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[amuse]

:D lol!

We froze in silence!
What were we thinking, getting
extra-strength duct tape?!

http://www.identi-tape.com/photos/duct2all.jpg :D

[TwiztidKarma]

Extra-strength duct tape?!
To stich up the unkown hole,
So where is his soul?

[Janine]

So where is his soul?
In the magical wonder
Within earth's beauty.

[Susan Sonnen]

Janine, your last two are simply beautiful! I especially enjoyed the first one.

within earth's beauty
peacefully lies ancient lore...
layers of stories

[Janine]

Janine, your last two are simply beautiful! I especially enjoyed the first one.

within earth's beauty
peacefully lies ancient lore...
layers of stories

Hi Susan, How sweet of you to say that of my two Haiku. I like yours many times, too...I really like this last one; that is a wonderful last line.

I don't think we officially met. I just read your profile and see we both like antiquing and gardening, although my pathetic garden is in dire need of weeding now...I let it go a few years. Nice photo, too. I posted one earlier in the "Lit Net photoalbum" thread.

My first Haiku, I was thinking of the pretty soft gray doves that frequent my roof. They are so sweet and affectionate. I saw them mentioned as a question on a quiz game the other night, the answer being "turtle dove".
Second Haiku was due to reading about D.H.Lawrence and how he felt man is fused with nature. Funny how your mind works and it comes out in your writing unconsciously.

This thread is so much fun, don't you think? Well, here is my new H -


Layers of stories,
Wait, yet to be discovered;
Pages turn to me.

[Whifflingpin]

Pages turn to me
In fear of my black anger.
Who lost my Great Seal?

[Janine]

Who lost my Great Seal?
Kings will rise and fall; alas
Royal reigns exchanged.

[Misscaroline]

Royal reigns exchanged--
Take the helm, and wish for luck!
Fate favors no man...

[Whifflingpin]

Fate favours no man
Why? Fortune is a woman
fickle and funny

[Misscaroline]

Fickle and funny
The whims of a woman like a
Fleeing butterfly

[Janine]

Fleeing butterfly
First flitting in spring gardens,
Away with the wind!

[Susan Sonnen]

away with the wind,
my dreams soar high without string
threatening their freedom

[Janine]

That was pretty and profound

threatening their freedom,
peasants rally; final plea
for their rightful place.

[TwiztidKarma]

For their rightful place,
The tomb now lay forever,
Watching the sunset.

[Neo_Sephiroth]

Watching the sunset.
Life slowly fading away.
Hope rise with new light.

[ktd222]

"Hope rise with new light."
Ohh! Another believer
traversing the night.

[Il Penseroso]

Traversing the night
on the tightrope chord of dreams
clowns sing to the crowd.

[Reccura]

Clowns sing to the crowd
Kites blind me while they prick me
with heart of the sword.

________________________


Hello, Il Penseroso! Nice avy...

[Janine]

With heart of the sword,
Medieval knight's pride, shines bright;
Bold in noble breast.

[Susan Sonnen]

bold in noble breast
beats the heart of a lion _
enemy cowers

[Pendragon]

enemy cowers—
get thee behind me, Satan!
victory is mine…

[Whifflingpin]

Victory is mine!
But she too is a woman
Wings outspread for flight.

[Neo_Sephiroth]

Wings outspread for flight
Soaring through the darkest night
Searching for "the light"

[Misscaroline]

Searching for the light
Spectrum lays before my eyes
Still cannot see it

[Rosethorn]

Still cannot see it
The thorn that rips into me
Am I blind from blood?

[Triskele]

am i blind from blood?
which drips from my very heart
from a hole torn through

[ktd222]

from a hole torn through
by the thorns. You did read the
part about the thorns?

[Rosethorn]

Part about the thorns?
There is no such part, as it
Cuts my soul in two

[Virgil]

Cuts my soul in two
by telling me she hates me.
Am I repulsive?

[Rosethorn]

Am I repulsive?
What is repulsive, truly?
Just a slight of mind.

[Virgil]

Welcome to lit net, Rosethorn. I haven't seen you before.

