beautiful morning
a dog barking at the hill
will it be perturbed?
huffing and puffing
after barking at the hill
to move it elsewhere
Written for Haiku Heights #319 - Useless
A little note :
'A dog barking at the hill' is a Malay saying which literally means doing something useless.
© 2014 Balqis
I'm sure that dogs 6th sense was kicking in. It knew something we didn't (thanks for the explanation too).
ReplyDeleteIt sounds a bit eerie. Dogs could sense well. Thank you for commenting, Rumpunch. :)
DeleteBarking at the hill is something that I can do many times a day, only my barking is out of tune! :)
ReplyDeleteYour haiku is good, and thank you for teaching something from the Malaysian culture.
LOL..Didn't know that you could bark that well, Od, but I have no comment for the tune! I'd still love your barking! :))
DeleteThanks for your compliment. I love sharing my culture. May be we can learn something out of it.
In simple terms it's a wasted effort with all the huffing and puffing. You brought it out very well Balqis! Great!
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Indeed, you're right, Hank. Thank you for your comments. :)
DeleteGreat sage advice. This made me ponder.
ReplyDeleteElders always have something wise to say and they do teach us lessons. Thank you, Angie, for being here. :)
DeleteVery meaningful Haiku, Balqis
ReplyDeleteThank you, ma'am. :)
DeleteIt may seem the barking is useless but I'm sure the dog doesn't feel that way.
ReplyDeleteYup, you're right, Kendall. I'm thinking it could be a good exercise for its lungs. Thanks for your comment. :)
DeleteBoth paint vivid pictures of foolish futility! I think I know this dog...
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing these and the cultural explanation.
Hehehe....you make me laugh! Surely it isn't that little dog by the window. Thanks for commenting. Appreciate it.
DeleteÏ got a saying that "dog barks to those that he doesn't know". People bark on us because they don't know us personally. :)
ReplyDeleteIndeed that's true, Steven. Thanks for sharing the saying. :)
Deletenice post and too meaningful. continue writing. Good Luck!
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Thank you for your encouragement, Sam. Good luck to you, too! :)
DeleteI love how you metaphorically express it ... brilliant thinking behind this :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your kind words, Amrit. Means a lot! :)
DeleteNice writing. I learned a new saying from Malay today..Yay!
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Nish
Thank you for your kind words, Nish. :)
DeleteVery good lines written, beautiful saying keep going.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your kind words.:)
DeleteVery nice line you have posted. I really likes this and hope you will conitue writing poem.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sam. :)
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