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ShoutGrace
02-19-2007, 06:11 PM
Gray skies and pathos
Troubled visions of great scope
Comprise my slumber.
Misscaroline
02-19-2007, 08:25 PM
Compromise my slumber?
How dare you wake sleeping beasts
For something paltry?
.............Just dropping by....................
Virgil
02-19-2007, 09:21 PM
Shouty and MissC, I haven't seen either of you around lately. Nice to see you back.
For something paltry
we waste so much of our hearts.
The soul slowly dies.
ktd222
02-19-2007, 09:49 PM
The soul slowly dies,
draining away like some small,
dissappearing act.
Janine
02-20-2007, 04:19 AM
Hi Virgil, see I have remained faithful to Haiku. I always have time for addictive Haiku - it is easy and quick and I can always fit it in. Liked your last Haiku and the one after yours too - ktd222's.
Dissappearing act -
He left with barely a word,
No love left conveyed.
ktd222
02-20-2007, 04:29 AM
No love left conveyed,
lingering light, but loudly
for love of longing.
white camellia
02-20-2007, 07:10 AM
for love of longing
she has been laughing at her
ill intelligence
Pendragon
02-20-2007, 09:40 AM
ill intelligence,
mingled with a heart of stone—
major bad decisions…
ShoutGrace
02-20-2007, 07:39 PM
Major bad decisions
Litter the record of our
Dismal history.
ktd222
02-20-2007, 08:49 PM
Dismal history:
consist of things not done,
nor things left unsaid.
Janine
02-20-2007, 10:57 PM
Nor things left unsaid,
Could heal our wounded heart beats -
Still, a death follows.
Virgil
02-20-2007, 11:51 PM
Still a death follows
The September afternoon.
Tears at odd moments.
wyzguy
02-21-2007, 04:15 AM
Tears at odd moments
Wind rustles leaves on the ground
My hand is empty
atiguhya padma
02-21-2007, 05:45 AM
My hand is empty
It's space remains unfulfilled
Blood flows through its flesh
ktd222
02-21-2007, 05:54 AM
Blood flows through its flesh -
the thing that's sensible
in this senseless world.
Pendragon
02-21-2007, 10:23 AM
in this senseless world—
everyone needs something to hold—
just to believe in…
ktd222
02-21-2007, 11:54 AM
just to believe in
themselves. Shallow people swim
in shallow waters.
Janine
02-21-2007, 04:11 PM
In shallow waters
Fish glide peacably, crabs walk
With brackish anthems.
Riesa
02-21-2007, 04:48 PM
with brackish anthems,
quick tempered tempos, pinch and
side step tango waves
ktd222
02-22-2007, 01:27 AM
side step tango waves
upon waves, drowns each step, and
and erases days
ShoutGrace
02-22-2007, 02:45 AM
And erases days . . .
The long procession of stale
Hours and cold moments.
ktd222
02-22-2007, 03:13 AM
Hours and cold moments:
represents the motion of
this convolescent
Pendragon
02-22-2007, 10:24 AM
this convolescent
heart longs for sunny skies
begs just to be free…
Whifflingpin
02-22-2007, 02:17 PM
Begs just to be free
Longs to be out in sunlight
Pearl in the oyster
Neo_Sephiroth
02-22-2007, 11:10 PM
Pearl in the oyster
Polka dots on the cheetah
Trump's hair is roadkill
Virgil
02-22-2007, 11:15 PM
Pearl in the oyster
Polka dots on the cheetah
Trump's hair is roadkill
:lol:
Trump's hair is roadkill,
A large rat glued to his head.
Does it ever stink?
Adolescent09
02-23-2007, 12:27 AM
does it ever stink?
does smooth skin ever shrivel?
age is a factor
Janine
02-23-2007, 02:24 AM
Age is a factor
To those who dwell upon time,
Not life's enjoyment.
ktd222
02-23-2007, 08:15 AM
Not life's enjoyment;
which one must also dwell on
in the afterlife.
Riesa
02-23-2007, 08:21 AM
in the afterlife
we return to essentials,
free-flowing spirit
ktd222
02-23-2007, 08:23 AM
free-flowing spirit:
a streak of orbs moving to
the voices of He.
Riesa
02-23-2007, 08:25 AM
the voices of he
flow like sap in leaden streams
I've become unhinged.
Pendragon
02-23-2007, 09:38 AM
I've become unhinged,
But don’t worry about me—
I’m happy anyway…
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l108/AbsalomKane/hysterical.gif
Janine
02-23-2007, 03:33 PM
:lol:
I’m happy anyway…
Doing things I really like to do,
Like laughing here!
