Traveling stars
Image by ` TheDreamSky via Flickr

Life spun silent
a sum of moments
held in the dim of stars

Inspired by the prompt ‘Big‘ on Sunday Scribblings.

 

24 responses to “How Big?”

  1. Lovely use of the propmpt… things that make you go hmm. I love reading something that triggers to me to delve deeper into my mind!

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    1. Thank you Jenifer. It is great to read that it had an impact.

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  2. Nice one!

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  3. Ever mysterious! Thank you.

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  4. magical spin..smart piece.
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  5. Well crafted words – I like the 4-5-6 format, works very well. Nice picture too!

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    1. Cheer Altonian. I got used to writing Haiku in 5-7-5, then discovered that there are no hard and fast rules with how it is structured, providing you use a 17 syllable length as a guide. And yes, this 4-5-6 does work well for me and I’m glad to read that you enjoyed it.

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  6. Few words to have said so much with

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    1. The beauty of haiku Kodjo 🙂

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  7. A sum of moments, I like that. Makes me think of life and the equation of it all.

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    1. That is great to hear Christine thank you.

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  8. How big? As big as the universe as wide as infinity! Well done!!

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  9. beautiful words. I love the image too!

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    1. Thank you Kylie, am happy with the words I was able to use on this one, and they feel calm together.

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  10. Spun into the dark recesses of my heart and found a few things hidden there!!

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  11. Very good, Shane, like all matter revolves… Like it!

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    1. Cheers Denise. Yes it all revolves, from start to finish and what was between were the moments of a life. As the world turns, it takes those moments and buries them in, hiding them forever.

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  12. Wonderful, this shifted my attention to a certain part of my brain as I read it … if that makes sense! I loved it :o)

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    1. Great to hear Deborah, exactly what this piece was looking to do.

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  13. Dreamy, whirly words that left me thinking.. just like that image..Jae

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    1. Found the imagine on flickr Jae. Heaps of good collections on there, and always seem to find something to suit.

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  14. Your word combinations are unique! Love this!

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    1. Thanks Linda. I wrote this one out on an old gas bill, and there were at least 5 revisions to get it to this. Maybe that’s what helps to make it special?

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