Just a slight of mind
when we no longer think straight.
Sunset is too dull.

[Rosethorn]

Thanks. =) I found this site today while working on an English project. Fate is highly mysterious. ^.^

Sunset is too dull
Hurried by the waking moon
Lighting raven skies

[Virgil]

Very nice, Rosethorn. I like that one.

Lighting raven skies
With bolts that touch the desert.
Must be a bad night.

[Rosethorn]

I try. ^//////^

Must be a bad night
I cower under the bed
Am I still safe here?

[Virgil]

I try. ^//////^


I'm not good with computer sign. What does ^//////^ mean?

Am I safe here,
Behind the tall, sharp cactus ?
Listen for the snake.

[Rosethorn]

I'm not good with computer sign. What does ^//////^ mean?

It's like a happy, embarassed blush. =)

Listen for the snake
Is the danger from within?
There! I see it lurk.

[Virgil]

There! I see it lurk,
The little tiny grey mouse.
His whiskers are cute.

[Rosethorn]

And this is my last one for tonight. Goodnight, ya'll. =)

His whiskers are cute
Though silkier than I thought
Maybe it's a cat?

=P

[zanna]

Maybe it's a cat?
My friend is Cat . . . it couldn't
be . . . why would you lie?

sorry, guys. that one might be a tough beginner. :p

[wyzguy]

But why would you lie
When tender silence and sighs
Hide your empty eyes

[Janine]

Hide your empty eyes;
tomorrow find hope shining
where thoughts vacated.


Not too sure that makes sense....oh well

[toni]

:hi everyone! :wave:

Where thoughts vacated
Blackholes and revelations
Swirling and dying

[dramasnot6]

Swirling and dying
Ballerina trapped in pink
Choking from inside

[Rosethorn]

It's snowing. No school!!! <3

Choking from inside
Sounds like a hard rock song
Will it ever end?

[Pendragon]

Will it ever end?
Nightmarish reality—
Make it go away…

[Susan Sonnen]

make it go away,
this feeling of misfortune.
ravens bid me doom.

[Riesa]

ravens bid me doom
desiccate with piercing caws
the light in my soul

[Whifflingpin]

dessicate??

The light in my soul
Shines in the desolation
Of my hollow heart

[Rosethorn]

Of my hollow heart
I sing, full of sorrowful
Tears that resonate

[SlaserX]

Tears that resonate,
Glistening in the morning,
Do flowers cry too?

[Whifflingpin]

Do flowers cry too?
Why not, if willows may weep?
Yet daffodils laugh.

[Misscaroline]

Yet daffodils laugh
Willows weep- Lewis Carroll
should stop while he can.

[Rosethorn]

Should stop while he can
Blindfolded to the truths of
The world around him

[chasestalling]

the world around him
shem and jacob alliance to
settle his moxy

[ktd222]

settle his moxy
with a death match between two
big celebrities.

[Janine]

Big celebrities,
Claim the red carpet, glamour
Sparkling with diamonds.

[Pendragon]

Sparkling with diamonds,
Diamond Lil, Gun Moll deluxe—
Dangerous vixen…

[Triskele]

dangerous vixen
hidden amongst the wild weeds
prepared to strike true

[Susan Sonnen]

prepared to strike true
this soft note of forgiveness,
violet petals fall


note: there is a quote that I will now probably misquote, "Forgiveness is the scent the violet sheds on the heel that crushes it."

[Riesa]

pretty, who are you quoting?

violet petals fall
in a dizzying downpour
on waterfall cheeks

[Janine]

Love that one Reisa. Great last line!

On waterfall cheeks
Tears reflect your loveless face,
Drowned heart abandoned.

[Misscaroline]

Drowned heart abandoned
Yet still it beats for its love
A spark, rekindled

[ktd222]

Drowned heart abandoned.
But my heart must go on. So
search I, Titanic

[Janine]

I fixed -

A spark, rekindled,
The rescuers shine hope's light,
Search I, Titanic

[Janine]

Search I, titanic
task of finding you again,
Oceans can't separate.

[thefemalemind]

Oceans can't seperate,
Said the dying whispers of the wind.
We will never part

[Misscaroline]

We will never part
Cosmically intertwined
Inseparable

[Janine]

Last two Haiku - so lovely.

inseparable -
As earth and vast oceans be;
We kiss softly to sleep.

[Susan Sonnen]

wow!!!!!!!!!!!! these are absolutely awesome! I don't have time to participate, but I wanted to tell you guys how much I've enjoyed these last several kus!

Riesa...I don't know who spoke those words. I need to look it up, though!

sorry...I know this isn't for personal posts...but GREAT WORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ktd222]

We kiss softly to sleep.
Because we took some sleeping
pills early. Death comes.....

[Adolescent09]

we kiss softly to sleep,
moist lips turn dry, vestige gone
until my heart beats

[Adolescent09]

until my heart beats
love fettered on grounds of angst,
bereft of vile wrath,

(I'm not sure that "bereft" is the best word there but I used it for lack of a better word at this moment.)

[Adolescent09]

We kiss softly to sleep.
Because we took some sleeping
pills early. Death comes.....

Oh crap, sorry. I didn't go to the very last page...

pills early. Death comes...
and plays a virulent tune,
Seeketh we His might,

[Janine]

That's ok, happens sometimes. Took your last line before last Haiku -

Bereft of vile wrath,
Man stepped lightly on the ground
Of sound reasoning.

[TwiztidKarma]

Seeketh we His might,
For pain we canno't sense it,
He dies inside us.

[Virgil]

He dies inside us
when the light is put out. I
wonder where he's now.

[Janine]

Hi V,

Wonder where he's now -
The man fleeing shadowed night?
Some may think him dead.

[TwiztidKarma]

Some may think him dead,
He sold he's soul for that girl,
Died beautiful, Eh?

[Janine]

Died beautiful, Eh?
At the peak of perfection;
All mourned this great loss.

[ktd222]

All mourned this great loss:
The fall of man. Now what is
left on earth runs wild

[Laindessiel]

Left on earth runs wild
Prying into the eyes of
Mystery, murder...

[Janine]

Left on earth, runs wild;
Animal packs endangered,
Grasps at survival.

[Janine]

Oops too slow was I - sorry

Mystery, murder...
Animal packs endangered,
Stealth survivors rule.

Hi Lainy:wave: - pretty lady!

[TwiztidKarma]

Stealth survivors rule,
In my head I like to drool,
This noose looks so cool.

[Janine]

This noose looks so cool,
Hangs still, finds now no victim;
Punishment aborted.

[dmoretta]

Punishment aborted.
My world view now distorted.
I sit and dream of things to come.

[Whifflingpin]

Dream of things to come
Do not regret those gone by
Live in the present.

[Pendragon]

Live in the present—
Yesterday is a vapor—
Vanished completely…

[Susan Sonnen]

vanished completely,
not a hint of existence.
no one shed a tear.

[Virgil]

No one shed a tear
For me, I'm mad and bad and
Dangerous to know.
:D

[RobinHood3000]

Dangerous to know
He's got a licence to kill.
The name's Bond. James Bond.

[kaybi]

The name's Bond. James Bond...
Ah, yes. I have the results...
Please use condoms, sir.

[TwiztidKarma]

Please use condoms, sir,
For she was so beautiful,
****ing died from aids.

[ktd222]

****ing died from aids.
That's not a pleasant though, sir,
look at the rainbow

[Weeping Willow]

Look at the rainbow
Down in the Iguazo falls
North Argentina

[kaybi]

North Argentina
Brazil, Peru, Uruguay...
Oh, Latina chiks!

[ktd222]

Oh, Latina chiks!
With their biker vevelt shorts,
studded nipple rings

[Janine]

Studded nipple rings,
Taboos on entire bodies
What will youth do next?

[samercury]

What will youth do next?
She wondered as she watched them
Slowly cross the street

[Janine]

Slowly cross the street,
First be sure, look up and down;
Life hangs by a thread.

[thefemalemind]

Life hangs by a thread
So take a chance
Everytime you can.

[Janine]

everytime you can,
experience all that grows;
embrace nature's heart.

[ktd222]

embrace nature's heart,
because you'll never know when
nature's spite will strike

[TwiztidKarma]

Nature's spite will strike,
Fo'r heavens left me alone,
Now im free to roam.

[Susan Sonnen]

now I'm free to roam,
not of my own volition.
fear abandonment!

[Pendragon]

fear abandonment—
only the lonely can know—
heartbreak slowly kills…

[ktd222]

heartbreak slowly kills…
drain thy soul...drain thy heart...drain
thy limbs...towards lethe

[Janine]

I can't find the word "lethe" in the dictionary, ktd22 - what does it mean?:confused:

[ktd222]

I can't find the word "lethe" in the dictionary, ktd22 - what does it mean?:confused:

To move towards forgetfulness



Ode on Meloncholy

"No, no, go not into lethe..."

John Keats.

[Janine]

Thanks for information ktd222

thy limbs...towards lethe,
Limp and lifeless, as stagnant
Air hangs 'bove cities.

[Susan Sonnen]

air hangs 'bove cities,
heavy as her life's cares.
she exhales the smog.

[Janine]

She exhales the smog,
Inhaling stench of cities,
Her life chokes itself.

[Adolescent09]

Her life chokes itself.
a soul in the qaugmire,
always depleted,

[Janine]

Hi A, Nice Haiku!

always depleted,
creativity on hold,
work stimulates art.

[Adolescent09]

Hello Janine, great Haiku to you :D,

work stimulates art.
the well trained mind, a motley,
of profuse colors,

[Janine]

thanks - there was a message in that H for both of us...your new one, too.

Of profuse colors,
Rainbows arch over the plain
Promise of new life.

[Susan Sonnen]

promise of new life
within glow of breaking dawn,
birdsong lauds the birth

[atiguhya padma]

Birdsong lauds the birth
Of sensation, vibrant day,
Life's adagio

[Pendragon]

Life's adagio—
Trembles on single tiptoe—
Butterfly change to swan…

[Janine]

Butterfly change to swan,
Gliding gracefully on glass;
I perceive the dream.

[samercury]

:nod:

I perceive the dream.
Floating sofly far away
Soon disappearing

[thefemalemind]

Soon disappearing
Disappearing into space
This life I can't face

[Adolescent09]

This life I can't face,
this profound devastation,
on turbulent waves

[Susan Sonnen]

on turbulent waves
she navigates aged dreams _
whiskey bottle falls

[samercury]

whiskey bottle falls
from little cat's drunken paws-
climbing up a wall

[Janine]

Climbing up a wall,
To escape from my prison,
There lies my shadow.

[ktd222]

There lies my shadow,
The guard in the tower sees,
bells ring for Janine

[benjidog]

bells ring for Janine
She opens the door to find
a match who would play

[ktd222]

a match. Who would play
this gorgeous lady in a
table tennis game?

[samercury]

table tennis game?
by the gym, ground floor, basement-
here they come again

[zanna]

here they come again,
always looking for trouble!
you seen him lately?

[alhara]

you seen him lately?
framed in lighted doorways
sees light in darkness

[zanna]

sees light in darkness
that annoying alarm clock!
I'm trying to sleep!

[Janine]

I'm trying to sleep,
Thoughts lure me awake once more,
I'd rather stay up!

[ktd222]

I'd rather stay up
in this haunted house and watch
ghosts walk by my door.

[Susan Sonnen]

ghosts walk by my door,
I nod in acknowledgement.
warm breezes reply.

[Pendragon]

warm breezes reply—
flirting with the Great North Wind—
incurable rake!

[Janine]

Incurable rake!
Wandering out, cold night calls,
Kitty-Kat come home!!!

[Whifflingpin]

Kitty-Kat come home
Meat and milk await you here
Warm generous love.

[ktd222]

Warm generous love
and a loving embrace, then
will come punishment

[Janine]

will come punishment,
when all evil is revealed,
dreaded judgement day.

[Triskele]

dreaded judgement day
where chorus of angels sing
songs of paradise

[Janine]

Songs of paradise
Sung angelicly, true notes -
Instruments of hope.

