Lo-kus

[PrinceMyshkin]

I.e., not quite hai-kus!




If I wish for you
but do not know your name
will you appear?


*
If I compose myself
to wait for you forever,
will you come
five minutes before forever?


*

[Pendragon]

dawn gives a sense
of things half remembered
of newer things to come

[PrinceMyshkin]

dawn gives a sense
of things half remembered
of newer things to come

Beautiful, dude - and all the more welcome in that it appears to herald your return to these hallowed halls!

[Pendragon]

If the poet cannot
Become a child again, the verse
Loses something in the translation...

[PrinceMyshkin]

If the poet cannot
Become a child again, the verse
Loses something in the translation...

Brilliant!

[tailor STATELY]

the locus

the locus of our dreams
a continuum of existence
exalts our being

6/15/2022

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[Danik 2016]

Enjoyed the reflection!

No rules!:)

The fresh morning dew
Graces the flowers with transparent tears
wetting the bending grass.

[tailor STATELY]

"No rules! :) "... lol !

Enjoyed your Lok-us !!

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[Danik 2016]

on a red tiled roof,
hoping for food and sunshine,
Pigeons stand sentinel.

[tailor STATELY]

:)

I tried to identify our local scavenger and the best I came up with is Brewer's Blackbird... https://www.google.com/search?client=opera&hs=gck&sa=X&q=Brewer%27s+blackbird&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAOOQUeLUz9U3MDJKTio2Ei7OyC9XyE1V SMpJTM5WSMosSimOUnUqSi1PLVIvVnACiYIEFcqKFYJKi0sqEU KnGMHmGFqa55ZD2UAzLS0Q7KRiONvMGMY2TDZMN4KJG2ZXZUPZ pmkFlQZQtqV5enoVTH1BigFcb46xeeEvRmyObmBhXMQqBHd4Es yVt9gkGUw_tjJZL-87NotDN8ODX-5N6uZdE9MaE-YDAMaeCn8LAQAA&ved=2ahUKEwi7mvDCgrj4AhUSIkQIHab7CKcQs9oBKAJ6BAguE AQ&biw=1366&bih=658&dpr=1

anywho:


blackbirds

little generals strut
looking for a crumb or two
at every parking lot

6/18/2022

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[Danik 2016]

Cute little generals, specially that Euphagus with a round figure!

Unusual Sunday

An army of policemen
at my door. Did World War III start?
No, but the LGBT+ Parade!

[tailor STATELY]

lol ! Quite an eventful day. Incredible how many police are involved: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/São_Paulo_Gay_Pride_Parade

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[Danik 2016]

They calculate about four million people in the parade of yesterday.

The next morning

the city yawns lazily
and stretches itself to
the ebb and tide of cars

[tailor STATELY]

Wow !


maya

cool summer morning
our dog barks at anything that moves
and dandelions

7/2/2022

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[Danik 2016]

A conscientious dog!

Saturday midday laziness

Gym on the place
People in the sun fumbling
at their cell phone.

[tailor STATELY]

Love the detachment your poem evokes.

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[tailor STATELY]

seagulls

beach weather - anytime
seagulls glide blithely by foraging
for stranded surf bits

7/4/2022

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[Danik 2016]

Loved the image

The beach at night

Foam topped waves,
monstrously rolling to the shore
spilling their white milk.

[tailor STATELY]

Wish I was at beach :) Well done !

acrostic cat / lo-kus

cold in reflection
artful their impish paws
teasing brings joy

7/22/2022

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[Danik 2016]

Enjoyed.

Without any metaphor

Enjoy cold sunny mornings
Happy animal´s noises
Friendly humans

[tailor STATELY]

:)


quail / lo-kus

evening cooling
quail gather near a thicket
ready to race away

7/26/2022

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[Danik 2016]

Cute!

The Wombat

A real wombat
Needs no hat nor bath
Its womb is the earth

[Danik 2016]

a serene morning
Birds sing, dog bark in the sunshine.
Nothing left for the last line.

