Wednesday, July 31, 2013

CD: Undulating Hump Backs

Carpe Diem #260 ~ Caravanserai




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tired from desert heat
respite for man and camel
real or imagined?

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desert caravan
beasts of burden trek the sands
undulating dunes

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riding a camel
swaying too high off the ground
feels unsafe ~ i scream

I lived in Iran for three years in the mid-60s and did ride a camel when I was 12. Apparently I had a fear of heights even then.


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14 comments:

  1. Nonnie7/31/2013 6:56 PM

    I can imagine myself being in tune with your 2nd haiku. The first haiku is in sync with the grace of the camels!

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  2. Jazzbumpa7/31/2013 9:49 PM

    I've always lived within about 75 miles of where I grew up

    none of it exotic

    your ku evoke vivid images even without the pic

    Cheers!
    JzB

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    1. Maggie Grace7/31/2013 11:30 PM

      My husband had never flown when we met. Never traveled except to golf in Hilton Head. But we went to Italy for two weeks four years into our relationship. It was awesome. I knew it would make us or break us. Glad it was the former. Traveling is awesome!

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  3. WabiSabi7/31/2013 10:43 PM

    I think the swaying of a camel would probably unnerve me too! I like the mood you created in the first one with the word undulating!

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    1. Maggie Grace7/31/2013 11:28 PM

      Thanks, Wabi. Kinda proud of it myself. It was wiggly. lol

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  4. Pirate8/01/2013 12:22 AM

    That first one sums it 'all' up. Brilliantly simple, and worth meditating on - really. Reminds me of a film that greatly influenced my childhood - 'Blow Up', with the same theme as your haiku. One of my all-time favourite haiku.

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  5. Anonymous8/01/2013 5:36 AM

    Me:Where did you ride the camel?
    You:Iran
    Me: Oh you ran, I thought you said you rode a camel.
    (that's my little Aussie joke about how Americans pronounce Iran)

    Caravanserai

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    1. Mark8/01/2013 8:28 AM

      Yes, most Americans have no clue about how to pronounce "Iran." It's very sad.

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    2. Maggie Grace8/01/2013 11:37 AM

      That's so funny. I still cringe hearing it mispronounced. I wanted to smack Bush. Lol. For many things, actually.

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  6. Mark8/01/2013 8:27 AM

    Even an imagined respite can be restful, don't you think?

    In a Wayside Inn

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  7. Maude Lynn8/01/2013 9:36 AM

    These are really cool!

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  8. Magical Mystical Teacher8/01/2013 10:08 AM

    Imagined. It's a mirage! :)

    Caravanserai

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  9. Chèvrefeuille8/02/2013 2:23 PM

    Well done Maggie, I like that you've used your own experience.

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