Orionsbelt
02-23-2007, 05:01 PM
Like laughing here
Moonlight fills the evening air
late one August night
Riesa
02-23-2007, 06:18 PM
Hi Orion! :wave:
late one August night
dreaming, the seven sisters
weaved their starry dance
Janine
02-23-2007, 11:38 PM
Weaved their starry dance,
Through moon-lite skeleton trees;
Festival of light.
Virgil
02-24-2007, 12:12 AM
Very nice, Janine.
Festival of light
Dancing on the winter sheen.
It keeps us warm now.
ktd222
02-24-2007, 12:23 AM
It keeps us warm now.
Now that you're soul occupies
delight - in men's eyes
Neo_Sephiroth
02-24-2007, 02:20 PM
Delight-In men's eyes
Because I'm so hot, baby!
Oh, yeah! I'm so fetch!
Susan Sonnen
02-24-2007, 03:44 PM
Okay, I'm going to give it a shot...(heavy sigh). :)
Oh, yeah! I'm so fetch!
Angels shudder with anger
that I am so blessed.
Janine
02-24-2007, 07:01 PM
Whu.... Susan that was a difficult first line indeed! good job
That I am so blessed,
Tell my soul each single day;
Know this to be true.
Virgil
02-24-2007, 07:12 PM
hi Janine:wave:
Know this to be true.
The sun rises with God's word,
And sets with his sigh.
Janine
02-24-2007, 08:13 PM
Hi Virgil :wave:
Your Haiku is just beautiful.
And sets with his sigh,
The sunset in my being,
Sun's glow in my breast.
Neo_Sephiroth
02-24-2007, 08:47 PM
Sun's glow in my breast.
For Me, Unfortunately...
Hairy chest, I have...:(
Virgil
02-24-2007, 08:59 PM
Hi Virgil :wave:
Your Haiku is just beautiful.
Thanks Janine. That is one of my better ones.
Hairy chest I have
recalling my ancient ape past.
I still eat berries.
Janine
02-24-2007, 09:57 PM
Hi again! Hey Tarzan, now that one makes me laugh :lol:
I still eat berries;
Forbidden bank, recall child,
And stolen wild mulberries.
Pendragon
02-24-2007, 10:13 PM
And stolen wild mulberries,
We picked on sunny hillsides—
Two young lovers smile…
Janine
02-25-2007, 12:26 AM
Hi:wave: That is nice Penn...
Two young lovers smile…
Their lips are curved in want of
That first tender kiss.
Il Penseroso
02-25-2007, 01:43 AM
That first tender kiss
that ripples cerebral care
felt for another.
ktd222
02-25-2007, 02:02 AM
felt for another -
like in a catatonic
state of bliss, bliss, bliss
autolycus
02-25-2007, 02:42 AM
state of bliss, bliss, bliss
ice into water, summer
brought me into steam
Janine
02-25-2007, 03:36 AM
Brought me into steam,
Swift moving currents craddle,
Sloushing playfully.
ktd222
02-25-2007, 10:50 AM
Sloushing playfully
like water on an icy
day. Look under you!
Pendragon
02-25-2007, 11:06 AM
Day. Look under you!
A shadow is but shadow—
Please tell me I’m right…
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l108/AbsalomKane/scream.gif
amuse
02-25-2007, 05:53 PM
please tell me i'm right
i can't bear to be wrong there's
a pig in my head
*um, pigheadednesss ;)
Janine
02-25-2007, 06:53 PM
A pig in my head
And a horse in my leg cramp -
Charley, can't explain.
:p
ktd222
02-26-2007, 12:38 AM
Charley, can't explain,
because he's busy showing
agonizing pain
Susan Sonnen
02-26-2007, 12:47 AM
Agonizing pain
rushes my defenseless form;
hell's left in it's wake.
Il Penseroso
02-26-2007, 02:20 AM
Hell's left in its wake
piercing holes of burning pitch
Pride with high-heeled gait.
Janine
02-26-2007, 02:38 AM
Pride with high-heeled gait,
Boss from Hell wants coffee now;
Devil in Prada
Sorry.....just saw the movie!
Il Penseroso
02-26-2007, 02:44 AM
Devil in Prada,
leather of his brother's hide
blackly spun fashion.
Janine
02-26-2007, 03:12 AM
Blackly spun fashion,
Illusionist's inky garb,
Hides obtuse secrets.
