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[Il Penseroso]

Could we please keep this to haiku. I'd write this in PMs, but there are too many who seem to forget that this is a haiku thread, and they can discuss things by PM.


Wonderful pagans
that turn palms open to life,
let the rain god pour.

[B-Mental]

My sentiments exactly Il Penseoroso!

Let the rain god pour
cleanse Gaia's withering soul
Wash away the stain

[dramasnot6]

Wash away the stain
Sweat-soaked saris in the wind
Calloused hands hide all

[Susan Sonnen]

calloused hands hide all,
protecting Life's own beauty
from this world's malice

[Misscaroline]

From this world's malice
Spring the demons of chaos
Shattering order

[dramasnot6]

Shattering order
Fragmented thinking controlled
Nineteen Eighty Four

[Misscaroline]

Nineteen Eighty Four
Hide your thoughts from ev'ryone
The picture's eyes move...

hi Drame! :wave:

[Il Penseroso]

The picture's eyes move
to circumspect in boredom,
wishing for a change.

[B-Mental]

wishing for a change
dust descends through mornings rays
change is eternal

[dramasnot6]

hey MC!

Wishing for a change
Begging shooting stars in vain
Luck has no place here

[Misscaroline]

Erm... which one do I go from?

[kilted exile]

Erm... which one do I go from?

You combine the 2:

Change is Eternal
Success and Failure involve work
Luck has no place here

[Misscaroline]

w00t kilted! All hail kilted, all mighty fixer of simultaneous replies!

Luck has no place here
You cannot guess who will win
Spin the roulette wheel

[Il Penseroso]

Spin the roulette wheel
cause each place to flicker by
the choosing arrow.

[Misscaroline]

The choosing arrow
The archer draws the bow taut
He has made his choice

[Susan Sonnen]

he has made his choice.
walking toward the ringing phone,
a smile lights his eyes.

[Misscaroline]

A smile lights his eyes
The arrow flew true to the heart
Aim- let the string loose

[B-Mental]

dang beat out by MC

[Misscaroline]

Sorry!... Really am sorry. I liked that one, so it got doen really fast...

[Susan Sonnen]

merriment and style
adorn her enticing soul -
irresistible

[B-Mental]

ahhh the broken haiku i will try to fix...Susan the thread is haiku, and i really like yours, but you should take the last line of the person before you and use it in the begining of yours so without further ado

Aim let loose the string
sweet music emanates thus
merriment and style

to which yours follows

merriment and style
adorn her enticing soul
irresistible

[Misscaroline]

Irresistible
The soft touch of a lover
When your heart beats sound

[Susan Sonnen]

at the risk of receiving more chastisement (this time for writing a PM on a haiku chain...someone was reprimanded earlier for this), I want to defend myself against the last chastisement... (:

I understand how the chain works and adhere to the rules. 2 people had posted haiku using my last line 'a smile lights his eyes'. I posted according to the final one, as dictated by martial haiku law. (truly, I am smiling...no great offense taken!) I came back a few minutes ago and found the note asking me to follow the rules. I did. The ku that I followed has been deleted, though. Thus, I am left with no evidence. I apologize.

[Misscaroline]

Tis fine Susan. Nothing to be ashamed of. All is forgiven (even if I speak out of my forum turn, I will defend you and know exactly how it feels to respond to a ku that no longer exists...)

All is well, Susan!

[Il Penseroso]

When your heart beats loud
each nook and corner warmed
by that sense of life.

[toni]

By that sense of life
Quality of it was shaped
By crystal fingers

[B-Mental]

By crystal fingers
cascading brilliant light
reinvigorate

[alhara]

reinvigorate
lemon scented soap and fizz
foretells fadeing cares

[Laindessiel]

Foretells fading cares
And laminated losses
Paints with black and white

[Misscaroline]

Paints white with black
The innocence amazes
Children sit wide eyed

[RobinHood3000]

Children sit wide-eyed
See a couple making love
In quiet corner.

[B-Mental]

In a quiet corner
sheeted lovers, one, entwined
candle wax burned down

[Misscaroline]

Candle wax burned down
The night is almost over
Neither wants to leave

(Btw, Robin, O.O O.O O.O....)

