Where… #midnighthaiku

Posted on May 9, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Many seek elsewhere

Paradise is tropical

Blind to here and now

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About Sue Vincent

Sue Vincent was a Yorkshire born writer, esoteric teacher and a Director of The Silent Eye. She was immersed in the Mysteries all her life. Sue maintained a popular blog and is co-author of The Mystical Hexagram with Dr G.M.Vasey. Sue lived in Buckinghamshire, having been stranded there due to an accident with a blindfold, a pin and a map. She had a lasting love-affair with the landscape of Albion, the hidden country of the heart. Sue  passed into spirit at the end of March 2021.
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11 Responses to Where… #midnighthaiku

  1. kirizar's avatar kirizar says:
    May 9, 2019 at 00:49

    Weird. I kept trying to find the Haiku and it didn’t appear until I clicked on comments. I was drawn because I’ve always found the Bird of Paradise flower to be so exotic and entrancing. I cannot imagine a place in the world in which they are considered common as a daisy or a tulip might be here. Do you suppose some people actually pass them by with out appreciation?

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  2. H.R.R. Gorman's avatar H.R.R. Gorman says:
    May 9, 2019 at 00:52

    We used to have birds of paradise flowers in California – haven’t seen them as much around here. But the haiku also reminds me of California; we moved there, thinking it was all sunshine and beaches and fun times. On my second or third week living in a ramshackle, overpriced apartment, I overheard a guy on the phone talking about how he wanted to move to the east coast, where the sun always shined and he could sit on the beach. I laughed, realizing that I hadn’t appreciated what I gave up.

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  3. Sadje's avatar Sadje says:
    May 9, 2019 at 07:20

    We often ignore what is right in front of our noses

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  4. willowdot21's avatar willowdot21 says:
    May 9, 2019 at 07:53

    Again do true 💜

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  5. Smorgasbord - Variety is the Spice of Life.'s avatar Smorgasbord - Variety is the Spice of Life. says:
    May 9, 2019 at 17:30

    We do get blase about things on our doorstep.. I remember when I lived in Wales and used to go trekking up Cader or Snowdon and the number of locals who had never walked up either and seen the stunning views from the top..I have noticed that about other tourist hot spots too. As you say the grass is always greener…take it from a recovering nomad!! xx

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