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[Virgil]

Away from yourself
The dark waves salute the shore
While bright sun burns deep.

[Poe_writer]

While bright sun burns deep
into my skin, I pray for
rain to soothe my soul.


`

[holograph]

Rain to soothe my soul
--acid in my iron bowl
Hate and love my foes.

[RobinHood3000]

Hate and love my foes
It sucks to be Catwoman
Robin's kinda cute :cool:.

[Petrarch's Love]

Robin's kinda cute
But his modesty, alas,
Is sadly lacking. :p

[Virgil]

Is sadly lacking
When thunder rings loudly out
And rain pellets drop.

[holograph]

And rain pellets drop
Thunder whips the brown pasture
Cows groaning in angst.

[Petrarch's Love]

Cows groaning in angst
Ran down the hill. Benjy watched.
Moo-cow met tuckoo.

[mono]

Moo-cow met tuckoo,
And, O, the green wothe botheth,
Quoth Joyce, nevermore.



(I knew I recognized that line from somewhere, Petrarch's Love :D)

[Haler]

Quoth Joyce, "nevermore"
Stormy nights twisting thoughts, he
Read Poe to relax.

[Virgil]

Read Poe to relax
Let the raven perch on you
Black feathers wave by.

[holograph]

Black feathers wave by
-good-bye gaudy morning sky
Please come out pale moon

[rabid reader]

Please come out pale moon.
Your shine romances-firelight
Help love through the night

[mono]

Help love through the night,
So that when the sun rises,
We all wake in warmth.

[rabid reader]

We will wake in warmth
Last night I drank far too much
Can you change my sheets

[Virgil]

Can you change my sheets?
The hospital bed tires me.
Slow death for Papa.

[holograph]

Slow death for papa
Papa doesn't like to smile
Won't you kiss me, dear?

[dcdavi]

won't you kiss me, dear
begin the wild game, that
always strips me bear.

[rabid reader]

Always stripes me bare
In a passionate night air
Italian summer.

[Virgil]

Italian summer
Tuscan hills with curved roads
Lots of Chianti

[rabid reader]

Lots of Chianti
Clouding my thoughs-irregular
Who is this woman?

[Virgil]

Who is this woman?
She sings pleasantly enough
But she's got wrinkles.

[rabid reader]

But she's got wringles
They straighten into old self
Life of the lost lady.

[Virgil]

Life of the lost lady
vanished over the mountains
Sacrificed today.

[holograph]

Sacrificed today
My soul's hanging on a pike
It's black edges, frayed.

[ShoutGrace]

It's black edges, frayed
A crumbling reminder
Of abandoned love.

[Virgil]

Of abandoned love
One must build a wooden pyre
And burn the memories.

[Riesa]

and burn the memories
'till curling edges glow, lit
by sighing fatigue.

[rabid reader]

By sighing fatigue
The night has been lighly spent
Sleep here by the fire.

[holograph]

Sleep here by the fire
In your garb of fluff and mire
Does love absolve hate?

[rabid reader]

Does love absolve hate?
Does it erase all that passed?
No, it just numbs it.

[mono]

No, it just numbs it.
We grieve but for what we know,*
And more lies below.


(*for the sake of preventing plagiarism, I stole a quote from Aldo Leopold's A Sand County Almanac: 'we grieve only for what we know.' :D)

[Virgil]

And more lies below
Like snorting gator nostrils
Before the jaw snaps.

[RobinHood3000]

Before the jaw snaps,
The dentist finally stops
Saying "open wide."

[kilted exile]

*** ..........nonsense like usual

[holograph]

it's all good fun kilty.

Saying "open wide"
my dark cave-like memory
is shutting it's doors

[ShoutGrace]

Is shutting it's doors
Against the raging current
Known to most as love

[Virgil]

Known to most as love
She hugs him with tenderness.
Then they build a fire.

[ShoutGrace]

Then they build a fire,
Huddle together and sigh,
Conjuring the past.

[holograph]

Then they build a fire
to melt the thick wall of ice
that separates them.

[darkbohemianguy]

That separates them
in deathly silence and grief
ripped from the shadows.

[ShoutGrace]

Ripped from the shadows
Fears come to life vividly
Gripping doubt and guts.