[alhara]

neither wants to leave
memories like the fadeing light
all is swept away

[Susan Sonnen]

all is swept away...
hope, dreams, faith - victims of Fate's
fickle, changing moods

[Il Penseroso]

Fickle changing moods
swift to sink the climbing soul
like night at noon hour.

[Whifflingpin]

like night at noon hour
arrival and departure
the gladiators

[Il Penseroso]

The gladiators
submitting to no nature
slay their beastial prey.

[Janine]

Slay their beastial prey
Utter words of pain and grief
Gluttons of the night


Great poems/haiku on this page, 403. You guys were really on a role! Nice flow of ideas....

[Susan Sonnen]

gluttons of the night
engorged, yea blackened egos
feast upon pure hearts

[Janine]

feast upon pure hearts
those who have no souls within
theirs - meal of malace

[Misscaroline]

Theirs- meals of malice
Have they not yet been filled up
With my battered soul?

[Janine]

With my battered soul?
Drags about me like a grave
You have the answer

[Misscaroline]

You have the answer
Why must you keep asking me
Questions? I told you.

[Janine]

Questions? I told you.
Answers eternally mine
Stark tomb within me

[Misscaroline]

Stark tomb within me-
I do not have to tell you
My secrets, my life

[Janine]

My secrets, my life
The well of deep forgiving
This hour is sealed

[Misscaroline]

The hour is sealed
Our embrace is certain now,
Inescapable

[Susan Sonnen]

inescapable.
unseen chains of slavery
cut broken spirits.

[x894565256]

cut broken spirits
of what is and what once was:
The lark sings at dawn.

[Virgil]

The lark sings at dawn
While the cattle graze the hill.
Summer at the ranch.

[B-Mental]

Summer at the ranch
unseasonal blizzard blows
interupted days

[Virgil]

Interupted days
of holidays and weekends.
Time off is superb.

[Weeping Willow]

Time off is superb
So now i chill for one year
Traveling the world

[Virgil]

Traveling the world
Is like riding a bronco.
You get kicked off hard.

[Riesa]

You get kicked off hard
but wild rides are worth it
bruises, cuts and all

[dramasnot6]

Bruises, cuts, and all
Carrions lust for fresh prey
Careful where you fall

[B-Mental]

careful where you fall
only feline grace prevails
ohh to have nine lives

[Janine]

burn and rage away
throng of primal forest rare
gem is lost to time

[kilted exile]

Hmmm this is a harder one to fix:

Gem* is lost to time
Accomplishments left undone
Ohh to have nine lives


* Gem used as short form of Gemma to help fix break

[toni]

Ohh to have nine lives
Like downing an elixir
Poisons of the mind

[B-Mental]

poisons of the mind
invade your dying moment
final sacrament

[Laindessiel]

Halla, Janine! Superb choice of avatar!

I'll post later, dinnertime now..

[dramasnot6]

Final sacrament
Earths worship covered by mist
Godess forgotten

[toni]

Goddess forgotten
Like an old winding clock, ticks
Forty deaths on count

[Susan Sonnen]

forty deaths on count
to serve what purpose - explain
to me the logic

[toni]

To me the logic
However twisted or sinned
For the old time's sake

[ShoutGrace]

For the old time's sake
Let's get together and dance
Like crazy outcasts.

[Laindessiel]

Like crazy outcasts
In caves feeding on just rats!
Have a lovely day!

[Pensive]

Have a lovely day
everyday is not a birthday
it comes once in year (there is one syllable in once, isn't it so?)

[Laindessiel]

Yes, Pense!

It comes once in year
So live life to the fullest!
Come and celebrate!

[Misscaroline]

Come and celebrate!
Share glorious feasts with us
Eat, drink- be merry

[ShoutGrace]

Eat, drink - be merry,
But don't think on the future -
Tomorrow, life calls.

[Misscaroline]

Tomorrow, life calls
The birds arise to wake you
Hit the snooze button

[ShoutGrace]

Hit the snooze button
Try to snuggle deeper, but -
Your lover is gone.

[Misscaroline]

Your lover is gone
Deserted, alone- he comes!
(Along with coffee!)

[ShoutGrace]

:D:D:D:D:D:D

Kudos to you, Miss Caroline. :thumbs_up:

(Along with coffee!)
Nicotine is said to be
Havoc on your nerves.

