9/18/2012

Narcissus

Painting by Caravaggio (1594-96)



self-absorbed, adrift

in a sea of vanity

where is everyone?
 



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  Written for Haiku Heights - September Heights Day 19: Island

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Posted by PattiKen
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21 comments:

  1. BarbaraSeptember 18, 2012 at 4:25 PM

    So original! You always surprise Patti!!

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  2. Brian MillerSeptember 18, 2012 at 4:56 PM

    ha no need to see anyone when all you have eyes for is yourself...smiles.

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  3. TigerbriteSeptember 18, 2012 at 5:32 PM

    Oh this is so deliciously decadent

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  4. JaniceSeptember 18, 2012 at 5:32 PM

    Well done! I like your take on the theme. So sad...I know a person like this.

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  5. ElleceeSeptember 18, 2012 at 7:01 PM

    So well done. I, too, know the odd person like that. Thank you.

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  6. ChèvrefeuilleSeptember 18, 2012 at 7:02 PM

    WOW! An original take on island. Very well done.

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  7. ayalaSeptember 18, 2012 at 10:37 PM

    Creative...nice!

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  8. Ramesh SoodSeptember 18, 2012 at 11:23 PM

    A wonderful and unique take..I think we all tend to be islands in some moments almost everyday...

    RS:)

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  9. steveroniSeptember 18, 2012 at 11:30 PM

    HA! All the flock flew the coop...
    Well-stated thought, Patti!
    Thanks.
    PEACE!

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  10. Judith WesterfieldSeptember 18, 2012 at 11:54 PM

    Fantabulously splendiferous. Ah yes, stranded on the island of narcissim.

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  11. HazelSeptember 19, 2012 at 12:24 AM

    Ah there you are Narcissus. Get over that glass already!

    I love your take Patti.

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  12. awalkinmyheartSeptember 19, 2012 at 1:58 AM

    An interesting take on the prompt.

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  13. odyzzSeptember 19, 2012 at 3:30 AM

    QMG ..speechless..such a unique take on the prompt..

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  14. Mariya KolevaSeptember 19, 2012 at 4:25 AM

    Lovely! This is quite unexpected take on the prompt, and very lovely!
    Now I think, I should have written mine before reading everybody else's, because now i get confused...

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  15. Grandmother MarySeptember 19, 2012 at 6:56 AM

    I like your haiku especially the description of narcissism being adrift in a sea of vanity. And I'm transfixed at this Caravaggio which I haven't seen before. I went to an exhibition of his works in Rome and was stunned and delighted. Doesn't he truly portray the self-absorption?

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  16. ghostomSeptember 19, 2012 at 7:52 AM

    Hahah, I guess some men are islands:)

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  17. Magical Mystical TeacherSeptember 19, 2012 at 9:19 AM

    Haunting!

    Three Islands

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  18. AnonymousSeptember 19, 2012 at 4:08 PM

    Very original and nice

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  19. AnonymousSeptember 19, 2012 at 9:00 PM

    Unexpected direction ... great one for today's prompt! Thank you for sharing!!

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  20. Karin WibergSeptember 19, 2012 at 10:41 PM

    Nice take on the prompt.

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  21. TeresaSeptember 24, 2012 at 1:31 PM

    This is great! I love the completely unique spin you put on this prompt. I think I've met a couple of those narcissists types. :-)

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