Three Haikus on Worship

Something really draws me in about the first haiku, I think it’s the imagery. All three are very very thought provoking, but that first one is beautiful to me. I believe that the way it calls back to my religious guilt about leaving the church is really draws me too it but like lol, yk?. You are very talented!! Keep it up :)

I've never written a haiku before but I find them very interesting. Especially here where the haikus, while short, tell so much. I agree with another comment where they felt that there was a riddle to be solved. This makes the haikus so intriguing and makes me really want to spend time on each individual word. I enjoyed reading the first one and I feel there are many interpretation that can be made. I really like how all the haikus tie back to the title but in differing ways.

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I am fighting the urge to write my comment exclusively on what I think each haiku means. That's good. It means that there is a riddle to be solved, meanings to be understood. There is an opportunity for the audience to get their 'heureka' moment, and I believe there are as many 'heureka':s as there are readers.

The contrast between each haiku kept me focused. The first one was... uhh... for the lack of a better word, poetic. It was emotionally striking and painted an image with words (very powerfully, might I add). This seemed intentional. In the second and the third haiku the intention was more hidden. Haiku no. 2 gave the topic of religious freedom a playful spin. The text message riddled with spelling mistakes gave the haiku interesting texture. Haiku 3. seemed almost like a news article. It was matter-of-fact and did not clearly attempt to appeal to the reader's emotions. Yet, the last line left me shocked and saddened for the very real state of the world.

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