[Misscaroline]

Havoc on your nerves
A soft buzz getting louder!
Caffeine is not good

Thank you ShoutGrace! :blush: (Sorry- if anyone saw my incomplete haiku, my CPU is retarded...:crash: )

[ShoutGrace]

Caffeine is not good
Unless you are too tired
To play at Haikus.

[Misscaroline]

To play at Haikus
You must be open minded
Or else you shall fail

[ShoutGrace]

Or else you shall fail
And fall short of attaining
The ultimate prize.

[Misscaroline]

The ultimate prize
Is there anything waiting
At the tunnel's end?

[ShoutGrace]

At the tunnel's end
A light can be seen -
No, aneurysm.

[Misscaroline]

No aneurysm-
It's just a little shaky
Where the light comes in

[ShoutGrace]

Where the light comes in
That little space between the
Covers that we share.

(See ya later, MC). :wave:

[Misscaroline]

Bye, ShoutGrace!:wave::bawling:

Covers that we share
Still warm from our body heat
Morning- dawn shines through

[alhara]

morning-dawn shines through
the sky is rent bleeding red
rebels against light

[Misscaroline]

Rebels against light
Moths flock to the lit candle
Fighting for their warmth

[Susan Sonnen]

fighting for their warmth
sisters pull blankets closer
robbing the other

[Il Penseroso]

Robbing the other
in raw capital fashion,
democracy's sway.

[dramasnot6]

Democracys sway
Herds of gold lined suits stampede
Bill of Rights debris

[Misscaroline]

Bill of Rights debris
Speech, religion, assembly?
We took them away!

[ShoutGrace]

We took them away!
Down to our lair of secrets
For more questioning.

[Misscaroline]

For more questioning
You brought me to your dungeon!
Why do you want me?

[Janine]

We took them away!
Cold iron bars could not hold them
Earthly prison ours

[ShoutGrace]

"Why do you want me?"
Sadly, she could not see that
I had no real choice.

[Janine]

whoops beat out again - sorry

[Janine]

For more questioning
The prisoner shivering
Shroud in the dark room

[ShoutGrace]

I think both are beat out Janine :D:D. Congrats on the avatar, BTW. :)

[Misscaroline]

Hi Janine!:wave: Hi ShoutGrace!:wave:

Erm, which one are we following?

[ShoutGrace]

Hi. :D

Let's make it all work:

Shroud in a dark room
Just have a long look at this
Earthly prison, ours.

[Susan Sonnen]

earthly prison, ours
but for a bitter season -
better things await

[toni]

Better things await
Watch the clouds of hope roll by
Like men of old time

[Janine]

I think both are beat out Janine :D:D. Congrats on the avatar, BTW. :)

Hi Scoutg, Hi Miss Caroline! I just came back from dinner -sorry. I have been wondering if anyone said hi anymore. Seems one person complained one night (won't name names) and everyone has been so quiet and professional, lately. I missed you all! Like it better when we can be a little friendly. SG - Do you like my avy, really? It is a Dali painting I saw in Philadelphia last year - really amazing work of art. I tried to put in another piece of art but it looked too strange, so I put it in my profile page instead for now. I will change my avy from time to time.

Like men of old time
That tell the tales of their youth
Eyes sparkle enthralled

[Virgil]

Hi Janine :wave: I say hi. ;)

Eyes sparkle enthralled
by the icy glitter from
the January snow.

[Janine]

Hi Janine :wave: I say hi. ;)

Eyes sparkle enthralled
by the icy glitter from
the January snow.

Must be the moon tonight - people are saying "hi" - so "hi" back Virg!

The January snow
Falling softly round the house
Painted stillness white

:angel:

[Janine]

like my avy? Dali painting but inside my profile is one of my favorites by Howard Pyle

[Virgil]

Painted stillness white
While we keep the fire going.
Anticipating spring.

I can't tell what the picture is. Let me look it up. What's the painting called?

[Janine]

Anticipating spring
The buds fuller now, with dew
Dripping pregnant boughs


Painting is Pieta by Dali

[Janine]

I thought you could make out the man floating in space....no?

[Virgil]

I thought you could make out the man floating in space....no?

Is that what that is? :blush: I can't make it out, but my eyes are lousy. I can't find it on the internet. Do you have a link for it?

Dripping pregnant boughs
The maple trees surge with sap.
Warm sun over woods.

[Janine]

Nice haiku - and I loved your one before that, too. I will go look it up...ok?

Warm sun over woods
Speckle the branches and mud
frogs leap in the sun

[Janine]

Virg, here is what I am going to do - put it in your email (PM) - don't want to put this link in this post. Will explain in PM.

[Virgil]

OK, thanks.

Frog leaps in the sun;
Dog whispers that frog is crazy.
Cat prowls in the yard.

[Janine]

Cat prowls in the yard
Mice scatter to and fro, quick
Stealth is against us

[Misscaroline]

Stealth is against us
Stumbling around in the dark
The night covers all

And I love your avatar! I thought it might be a Dali.... And I know why you didn't post a link...:brow:

[ShoutGrace]

The night covers all
Our twisting, temptuous passion
Remains just for us.

[RobinHood3000]

No link...? :confused:...I don't get it!! :bawling:

The night covers all
Darkness creates solitude
Lovers...secrecy...

EDIT: Nyeh. :p

Remains just for us
Room where we meet in secret
Lovers...secrecy...

[Janine]

Cute smiley...is that groucho marx?
Thanks MissC, on my Avy choice - did not know if it showed up right so small. That can be a problem. First one I posted is in my Profile page - a fav of Howard Pyle. He taught the Wyeths. Wonderful illustrator.

The night covers all
The moon, not quite full, glowing
Trees darker than sky

[Janine]

whow - really got beat out that time!

[Misscaroline]

Lovers...secrecy...
The wild midnight air blows through
A bid for freedom

Don't get what, Robin?

[dramasnot6]

Lovers secrecy
Stealthy entwinement of hands
Dancing in shadows

[Janine]

funny 3 h's with same line :lol:

[Janine]

so.... like, whos on first?

[ShoutGrace]

*Leaving so as to not contribute to the confusion through pure ineptitude*

:D

[RobinHood3000]

...this is going to be tough.

Trees darker than sky.
A bid for forest freedom
Dancing in shadows


...what? It makes sense!!

[Janine]

A bid for freedom
The flags will wage bloodless war
Peace may reign at last

[Misscaroline]

((I'm leaving for a little while. Think you can sort it out amongst yourselves by the time I get back?))

[Janine]

Funny since I have to leave too - cleaning is beaconing me again -heck. I will check in later on. Was fun while it lasted! See ya MissC. and everyone else!

[ShoutGrace]

Peace may reign at last,
Despite the whirling hurt, and
Overcome the past.

[dramasnot6]

Wow! it really did work! thats fantastic
Peace may reign at last
Insanity paints falsely
Caged doves bless the sky

[dramasnot6]

sorry shoutgrace...everyone ignore mine...

[ShoutGrace]

It's okay, maybe Robin will come along and fix it . . . or we can just fix it.

Overcome the past
Release the inner spirit -
Caged doves bless the sky.

[RobinHood3000]

Looks like ShoutGrace is doing fine without me. :)

Caged doves bless the sky
Beams of light blaze from above
Biblical image

[Misscaroline]

Biblical image
A crucifix glowing gold
Toppling from its place

[Susan Sonnen]

toppling from its place
fat, bulky ego falls hard
echoing throughout

[Misscaroline]

Echoing throughout
Resonating, now fading-
Say my name again

[Laindessiel]

Toppling from its place
These monstrous clutter around.
Someone please help me!

[Laindessiel]

Whoop. I don't wanna start ruining it again.

Someone please help me!
Whoa! Scattered popular geeks
Wanna be friends with.

Take it from there. i know it's not too brilliant, but hey, it's an entry.

[Susan Sonnen]

wanna be friends with,
strive to earn respect, even
a chuckle, maybe

[Laindessiel]

Halla Susan! Are you Finnish? :) Living in the States?

A chuckle maybe
Is what the dog is growling.
Gotta give him food.

[Virgil]

Hi Susan. I'm not sure I've welcomed you yet. You seem to have made yourself at home. Good haikus. :thumbs_up

A chuckle maybe
but I'm not so happy now.
How wrong could I be?

Oops. Let's go with this.

