Mask (HH 05/12–3 haiku)

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Susan L Daniels
Mask

Mask (Photo credit: poropitia outside the box)

perfect little thief
wears his bandit mask always–
rascally raccoon.

***

don’t look too closely
her smooth features disguise pain
brittle, pretty mask

***
free from my true face
the mask I wore blows away
lighter  now, and free

which is free,
the face or the mask?
perhaps both

About Susan L Daniels

I am a firm believer that politics are personal, that faith is expressed through action, and that life is something that must be loved and lived authentically--or why bother with any of it?
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32 Responses to Mask (HH 05/12–3 haiku)

  1. PranitaBhat says:
    May 12, 2012 at 5:29 am

    The last haiku is amazing!
    Truth likes to travel bare feet

  2. Ian Moone says:
    May 12, 2012 at 6:22 am

    I really like the first one, tis rascally 🙂

  3. Jaideep says:
    May 12, 2012 at 6:40 am

    Last haiku has stuck..question is so nicely put,. I like!

  4. becca givens says:
    May 12, 2012 at 6:53 am

    oh that rascally raccoon — how cute!! 😀

  5. Noel Ihebuzor says:
    May 12, 2012 at 7:13 am

    The mask wearer is freer!

  6. Anu says:
    May 12, 2012 at 7:32 am

    I loved the second one !!

  7. unfetteredbs says:
    May 12, 2012 at 10:27 am

    great play!

  8. S Jayanth says:
    May 12, 2012 at 10:52 am

    wow!!!
    the second one is something the world needs to understand. i mean the common youth, about women..

    the third and fourth blew me away.. a great set of haiku..! thank you for those..

  9. Grace says:
    May 12, 2012 at 11:20 am

    Very well done…I specially like your ending question ~

    http://everydayamazin.blogspot.ca/2012/05/mask.html

  10. Chevrefeuille says:
    May 12, 2012 at 11:32 am

    Wonderful set of haiku. As Grace mentioned in her comment. I especially liked the last one. Leaving us with a question.

    • Susan L Daniels says:
      May 12, 2012 at 2:58 pm

      Thank you so much–I loved it, and wanted to capture the feeling of another poem I wrote on here (not a haiku) that captured the same feeling. Glad you liked it.

  11. artmusedog says:
    May 12, 2012 at 12:13 pm

    ‘mask I wore blows away’ free ~ this haiku is so wonderful and alive ~ thanks, namaste, ^_^

  12. Blue Flute says:
    May 13, 2012 at 3:01 am

    The first one is very cute, the last two were deep. Enjoyable reading.

  13. I HAVE A VOICE says:
    May 14, 2012 at 1:03 am

    Creative and very enjoyable to read~ You’re wonderful ~ Deborah

  14. Patti says:
    May 14, 2012 at 3:30 pm

    Very nice. Love the last one with its philosophical question. Which one indeed?

  15. sparklysilverstars says:
    May 14, 2012 at 3:47 pm

    Beautiful set…..I loved the last but one haiku 🙂

  16. zongrik says:
    May 16, 2012 at 7:24 pm

    the last one is very deep

    ugly man mask

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