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This weeks prompt at Haiku Heights is Fortitude. My offerings:
(1) Fortitude
She bares all her teeth In a dizzying dazzling smile Woes hidden in heart(2) Fortitude
She bears all her woes With a straight face and great strides Life surely goes on(3) Fortitude
In a loud voice, he Sings onward Christian soldier Slow Pilgrim’s progress Copyright © Celestine Nudanu 25/3/13
Reading Pleasure 
The first one went right to the prompt for me. Woman – often a synonym for fortitude! Well done!
Thanks a million, Wabi 🙂
Brilliant
Many thanks, Alastair 🙂
I like the first one the best. Smiling as her heart is heavy. Good stuff
Thank you, Nana 🙂
Love these! They certainly show fortitude 😉
Glad you love them, Susan. 🙂 This week’s prompt is a difficult one.
It really is. Fortitude in an of itself is not very haiku-like 😉
I enjoyed all three.
But – Oh – how I can relate to the first one. I figure why pass on my worries to others. Not like they don’t have any of there own. Plus – I prefer to try to keep spirits up than being a downer. That would just place me in a worse mood.
Wish I were like you, Rosy. I’m so emotional that any problem I have is easily worn on my face 🙂
We’re all different Celestine. That’s what makes this world so interesting. And – interesting it is.
I bet I would be able to see your sweet smile no matter what though. 🙂
All three are lovely and filled with fortitude. I especially like the bared teeth. Very primal and animal. Woman as lioness. Thanks for writing. Alice
And thanks for the nice comment, Alice 🙂
Well my favorite one is the first, it speaks straight to my heart! 🙂
Thank you, Ruby. So happy this humble offering had such an impact on you 🙂
An excellent, powerful trio.
Thank you, Anthony. 🙂
It’s the second one for me, the tenacity of women 🙂
Ah, you know it so well 🙂
I love how these all go together, especially the first two. Love the “dizzying dazzling smile” too.
Thank you Sheila. 🙂 Appreciate your comments 🙂
Ah! Love them. My Grandmother was like that…and that hymm was my favorite as a girl because she sang it in her fearless voice right next to me. Thank you.:) Beautiful.:)
-Jennifer
Jenny, thanks a million for the lovely words 🙂
Love them. Just…love them….
Glad you do 🙂
(1) is beautiful and resonates with me.
Glad to hear that, Marie 🙂
I like all three. Clever and pertinent!
Thank you so much 🙂
Wonderful words.
Thank you, Hazel 🙂
Wonderful writing.
Many thanks, Kim 🙂
great stories of endurance and fortitude. lovely! 🙂
Beauty, Glory, Joy, Pain & Fortitude.
Thank you, Jayanth. 🙂 It’s good to see you here
All three are superb – Touching !
Have a great day my friend and be happy:-)
Much appreciated, Aman. 🙂
You’re most welcome 😀
I lOVE all three haiku – excellent, excellent, excellent.
Ow, thanks a million for the lovely compliment 🙂
loved the second one the most!
Thanks Trisha. I love that one too and the third 🙂
One step at a time. Kind of like a story verse series. 🙂
I like the first one best. Though on a slightly different track…Reminds me of a song from Peter Pan…Never smile at a crocodile, you’ll be welcomed in by his welcome grin, while he’s imagining how well you’ll fit within his skin.
We all wear masks. Strength isn’t always shown.
Thanks for stopping by…
Thanks for commenting and the the nice contribution, Jules. I smiled at the bit about the crocodile 🙂
i love this haiku. its only in recent times and particularly through your blog that i am beginning to enjoy haiku. thanks for being there for me.
Oh Geosi, what beautiful words to say. Thank you my brother. 🙂 You inspire me so much with your wonderful interviews and reviews. I am not able to review as many books as I would have loved to mainly because my reading is so rusty these days.
wonderful set Celestine, fortitude is the jewel that adorns a woman, for like you said, life goes on and so must she…
Lovely comment, Reshma. Thanks a million 🙂
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Thanks so much, Kim. Much appreciated 🙂
You’re very welcome,
I always enjoy the wonderful post thank you because we give presents. I really respect people who think honestly and positively to others. It’s like a wave that is transmitted luck.
Stefan, your words mean a lot to me. 😉
beautiful triplet
Thank you so much, Debu 😉
You have become the Haiku connoisseur :). Nicely done
ow, now my head is swollen 🙂
🙂
I’m with the person in number one. No one would know what I was going through until I spoke. It’s not so much as it being a downer but rather that everyone has their problems. Over the past few years, people who really want to know have probed and gotten answers. I’ve also gotten better at not hiding my emotions, especially with close loved ones. They know when things are not good.
I can’t hide my emotions at all. I also tend to talk about my problems to close friends and sometimes I just talk too much 🙂 Hope you are doing great, KK.
Smiling through pain does indeed show fortitude.
Dandelion’s Fortitude
You are right, MMT. Many thanks 🙂
“Straight face and great strides”, I really like that. Very inspiring! 🙂
Thank you, Claudia 🙂