[Virgil]

Gripping doubt and guts
the soldier cannot abide.
Stationed at the wall.

[~Shadow~]

Stationed at the wall
He thinks about life
He's at peace with himself

[ShoutGrace]

At peace with himself
He reinforces his will
Then bites the turnip.

[Aurora Ariel]

Then bites the turnip
Nibbles at rotten sorrows
Until surprises come. (really wanted to use this, but I am unable to I know!)

Then bites the turnip
Nibbles at rotten sorrows
Until fortune comes. (will have to do) ;)

[ShoutGrace]

Until fortune comes
The soldier waits for safety
Clinging to old times.

[holograph]

Clinging to old times
like a leaf to the wet ground,
drowning in its grief.

[RJbibliophil]

drowning in its grief
the pebble sinks slowly down
water covers it

[Virgil]

water cover it.
Lost ring dropped overboard
it doesn't matter.

[samercury]

It doesn't matter.
Like it or not, life moves on-
The worst is over

[Dontknow]

The worst is over
for overnight and comes again
and faints away and blinks again
and pull apart my poor brain

[RobinHood3000]

SAME!!?? YAY!!

The worst is over
The youth sinks into his seat
Lecture is finished.

[mir]

lecture is finished
who knew that Turkey's exports
could last four hours?

[Virgil]

It doesn't matter.
Like it or not, life moves on-
The worst is over
It's great to see Same again!!!

Could last four hours,
the wedding ceremony.
Sorry if you're tired.

[verybaddmom]

Sorry if you're tired
take a nap and regroup for
the next round will hurt

[Virgil]

The next round will hurt.
Another Black and Tan for all.
Oh, please don't ask why.

[verybaddmom]

oh, please dont ask why
the numbers still dont add up
im in trouble deep

[ShoutGrace]

I'm in trouble, deep
Amidst the swirling torrents
I cry out for you.

[Weeping Willow]

I cry out for you.
My inner voice crying loud
GET ME OUT OF HERE!!

[ceecee808]

GET ME OUT OF HERE!
Or should i give it a go?
Oh, mother may I?

[Virgil]

Oh, Mother may I?
The song urges me to go.
Must follow the sun.

[ceecee808]

must follow the sun
dance across the mountains now
rest beneath the pines.

[ElizabethBennet]

rest beneath the pines
forget my sad existence
enjoy cool night air

[verybaddmom]

enjoy the cool night air
fires burn bright, smoke clouds your eyes
bittersweet pleasure

[Psycheinaboat]

I'm happy to see you again VeryBaddMom!

[Petrarch's Love]

Bittersweet pleasure
In the descending summer
Sun yielding to night.

[ceecee808]

Sun yielding to night.
And the night yields to no one.
Candles should be lit.

[verybaddmom]

candles should be lit
underestimate power
of secret shadows

[ceecee808]

of secret shadows
search not least you find treasure
that cannot be spent

[ShoutGrace]

That cannot be spent!
You are already down money
Don't bet the mortgage!

[ceecee808]

Dont bet the mortgage!
But the ponies call, my dear.
I'll not be gone long.

[Virgil]

I'll not be gone long
Just down the street to the bar
You'll hear me sing.

[ceecee808]

you'll hear me sing
and you'll wish you hadn't.
Just bring me a rum.

[RJbibliophil]

Just bring me a rum.
Under the eaves of this house.
Watching the rain pound.

[verybaddmom]

watching the rain pound
such peace in such violence
start fresh, once again?

[Virgil]

Start fresh, once again?
Such a weary existence.
Should I just lay down?

[Riesa]

Should I just lay down
Paper plates and plastic forks
For this caviar?

[Virgil]

:wave: Hi Riesa. It's been a while.

For this caviar
I will walk to the far east.
But pizza for now.

[Riesa]

Hi Virgil. It's nice to see you around too. School's in!

But pizza for now
Is too damn fattening so
I'll stick with salad.

[holograph]

I'll stick with salad
dressed in tears and my cold sweat
wherefore art thou love?

[verybaddmom]

wherefore art thou love?
eyes stare unseeing. please wont
you, say something nice

[Virgil]

You, say something nice.
No way, mom. What if I snort?
Will you now spank me?