[Susan Sonnen]

Instruments of hope
Lifted, wielded and honored _
Children of I Am.

[zanna]

Children of I Am
have wonderful grammar and
are very proper

[Janine]

Are very proper -
Royal aristocracy,
Gyspies have more fun!

[ktd222]

Gyspies have more fun!--
Because family is at
the top of the list.

[Susan Sonnen]

the top of the list -
meaningless 'necessities',
the poor fall beneath

[Pendragon]

the poor fall beneath
robber barons cruel hands—
visit Biltmore now...

[Janine]

Visit Biltmore now...
Treasure the lush opulentence,
Threshold of riches.

[Laindessiel]

Threshold of richness
Chocolate wraps in the mouth
Blinding buds and tongue

[Pendragon]

Blinding buds and tongue—
Absinthe can cause you Lethe—
Sweet River of Forget…

[Janine]

Sweet River of Forget -
Sleep, mindless sleep, eases pain,
'less active with dreams.

[zanna]

less active with dreams
but if you want to reach them,
you've to go get'em!

(blech, chopping out syllables)

[Janine]

you've to go get'em,
inspiring their stubborn minds,
to learn and crave more.

[Susan Sonnen]

to learn and crave more,
to open life's floodgates wide -
that's a life well-lived!

[zanna]

that's a life well-lived,
when you do the best you can,
one to be proud of.

*Montgomery Gentry does a song; "Something to be Proud of," that's what I was thinking about.

[TwiztidKarma]

One to be proud of,
The way she smiles angel like,
Makes me think at night.

[Janine]

Makes me think at night,
Stars twinkling in midnight skies;
Austere points of light.

[dramasnot6]

Austere points of light
Bounce off intricate life lines
Humans hold the sun

[Whifflingpin]

Humans hold the sun
Not knowing the sun is wing'd
And beyond their grasp

[Susan Sonnen]

and beyond their grasp
float dreams of peace, harmony...
streets of dying hope

[Pendragon]

streets of dying hope—
rivers of bittersweet dreams—
my soul cries for help…

[Susan Sonnen]

my soul cries for help,
reaching toward the distant stars
in search of solace

[Whifflingpin]

In search of solace
I reach towards the flagon
But it is empty

[Susan Sonnen]

but it is empty_
my heart now voided of all,
shadows haunt it's halls.

[Whifflingpin]

Shadows haunt. It's Hall's
hour of desolation, come
to its fulfilment.

[white camellia]

to its fulfilment
the worker bee quetched nought with
household held dear

[Susan Sonnen]

with household held dear,
brothers begin long journey
leading to life's joys

[Janine]

Leading to life's joys,
Roads of expectant success;
Avenues of toil.

[white camellia]

Avenues of toil
Fight to parry streams of
Death, terrene tumult

[Janine]

Hi white camellia, how funny I should see your name first when I went to search. I am watching "Lady of the Camellia's" - the ballet...based on Dumas novel by the same name. It is wonderful. That is an interesting name for Lit Net...I like it and your avatar. I like your tragic Haiku as well.

Death, terrene tumult
Await the doomed couple, thus
They dance with passion.


Thinking of the ballet.

[ktd222]

They dance with passion
round a little stone statue
til the shine wore off.

[white camellia]

till the shine wore off
on her oval cheeks, languished
the camélias

[white camellia]

Hi white camellia, how funny I should see your name first when I went to search. I am watching "Lady of the Camellia's" - the ballet...based on Dumas novel by the same name. It is wonderful. That is an interesting name for Lit Net...I like it and your avatar. I like your tragic Haiku as well.

Death, terrene tumult
Await the doomed couple, thus
They dance with passion.


Thinking of the ballet.
Hi Janine, so nice to hear from you! I've read "La Dame aux Camelias" a few times, loving it.
But I haven't experienced its ballet yet-must be great, isn't it?

[white camellia]

Yes, should be great as you felt it wonderful. I wonder does the ballet omit too, like the film, the opening chapter about Armand visiting his deceased love, her body...

