Saturday, June 11, 2011

haiku my heart - liberation



The green linnet sings
Without the hope of parole.
Freedom fighter chirps!




Green Finch and Linnet Bird sung by Jayne Wisener from Tim Burton's movie, Sweeney Todd.

Haiku my heart is the vision of Rebecca Brooks at "recuerda mi corazon." If you would like to participate, just post your haiku on Fridays with an accompanying photo on your blog and link back to recuerda mi corazon.
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  1. Noelle ClearwaterJune 11, 2011 at 5:08 PM

    Margaret,
    This is a wonderful post about the plight of women in this time period and their confinement. Although she seems to be in such fine surroundings she longs for adventure much like the bird who is caged. "If I cannot fly let me sing." I don't think Jane Austen could have said it better really. I never saw Sweeney Todd. I heard it was remarkable.
    xoxo,
    Noelle

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  2. AnonymousJune 12, 2011 at 12:25 AM

    Fascinating haiku and image. Thanks for sharing.

    All the best, Boonie

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  3. rebeccaJune 12, 2011 at 1:24 AM

    lovely and haunting. may we always find the will to sing out beyond our circumstances.

    (it is universally fascinating and wonderful that birds inspire us so.)

    thank you for inspiring me.

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  4. AnneJune 12, 2011 at 9:19 AM

    So beautiful. I remember all to well, this scene from Sweeney Todd. At the end of the song I found it so romantic to see that slight little smile upon the boy and girls face. It brought one to mine, as it did the first time I saw it.

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  5. Lynne with an eJune 12, 2011 at 3:02 PM

    Ah yes, a bird in a gilded cage. And after a life of captivity will the bird even think to fly free once the door is left open?

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  6. FrikoJune 12, 2011 at 3:57 PM

    A lovely haiku and a lovely little song.
    I cannot bear the thought of any living thing being caged.

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  7. Amanda MooreJune 12, 2011 at 6:18 PM

    I was wondering about what a linnet then saw the video from Sweeny Todd and it clicked! What a great idea for a Haiku!

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  8. tamiJune 13, 2011 at 6:48 AM

    a lovely haiku. I have not seen Sweetney Todd but now I think I will rent it. Thank you!

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  9. LeslieJune 13, 2011 at 10:08 AM

    never saw that movie, but that song was lovely. and your haiku a good representation of that scene...

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  10. DianaJune 15, 2011 at 5:57 PM

    Very nice Margaret! I've never seen Sweeney Todd but now I am interested!
    Love Di ♥

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  11. Margaret PangertJune 20, 2011 at 10:40 PM

    I was away for a few days, and now I'm back!
    Thanks for your patience.

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  12. Margaret PangertJune 21, 2011 at 8:00 PM

    Exactly right, Noelle. And then Maya Angelou adds another dimension with her poem, "I know why the caged bird sings." I love that poem for its rich imagery, figurative language: the free bird names the sky his own while the caged bird stands on the grave of dreams...
    xo

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  13. Margaret PangertJune 21, 2011 at 8:00 PM

    Thank you, Boonie! xo

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  14. Margaret PangertJune 21, 2011 at 8:04 PM

    Thanks, Rebecca. I like your suggestion that our instincts can always make any situation more palatable, livable. xo

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  15. Margaret PangertJune 21, 2011 at 8:33 PM

    Hi Choices! Johanna's song of being a bird in a gilded cage--"teach me how to sing if I cannot fly"--is so moving to Anthony, and he is determined to rescue her. Sweet. xo

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  16. Margaret PangertJune 21, 2011 at 8:38 PM

    That is a sad point, Lynne. And so often is the case. Abused women, stabled horses, slaves choosing to stay on their plantations after emancipation. Always that tinge of being products of our environments. xo

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  17. Margaret PangertJune 21, 2011 at 8:42 PM

    Thanks, Friko! I agree with you; even our cat is an indoor-outdoor cat at his whim (with a bell of course to forewarn rabbits, birds, chipmunks). My mother had a parrot who had the run of the house, and when the door was open, it never chose to leave... xo

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  18. Margaret PangertJune 21, 2011 at 8:50 PM

    Thanks, Amanda! I started with an Irish cd I have called "The Song of the Green Linnet" which led to "Green Finch and Linnet Bird" from Sweeney Todd. A caged bird is a great metaphor for feeling imprisoned against one's will, isn't it?

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  19. Margaret PangertJune 21, 2011 at 8:54 PM

    Thanks, Tami! A thrilling movie but with a dark side. Johanna's "cage has many rooms dark and damask, nothing there sings..." xo

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  20. Margaret PangertJune 21, 2011 at 8:54 PM

    Thanks, Leslie! xo

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  21. Margaret PangertJune 21, 2011 at 8:55 PM

    Thanks, Diana! Great to hear from you! How are you? xo

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