Gotta give him food
Or he will bark all night long.
Neighbors get angry.

[Susan Sonnen]

thanks everyone...I'm really enjoying myself!

[Laindessiel]

Neighbors get angry
With all the scuffle around!
Let's drink lemonade!

Nice to see you Uncle Virg!

[Janine]

Nice to see you lain...will write a haiku now

[Janine]

Let's drink lemonade!
Basking in the summer haze
Sipping sultry sun

[Susan Sonnen]

sipping sultry sun
after making love for hours
at last, they relax

[B-Mental]

nevermind, weird wrong haiku

[Janine]

Susan, referring to your last line - I should hope so....:lol:

At last, they relax
And take in the summer's glow
Love of lazy sun

[x894565256]

Love of lazy sun,
glowing across the curves of your
golden wisps of hair.

[dramasnot6]

Golden wisps of hair
Carpeting black evening wear
Panting companion

[toni]

Panting companion
Jumping over the roses
Flying over dreams

[Janine]

Flying over dreams
My mind in leaps and boundless
Sweet playground of night

[Il Penseroso]

Sweet playground of night
into the blessed catalogue
of daylight decor.

[Janine]

Of daylight decor
Shy I, perferring night's glow
Peace that sooths the soul

[Laindessiel]

Peace that soothes the soul
Harmony and amity.
Now bring the pastor.

[B-Mental]

Now bring the pastor
set him upon a tuffet
bop him on the head

Said to the tune of "Little Bunny Foo Foo".

[Susan Sonnen]

bop him on the head
securely lock in dungeon
throw away the key

[x894565256]

Throw away the key,
please never look back on what
you held and let go.

[Susan Sonnen]

you held and let go,
releasing love's tattered bond
onto heartless winds

[Misscaroline]

Onto heartless winds
Bid the Southern breeze blow sweet
She kisses your cheek

[ShoutGrace]

She kisses your cheek
It almost distracts from her
Cold, rummaging hands.

[Misscaroline]

Cold rummaging hands
Reaching to yours so blindly
Searching in the dark

[ShoutGrace]

*edit*

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[Misscaroline]

O.o Hi ShoutGrace!:wave:
If it's okay, I'm gonna leave that one to someone else...

[ShoutGrace]

How about I edit it? Hold on . . . :D


Searching in the dark,
Fumbling around until we
Get to the right place.

[ShoutGrace]

Oh, hi BTW. :D :wave:

[Misscaroline]

Thanks ShoutGrace. I was a little uncomfortable responding to the old, mostly since I would get a lot of O.O s in response...

Get to the right place
You have been lost forever
It's time to move on

[ShoutGrace]

Quite right, indeed. Though I could imagine ways to make it funny, or childish even. ;) Besides, things like theatre costumes, shoes, etc. have zippers. :D:D


It's time to move on
This gentle interlude is
Drawing to a close.

[Janine]

Hi Shout Grace :wave: You are just cranking those Haiku out today. Good for you!:thumbs_up

[Misscaroline]

Yes, but keep in mind, Robin is stalking me with online inneundo. He would make it into something rotten for sure...

Drawing to a close,
The night speeds in on moonbeams
Lovers huddle near

Hi Janine!:wave:

[Janine]

Drawing to a close
Day lays down a weary head
Dawning imparts pain

[Janine]

:brow: Hi you beat me out Missc! Haha!;)

[Janine]

Lovers huddle near
And gasp at dawn first gold light
Daybreak beautiful

[Misscaroline]

Daybreak beautiful
Colors paint the sky-but soon
We must bid adieu

Sorry! I have quick reflexes!

[Janine]

Daybreak beautiful
Upon the glass surface smooth
Everlasting light

[Janine]

whoops happened again - LOL - sorry Missc :(

[Janine]

We must bid adieu
To these times of strife and pain
Welcome new our lives

[Janine]

Bye, I am bidding adieu now...have things to do today....bye :)

[Misscaroline]

Bye Janine!:(

Welcome new our lives
Smash the wine glass with your shoe
Start your life as two

[RobinHood3000]

Start your life as two
Make your way down the aisle
Live the rest as one.