[Pendragon]

the camellias
heady with lustrous fragrance
remind me of home…

[Susan Sonnen]

remind me of home -
speak of apple pies cooling,
children playing tag

[Riesa]

children playing tag
with the dog over my bed
at 7 A.M

[Susan Sonnen]

at seven AM
day begins with warm croissants,
may it end as well

[amuse]

may it end as well
oftimes i forget to breathe,
chest poised in mid-flight

[Susan Sonnen]

chest poised in mid-flight,
air stirring each fragile hair...
for a moment, peace

[Janine]

Yes, should be great as you felt it wonderful. I wonder does the ballet omit too, like the film, the opening chapter about Armand visiting his deceased love, her body...
Actually, the ballet starts like a story in pantamine. The lover is coming to the sale of her worldly possessions; an auction in one stark room. He then dreams back (flash backs) to the past. It was a wonderful production with some of the best dancing I have ever seem - very sensual and passionate. The young male lover is so handsome it is worth watching the film just to see him. Apparently the film is hard to come by and sells on Amazon for over 200 dollars for a used tape...unreal! Now I want to read the book so badly. I understand the film "Moulin Rouge" also was based on the Dumas' book, I had not known that. Read it online.

I better write a Haiku -

For a moment, peace
Dancers pause between notes;
Air fragrantly spiced.

[Il Penseroso]

Air fragrantly spiced
will drip wind like melting ice,
sweet like mountain streams.

[Janine]

Sweet like mountain streams,
Mist of lusty lilic breath,
Vales of spring rain cloud.

[ktd222]

Vales of spring rain cloud:
all in preparation for
ktd22...?

[Pendragon]

ktd22—
still no atvar graces your post—
are you real or ghost?

[Janine]

that was cute, Penn! Yes, ktd22 - you need an avy....

Are you real or ghost;
Phantom or dust particles;
Breathing vapors lost?

[amuse]

breathing vapors lost
shrouded by wizards' unknown
words they heal, they kill.

[amuse]

words they heal they kill
frangipani faeries in
petals nesting sweet

petals nesting sweet
while the orchid master waits
in black rage to strike





*thought a faerie here would be a likely target for an orchid masterhttp://www.yoyita.com/Flowers/pansie-03.jpg

and doesn't he look dangerous?
http://www.alertbutnotalarmed.com/images/photos/brief_orchid.jpg

[Janine]

In black rage to strike,
Great clouds cast fury on earth;
Tornados thunder!

[amuse]

like it!



Tornadoes thunder!
bulls torpedo into lakes
widowed cowgirls cry

[ktd222]

widowed cowgirls cry
at the sight of me eating
meat - it's name was Beth.

[Riesa]

meat - it's name was Beth.
She was a languid ol' girl,
bathed in summer flies.

[Susan Sonnen]

bathed in summer flies,
old mare slowly heads outfield_
her final outing

[Pendragon]

her final outing—
her favorite silken pink dress—
coffins disturb me…

[Janine]

Coffins disturb me...
Containment problematic,
Life's ash be wind free!

[Il Penseroso]

Life's ash be wind free
stolen by the sprightly Selphs,
nymphs of rapid air.

[Janine]

Nymphs of rapid air
Flit energetically; spring
Awakens it's glory.

[ktd222]

Awakens it's glory
for rejuvenating life,
mating many mates

[Pendragon]

mating many mates—
negates honest companionship—
marriage is sacred

[Susan Sonnen]

marriage is sacred,
a bit of heaven on earth
for those who are blessed

[Liarue]

Each growing bolder
Stealing pebbles from your dam
'Till you overspill

[Liarue]

sorry , only now realised I should have continued it; wasn't quite paying attention

For those who are blessed
All is painful ignorance
Abstract thoughts colide

[Susan Sonnen]

abstract thoughts collide
with earthly reality,
no prisoners taken

[Liarue]

:thumbs_up

[Liarue]

no prisoners taken
could see the look of horror
on their own faces

[Susan Sonnen]

on their own faces
were traces of others' tears,
each man his brother

[Janine]

Each man his brother,
Noble King Henry marched on,
Death lay before him.