[tailor STATELY]

wombat: very existential

"a serene morning": lol !


pastoral day

sunrise summer morning
adorning this pastoral day
portrays blessed bluebell skies

8/3/2022

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[tailor STATELY]

crow / heptasyllabic verse

a cool start to a hot day
a crow in the distance calls
nary a whisper of wind

8/15/2022

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[Danik 2016]

Sorry, tailor, forgot to open this thread.
Enjoyed both vignettes.


A windy, stormy night
Humans screeching in the dark
A single bird announces dawn.

[tailor STATELY]

the deep dark forest


in the deep dark forest
where giant sword ferns rise
færies weave their magic

8/16/2022

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[Danik 2016]

Charming!

The Locust

Yearning for forbidden plains

Streaming with his swarm

Leaving dried pastures behind.

[tailor STATELY]

Pick clean and move on :(


only the fortunate

only the fortunate
few have seen them -
færies fire the imagination

8/18/2022

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[Danik 2016]

Enjoyed!:)


Monday morning

Yawning stores,
Sleepy cars passing empty streets
Birds fulfilling their chores.

[tailor STATELY]

Must have been very early :)

got their finger on it

more power failures
our third world state's
pejorative bird

9/5/2022

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[Danik 2016]

Oh! That´s annoying!

The fridge

I have a fridge
That keeps my dishes.
When power fails
I am ditched!

[tailor STATELY]

Can relate: Those homes which survived nearest our latest fire returned home with all their food spoiled to the tune of hundreds of dollars due to the power in their area being interrupted. We left our electricity on for the few days we evacuated and were fine... except for my sister-in-law who lost some food because she voluntarily turned off her power. The local food lockers have stepped up to help the disadvantaged.

Overall I need to give my home state credit... they blustered and harangued each and every citizen and business to pinch each and every femto-watt during our hot summer months and held their own. The only outages (many) were due to equipment failure and/or downed limbs and repairs by our energy provider :)

counting blessings

our generators
sat idle this summer
ga$ went to our cars

10/21/2022

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[Danik 2016]

You had double luck. I don´t know if it isn´t dangerous to keep power on in this circunstances. Hopefully there will be enough electricity in winter.

No white winter days
Scorching summer
Approaches inevitably.

[tailor STATELY]

Demand in Winter is less I believe because the strain of using air conditioning is less.

:)

no-maggedon

not anticipating
winter's white bite
as bad as last

10/24/2022

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[Danik 2016]

Enjoyed, specially the "white bite". :)

Spring 2022

Glorious sunny mornings
hushed grey afternoons
All embracing contrasts

[tailor STATELY]

Enjoyed very much :)


fall lokus


colorful autumn
temperatures and daylight

decrescendo

10/25/2022

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[tailor STATELY]

dawn 0ºC

dawning on me
solitude or loneliness?
it's my choice

3/27/2023

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[Danik 2016]

Early autum

Autumn is still longing
for summer temperatures.
Sun rays are friendlier though

[tailor STATELY]

unsettled locus

unsettled days
unsettled weather
Easter week raises spirits

4/3/2023

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor


... https://www.google.com/search?client=opera&q=weather+95633&sourceid=opera&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

[tailor STATELY]

First 3 of 6 lines of my latest poem:


in the misty rain

in the misty rain
all is green and flower
periwinkles' bright faces glisten...

5/3/2023

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[Danik 2016]

Enjoyed!

Curious. It seems that the periwinkles don´t have a popular name in Brazil, though they are abundant.

Midday
Scalding sidewalks
High heels, tennis shoes, varnished shoes...
Busy feet rushing on!

[tailor STATELY]

:)

after a brief fall rain

ravening fleet
dragonflies darting
snatch midges on
the wing

9/27/2023

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[Danik 2016]

Enjoyed the Lo-kus!


Impending storm

The wind
rushes down
the streets,
attacking the windows
with romping
disposition!

[tailor STATELY]

Very nice :)

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[tailor STATELY]

when they move

when they move
I'll have no love
for the Vegas Ɐ's

3/31/2024 * copied from the Sports thread :)

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor