I was attempting a haiku this morning when I realized there is no good antonym for alone.
Walking alone is
often the first step towards
These were the first two lines of an idea I was trying to work through by haiku. Except, I couldn’t finish it in a satisfying way.
“Together?” Is together really the only antonym for alone?
I was going for an emotion, a feeling, a deep sense of being close to another person or to humanity. Feeling less afraid. Feeling as if someone else understands you.
And “together” … just doesn’t do it.
Together is so physical. It’s a fixing word. It’s an extrovert’s word. It’s not the word I mean at all.
Want to help me finish the haiku?
Walking alone is
often the first step towards…
I’d love it if you’d give it a shot in the comments below or on your own blog with a pingback here. If your haiku especially speaks to me, I’ll reblog it.
and yadda yadda, an aliyah blog 
feeling connected
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Nice one
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Nearing connection
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Getting there!!!! (see what I did?)
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pure connectedness
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I’m liking connectedness or connection.
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sublime transcendence
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nice imagery — though I think beyond what I was going for — not THAT close to nirvana yet. π
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i can’t sorry!!!!
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That’s ok — thanks for trying
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how about…
sacred unity
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or…
unearthly union
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or…
hidden unity, misplaced unity, wandering union, unseen unity
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Wonderful idea. This is what writing is about in so many ways: the writer-reader connection.
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Thanks!
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forgotten union
(jen, feel free to tell me to stop. i have this bad habit of getting “stuck” on challenges.
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Also a great one! Keep ’em coming. Isn’t this fun? π
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returned belonging.
ok, that’s my favorite.
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I like belonging. What about “belonging again?”
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a welcomed embrace
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Walking alone is
often the first step towardsβ¦
(1) Walking with others
(2) stubbing my big toe
(3) Meeting you half-way
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My favorite of these is # 1 because I think it almost gets what I was thinking …almost. #2 FUNNY! (and true) and #3 really clever — not what I was thinking at all — but clever!
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a genuine embrace.
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Nice!
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what was always there
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Ahhhh — deep! Not what I was thinking exactly, but totally speaks to me nonetheless.
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just the Two of Us.
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Sweet! And romantic
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A life in concert
Symbiosis kept coming to me but I didn’t know what to do with it.
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Beautiful — in my mind, double meaning/imagery with “concert”
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Yes, exactly!
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A sweet homecoming. I think my best yet.
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emotionally surrounded
engulfed
encircled
protected
connected
in sync
emotional wavelength
fraternal
sisterhood
Just stream of consciousness… hoping it triggers anything that helps you!!! π
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Loving Earth’s nature
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synchronicity π
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GINZ FOR THE WIN!!!! WOOOOO!!! This, while not the opposite of alone … is closest to what I was going for when I sat down to consider this “haiku.” And anyway still “connected” to the original concept. (Not to mention 5 lovely syllables inside one lovely word.)
synΒ·chroΒ·nicΒ·iΒ·ty
ΛsiNGkrΙΛnisitΔ/Submit
noun
1.
the simultaneous occurrence of events that appear significantly related but have no discernible causal connection.
“such synchronicity is quite staggering
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That said — keep ’em coming folks if you think of additional ones. This has been the most fun I’ve had on the blog in a long time.
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finding a balance?
examination?
floundering in sync?
syllabication?
or…you could always go absurdist and end with my favorite 5-syllable word–hippopotamus π
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floundering in sync! I like it.
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Here is my reply: humility.
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