[Misscaroline]

Live the rest as one
Make peace with all of the world
You have each other

((My mother just came in and dusted off my head because I've been sitting here for so long! :D))

[Il Penseroso]

Live the rest as one
confounded not by measure,
entire of itself.

You have each other
to sweeten the coffee night
sugared by softness.

[Janine]

Hi back temporarily - this page should be called "The Wedding Page" :)

entire of itself
earth turns round and round today
tomorrow extinct?

[Janine]

Going now....be back later on

[Susan Sonnen]

tomorrow extinct?
not as long as there is breath --
hope carries us through

[Janine]

hope carries us through
no matter how sad the past
today will prove new

[Misscaroline]

Today will prove new
Forget your shattered feelings
Begin to heal now

[Janine]

Begin to heal now
Those weary wounds of yours, mine
Are healed, sacred scars

[x894565256]

Searching in the dark
is what I do best, for my
days are moonlit nights.

[Il Penseroso]

Days are moonlit nights
on opposite sides of wholes;
equality saved.

[Susan Sonnen]

equality saved
democracy holds her own
freedom moves forward

[Janine]

Freedom moves forward
Flags that fly past us unfurled
Symbols of belief

[Il Penseroso]

Symbols of belief
containing life to hear words
uttered by outcasts.

[Janine]

uttered by outcasts
I, being best example
not paths others take

[Susan Sonnen]

uttered by outcasts _
words of forgiveness and peace.
won't the world listen?


whoops! sorry....just ignore the man behind the curtain...

[Il Penseroso]

not paths others take
sing the song of fellowship,
won't the world listen?

[Janine]

Won't the world listen?
To nature's reality
So strong a whisper

[dramasnot6]

So strong a whisper
Forceful gush of deciet strikes
Deafening hardships

[Laindessiel]

That was hell good, Drame! :p

Deafening hardships
Can we shun from happening
Laboring children?

[Susan Sonnen]

laboring children?
their only work should be play
twenty-four, seven

[Virgil]

Twenty-four, seven
Lit net is on view for us.
How do I break way?

[Laindessiel]

Hi Tito Virgil! (Filipino for Uncle.) :)

How do I break way?
William Faulkner is at nigh......
Mmmmmm, keep my chin up!

[Virgil]

:) Hi Lain. Nice to see you. I hope you had a nice Sunday.

Mmmmm, keep my chin up
Or they will see my weakness.
Heart feels like a mouse.

[Laindessiel]

Yes! A chilly one. Another storm's coming up! :(

Heart feels like a mouse.
Oh! But not like Mickey Mouse.
He is way too cute.

[Janine]

He is way too cute
So I dream the day away,
He notices not!

Hi Lain, how do you like this one? Seems to apply to you and the cute avy you used to have. Hey, where did he go anyway? I liked him as Santa!:D

Hi Virgil...how was the concert?
Sure like this waving guy, V ! :wave::)

[Janine]

Drama - that was great stuff! Way to go - three in a row!

[Misscaroline]

He notices not!
All the women in the world
Couldn't get his glance.

Hi Janine!:wave:

[Janine]

Couldn't get his glance
He's oblivious to all
All unto himself


Hi MissC - love that waving guy, don't you :wave:


Now I have to go eat dinner so here's to my computer - :crash: Bye all.....back later...good to see you MissC!

[Janine]

All unto himself
Sits beneath an apple tree
My heart pines for him


Oh, well one more - could not resist! Bye now.....

[dramasnot6]

Thanks for the compliments janine and lain!
i really liked those last ones janine! too early in the morn to write one now but i hope the next person does them justice:D

[Janine]

Thanks but yours were awesome! Wow, just read your signature quote - Drama - that is sad, but beautiful. Who wrote it?
Early evening here.
Guess I am next for Haiku.....

My heart pines for him
Flowers dry speak death to me
Freezing worlds tonight

[Riesa]

freezing worlds tonight
seems life's gone to the dark side
blotting out summer

[Janine]

blotting out summer
the weeds in the garden stand
Alone without buds

[Janine]

Hi Riesa :wave: how are you tonight?

[dramasnot6]

Alone without buds
Lawn knomes grieve, flamingos weep
Forgotten garden

thanks janine! i got it from The Series of Unfortunate Events

i love how you have hamlet in yours! one of my favorites :D

[Virgil]

Forgotten garden
doesn't need back breaking work.
It magically sprouts.

