“El corazón de la auyama sólo lo conoce el cuchillo (The heart of the pumpkin is only known by the knife)”. ~ Dominican Proverb
- for Poets and Storytellers United (Writers’ Pantry #43: Sunday Morning Cereal).
- photo by Kelly Sikkema (on Unsplash).
That is one spooky proverb! And your verse (with perfect illustration) both extends and deepens it. Wonderful post.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Rosemary. I always found the proverb very telling...
Delete...and cutting, too. *cough*
DeleteKa-BOOOOOOM!!
ReplyDeleteThanks MG
Thank you, Ron..
DeleteWell it is so kind of you to consider the pumpkin's feelings Magaly. Hopefully her seeds will create more to replace her.
ReplyDeleteYou know me, Robin, always thinking of the slashed and screaming. Grins.
DeleteOh, that is so good! And that jack-o-lantern surely looks like he's screaming with that mouth!
ReplyDeleteRight? Like light is screaming out of its mouth.
DeleteTwist: bypass gone wrong
ReplyDeletejack-o-lantern goes after
the clumsy knife
:)
Now I'm trying to imagine a jack-'o-lantern with hands...
DeleteBut what a fiery song it sings XXX
ReplyDeleteYes!
DeleteA chilling Halloween senryu, Magaly. as much as I like eating pumpkin soup, I'm not sure I'll enjoy it so much this year.
ReplyDeleteI hope you can still enjoy your soup. I sure delighted in my pumpkin chili. I wonder if that makes me totally horrible.
DeleteShort & sweet!
ReplyDelete*wink, wink*
DeleteI think a lot of us have more in common with the jack o' lantern than we'd like to think. Some of the remainders of past cuts have us gasping when we're least aware of it, and though we might think we've kept things silent, the evidence is right up front for those who know how to look for it.
ReplyDeleteThe wisest of us is aware of the depth of those cuts and understands that the ability to gasp (or scream) means we're still alive enough to feel and make noise. And that's not nothing.
I think you are right. I wonder if not seeing those similarities is the difference between seeing the pain as an inescapable curse or an opportunity to show what we are made of.
Deletelol ... This is awesome. :)
ReplyDeleteI wanted to recommend a book—Blue Asylum by Kathy Hepinstall. I hope to read all her work. You will love her.
I've added Blue Asylum to the list. I know it will be a difficult read for me, because I hate plantation settings (for the obvious reasons), but I am still curious. I've also added The Book of Polly, the description of the grandma brought to mind a handful of women I truly admire.
Deleteoooh, hair-raising! 😱 (the proverb too)
ReplyDelete*grins*
DeleteYikes! But there's some truth to it, I bet.
ReplyDeleteI believe so.
DeleteThis is an awesome haiku, and a good pumpkin cut. One eye felt the knife. I am betting there is a double tale told here.
ReplyDeleteClever, you are.
Delete"At last", said the pumpkin, "someone thinks of us!" I noticed your pumpkin is a one-eyed jack. Did the carver lose heart before the last affront to the unsuspecting pumpkin?? lol
ReplyDeleteI think the light is just not reaching one of the eyes, lol!
DeleteProverb and senryu ~~~ spooky, fascinating reads.
ReplyDeleteThank you, ma'am.
DeleteNice one
ReplyDeleteHappy Sunday
Much💛love
Thanks.
DeleteOhhh...powerful in such few words. I don't think I'll ever look at a jack o lantern the same way.
ReplyDeleteThey will still wink at you.
DeleteOh, wow, that is chilling!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jenna.
DeleteI didn't know about this proverb. If true, then I must be a pumpkin. Oh, you conveyed the proverb with a scary twist.
ReplyDeleteI think, my friend, that we are all pumpkins... and jacks, too.
DeleteThat is chilling. The picture might haunt me. I want the next eye even though I know it will hurt.
ReplyDeleteSeeing and knowing seem to be preferable. I hope there was no haunting...
DeletePah, I bet he enjoyed it!
ReplyDeleteBwahahaha!
DeleteAnd who said pumpkins don't cringe when being carved? :)
ReplyDeleteIndeed...
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