avatarDaniel G. Clark

Summary

The website presents a micro story and a haiku reflecting on the theme of reality and the feeling of happiness as an alien invader, along with recommendations for further reading on related poetic themes.

Abstract

The content of the website delves into the concept of reality, labeling it as "unfamiliar," and presents a micro story that personifies happiness as a paradoxical and unsettling experience. The narrative describes happiness as both icy and fiery, a sensation that is both familiar and alien, which the protagonist has come to dread. Accompanying the story is a haiku that encapsulates the struggle of navigating a world that feels unreal. The website also encourages readers to explore further works that resonate with the themes of identity and appreciation, showcasing haiku by Akshay Ravi and Charlotte Zobeir Ali, as well as a poem titled "If I Hang On Much Tighter My Hands Might Fall Off."

Opinions

  • The author views reality as cryptic and challenging to comprehend.
  • Happiness is portrayed in a complex light, as a feeling that is both enticing and dreadful.
  • The haiku suggests a collective sense of confusion and effort to understand the world.
  • The recommendations for further reading imply that the themes of the body, appreciation, and impatience are of significance and are further explored in the suggested works.

Reality

Unfamiliar

A micro story and a haiku

Photo by Chris Rhoads on Unsplash

Feeling

The strangely familiar feeling was back, wriggling through his tormented body: a splash of icy water mixed with a roaring flame, a wispy cloud reluctantly moving aside for the sun’s cold rays... he had long since come to dread this alien invader. Happiness.

Reality

We’re all muddling through the cryptic reality of an unreal world.

Thank you for reading.

Here are two powerful haiku you should read next: Akshay Ravi’s deep reflections on the body and Charlotte Zobeir Ali’s tasty praise of appreciation:

Poetry
Haiku
Ideas
Reading
Microfiction
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