[dramasnot6]

It magically sprouts
Forever gripping love stems
Teaspoon emotions

[Janine]

"Teaspoon emotions" - lovely line D, liked the whole Haiku, also. Love Hamlet and many lines would have been good but that describes me perfectly. Virgil's poem was nice and described my garden perfectly! It is all weeds now but still blooms like crazy.


Teaspoon emotions
Dissolve in my empty cup
Of sorrow's prison

[Virgil]

Of sorrow's prison
we stay entombed for many years.
But freedom shall come.

Hi Janine.

[Janine]

Hi Virgil - liked your h

But freedom shall come
When all souls stand firm
Unfurl wind's colors

[Janine]

I have no idea where that came from - was on the phone when I wrote it...funny!

[Virgil]

Nice.

Unfurl wind's colors
Upon the lake of blue dreams.
Best to sail sorrowful.

[Janine]

Lovely - really nice...V

Best to sail sorrowful
Than fester inside one's soul
Eats away the core

[Virgil]

Eats away the core
by twists and turns, round and round.
Drill stutters when jammed.

Good night for now.

[Janine]

Drill stutters when jammed
Mechanics moan the menace
Work comes to a halt


Bye, calling it a night, too

[Susan Sonnen]

work comes to a halt
instruments now set aside -
morning comes too soon

[happyending06]

Morning comes too soon
How I wish time would reverse
To let me relive

[Janine]

morning comes too soon
for those whose thoughts are active
dawn's dreaded curtain

[Janine]

To let me relive
Moments of splendor and awe
First seeing the sea

[happyending06]

First seeing the sea
God had no satisfaction
He chose to leave it

[x894565256]

He chose to leave it,
letting the ailing soldier
leave humanity.

[zanna]

leave humanity
and carbon copies abound
in that 'brave new world'

[Janine]

in that 'brave new world'
I venture forth each day's dawn
face promise within

[Susan Sonnen]

thanks for the kind comments...I'm really enjoying this forum...what fun and talent abide within!


face promise within,
embrace with unleashed ardor.
succumb to beauty

[ShoutGrace]

Succumb to beauty
Stop resisting and take your
Inhibitions off.

[Laindessiel]

He is way too cute
So I dream the day away,
He notices not!

Hi Lain, how do you like this one? Seems to apply to you and the cute avy you used to have. Hey, where did he go anyway? I liked him as Santa!:D

Hee-hee-hee. *grins* Very appropriate. :p :blush:

Mike-a-Clause is off to deliver early gifts for early birds who were good throughout out the year. Haha! No seriously, I found my new avy on Google and liked it. :thumbs_up but he might come back before the season starts...*calling Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer*

That was vivid, Shouty.

Inhibitions off
Fracas and ruckus abound.
Take dog for a walk.:D

[zanna]

inhibitions off
and caution thrown to the wind
calamity comes

oops, I thought mine would be next.
well, here's one for the "end:"

Take dog for a walk
yeah, he says he has to, but
i'm not that stupid

[Whifflingpin]

I'm not that stupid
But when she says "no" it's "no."
Maybe I'm stupid

[Janine]

Maybe I'm stupid
To I think that I'm inept
Avoiding action

[sanctus]

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

You neglected an important "rule" of haiku--that is it must involve or reflect nature to be pure haiku. Therefore, what you wrote is not haiku.

[ShoutGrace]

Avoiding action
Can be seen as simply a
Safe way to live life.

[alhara]

safe way to live life
avoiding the yellow signs
all is avoidence

[Misscaroline]

All is avoidance
Never ceasing metronome
Pacing to and fro

[Il Penseroso]

Pacing to and fro,
mind in grey consternation,
called by slim colors.

[x894565256]

Called by slim colors
I am, to a life of new
beauty for my love.

[dramasnot6]

Beauty for my love
Sold by the ounce in sachets
Marketing folly

[Misscaroline]

Marketing folly
Love in a bottle- what made
You think they'd want this?

[Janine]

Hi Drama and MissC!

You think they'd want this?
To be left all alone again
We'll see how it ends

[dramasnot6]

You think theyd want this?
Peace pipes tossed for pack o' smokes
Reminiscent tears