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Depression Is --- a Short Poem

Depression is...

Paralyzed within

Silent screams through prison bars,

The raccoon smiles. 


©Deborah burch
12/4/2016

Haiku

allegorydepressionfree verse

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Kai Michael Neumann

December 16, 2016 at 11:18 AM

Congratulations on your win. Just spent a week without Wifi at the South Coast in South Africa. I love the deep simplicity and the racoon which smiles through the bars. Kai

Deborah Burch

December 16, 2016 at 4:14 PM

Thank you most kindly Kai!! I am honoured. Oh the isolation without wifi!! How did we survive without it. Lol. Simpler times... Big Hugggs!! Deb

Andrea Dietrich

December 9, 2016 at 8:47 PM

cool image with that raccoon!! Congrats. I wish this contest had not flown by so quickly!!

Deborah Burch

December 9, 2016 at 10:38 PM

Lol. Thanks sweetie!! Your encouragement always blesses me. Big Hugggs. Deb

Mark Martin

December 9, 2016 at 12:12 PM

Congrats on your win. Like the racoon reference! :-)

Deborah Burch

December 9, 2016 at 4:00 PM

Lol. Thank you, Mark. Indeed. Big Hugggs. Deb

Eve Roper

December 9, 2016 at 8:49 AM

Love the poem just one more syllable on the last line for a senryu :-) congratulations on your win Hugs Eve

Deborah Burch

December 9, 2016 at 9:07 AM

Thank you, Eve! Hugggs,Deb.

Agnes Krampe

December 9, 2016 at 7:08 AM

Congrats on your win, Deborah.

Deborah Burch

December 9, 2016 at 9:06 AM

Thank you,Agnes.

John Beam

December 9, 2016 at 5:01 AM

Congrats on win, Deb.

Deborah Burch

December 9, 2016 at 9:06 AM

Thank you, John.

White Wolf

December 9, 2016 at 4:16 AM

Great win! Well done!

Deborah Burch

December 9, 2016 at 9:05 AM

Thank you! Rick!

Alexis Y.

December 9, 2016 at 3:04 AM

Hi Deborah, Congratulations on your top win. It was well deserved: -) Alexis

Deborah Burch

December 9, 2016 at 3:07 AM

Thank you Alexis!!

Joanna Daniel

December 9, 2016 at 2:08 AM

This is superb description in the shortest three lines:) congratulations, Captain Deborah:) do you still fly planes??

Deborah Burch

December 9, 2016 at 2:13 AM

Lol. Thank you Jo!! No I sail. Y'all can have planes. Give me the smell of salt and a stiff breeze! Hugggs.

Darren White

December 9, 2016 at 12:20 AM

That IS an apt description.... Congratulations!

Deborah Burch

December 9, 2016 at 12:31 AM

Darren thank you so much! Indeed!

Doug Vinson

December 9, 2016 at 12:19 AM

Congratulations, Deborah. : ) Next time you see that old raccoon, give it such a smack with a belaying pin.

Deborah Burch

December 9, 2016 at 12:30 AM

LOL!! Doug I love your sense of humour. Thank you!! That little bandit is quite a critter!

Becca Teagan

December 4, 2016 at 9:38 PM

Hi! Well this is awesome.. I think its really hard to write a good poem in only three lines.. you nailed it. Glad to see you posting again!

Deborah Burch

December 5, 2016 at 12:10 PM

Thank you Becca!! Your encouragement means so much! Big Hugggs! Cap'n Deb

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