glide shaped
the dragonfly sees
gladness is
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This poem was written in response to Carpe Diem Special (2nd guest) Kala Ramesh’s 3rd “lotus viewing”, another great prompt from Chèvrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai. All of the poems in the link-up can be read here. And, to finish, here’s Guided By Voices –
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I like the “gladness IS” aspect of this very much 🙂
To be honest, I was a bit worried that the syntax here might be straying too close to Yoda territory for comfort 🙂
But yes, sometimes despite all the odds, gladness just is.
Okay, Yoda Syntax makes me a giggle a bit! But I understand what you mean. It’s so easy to stray into Yodaisms and Tontoisms! BUT … this works for me 🙂