[RobinHood3000]

Will you now spank me?
Mistress, I fear I have been
Terribly naughty.

To the younger members of the Forums: I'M SORRY!! :bawling:

[ShoutGrace]

Terribly naughty
Not enough votes for August
Elimination.

[SnámhDáÉan]

Elimination
Bombastic cheeks extinguished
A sunken pallor

[Sarka]

A sunken pallor
Spreads greenly across my face...
Motion sickness bites.

[RobinHood3000]

Motion sickness bites
With teeth of bile, so very
Merciless, acrid

[rabid reader]

"Merciless, acrid,
Dilapidated corpse!"
"You know I love you"

[Virgil]

"Merciless, acrid,
Dilapidated corpse!"
"You know I love you"

Very good rapid. I like that.


Motion sickness bites
With teeth of bile, so very
Merciless, acrid
Just recently expeienced this again on a boat ride. Horrible. You capture it perfectly.


You know I love you
So why do you make me beg.
Come by and kiss me.

[Weeping Willow]

Come by and kiss me.
Before i turn my eyes off
For eternal sleep

[rabid reader]

For eternal sleep
Is not an excuse for no calls.
I would grant you that

[atiguhya padma]

I would grant you that
Your opinion is worth more
Now than after death

[Weeping Willow]

Now than after death
we'll walk together, just two
Hand in hand we'll walk

[ceecee808]

Hand in hand we'll walk
To the shores of Lazy Lake
Tipping candy wine.

[rabid reader]

Tipping candy wine
On the heads of small childern
"Go run to mommy"

[SnámhDáÉan]

Go run to mommy,
And do not look back to me.
My head shall be turned

[Haler]

My head shall be turned
your borrowed southern charm is
as a shaft pierces.

[atiguhya padma]

As a shaft pierces
The dense absence of colour,
Profound half-light shapes

[rabid reader]

Profound half-light shapes
Have eaten all of the cheese
That was for my friends

[SnámhDáÉan]

That was for my friends
but now they shall never know
what i created

[atiguhya padma]

What I created
A crippling fear of failure
Stark self-consciousness

[Virgil]

Stark self-consciousness
Contemplate your belly spot
From heart to the stars.

[Riesa]

From heart to the stars
A simple wish and your dreams
Are granted, my friend.


(so cheesy, but I wish it for you, M.)

[Virgil]

Are granted, my friend.
Let the hours meet the heavens,
Wishes pour from the heart.

[SnámhDáÉan]

Wishes pour from the heart
Into my little black jar.
It stays on my shelf.

[ShoutGrace]

It stays on my shelf,
The forgotten reminder
Of open regret

[mono]

Of open regret
Comes the closing of doors to
Opportunity.

[MissJaneEyre19]

Opportunity
Knocks and I will grab ahold.
Will I be happy?

[Dontknow]

Will I be happy?
Miserable poor thing
I am loosing time

[atiguhya padma]

I am loosing time
Letting it drift beyond its
Connection with me

[autolycus]

connection with me
forgotten coffee tabled
death in family

[Riesa]

I am loosing time
Letting it drift beyond its
Connection with me


I like that.

"Death in family,
closed 'til Tuesday", uncaring
shoppers groan their ire.

[Sarka]

Shoppers groan their ire
And shuffle against the wind
Looking at the ground

[Regit]

Looking at the ground
I saw on my left big toe
A small ant laughing

[ShoutGrace]

A small ant laughing
What a strange coincidence
I'm ready to eat!

[jon1jt]

I'm ready to eat!
In romance fit for the gods
and chocolate too

[ShoutGrace]

And chocolate too
Don't hold any of it back
Give it all to me!

[subterranean]

Give it all to me!
Shall be no excuse
Satisfy my greed

[ShoutGrace]

Satisfy my greed!
Lay before me mountains of
Original thoughts.

[subterranean]

Original thoughts
As genuine as
Child’s purity.

[ShoutGrace]

Child's purity,
Like a morning of fresh snow
Cleanse and refresh me.

