Malfunctioning Plug in (Haiku)

by Everlasting   Apr 15, 2016


A lamp on a room,
with a switch, turns the lights on,
now on the kitchen

Written by: L.L.

April 15, 2016

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  • 8 years ago

    by Milly Hayward

    I am new to poetry so haven't quite got my head around the Senryu / Haiku type of poetry but what I would say is yours is full of wisdom.

    A lamp with a switch exists in a room
    yet when you turn on the switch to the lamp it turns the main kitchen lights on.

    So taking that literally you have an electrical malfunction

    but

    from a metaphoric perspective.

    Turning on a switch might guarantee the result that you want but not in the way that you imagine.

    • 8 years ago

      by Everlasting

      I like the way you interpreted this piece.
      Yes, that is true.

  • 8 years ago

    by Ben Pickard

    Ah, like all similes are metaphors but not all metaphors are similes!
    One up to you lucero, lol
    Take care

  • 8 years ago

    by Ben Pickard

    Hi lucero

    I like the randomness and originality of this piece, howevet, i believe haiku deal with nature. I might be mistaken.
    Either way, great write.
    All the best

    • 8 years ago

      by Everlasting

      Hi Ben,

      Actually, to be more precise, this is a senryu. However, all senryu are Haiku but not all haiku are senryu. So calling this a haiku is safe.

  • 8 years ago

    by Moe

    I knew I was going way too deep haha, but seriously get an electrician xD.

    • 8 years ago

      by Everlasting

      Lol, you were actually right on getting on the deep. haha
      I mean, I think I want to learn more about electricity and how that works.

  • 8 years ago

    by Moe

    I know I'd be going so deep with this interpretation but this would be a very clever metaphor for not being able to focus on matters at hand.

    • 8 years ago

      by Everlasting

      Probably, or it could be that if one plug in from the wall does not work, then switching to other plug in, might do the trick. The plug in on one room did not work, so switching to the one on the Kitchen, did the trick." With the switch," the lights turned on.

    • 8 years ago

      by Everlasting

      I mean, definitely, I cannot fix the plug in. T_T
      So I can't focus on matters at hand. The easier solution was to move to other room. Ah, I took the easiest solution. This just shows that there's so much to learn.

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