Susan Sonnen
02-26-2007, 10:16 AM
Hides obtuse secrets
with determination's fire;
never to be found.
autolycus
02-26-2007, 11:47 AM
never to be found
nowhere to be discovered
nothing better known
Pendragon
02-26-2007, 12:30 PM
nothing better known
than true love given freely—
and returned as well …
brainstrain
02-26-2007, 10:28 PM
and returned as well
to that great fount of knowledge
books to library
Janine
02-27-2007, 02:19 AM
Books to library
Thoughts hating to be returned;
Friends they have become.
ShoutGrace
02-27-2007, 05:23 AM
Friends they have become
Through the crucible of time
They gel, then harden.
atiguhya padma
02-27-2007, 07:08 AM
They gel, then harden
Garden gnomes melted by heat
Hellfire on the grass
autolycus
02-27-2007, 11:10 AM
hellfire on the grass
the light of global warming
bids the ice farewell
Pendragon
02-27-2007, 01:08 PM
bids the ice farewell—
Nifelheim frost forsaken—
Valhalla ahead …
Adolescent09
02-27-2007, 05:35 PM
Valhalla ahead,
stone of crimson honor,
god, Odin great hall
Adolescent09
02-27-2007, 05:37 PM
god,Odin Great Hall,
expanse of wholesome glory,
where prickling green,
Adolescent09
02-27-2007, 05:38 PM
where prickling green,
is the earth of Osiris,
Great Tenochtitlán
zanna
02-28-2007, 12:16 AM
Great Tenochtitlan
pride and joy of the Aztecs
they were brave warriors.
~uccello~
02-28-2007, 12:32 AM
They were brave warriors
Fought with courage and strength
lying on the ground
ktd222
02-28-2007, 12:37 AM
lying on the ground
they seeped into the earth like
ink on thin paper
zanna
02-28-2007, 01:05 AM
ink on thin paper
records of those days; we must
always keep the past
Susan Sonnen
02-28-2007, 09:50 AM
Always keep the past
held close to your heart with love -
everything changes.
autolycus
02-28-2007, 11:52 AM
everything changes
is not what it used to be
everything's nothing
Pendragon
02-28-2007, 12:31 PM
everything's nothing—
Morpheus’ dreams within dreams—
hallucinations past…
Janine
03-01-2007, 01:53 AM
Hallucinations past,
Stagnant reality soon
Snuffs out vivid dreams.
ktd222
03-01-2007, 03:08 AM
Snuffs out vivid dreams
like water rippling against
the calmest sea air.
autolycus
03-01-2007, 06:03 AM
the calmest sea air
twenty thousand feet below
the kraken rises
Susan Sonnen
03-01-2007, 09:01 AM
the kraken rises,
though I know not what it is,
ignorance is bliss
Adolescent09
03-01-2007, 09:27 AM
ignorance is bliss,
mind of thought pulled asunder,
knowledge to fulfill,
Unprodigy
03-01-2007, 12:29 PM
knowledge to fulfill,
to the highest mountain peak
do I dare climb high
Pendragon
03-01-2007, 05:04 PM
do I dare climb high—
would I find the Earth hollow—
could I touch the sky?
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l108/AbsalomKane/Smilies/thundercloud.gif
Janine
03-01-2007, 05:09 PM
Could I touch the sky?
As late as it has gotten,
Hope is eternal.
Susan Sonnen
03-01-2007, 06:57 PM
Hope is eternal,
springing forth from even the
driest of moments.
zanna
03-01-2007, 11:17 PM
driest of moments
when my tears were seared away
by blistering winds
Neo_Sephiroth
03-01-2007, 11:28 PM
By blistering winds
I was torn into pieces
Will I ever heal?
zanna
03-01-2007, 11:32 PM
Will I ever heal?
ego will suffer some, but
only lasts so long
Neo_Sephiroth
03-01-2007, 11:37 PM
Only lasts so long
Will your power have, Jedi
Yoda, I am, kid
zanna
03-01-2007, 11:42 PM
Yoda, I am, kid
know this, do you not? Put verbs
always first, young one.
Neo_Sephiroth
03-01-2007, 11:47 PM
Aways first, young one.
Not always best, it is, man
Really old, I am.
zanna
03-01-2007, 11:55 PM
really old, i am
younger than many things, but
who cares, anyway?
Neo_Sephiroth
03-02-2007, 12:13 AM
Who cares, anyway?
At my age, Preparation
H, it spells "relief"
zanna
03-02-2007, 12:17 AM
H, it spells relief,
when you add APPY and then
DAY, for good measure.
