Faith Hope and Charity

a challenge from a friend to write these .. three haiku .. hope they speak to you. :)

illustration per dreamstime.com

Faith, Hope and Charity 

Faith

shapeless water falls

veiled mist rises over rock

pools on shaded ground

Hope

Mountains crumble down

River silt rich dark with bone

Springs fruit not planted

Charity

Earth turns on axis

Self imploding creatures spin

Forests giving green

10/28/2021

E.

Author's Note

Reviews

[Betty Hermelee]

I like your beautiful Haiku words….and how they
embrace each other, Faith, Hope and Charity, you use vivid imagery in all three….your description of faith is visual, your description of hope is depicted through a kind of tragedy, but with hope that life will be better, and you describe charity as a way of giving life by nourishing the earth with greenness.
Fine job.
Best
B.

[Einstein Noodle]

thanks for taking time Betty! I couldn't be happier to have gotten those points across .. haiku are fun and very malleable even with a strict form ...thanks again for sharing your thoughts on my poetry, Betty ... means a lot!
E.

[Melinda McQueen]

Love this piece in its entirety.
Very true message.
Simple, yet elegantly delivered.

[Einstein Noodle]

thank you Melinda! i appreciate the time you spent to read and review ... stay safe out there eh!? :)
E.

[Zoe Richardson]

What wonderful encapsulated images you created for these three virtues! Faith as water. Hope as the renewal of life when mountains become earth. And charity as the earth, continuing to give as we spin about oblivious. I love this!

[Einstein Noodle]

you have nailed the intent ... three times Zoe! thanks so much for reading and reviewing .. so happy you embraced them in such a way .. peace and joy!
E.

[Pryde Foltz]

Loved this write. Yes we either accept renewal with grace and a lack of resistance, go with the flow, or get hit with the force of tsunami until all turns right again. Love this philosophical write. Working hard on my faith these days but then that is where I go wrong.

I enjoyed you musical selection as well:)

[Einstein Noodle]

thank you Pryde .. yes! there is a fine line between "working" at Faith and being unproductively zealous .. humility and pride fruits of two paths on the same coin .. letting go and doing "nothing" is not a static state is it? .. it's dynamic in the position it places us before our God .. if we are honest, bold and courageous with ourselves ;) love your comments ma'am .. you have put my mind set in a fine direction this morning .. love on ya! ;)
E.

[Pryde Foltz]

Love to hear that. I suppose that is litmus; true faith create fine feeling and inspired action.

[Lydia Shutter]

Being out in nature, spirituality....which I suppose is a combo of faith, hope, and charity! your Haiku are well written and the imagery is vivid. Not all that thrilled with the music, but your words are fine indeed. Lydi**

[Einstein Noodle]

i see your point about the music .. that it focuses on children and it reminds me of the miraculous aura i felt at the birth of each of my four children .. it didn't matter who else was in the room nor what they may have believed or not .. a collective breath was drawn along with that first cry .. but you make a good point ... there are other pieces out there without words i think would also fit .. just not in such a concrete way as this one ... hugs Ms. Lydi! thank you!
E.

[barleygirl]

The thing I love the most about your haiku is that you follow the crucial rule: speak thru imagery! Most people have to inject something cerebral. Humans can't help themselves. But your haiku is pure imagery, letting the reader find his/her own message. Perfect! (((HUGS)))

[Einstein Noodle]

yes ... i think you are right about the haiku .. easy to slip the human into it unwittingly ... i embarassed by how many years it took me looking up the difference between the haiku and senryu .. about three ... at least ... everytime i read someone's .. i had to make sure i had it right ;} you are an inspiration for me darlin' ... yes you are!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

these are delightful Sir E.
I especially like the second line of the third one.
this is a triumvirate of haiku of the highest level.

j.

[Einstein Noodle]

j.!!! you have blessed my morning for sure .. thank you for reading and i couldn't be happier you found some worth in them .. yeah :) i like that line too :)) thanks so much brother .. top of the mahrnin' to ya!
E.

[Carlos Lorenzo Estrada]

Very nice haiku EN. All three wonderfully illustrate their theme perfectly. Thank you for sharing your art with us.

[Einstein Noodle]

and thank you for visiting and letting me know your reactions .. i appreciate the encouraging words .. stay safe out there! peace and joy! :)
E.

[Cherrie Palmer]

This is true poetry- so beautiful. Filled with Hope
- and Faith -and Charity.

[Einstein Noodle]

Cherrie! so good to have your visits ... has your poetry group restarted real life meets yet??
read moreCherrie! so good to have your visits ... has your poetry group restarted real life meets yet??
E.

[Cherrie Palmer]

I don't know I'll have to check. I wish they would.

[Einstein Noodle]

please let me know .. would love to join in.

[Cherrie Palmer]

it's a plan

[Coyote Poetry]

A wonderful poem shared my friend. Faith, Hope and Charity was our guide lines for life. The world would be a better place. Thank you for sharing the amazing poetry and your thoughts.
Coyote

[Einstein Noodle]

yes it would John .. i certainly agree .. as i think about your review .. i am inclined to say that practicing those attributes would be far easier than .. doubts .. depression .. and selfishness .. in the same way that a smile takes much less "work" of our facial musculature than a frown does .. ;) be well my friend .. thank you for visiting and taking time to review!
E.

[Coyote Poetry]

Was my pleasure and you are welcome my friend.

[Chris Shaw]

Love the posted image Mr E as much as the three Haiku you have penned. A green tree in a barren field, speaks to me of faith. It also speaks to me of hope. I have difficulty believing anything, unless I see it with my own eyes. I think that comes from my scientist father.

Your Haiku are laden with imagery. I particularly enjoyed the movement and links to the natural environment. Where there is movement, there is faith, hope and charity. You worry when there is no movement because that leads to stagnation. Thought provoking and much enjoyed and I will return to read again.

Chris

[Einstein Noodle]

good morning Chris .. how fortunate I am to have met you here at the Cafe' ... I have much respect for you and love your "voice" .. your review such as it is is then triply encouraging ... i feel very gratified and humbled ... that you see what i was aiming for ... thanks so much always ... love and joy!
E.
ps. yes .. it is sometimes hard to believe .. some things we understand and see our path clearly but many times things are out of hand and require Faith and trust .. a knowing that when the storms subside we will be ok ... God's hands are never withdrawn from us .. it is we who leave Him ;)