Sunday 22 December 2013

Gifts

    wedding vows
   bruises on body
'gifts' of a life-time.



 education, sanskaars
   given by parents
     gifts for life.


for :  haiku heights





13 comments:

  1. Ouch! Powerful haiku.

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  2. Well... bruises...as gifts... I don't have words to describe how did I feel.... Kalpana...

    RS

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  3. Good ones, Kalpana ji :) 'Gifts of a lifetime'.... superb imagery.

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  4. That hurt! :/ Lovely.
    http://ayusheeghoshal.blogspot.in/2013/12/gift-haiku.html?showComment=1387805491871#c3525257533359139111

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  5. the first one reveals a painful fact.....nicely done Kalpana...

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  6. Not all gifts are worth treasuring, one never knows what lies hidden in a pretty box. Parent's blessings are indeed priceless gifts, two very potent Haiku Kalpana

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  7. Education and sanskaars are definitely gifts for life. And I hope we never get those wedding "gifts". Nice haiku.

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  8. Loved your twist filled with realism. Too often the gifts we receive are not what we expect! Brilliant. ♥

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  9. Bruises? These made me stop and think.

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  10. Really touching...

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    Please do respond to my Tag too. I had tagged you in my Post 2 weeks ago-
    http://anitaexplorer.blogspot.in/2013/12/pass-attention.html

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