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the human race industriously creating its own downfall

the sea opens up ice sloes start to move again hint of true spring umi oke hint of true spring ice sloes start to move again the sea opens up

.........haiku.......... .........what it isn't .......... conceptual philosophical didactic pedantic versus .........what it is .......... profound, universal and timeless with a common thread throughout the world "Haiku seeks to elucidate the inner truths by depicting the outside surface". Does this mean: "Look at the wrapping and summise what's inside the parcel, but only if you want to? In a way that would tie in with the concept of origami, which intially came forth out of the fancy wrapping techniques people used for gifts. Then the wrapping became more important than what was actually inside. A twisted view of things or mere presentation?

I can live with that, if being allowed to sneak in the odd poetic device and a conceit or two. (Shhhh, don't tell anyone.) That leads me back to my haiku at the top. the human race industriously creating its own downfall Is it or isn't it? I reckon it is conceptual and philosophical as well as universal and timeless and most certainly has a common thread throughout the world. I suppose it doesn't live up to the ultimate criterium of having inner truth [ although clearly we now know that it has truth], and it certainly doesn't depict the outside surface. Hmm, I wonder how I could get at the same truth by starting with the wrapping, almost as if I create an advertising campaign but you have to guess what it is I'm selling. I could do with a bit of help here. Suggestions welcome.

Written for a prompt at CarpeDiem