Courage

Sense of defeat hurts

Often haunts and consumes strength

Need courage to win

Reviews

[Karen]

Excellent senryu! I love the way you managed to include intense feelings of hurt and courage into one poem without the need for details because it manages to include all readers regardless of their individual hurts and personal hauntings. Great mastery of the poetic form!

[zainul]

Thank you Karen for taking time to read and review.
Your interpretation is very enlightening and inspiring.
I feel very honored by your wonderful compliments.

[Praveeta]

An amazing write from a talented poet. Courage does allow a person to face life's challenges and attain victory.

[zainul]

Thank you Praveeta for encouraging me with sweet words.:)
This means a lot to me.

[Praveeta]

You are most welcome. It is a pleasure to read your work.

[zainul]

Your works also draw me immensely.
Have a nice time,dear poet.:)

[KLMazon]

Very moving and very true.

[zainul]

I fell very honored by your admiring review.
It means a world to me.

[ron]

Your words are so very true zainul.

[zainul]

Thank you ron for stopping by to grace this piece.

[ron]

You are the one that graces us with your words dear friend.

[zainul]

I feel immensely honored by your generous compliments.
Thank you dear friend for the kind favor.

[ron]

You are most welcome.

[Vidya Bacchus]

My dear Mr Zainul your simple words convey soo much and yes it hurts to lose and we do need to be brave to win .Thank you for your words of wisdom

[zainul]

A wise person loves words of wisdom.
Thank you Vidya for for your inspiring words.

[Vidya Bacchus]

you are most welcome

[zainul]

This is my infinite pleasure.

[Vidya Bacchus]

you and me both my sweet friend

[zainul]

Yea,that's very true,sweet friend of mine.:)

[Jon Roggie]

Exactly. Always have to strive forward.

[zainul]

Thank you Jon for extending strong support.

[Emily Donovan]

It is amazing how much power this poem has and in so few words. It is deeply moving, wonderful work!

[zainul]

Thank you Emily for stopping by to grace this piece.

[Tam Warink]

Yes, we do. Carefully chosen words, Zainul. Succinct in meaning, arranged with intentional courage. Hidden eyes acknowledge the lesson.

[zainul]

Thank you Tam for sharing your philosophical thoughts.

[Sharon L.H. Kelly]

A powerful Senryu with a powerful message. Very well done!

[zainul]

I am very inspired by your admiring review,Sharon.
Thank you for stopping by to grace this piece.

[Tate Morgan]

courage that one thing we all desire and search for in ourselves.Not the absence of fear the control of it

[zainul]

Thank you Tate for the great review.
I am very glad that you explained so nicely.:)

[Tate Morgan]

What we all adore in them
what we all wish we could be
Are sown from seeds of imperfection
and that handsome humility
Rising again, time after time
drawing on strength all but gone
But oh what lofty heights indeed
to place our laurels on