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Haiku

Vasudevan.Desikachari 1944 (Bangalore)

Haiku
                                           Haiku
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                                  electric fence  in a cornfield
                                   Caracas of an elephant -
                                    A freedom fighter?
                             
                 
                

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this haiku highlights the human intervention in the natural habitat of the wild animals of the forest and how innocent animals die not aware of the 'traps; laid by humans.

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Written on July 03, 2023

Submitted by dvchari44 on July 03, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme X XXX
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 350
Words 21
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 2, 3
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Vasudevan.Desikachari

Retired Geologist.......A freelance writer of poems and essays on topics related to Nature, Love, and society. more…

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  • dvchari44
    dvchari44
    What I have conveyed in the Haiku is this......the poor Elephant a natural inhabitant of the forest sees a field of fully grown corn and wants to have a feast there to fill its stomach and it was almost evening twilight...the poor elephant rushes to the field ....tramples the fence laid there by treacherous human.......is electrocuted and dies..... is it not a martyr's death ?....the poor animal anted to move freely in its habitat.....was prevented..... 
    LikeReply9 months ago
  • dougb.19255
    dougb.19255
    Vasudevan, Give us one with nine lines or more. Show the versatility, the arresting word use, the compelling moral or natural beauty…A convincing message, not just an inference…Doug
    LikeReply9 months ago
  • dougb.19255
    dougb.19255
    Did something happen here? I coughed and missed it.
    LikeReply9 months ago

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