Neo_Sephiroth
03-02-2007, 12:23 AM
DAY, for good measure.
AFTERNOON, for having lunch.
NIGHT, do what you do.
zanna
03-02-2007, 12:25 AM
NIGHT, do what you do.
A bit of everything, some
revelry, some fun.
Neo_Sephiroth
03-02-2007, 12:33 AM
Revelry, some fun
Had a darn tootin' good time
Now I want some peace
zanna
03-02-2007, 12:41 AM
Now I want some peace
and shuteye, so why is my
mind still so busy?
Neo_Sephiroth
03-02-2007, 12:48 AM
Mind still so busy?
Could it be this lovely site?
Must be the coffee.
zanna
03-02-2007, 12:56 AM
must be the coffee
darn Starbucks, you burned the beans
again. way to go.
ktd222
03-02-2007, 01:46 AM
again. way to go -
Bert. Where's Ernie when you need
advice, not action
Laindessiel
03-02-2007, 02:38 AM
Big Bert is here, brod.
I'm sorry, I meant Big Bird.
Ernie's damn naughty!
Janine
03-02-2007, 05:44 PM
Ernie's damn naughty,
Send to bed without supper;
Bert cried his heart out.
Hi Lain, haven't seem you lately. I miss you. Of course, it is probably night there in your country...late afternoon here. Hope I see you soon, Take care ~ Janine
Il Penseroso
03-02-2007, 05:58 PM
Bert cried his heart out
and the children came to see
puppet tragedy.
Adolescent09
03-02-2007, 06:07 PM
puppet tragedy,
despondant marionette (wrong spelling ?)
a top of glinted tears
dmoretta
03-02-2007, 06:25 PM
A top of glinted tears
Formed by forgotten fears
And a new day begins
Adolescent09
03-02-2007, 08:07 PM
and a new day begins,
ephemeral sunset spins,
to nightly delight
Susan Sonnen
03-02-2007, 11:22 PM
To nightly delight
I raise my glass and offer
a most gracious toast!
Adolescent09
03-03-2007, 12:45 AM
a gracious toast,
to be for our sacred host,
whose insight lights ways
Pendragon
03-03-2007, 12:45 AM
a most gracious toast,
up with the cups of tea lads—
March Hare’s unbirthday!
Adolescent09
03-03-2007, 12:46 AM
whose insight lights ways,
of dark opaqueness,
instilling within us mirth
Adolescent09
03-03-2007, 12:47 AM
instilling within us mirth,
and amicability,
to affiliate
Adolescent09
03-03-2007, 12:48 AM
to affiliate
with thine worse'st enemy
and band like brothers
Adolescent09
03-03-2007, 12:48 AM
and band like brothers
in all eternity,
when curtain of life doth fall,
Adolescent09
03-03-2007, 12:50 AM
when curtain of life doth fall,
in unison life's voices call,
gone to judgement land
Adolescent09
03-03-2007, 12:52 AM
(Sorry Pendragon)
March Hare's Unbirthday!
elongated ears sprouting,
fine, pink dainty cloth
Susan Sonnen
03-03-2007, 01:25 AM
Fine, pink, dainty cloth
covering picnic table,
matches rosy cheeks.
downing
03-03-2007, 06:15 AM
Matches rosy cheeks
her brown sparkly blouse she got
from her aunt's luggage.
Hope this is good.Gee, my first Haiku!
Susan Sonnen
03-03-2007, 12:02 PM
:thumbs_up Very good, Downing!
From her aunt's luggage
she pulls an unopened gift -
her sweet face lights up!
Pendragon
03-03-2007, 02:58 PM
her sweet face lights up,
the ship sails into harbor—
son back from the war…
To all everywhere who have sons and daughters in war around the world...
Peace on earth...
http://military.momsbreak.com/Yellow_Ribbon/My-Yellow-Ribbon-Clipart/Yellow%20Ribbon%20Clipart%201.jpg
Janine
03-03-2007, 06:12 PM
Glad to see Downing on Haiku! Welcome my dear friend. Nice Haiku and I get it,too; the blouse your aunt gave you for your birthday...good.
Son back from the war…
Scarless outside, pure, untouched;
Deepest wounds within.
Amen - "Peace on Earth", not just at Christmas.
Virgil
03-03-2007, 10:29 PM
Deepest wounds within
My heart all spring from our love.
Cross sleep in cold bed.
