perspective -
oil is but black gold
if you mine
The poetic form involved here is a Senryu. Senryu is Japanese haikai form. It’s similar to the haiku, but the association here is with life and emotions, rather than nature. Like haiku, the form is 17 syllables or under, written usually in three lines.
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(June 9th, 2012)
Very true… Everything lies in the eyes of the beholder!
Painting heart with hope.
Exactly my point, Pranita! Thanks
- Leo.
Indeed..but for me nothing is ordinary…not even the word itself..Leo..hope you will like the cascade…:)
And Leo a big thank you from ” A Little More Than Ordinary” ..that what I always try to be ..and it keeps giving strength…so nice of you..dear..you inspire always..
Welcome, RSji. It’s been a pleasure to have had you with us on the journey. Glad to inspire and to be inspired by you.
- Leo.
Usually, nothing is! Depends on how we perceive. Thank you, RSji.
- Leo.
I agree, nothing is ordinary.
Indeed, Asni
- Leo.
Perspective always make a difference ~ Enjoyed your not-so-ordinary haiku ~
Yes, always does make a difference, Grace
Thanks!
- Leo.
Sorry, I am not able to get the true meaning!! lost in confusions, Leo, please make me understand,
No apologies necessary, Jaideep. I mean to say that “what is ordinary” depends on our perspective. A layman might find oil to be plain and drab, but to one who mines oil, that’s black gold, not just ordinary! Hope you understand now?
- Leo.
Yeah, wow, I am just amazed by the power of this Senryu, 3 lines, are the mines of meanings!
Thank you, Jaideep. Glad you liked it. Cheers!
- Leo.
clever wording and smooth prose….nice work
It’s not a prose, Joanne! It’s a 3-5-3 form of haiku. Glad you liked it.
- Leo.
Depends on how we see it, yes.
Thanks Maharukh.
- Leo.
Love it. So so true. It’s all about perspective.
Indeed so, Adura. Thank you.
- Leo.
Definitely deep thoughts.. its always wonderful to read something very unexpected yet extra-ordinary!! Loved it! I don’t know much about Senryu* but as u said.. something in three lines and quite similar to Haiku.. it was sure powerful!! Liked it!
Thank you, Rachana. Glad you liked it.
- Leo.
I like perspectives – no definition of wrongs or rights. It’s just different way to look at it.Looking at varying angles, that makes up life! Excellently layered!
Thank you, Clarice. Yes, perspective puts a different spin on things for sure.
- Leo.
Shifting images… moving sights/sightpoints… art…. it’s all in those few words! Love it!
Glad you could picture them all, Marit.
Thank you.
- Leo.
Leo,
Clever twist to what is ordinary. Those with perception make their pile. To them just turn it ‘extraordinary’. Rightly so! All this while I take the 17 syllables as haiku though.I don’t really differentiate between the two. Good to know the difference.. Great write!
Hank
There isn’t a big difference between Haiku and Senryu, Hank. Just that haiku takes more of nature and its beauty into account, and senryu is more of life, emotions and pondering on that. Glad you liked the post! Thank you
- Leo.
WordPress is just black print if you mine ~ Speechless ~ your words say it all ~ thanks, ^_^
(A Creative Harbor) (google)
Pardon? I didn’t quite get your comment, Carol.
What had you meant to say?
- Leo.
Very beautiful and interesting thought! Loved it!
Thank you, Valli. Glad you liked it.
- Leo.
Very clever, Leo!!
As the saying goes “It’s all relative” … to your world and point of view!!
Yes.. how you see makes a lot of difference!
Thank you, Becca..
- Leo.
True ordinary
and safe ordinary too
in a way or not …
Pardon? I didn’t quite get your comment, Blogfia.
What had you meant to say?
- Leo.
Perspective can very well transform sadness into happiness. It’s all in the eye of the spirit!
Yes, Gemma
We just need to look properly.
- Leo.
ah! what a lovely take on perspective! indeed, ‘beauty lies in the eye of the beholder’
good job, leo!
Thank you, Apala.
I’m glad you liked it.
- Leo.
Very true, it’s all about perspective. And nothing is ordinary
Not to everyone
Ordinary to some, extraordinary to others! Thanks, Loredana 
- Leo.
Very True .. toally agree
Thank you, Anu.
I’m glad you liked it.
- Leo.
Absolutely and even if you don’t mine. k.
LOL
Perhaps so, K..
- Leo.
black gold…Texas tea – great poem and I dig the style.
Thank you, Ollie, and I’m glad you liked the style.
- Leo.
encouraging, epic and all so true it we just want it. Thanks
Thank you, Jamie-Lynn!
Glad you liked it.
- Leo.
Leo, I love how your mind works… how love is indeed more precious than earthly things. Deceptively simple, because of the senryu form, but a universal message. It packs a punch that’s wrapped in layer after layer of velvet…
Amy
http://sharplittlepencil.com/2012/06/11/ugly/
I am glad you felt a punch in my 3 line-verse, Amy. Thank you. Glad you liked it.
- Leo.
The idea was good, Leo. But I feel there may may have been gaps in the executions. I feel it did not come across strongly.
I will try to execute better, TF. Thank you
- Leo.
Wonderful and pertinent to the times, that black gold is nothing but trouble for the ordinary, but a treasure and power for the elite!!!
Thank you, Paulo
- Leo.
Although there are three lines here, it cannot be classified as a haiku or senryu because neither haiku nor senryu are telling but showing and this piece is telling. So I may say that this is a proverb, or a saying because it has a message of wisdom.
Enjoyed reading.
~Rita
Thank you, Rita
I’m still a learner haijin, and I’ve done my haiku tercets based on the structure what I could find on the net etc. I hope to write true haiku someday..
- Leo.