Our Growing Pains: Bamboo Haiku
The Beauty of Bamboo.
Our growing pains: bamboo haiku, tells a story, within a story by linking each haiku image to the next, to form a greater overall perspective of the subject. The humble and mysterious bamboo is one of the most durable and versatile plants, ever introduced to us by nature. For centuries bamboo has been used in the creation of a huge range of everyday necessities and many other things to enhance the quality of life. From building to paper, bamboo has been grown and exploited by ancient civilizations as far more than just an inexpensive, dependable and renewable resource. Its understated beauty is obvious; how it communicates is not.
In its life cycle, bamboo is not so dissimilar to people, in that it has four stages of life in which to fulfill its potential and ultimately, its life’s destiny. The original haiku used in this article, have been written from that perspective and as such, considers different facets of bamboo’s mysterious life, as it is played out before our unsuspecting eyes.
In Japan and to a lesser degree, China, bamboo has always been revered because it has been widely understood and courted for the functionality and timeless beauty within its simplicity, as are the principles of Haiku. ‘Our Growing Pains’ provides a glimpse of what transpires within the world of towering giant bamboo, as they dance, touch and talk to each other in a language of groaning, punctuated by rustling leaves and bark, heard above the wind. Enjoy this bamboo haiku and perhaps consider the beauty of nature in another perspective, when next bamboo’s growing pains are heard.
Copyright © 2013 Pearldiver – Art of the Diver with all rights reserved.
Original Bamboo Haiku.
'Our Growing Pains'
Sway with the wind
Learning to be flexible
Reaching for the sky
Bamboo dreams grow
Growing tall among friends
Hope rises with the sun
Bamboo in the mist
Leaves capture each damp drop
Life stored within
Sway with our wind
Growing pains ever louder
Green words shared
Across this valley
I see her sway towards me
The reach too far
Bamboo dreams grow
Each year hearts grow closer
In willing breezes...
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* Original Haiku by Pearldiver *
Copyright © 2013 Pearldiver – Art of the Diver with all rights reserved.
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