Janine
03-03-2007, 10:51 PM
:wave: Hi Virgil
:eek:not an easy line to start with....
Cross sleep in cold bed,
Spread stark moon-rays, sudden fears
Haunt frozen bluish light.
Virgil
03-03-2007, 10:56 PM
:wave: Hi Virgil
:eek:not an easy line to start with....
Hi Janine. Sorry about the line, but I liked it. ;) Well, yours is not that easy either. :lol:
Haunt frozen bluish light
On wild, red saturday night.
Creepy crawlers climb.
Janine
03-04-2007, 12:03 AM
Yes, getting back at you V....was hoping you'd be next....a real challenge...you did good!
Creepy crawlers climb,
The wall is slimy, wet slick;
Creatures make me sick!
Virgil
03-04-2007, 12:15 AM
Hahaha! Good one, Janine.
Creatures make me sick
When they pick at my eye balls.
They're beaks are so sharp.
Whifflingpin
03-04-2007, 06:14 PM
Their beaks are so sharp
And their tallons rend my guts.
Got a light, Guv? Aargh!
Janine
03-04-2007, 07:30 PM
Thanks Whiff, another difficult line:lol:
Got a light, Guv? Aargh!
Wet cave wall reflects match glow,
My fears crawl on me.
Adolescent09
03-04-2007, 07:47 PM
my fears crawl on me,
like gaunt, odious sparrows,
to bring me further
Susan Sonnen
03-05-2007, 09:53 AM
To bring me further
into His glorious love,
He strengthens my will.
Pendragon
03-05-2007, 10:01 AM
He strengthens my will,
In ways you might not believe—
Comforting Savior…
autolycus
03-05-2007, 01:46 PM
Comforting Savior...
Startlement with disbelief
Not peace, but a sword
Riesa
03-05-2007, 04:06 PM
not peace, but a sword
defines; the new turned earth for
graves, not spring flowers
Virgil
03-05-2007, 04:36 PM
graves, not spring flowers
must be arranged tomorrow.
Hark. Papa's whisper.
Janine
03-05-2007, 05:10 PM
Hark. Papa's whisper
Between pages, his grand books,
I grasp his ideals.
Pendragon
03-06-2007, 11:44 AM
I grasp his ideals—
His philosophy is clear—
I can’t stand the man…
Susan Sonnen
03-06-2007, 12:00 PM
I can't stand the man
who puts himself above me...
I am his equal!
Janine
03-06-2007, 06:50 PM
I am his equal!
Blood on white cobblestone streets,
Heads begin to roll.
samercury
03-06-2007, 11:40 PM
Heads begin to roll.
-For the queen is very mad
Escape while you can
Janine
03-07-2007, 03:31 AM
Escape while you can,
Earth's time, in an hour glass
Twindling nature's flame.
Pendragon
03-07-2007, 10:02 AM
Twindling nature's flame—
Explodes from Vesuvius—
Pompeii buried in ash…
autolycus
03-07-2007, 01:02 PM
Pompeii buried in ash
eagle-eyed thunderer mourns
another ash hole
Susan Sonnen
03-07-2007, 02:21 PM
Another ash hole
litters our valley of dreams,
our thoughts feed belief.
Virgil
03-07-2007, 02:28 PM
Pompeii buried in ash
eagle-eyed thunderer mourns
another ash hole
:lol: :lol: Excellent!
Our thoughts feed belief.
Sitting while the sun crosses
Helps order our plans.
Adolescent09
03-07-2007, 02:40 PM
helps order our plans,
to take out as perilous,
strike our enemies
Il Penseroso
03-07-2007, 03:34 PM
Strike our enemies,
matchheads that explode in rage
a conflagration.
Janine
03-08-2007, 03:37 AM
A conflagration,
Of firey spirits rage; now
Our wills hesitate.
ShoutGrace
03-08-2007, 04:48 AM
Our wills hesitate
At the edge of an ever
Growing chasm - trust.
Pendragon
03-08-2007, 09:54 AM
Growing chasm—trust,
When promises are broken,
And faith misplaced…
ktd222
03-08-2007, 11:46 AM
And faith misplaced...
your thoughts on me will grow out
curved...slanting downward
atiguhya padma
03-08-2007, 01:02 PM
Lunar Eclipse
Curved….. slanting downward
Surveying the crown, harvest
Russet, the moon drawn.
Janine
03-08-2007, 04:31 PM
Russet, the moon drawn,
Wheat waves in pungent breezes,
Shines in grain's sweet song.
