows dance with hope
Prompt courtesy of RonovanWrites’ Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge two word prompt (crystal, hope), with my loose interpretation of ‘crystal’.
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You managed to pack these few words with powerful imagery. Well done!
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Thanks Marissa! Imagery played a big part in this. I had what I thought was the final version when I went searching for an image and then I was inspired by reading about ‘plato’s cave’ which changed the focus just by changing what was ‘white light’ to firelight. I’d like to read ‘Republic’ in which Plato describes his allegory of the cave, but I’m guessing it would be a more difficult read than the wikepedia entry haha.
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Oh yes, when I saw your blog I was trying to come up with the relation between Plato and cave and completely forgot about the literature which is probably something I shouldn’t even be admitting. Takes it to a whole other level, as I’m sure Plato did.
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Ha! The spam comment lives! I’d heard of it because of a radio program about cinema by that name, but had no idea what it was about. The matrix is based on it!!!
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Oh wow! I have some more googling to do.
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I always thought The Matrix had a lot of philosophical depth- the reason I will never watch numbers 2 and 3 (are there more?). A movie I need to watch again with the different perspective on life I now have compared to when it was first released.
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Sequels never live up to their names.
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I have a vague memory of enjoying terminator 2 more than the original, but that must be the only exception ever!
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Minimalist yet says a lot. Terrific. Poetry isn’t my thing but you have prompted me to check out Haiku poetry on Google. Interesting stuff. Thanks!
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Thanks Sandy – your comment made my day! Looking forward to reading a Haiku from you soon! Another form which allows a little more is the Tanka. Both were foreign to me till coming across posts or prompts on wordpress.
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Love the last line! I enjoyed your haiku and image. 🙂
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Thank you Vashti 😊
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