[subterranean]

Cleanse and refresh me
Restore my spirit wholly
Let thy envy my perfection

[autolycus]

envy perfection
jealousy higher calling
a world of strangers

[subterranean]

a world of strangers
a lonely soul in
ocean of secrets

[ShoutGrace]

Ocean of secrets
This tide of lies between us
May herald the end.

[jon1jt]

May herald the end
lies in conversations, wet
from drinking the rain

[subterranean]

From drinking the rain
In the greyest morning
Restless, without coffee (:D)

[ShoutGrace]

Restless, without coffee,
I make my way downstairs, and
Start the ritual.

[autolycus]

and start the ritual
candles will not last this night
our flame descending

[Riesa]

Our flame descending,
A Black Cat Silver Fountain
Fireworks display

[autolycus]

fireworks display
ancient rocketry and air
an alien contact

[Virgil]

An alien contact
Came to the earth one fine day
To probe human snot

[RobinHood3000]

To probe human snot
Entails a constitution
Fearless and peerless.

[ShoutGrace]

Fearless and peerless
She steps up to the speaker
And tells her story.

[subterranean]

And tells her story
The staggering ride
Where feelings collide

[holograph]

where feelings collide
and obliterate the mind
there is nothing left

[ShoutGrace]

There is nothing left.
Here, nearer to the place where
Our moments converge.

[subterranean]

Our moments converge
Be not divergent
And match the unmatch.

[autolycus]

and match the unmatch
he speaks and she grimaces
annihilation

[Weeping Willow]

Annihilation
Elimination of Self
Soul, Earth, Wind and fire

[jon1jt]

Soul, Earth, Wind, and fire
Four, riding the windhorse
What an ensemble!

[Riesa]

What an ensemble!
Windswept blue clouds on fire;
Sun silvered water.

[Weeping Willow]

Sun silvered water
Over Playa Del Carmen
Her and me as one

[Riesa]

Her and me as one
Swinging at the Blue Parrot
Sipping Tequila

[Weeping Willow]

Sipping Tequila
That flows as it were our blood
Drowning with a smile

[Riesa]

Drowning with a smile
The absurdly mundane, they
Sift their toes in sand

[autolycus]

sift their toes in sand
freedom's traces on a beach
somewhere near dunkirk

[RobinHood3000]

Somewhere near Dunkirk
Spitfires greet the Luftwaffe
Battle underway.

[ShoutGrace]

Battle underway
The sheets are less then spacious
Passion overflows.

[Weeping Willow]

Passion overflows
The seas of love and living
Equal entitis

[subterranean]

Equal entities
Ideally the world should be
It’s anything but, sadly.

[ShoutGrace]

It's anything but, sadly.
Our relationship is not
Rightly flowering.

[subterranean]

Rightly flowering
As the hearts yearning
Yet, they are still waiting.

[ShoutGrace]

Yet, they are still waiting
For the day when time and fate
Brings them together.

[subterranean]

Brings them together
In flesh and spirit
Bound in concert.

[ShoutGrace]

Bound in concert
Thoughts, beliefs and convictions
Create a true bond.

[subterranean]

Create a true bond
Spoil not with treachery
Cherish it close to heart.

[Weeping Willow]

Cherish it close to heart
It would only be there once
Before you'll lose it

[subterranean]

Before you'll lose it
Before it abides
And says goodnight.

[ShoutGrace]

And says goodnight,
Outing the lamp and sliding
Between the covers.

[subterranean]

Between the covers
Secret encounter of
Passionate admirers

[ShoutGrace]

Passionate admirers
Fling aside their barriers
And make their moment.

[subterranean]

And make their moment
Unsurpassed hours
Let's disregard the doubts.

[autolycus]

disregard the doubts
dis gard the redoubtable
dat gard doubts dis gard

[RobinHood3000]

Dat gard doubts dis gard
Kierkegaard's on his guard
Beauregard, en garde!!

[Riesa]

Beauregard, en garde!!
Dancing the Charleston with
Steel blades and horses.

[ShoutGrace]

Steel blades and horses
Freely mix in the struggle.
Life departs in pain.

[subterranean]

Life departs in pain
Shall they meet again
With memories remain.

[autolycus]

with mem'ries remain
unambitious electrons
the rest? on the bus!