Il Penseroso
03-08-2007, 06:35 PM
Shines in grain's sweet song
the flitting stalks shake like notes
played in city jazz.
Janine
03-08-2007, 10:19 PM
Played in city jazz,
Silken notes in smokey rooms;
Cigarettes smolder.
Adolescent09
03-08-2007, 10:31 PM
cigarettes smolder,
vestiges of bearded men,
when the smoke is gone
Adolescent09
03-08-2007, 10:34 PM
when the smoke is gone,
the green river alley clears,
bashful faces come
Adolescent09
03-08-2007, 10:35 PM
bashful faces come
in grandeur suits and dresses
bright as gourgeous sun
Janine
03-08-2007, 10:46 PM
Bright as gourgeous sun
She waits; luminosity
Shrouds her burmished hair.
Adolescent09
03-08-2007, 11:23 PM
Hi Janine! I haven't seen/spoken to you in a while.
Shrouds her burnished hair,
and tinges it with autumn,
turning soft and fair,
Janine
03-09-2007, 12:47 AM
Hi Adolescent, I have been in other threads probably. I pop in and out of Haiku - quite addicted to it. Nice Haiku, A. I did write something today in Recent Poem.
turning soft and fair,
eyes glowing with moonbeams; love
invites me closer.
Virgil
03-09-2007, 12:50 AM
Hi Adolescent, I have been in other threads probably. I pop in and out of Haiku - quite addicted to it. Nice Haiku, A. I did write something today in Recent Poem.
turning soft and fair,
eyes glowing with moonbeams; love
invites me closer.
Very nice Janine. :thumbs_up
Invites me closer
Only to spit in my face.
Hey bud, take this back.
Janine
03-09-2007, 01:51 AM
Thanks Virgil, and to think I almost revised it and changed my mind. Interesting line you left me with...
Hey bud, take this back
Tough luck, don't need your help;
Pride can stand alone.
Il Penseroso
03-09-2007, 03:38 AM
Pride can stand alone
and in the devil's fashion
strike a new discord.
Pendragon
03-09-2007, 10:54 AM
strike a new discord—
oh, for—may heaven help us!
can’t we get along?
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l108/AbsalomKane/Smilies/SpinningSmiley.gif
ktd222
03-09-2007, 12:06 PM
can’t we get along?
Those words will ring loudest when
there's no selfish us.
Janine
03-09-2007, 05:29 PM
There's no selfish us,
Within truly loving hearts,
We share life's bounty.
Adolescent09
03-09-2007, 05:53 PM
we share's life's bounty
hold it like intuition,
acting on impulse
Adolescent09
03-09-2007, 05:54 PM
acting on impulse,
on thoughts that are purely sweet,
and holding them close
Janine
03-09-2007, 06:38 PM
Hi Adolescent! Nice H.
And holding them close
These cherished memories; fine
Keepsakes reflect our past thoughts.
Adolescent09
03-09-2007, 06:57 PM
keepsakes reflect our past thouts
'till they dwindle out,
extinguished memories
Whifflingpin
03-09-2007, 07:08 PM
Extinguished memories
quick from fish, elephant slow.
So which live longest?
Janine
03-09-2007, 07:16 PM
So which live longest:
Memories incased in woe,
Or "joy", remembered?
Adolescent09
03-09-2007, 10:36 PM
or "joy" remembered,
long before its forgotten,
to be with us all
Janine
03-10-2007, 02:09 AM
to be with us all
all the moments we love best,
all times to cherish.
autolycus
03-10-2007, 02:55 AM
all times to cherish
old master buries his dead
in the library
Pendragon
03-10-2007, 10:24 AM
in the library,
just a poor imagination
stops grand adventure!
Susan Sonnen
03-10-2007, 11:28 AM
Stops grand adventure
in its tracks with no thought of
the boredom to come.
Adolescent09
03-10-2007, 01:36 PM
the boredom to come,
entering vacant slumber,
to get up, get out,
Adolescent09
03-10-2007, 01:37 PM
seek and encumber,
goals which lie on varied streets,
and breath victory
Susan Sonnen
03-10-2007, 03:03 PM
And breathe victory.
Willow branches lightly sway
across rebel guns.
