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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleThe reds in your story remind me of poppies. In the UK they are worn in November to represent remembrance.
I find your story very intriguing, Juma. The choice (!) of the color red as a recurring theme holds the story together and gives it depth and adds symbolic meaning to it. Your thoughts about life, death and choices we have to make, makes me curious to read more that you have written.
Could it be Carl Gustaf Jung’s big, Red Book which lies open in the Learning Room?
Thanks for reading and commenting, Christer. Let me give you a little background on the contest first. In all the ZenGarden contests, we were given a picture of a flower and a related haiku as the prompt. The picture was one of gorgeous red tulips as far as the eye could see, an unforgettable photograph. So, I didn’t really choose the color red, it chose me. The picture seemed to me to… Read more »
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleI red (read – ha, ha) an article on the colour Red, and evidently it gives off more vibrations than any other colour, a powerful symbol. Did you Juma actually have the dream in the story? Am I right in thinking that this is a personal story to you, because it is so thought provoking. Choices are never easy, as Christer points out, always personal. I would like to hear from you… Read more »
Hello Eric – thanks for reading and commenting. You can read my previous comment to Christer for a little background on the contest, the use of the color red, and the framework of the story. Once I had written about the rooms of the house and the gardens with their immortal tulips thriving through all seasons, I remembered a dream I had about thirty or so years earlier. And yes, I actually… Read more »
I love your story about red ♥️ because red for me and for my family is our favorite color. Our car is color red with white, our motorcycle is red and black. Everything with red is always our choice. Red for me symbolizes power, luck and wealth.
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleThank you for the comment, Lotchie. How interesting that red is your family’s choice of color!
I loved how you used the color “Red” and added a new meaning to it. Another lovely story, Juma!
Thank you for reading and commenting, Katy and congratulations on your recent wins!
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleI’m really enjoying discovering earlier stories written before I joined Voice.club and this one in particular Juma. Also, reading your comments gives me a clearer understanding. Although I love the colour green, red had always featured in my life. I wore a red dress at my engagement party, a red suit when I was promoted and red hair when I felt rebellious! I dream a lot too, not always remembering them, but… Read more »
Hello Linda. Yes, the old ZenGarden contests were very special and a great source of inspiration, much like the recent Camellia contest we all entered before Christmas. I love the fact that red featured at so many important moments in your life – especially the rebellious red hair! As I said in previous comments, this story is one of the few of mine that are even remotely auto-biographical, and it’s very dear… Read more »