Identity #midnighthaiku

Posted on August 16, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Am I black or white

If eyes that see no colour

Seek to define me?

There are rainbows in my soul

And my shadows hold the stars

For Colleen’s Poetry Challenge

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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20 Responses to Identity #midnighthaiku

BeckiesMentalMess.wordpress.com says:

August 16, 2019 at 00:43

Aww, so sweet!!!! 😍

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- Sue Vincent says:
  
  August 16, 2019 at 08:20
  
  Yes, a pretty cat.
  
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Fleur McMorrow says:

August 16, 2019 at 01:32

Love it!

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Denis1950 says:

August 16, 2019 at 01:35

A fascinating poem for an unusual blend of stripes. One could suggest this is an ode to Brexit maybe??

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Colleen Chesebro says:

August 16, 2019 at 03:03

What a fabulous question, Sue. I love the idea of perception and how we are influenced by what our perceptions. This is brilliant! ❤

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- Sue Vincent says:
  
  August 16, 2019 at 08:11
  
  Thanks, Colleen. We judge too much by what the surfaces seem to show. ..and don’t always bother to look deeper
  
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  - Colleen Chesebro says:
    
    August 16, 2019 at 19:30
    
    Isn’t that the truth? Looks are deceiving… I prefer to get to know the person inside. We reveal so much through our writing. Sometimes I feel like I bare my soul to the world. I feel like I know you – the real inside you, from your writing. ❤
    
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    - Sue Vincent says:
      
      August 17, 2019 at 09:34
      
      I don’t try to hide…although, human nature being what it is, I probably still do.
      
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      - Colleen Chesebro says:
        
        August 17, 2019 at 19:46
        
        Of course, we all do to some extent. ❤️
        
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jenanita01 says:

August 16, 2019 at 10:06

Time does not always allow such depth of vision, something we battle every day. Usually at the cost of progress!

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memadtwo says:

August 16, 2019 at 17:28

What an amazing coat that cat has.
All of our boxes fail to contain the essence of anything. (K)

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- Sue Vincent says:
  
  August 17, 2019 at 09:32
  
  I have never seen another like it…
  
  No, we have a liking for neat little boxes and, in the end, they only thing they contain is us.
  
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D. Avery @shiftnshake says:

August 16, 2019 at 17:50

That fine poem can be read at many levels. Very cool.

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- Sue Vincent says:
  
  August 17, 2019 at 09:32
  
  Thank you. That was the intention…
  
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Widdershins says:

August 17, 2019 at 03:52

A Shapeshifter! 🙂

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- Sue Vincent says:
  
  August 17, 2019 at 09:37
  
  She looks it too…such knowing eyes she had….
  
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OIKOS™-Publishing says:

August 17, 2019 at 19:23

Love the rainbow in the soul, and the image of the little tiger is amazing too. 😉 Michael

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- Sue Vincent says:
  
  August 17, 2019 at 19:40
  
  Hee is rather splendid 🙂
  
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thereluctantpoet says:

August 28, 2019 at 01:16

Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.

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- Sue Vincent says:
  
  August 28, 2019 at 06:21
  
  Thanks, Chuck.
  
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