Grow up, they all say
But when I try to plant roots
they poison the soil
(Written for a #haikudaily tag on Twitter, theme was “grow”)
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Grow up, they all say
But when I try to plant roots
they poison the soil
(Written for a #haikudaily tag on Twitter, theme was “grow”)
Maranda Russell 
27 responses to “Poetry (Haiku) – Grow Up”
Profound!
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Thank you!
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My pleasure dear
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so very good Maranda!
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Thanks so much!
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🙂 my pleasure.
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Beautiful. Really lovely
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Thank you! Having a rough night, so nice to hear that!
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Awww I hope you’re hanging in there. You’re talented!
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Thank you 🙂
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Don’t worry about what “they” say………..
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The always notorious “they” lol
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Awesome haiku! Really loved it!
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Thank you Carol Anne
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Excellent.
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🙂 Glad you think so
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The pain is palpable.
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Glad it feels so real.
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such depth in so few words. love it. The image is brilliant as well.
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The image is from Pixabay, so can’t take credit for that, but thought it fit the poem well.
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True, and they do for coins one or two, and it’s profoundly painted here!! 🙂
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Those few words spoke volumes of how we are living in this world! Have written a poem “Purity” based on similar concept. I guess a lot of people feel the same..
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Thank you for reading and commenting ♥
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Woof. Feel that in my soul.
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🙂
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Hardly Haiku – but what the hell
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I know it would technically be more of a senryu as it deals with human nature and emotions, but most people don’t even know what a senryu is. In America, pretty much any poem with a 5-7-5 syllable structure is labeled as haiku.
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