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It's Only Skin Deep - Haiku

by Genevieve Sturrock

young bud tightly closed
slowly unfurls bright petals
exposing worm rot

07/24/2007

Author's Note: society at large is devouring our children from the inside out

Posted on 07/24/2007
Copyright © 2024 Genevieve Sturrock

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Alison McKenzie on 07/24/07 at 02:43 PM

Ya. I know. Excellent ku.

Posted by Dan Kasten on 07/28/07 at 04:11 PM

TV is evil and leading the way in the rot.

Posted by Sigurdur Haraldsson on 09/30/07 at 07:17 PM

This brings to my mind William Blake's "Rose". I wish I wrote this haiku :)

Posted by Charles M Harrison on 12/26/07 at 01:52 AM

Amen to that, nicely done.

Posted by Carolyn Coville on 04/10/09 at 04:08 PM

this is excellent.. "worm rot" just makes me shudder!

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