Adolescent09
03-10-2007, 03:31 PM
across rebel guns,
emitting beam stretched fury,
rather than passion's love
...(I think I'm getting better at this :D)
Janine
03-10-2007, 05:33 PM
definitely you are - good work Adol - how do you like my new nickname for you? I see Pen calles you Dole like the pineapple.:lol:
Rather than passion's love,
Steadfast love lasts through seasons,
Grows stronger with time.
hockeychick8792
03-10-2007, 07:12 PM
Grows stronger with time
that it shall for me and you
For our love is true
Janine
03-10-2007, 07:42 PM
For our love is true,
But deception is not so;
Therefore be honest.
ktd222
03-11-2007, 02:32 AM
Therefore be honest
until honesty turns stale...
then be a fruit loop
Pendragon
03-11-2007, 09:23 AM
then be a fruit loop—
a feint of insanity—
covers hidden genius…
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l108/AbsalomKane/Smilies/hats03.gif
amuse
03-12-2007, 02:02 AM
covers hidden genius
simplicity worn with an
idiot's visage
ktd222
03-12-2007, 02:02 AM
covers hidden genius,
and prevents its surfacing
for this time of year.
ktd222
03-12-2007, 02:05 AM
Idiot's Visage -
was what I labelled my yacht,
sailing to Eden
Reccura
03-12-2007, 02:09 AM
Sailing to Eden
destroying humanity
the pirates succeeds.
______________________
alright. that was bad anyway, hihi.
ktd222
03-12-2007, 02:12 AM
Sailing to Eden
destroying humanity
the pirates succeeds.
______________________
alright. that was bad anyway, hihi.
:lol: That was hilarious...just because of the combination of Eden, and humanity, and pirates...at least I hoped you meant it to be funny.:blush:
Reccura
03-12-2007, 02:20 AM
:lol: That was hilarious...just because of the combination of Eden, and humanity, and pirates...at least I hoped you meant it to be funny.:blush:
I'm the worst poet there is!
Well, at least it made someone laugh, hahark. You're right: Eden, pirates, humanity... it doesn't mix.
ktd222
03-12-2007, 02:32 AM
I'm the worst poet there is!
Well, at least it made someone laugh, hahark. You're right: Eden, pirates, humanity... it doesn't mix.
No! It was a great haiku! Too many haikus expressing sad thoughts...your haiku was a delightful twist
Reccura
03-12-2007, 02:39 AM
No! It was a great haiku! Too many haikus expressing sad thoughts...your haiku was a delightful twist
Aw, thank you, ktd!
heres another one that might made you laugh then,
The pirates succeeds
they chased rainbows with guitars
their breaths smellled seaweeds.
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Are you encouraging me to make "haha" worthy haikus?
TwiztidKarma
03-12-2007, 03:57 AM
Their breaths smellled seaweeds,
They cometh from the water,
Death through'out the air' ,
atiguhya padma
03-12-2007, 06:18 AM
Death throughout the air,
Silent lands and snow-capped hearts
Nothing more can grow
Bluemauvey
03-12-2007, 09:50 AM
Nothing more can grow
The tumour is now removed
Happy tears, leaves fall
Pendragon
03-12-2007, 10:44 AM
Happy tears, leaves fall,
Down the trail lies my waterfall—
I call “Rivendell”…
vin1391
03-12-2007, 11:07 AM
I call "Rivendell"
Came upon Elrond the elf
Who remade the sword
Bluemauvey
03-12-2007, 11:13 AM
Who remade the sword
The remaker of the words
Plays with fire, recasts
atiguhya padma
03-12-2007, 12:01 PM
Plays with fire, recasts
Roles, after company hurt
In the inferno
autolycus
03-12-2007, 12:29 PM
in the inferno
at least was virgil to guide
here virtually none
amuse
03-12-2007, 09:04 PM
Last edited by ktd222 : Today at 02:03 AM. Reason: Arghhh! AMUSE!
:D gee, thanks! :p
you could have kept your haiku going, but thanks for using mine, because i really liked the name of your yacht! ;)
Unprodigy
03-12-2007, 09:59 PM
here virtually none
souls there in for the harvest
elsewhere one should go
ktd222
03-12-2007, 10:16 PM
elsewhere one should go
hunting for the swamp thing, cause
it is arid here
Riesa
03-12-2007, 10:21 PM
:D
It is arid here,
extra dry, no oasis
in this thirsty land
ktd222
03-12-2007, 10:23 PM
in this thirsty land
I have no water at all,
just some parch paper
:D
Unprodigy
03-12-2007, 10:38 PM
just some parch paper
stained with crimson sands of time
wasted on such whores
ktd222
03-12-2007, 10:47 PM
wasted on such whores...
no monies funded could fund
any lost feelings
Unprodigy
03-12-2007, 10:57 PM
any lost feelings
searching trails for their presence
lost track of the sent
ktd222
03-12-2007, 11:00 PM
lost track of the sent,
in a storm of snow flakes I
reach the familiar.