[Riesa]

the rest? on the bus!
we'll follow Jerry over
to the other side.

[Weeping Willow]

to the other side
Break on through to the other
Side, so said the Doors!

[Riesa]

Now that is going to be stuck in my head all day, I'll have to go dig some out and listen to it.

Side, so said the Doors!
and "Push", and "Pull"; confused, we
went in the out door

[Weeping Willow]

Went in the out door
Going backwards just outside
To the maze of life

[Riesa]

To the maze of life
I come, sure to falter. First
to face my puzzle.

[jon1jt]

to face my puzzle
watching the sands of time pass
in mom's tired eyes

[ShoutGrace]

In mom's tired eyes
A lifetime of hard squalor
Defers a person.

[Riesa]

Defers a person,
an unseeing vision of
hideous untruth

[ShoutGrace]

Hideous untruth
Sulking behind wasted years
A lost potential.

[autolycus]

a lost potential
shyly approaches discharge
closing the circuit

[Weeping Willow]

Closing the circuit
Making the flow Going on
And here comes the light

[Virgil]

And here comes the light
Reflected off the stopped spheres.
Angel of God's Grace.

[Weeping Willow]

Angel of God's Grace
And his name was Jeff Buckley
But he drowned long ago

[Riesa]

He drowned long ago
amid strains of lilac wine
and Hallelujahs

[Weeping Willow]

and Hallelujahs
Hallelujahs! and Amen
For I love you all.

[ShoutGrace]

For I love you all
My most thoughtful times are spent
When we're together.

[Regit]

When we're together
Putting together pieces
Of your broken shelf

[ShoutGrace]

Of your broken shelf
There are many memories
Funny how time flies.

[Riesa]

Funny how time flies,
and then you recall that it's
your own trusting fault.

[autolycus]

your own trusting fault
look out my san francisco
the ocean hungers

[ShoutGrace]

The ocean hungers
For a reasoning behind
It's constant motion.

[autolycus]

it's constant motion
for a reasoning behind
think power cycling

[Riesa]

think power cycling
in attempting to unfreeze,
it's best to shut down.

[Weeping Willow]

It's best to shut down
Your eyes before we take off
Goodbye and see you :wave:

[Virgil]

Goodbye and see you
Until we meet again, my friend.
May God keep you safe.

[Riesa]

May God keep you safe,
breezy palms whisper secrets;
fears fade in the sun.

Have a great time, Willow!
Watch out for those midnight dog-taco vendors! and journal!

[Regit]

fears fade in the sun
making way for real labour:
scarier than fear!

[autolycus]

scarier than fear
a foot's whisper, a soft tread:
my mother-in-law

[Riesa]

scarier than fear
a foot's whisper, a soft tread:
my mother-in-law

:lol: :lol: :lol:

[Virgil]

My mother-in-law
visits many museums.
Loves Monet's lilies.

[Sarka]

Loves Monet's lilies
Listlessly through windowpanes
Watches summer rain

[Regit]

Watches, summer, rain-
drops: niggard, hurried, heedless;
softly they go round

[Riesa]

Softly they go round
as a Sweet Pumpkin's eye on
Apple-Butter nights.

[jon1jt]

Apple-Butter nights
whispers autumn's aria,
as the cat looks on.

[Riesa]

very pretty, Jon.


As the cat looks on,
Thoughts as complex as her coat
Dyed in calico.

[autolycus]

dyed in calico
the indian summer faded
white winter has come

[atiguhya padma]

White winter has come
To represent that lifeless
Boring purity

[subterranean]

Boring purity
Who would want
Such decency

[Virgil]

Such decency
Is anticipated now.
I bow before you.

[autolycus]

i bow before you
sixteen winds in all the world
breath across the seas

[Riesa]

breath across the seas
sail below constellations
caught in slow motion

[Petrarch's Love]

Caught in slow motion
In the strange force field around
The planet Vulcan.

[Virgil]

The planet Vulcan
has many brown dry mountains.
Will Mr. Spock return?

[Petrarch's Love]

Will Mr. Spock return?
Where have all the vulcans gone?
Long timewarp passing.