[Liarue]

Death lay before him
On a bed of guncotton
Iron curtains closed

[Janine]

Iron curtains closed,
In the prison of his dreams,
In woe he grasped pain.

[Liarue]

In woe he grasped pain
From its stab to its tickle
With his blurry eyes

[Janine]

With his blurry eyes,
He sees through the veil of night,
Light's haze mimics silk.

[Liarue]

Lights haze mimics silk;
They all copy eachother
And thus become one

[Janine]

And thus become one -
Frozen world, my inner grief;
Clocks stands still for me.

[Liarue]

Clocks stand still for me
I breathe the seconds with ease
My eyes are golden

[Janine]

My eyes are golden
Bedazzled with sun's glory;
Rays of heaven's sphere.

[ktd222]

Rays of heaven's sphere
makes heaven seem spherical.
Did you intend that?

[Janine]

Did you intend that?
No, glow of heavenly sun,
Great circular realm.

[B-Mental]

Great circular realm
pulses on infinitely
a black hole beckons

[ktd222]

a black hole beckons
matter, space, time, itself, then,
what? What happens next?

[Riesa]

what? what happens next?
We are caught in the tide, we
either drown or swim.

[Liarue]

Either drown or swim;
There is no room for mistakes
There is an ocean

[Susan Sonnen]

there is an ocean
of endless beauty and grace,
it fills my sweet's soul

[Pendragon]

it fills my sweet's soul—
love unfeigned, forever undying—
warm heart for only me…

[Janine]

Warm heart for only me…
Days drenched in summer sunlight;
Await your return.

[Liarue]

Await your return;
For all those moments of shame
Lie and blush your way

[Susan Sonnen]

Lie and blush your way,
attempt to cover your sins--
Heaven's eyes close not.

[Janine]

Heaven's eyes close not;
Illusion fade they by day -
Star's sight eternal.

[ktd222]

Star's sight eternal;
reflections is internal:
nothing but darkness

[atiguhya padma]

Nothing but darkness
Nothing but absence of life
Life darkness nothing

[ktd222]

Life darkness nothing -
that is a lot of somethings
adding to nothing.

[atiguhya padma]

Adding to nothing
Endlessly. Emptiness is
Ever consuming

[Riesa]

Ever consuming,
glowering dark bullies 'till
light trickles away

[ktd222]

light trickles away,
diffusing through a membrane
towards my universe

[Riesa]

towards my universe
hurtle stone butterflies, their
wings break shimmering

[atiguhya padma]

Wings break shimmering
Skies, as dappled light brings shade
To dim, pale eyes

[Riesa]

to dim, pale eyes the
slight glint of a tree held moon
causes nightblindness

[Pendragon]

causes nightblindness—
your lights on high beam passing—
just being a jerk…


[not the greatest job I've ever done... everyone has an off-day...] :rolleyes: :blush:

[dyingflame]

Causes nightblindedness-
the wailing eaves hit by my
falling steel-hearted battalions

[ktd222]

just being a jerk
isn't enough. Be a prick too!
Once a jerk, always...

[Pendragon]

Some anger there, ktd? ;)

Once a jerk, always—
Maybe not, anyone can change
Sand becomes pearls…

[Susan Sonnen]

As sand becomes pearls,
so my stark life has blossomed _
time is the fodder.

[ktd222]

Nice haiku susan.

time is the fodder.
Ah! Now seeing myself clearest
through retrospection.

[Virgil]

Through retrospection
the eye inverts to see light.
The heart, our heat source.

[Susan Sonnen]

thank you ktd. I like how you carried the thought through in yours!

The heart, our heat source,
burns coals reddened by passion;
love's mem'ries burn bright.

[Pendragon]

love's mem'ries burn bright—
that first kiss, our first embrace—
tender moments past…

[ktd222]

tender moments past
as tender moments will do:
without remembrance

[Riesa]

without remembrance
of past stumbles, I wander
the same pot-holed road.

[Janine]

The same pot-holed road
Winter blues have me way downhill
Gray skies and pathos.