HH: Lock prompt 6/2/12

Posted on June 2, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

you hold key and lock
one in each hand and cannot
see the solution?

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you lock and unlock
your answer a pendulum
swinging yes and no

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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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48 Responses to HH: Lock prompt 6/2/12

  1. Vinay Leo R.'s avatar Leo says:
    June 2, 2012 at 3:23 am

    that first one is hard-hitting. right on the money. so often we don’t see what’s there with us or near us…

    beautiful poetry.. loved both.

  2. magicalmysticalteacher's avatar magicalmysticalteacher says:
    June 2, 2012 at 3:24 am

    Exquisite! I haven’t written my lock haiku yet, but will do so in a day or two. Thank you for yours!

  3. Bruce Ruston's avatar Ian Moone says:
    June 2, 2012 at 3:36 am

    nice, your in such a thoughtful mood 🙂

  4. Rhonda's avatar Rhonda says:
    June 2, 2012 at 3:38 am

    #1 -“To be blind is bad, but worse is to have eyes and not see.” helen keller

    #2 – “There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision. ” william james

    you inspire quotes my friend…hope you don’t mind!

  5. http://vivinfrance.wordpress.com's avatar vivinfrance says:
    June 2, 2012 at 4:57 am

    decisions, decisions – life is full of them. Two good senryu

  6. Jaskiran Saini's avatar Jaskiran Saini says:
    June 2, 2012 at 6:03 am

    such a thought provoking Haiku… wonderful 🙂

  7. followingfrogsongs's avatar A Walk In My Heart says:
    June 2, 2012 at 7:00 am

    Thought provoking senryu.

  8. Kodjo Deynoo's avatar Kodjo Deynoo says:
    June 2, 2012 at 7:31 am

    Very honest and truthful

  9. Jaideep's avatar Jaideep says:
    June 2, 2012 at 8:33 am

    Best part of this is, the picture is eye-stuck in the first read, and in the second read, nectar of haiku could be tasted!

  10. tarunmazumdar's avatar tarunmazumdar says:
    June 2, 2012 at 8:41 am

    the first one hit me hard, yes it did.. Thank you Susan for sharing this though provoking creation of yours…

  11. pranita's avatar pranita says:
    June 2, 2012 at 8:59 am

    Very very true… 🙂 esp the first one… for every prob there is a solution in us, all we need to do is get the key and lock in the same hand! BEautiful thought…
    When waves transport to the new shore

  12. Noel Ihebuzor's avatar Noel Ihebuzor says:
    June 2, 2012 at 10:00 am

    A prisoner of self! Freedom or continued self incarceration? Perpetual indecision? Backsliding? Regression? Choices as the key issue in our destiny as humans? Lock and unlock? to be or not to be? Too many questions as I read and re-read this poem, worried and feeling concerned that this indeed could be the truth of the human condition! Good poem and the quotes from Rhonda enrich it.

    • Susan L Daniels's avatar Susan L Daniels says:
      June 2, 2012 at 2:15 pm

      Thank you, Noel. One of the signs a haiku/senryu has been successful (in my opinion, anyway) is by how many comments or questions it generates 🙂

  13. Grace's avatar Grace says:
    June 2, 2012 at 11:33 am

    Excellent use of the metaphor of lock and key ~ And I also like the pendulum ~

    http://everydayamazin.blogspot.ca/2012/06/door.html

  14. sparklysilverstars's avatar sparklysilverstars says:
    June 2, 2012 at 11:35 am

    Wow!…Both are wonderful haiku…..thoughtful…

  15. Maharukh's avatar Maharukh says:
    June 2, 2012 at 12:52 pm

    very intriguing set of haiku which almost makes ponder on various situation 🙂

  16. nelle's avatar nelle says:
    June 2, 2012 at 1:06 pm

    Har, so true.

  17. 4joyjoanne's avatar 4joyjoanne says:
    June 2, 2012 at 2:09 pm

    very deep haiku…..had to read it twice to absorb and enjoy its message to me…nice work

  18. http://www.acreativeharbor.com/'s avatar http://www.acreativeharbor.com/ says:
    June 2, 2012 at 2:41 pm

    Both are excellent haiku and the resolutions in life ~ great lines ~ thanks, ^_^ ( A Creative Harbor)

  19. tigerbrite's avatar tigerbrite says:
    June 2, 2012 at 5:59 pm

    Nice one. Indecision. My pendulum back and forth means ‘no’.

  20. Ergo, the Ogre's avatar SusanWritesPrecise says:
    June 2, 2012 at 7:35 pm

    Great Haiku! You’ve also summed up my life.

  21. neha (@nehask)'s avatar neha (@nehask) says:
    June 3, 2012 at 5:45 pm

    Lock and key…a game of uncertainties indeed. Lovely 🙂

  22. becca givens's avatar becca givens says:
    June 3, 2012 at 8:19 pm

    Enjoyed reading this gem of truth in such a concise manner … we are often too close to “see the forest for the trees”!! Nice one!

  23. Amber's avatar Amber says:
    June 4, 2012 at 11:52 am

    I read this and I was like —- “That’s me!”
    Indecision is a curse if you ask me!
    Nicely written. Simple and deep! 🙂

  24. marousia's avatar marousia says:
    June 8, 2012 at 4:59 am

    Lovely – simple and clear 🙂

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