[autolycus]

long timewarp passing
buggy shuttle overtakes
space program roadkill

[ShoutGrace]

Space program roadkill
A misappropriation
Of our resources.

[Regit]

Of our resources,
None does serve ourselves better
Than glorious greed

[Riesa]

Than glorious greed
fuels many a ho-hum man
on to higher heights


btw, welcome back, Petrarch. I like your Vulcan haiku. ;)

[Virgil]

On to higher heights.
My back aches from this incline.
I hate mountain paths.

Hi Riesa.:wave:

[Petrarch's Love]

I hate mountain paths
Ever since the fatal slip
That made me a ghost.:eek2:

[Dry_Snail]

That made me a ghost
When I stopped to contemplate
its a fast world...

[Riesa]

it is a fast world,
voraciously consuming
the time of our lives

[Dry_Snail]

The time of our lives,
when we had,
ohh the Good Old Days...

[Riesa]

ohh the Good Old Days...
when orange rooms breathed haiku
you could almost touch


btw...Hi Virgil. :wave:

[jon1jt]

I just want to chime in that's some darn good haiku you got there, Reis!

[Dry_Snail]

You could almost touch,
in the bright mathematical light,
the dust of time

[Dry_Snail]

Hi reisa,
i copied all the haiku's and see it comes up like this :---


That made me a ghost
When I stopped to contemplate
its a fast world...

it is a fast world,
voraciously consuming
the time of our lives

The time of our lives,
when we had,
ohh the Good Old Days...

ohh the Good Old Days...
when orange rooms breathed haiku
you could almost touch

You could almost touch,
in the bright mathematical light,
the dust of time

[Riesa]

Hey, Dry Snail!! That's cool!

thanks, jt. :D

The dust of time
coats thick, hiding kohl-lined eyes
in golden faces

[Virgil]

Hi Riesa!!

In golden faces
Are the jewels of envy.
Kings desire empires.

[SnámhDáÉan]

Kings desire empires
Slaves desire only freedom,
And then some empires

[Haler]

and then some empires
fall when they should have risen,
prey to rising ones

[ShoutGrace]

Prey to rising ones
Clawing, gasping out their breath.
Mere marks on the wall.

[Dry_Snail]

Mere marks on the wall,
only ruins of my love,
Will you grow mosses atleast?

[SnámhDáÉan]

Will you grow mosses?
I hear that they shall scream
when chopped from the earth.

[ShoutGrace]

When chopped from the earth,
Maimed and grave, disproportioned.
Metamorphosis.

[Ciao]

what's the haiku format again?????

[Dry_Snail]

Ok, so, I write a haiku, then the next poster uses the last line of myhaiku... k? ;)

Haiku:
1. A Japanese lyric verse form having three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables, traditionally invoking an aspect of nature or the seasons.

2. A poem written in this form.


what will you become
anything you want to be
Truth in time will tell

Hope its clear now....

[Dry_Snail]

Metamorphosis,I dont understand.
In these realms of Voracious Desires,
A Gregor Samsa asks another...

[RobinHood3000]

((What happened to 5-7-5?))

A Gregor Samsa
Is a kind of beverage
A taste of apple

[ktd222]

A taste of apple
reminds me of my two front
teeth...oh agony!

[Ciao]

A taste of apple
reminds me of my two front
teeth...oh agony!

i like i like i like!
(ok so it's not a haiku... but had to comment)

[Mojophonious]

an apple a day
is great; but a pineapple
rots my teeth away!

[ktd222]

Mo, the first line of your haiku has to lead off with the last line of the previous poster's haiku.

[bloggod]

rots my teeth away
sunsets sweet smile opens eye
eternal compost

[Riesa]

eternal compost
decomposing, nourishing.
the circle of life

[Virgil]

the circle of life
sometimes doesn't reach its tail.
Then the sun goes dark.

[Riesa]

then the sun goes dark
as the last humans watch through
embedded eye-pods.

have fun with that one, next person. :D

[RobinHood3000]

Embedded eye-pods
Floating about in blue slime
Very odd Sci-fi.

[MissJaneEyre19]

very odd sci-fi
is what he likes most of all
he is a strange man

[infernal_dream]

he is a strange man.
but i think daily of him,
awake from heartache...