Sugar

Feb 16

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bad-news telegram—
into bitter tea she drops
a grain of sugar

 

© 2013 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
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Posted on February 16, 2013, in haiku, Haiku Friday, Haiku Heights and tagged . Bookmark the permalink. 22 Comments.

  1. Gemma Wiseman | February 16, 2013 at 1:50 pm

    Sounds like such an olde worlde scenario! Rarely hear of telegrams these days! And that old feeling lends an atmospheric twist to the moment! Lovely!

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  2. Susan L Daniels | February 16, 2013 at 2:57 pm

    Oh, telegram and tea work so well together.

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  3. Anthony North | February 16, 2013 at 3:01 pm

    Always best to sweeten the bitter. Unless it’s beer, of course.

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  4. WabiSabi | February 16, 2013 at 3:24 pm

    You chose well, MMT, you chose well!

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  5. tigerbrite | February 16, 2013 at 6:31 pm

    I can taste it although I don’t like sugar in my tea

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  7. cheryl | February 16, 2013 at 7:46 pm

    I can see her sitting at the kitchen table holding the telegram to her chest, well done MMT

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  8. Sleepshort | February 17, 2013 at 12:35 am

    A spoon full of sugar helps the medicine go down…..
    Very descriptive haiku. Thanks for sharing.

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  9. malinymohan | February 17, 2013 at 6:28 am

    beautiful haiku : ) Mine is almost on similar lines . Keep writing 🙂

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  10. Hazel Anastasia | February 17, 2013 at 8:37 am

    I’m glad you used ‘telegram, not email’. It transported me to The Sound of Music.

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  11. harshalgupta826 | February 17, 2013 at 10:02 am

    Old world is transported back. 🙂

    Something sugary to soothe the effects of a bad telegram.

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  12. Susan | February 17, 2013 at 4:06 pm

    When such a message arrives, I am grateful for the few grains of sugar at hand.

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  13. Rallentanda | February 17, 2013 at 7:01 pm

    definitely a touch of the lace hanky in this one..enjoyed!

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  14. nonnie | February 17, 2013 at 7:02 pm

    I’m not sure that sugar would dilute the bitterness of bad news. but,of course, I like your haiku!

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  15. nonnie | February 17, 2013 at 7:03 pm

    I’m not sure that sugar would dilute the bitter news. but I do like your haiku!

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  16. Write Girl | February 17, 2013 at 10:00 pm

    A little bit of sugar can take away the bitterness. Nicely written!!

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  19. Reshma | February 18, 2013 at 11:55 am

    The unexpected is what makes life bittersweet experience…if only life could be sweetened that easily…

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  20. Alice Keys | February 20, 2013 at 10:17 pm

    telegram is perfect here.

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  21. Adriana Dascalu | February 21, 2013 at 4:00 pm

    I love you haiku! The telegram and the tea… I like the imagery.

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