Unprodigy
03-12-2007, 11:11 PM
reach the familiar
I'v known this thin line before
seeps from the wound red
Susan Sonnen
03-12-2007, 11:45 PM
Seeps from the wound red,
this blood drawn by heartless knaves;
patient vultures wait.
vin1391
03-13-2007, 12:05 AM
Patient Vultures wait.
In the battle field so red
Amidst sooden qround.
Janine
03-13-2007, 02:02 AM
Amidst sodden ground,
The last grave was dug, then sunk
Into death's bossom.
Bluemauvey
03-13-2007, 05:17 AM
Into death's bosom
Like a door grown stone hinges
We, in glue eyed sleep
Susan Sonnen
03-13-2007, 08:58 AM
We, in glue-eyed sleep,
wander without noticing...
time slips through fingers.
Adolescent09
03-13-2007, 08:59 AM
time slips through fingers,
and out the rooster's feathers,
when it squawks at dawn.
Pendragon
03-13-2007, 09:54 AM
when it squawks at dawn,
I walk my final footsteps—
what an hour to die…
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l108/AbsalomKane/Smilies/Rooster.gif
Bluemauvey
03-13-2007, 10:37 AM
What an hour to die
What a dull undertaking
So many questions
vin1391
03-13-2007, 11:33 AM
So many questions
I want to ask the great king
But what should I ask?
ktd222
03-13-2007, 04:47 PM
But what should I ask,
being that I'm unsure about
my sexuality?
Riesa
03-13-2007, 05:14 PM
my sexuality
or yours, his, hers, theirs; we tend
to all fit someone.
Janine
03-14-2007, 02:05 AM
To all fit someone,
Base instincts pursue passions,
Attractions to self?
ktd222
03-14-2007, 02:17 AM
:wave: Janine
Attractions to self?
Nay. Attractions to something
resembling ourselves
Janine
03-14-2007, 02:25 AM
Resembling ourselves,
So we peer into a soul,
A mirror-like self.
Hi ktd222!:wave:
Going to shut computer down :crash: and go to bed! Nite all.
vin1391
03-14-2007, 04:01 AM
A mirror like self
Stared at me from the lake top
The boat floated on
autolycus
03-14-2007, 05:47 AM
the boat floated on
a transit of mercury
darkness or delight?
Bluemauvey
03-14-2007, 06:33 AM
"Darkness or delight
Mutually exclusive?"
Asked day, of the night.
Riesa
03-14-2007, 07:09 AM
asked day of the night,
why do you hide your starry
eyes and golden soul?
Bluemauvey
03-14-2007, 07:36 AM
Eyes and golden soul
Stevie Wonder drives away
In a London cab.
Dry_Snail
03-14-2007, 07:46 AM
In a London cab,
Virginia wrote me,
A letter waterlogged...
Virgil
03-14-2007, 08:20 AM
A letter waterlogged
from the tears of a sad girl.
Cheer up kid, here's gum.
Bluemauvey
03-14-2007, 08:21 AM
In a London cab,
Virginia wrote me,
A letter waterlogged...
Isn't that 5, 6 and 6?
I'm confused?
ktd222
03-14-2007, 08:36 AM
Cheer up kid, here's gum
laced with dirt flavor. Hope it's
as good as I feel.
Bluemauvey
03-14-2007, 08:39 AM
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Pendragon
03-14-2007, 09:07 AM
as good as I feel,
pass me my old guitar, lads
I feel like a song…
Bluemauvey
03-14-2007, 11:44 AM
I feel like a song
Rushing from the gaping mouth
Of a volcano
autolycus
03-14-2007, 12:24 PM
of a volcano
old poets were never wrong
breughel's icarus (http://faculty.smu.edu/tmayo/icarus.jpg)
Janine
03-14-2007, 03:24 PM
Breughel's Icarus
Now music by Vangelis,
Creative souls all.
ktd222
03-14-2007, 03:41 PM
Creative souls all.
one by one each dropt out from
the constellation
Janine
03-14-2007, 05:31 PM
The constellation,
Ever brilliant, changing moods;
One star stands alone.
Bluemauvey
03-14-2007, 06:36 PM
One star stands alone
On a shelf, behind a book
Titled 'Never dids'.
ktd222
03-14-2007, 07:02 PM
Titled 'Never dids'.
Which seem to contradict the
fact that "one star stands..."
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