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[Janine]

All of the Haiku's since mine have been lovely. Hi Kiz and Ktd222!

that so beholds me
each time in it's hypnotic
grasp and seduction.

[ktd222]

grasp and seduction
and unrobed, a vast black with a
spinning, golden jewel

[Janine]

spinning, golden jewel
lay between her ivory breasts;
amulet of love.

[ktd222]

amulet of love
saved for when this world loses
its love for living

[Bebbin]

Its love for living
Has slowly disappeared, gone
Now replaced by hate

[Pensive]

Now replaced by hate
This love vanished like anything
What have we got now?

[Riesa]

What have we got now?
Aloe for sunburn. but
this beach has no shade.

[Uncle Lar]

This beach has no shade,
therefore, I will run in the
Sun and enjoy life!

[Pendragon]

Sun and enjoy life—
Professional tanner now—
And I know toasted!

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[Il Penseroso]

And I know toasted,
racked by flame-hot filament,
spread with cooling jam.

[AdoreroDio]

Hmmm..I'm not quite sure
What this hand should be writing
I have writers block

[Uncle Lar]

I have writer's block
due to stress, yet I'm sure it
won't last forever.

[AdoreroDio]

won't last forever
this feeling of loneliness
that permeates me

[Janine]

that permeates me -
that sick fear I had before;
dreams to blackened moons.

[ktd222]

dreams to blackened moons
and sticky still air, Ted thought
the moon of Betty

[Adolescent09]

the moon of betty
slashing milk swirls on my cheek,
and chalking marble

[Il Penseroso]

Mine got skipped. I'm sad.

the moon of Betty
wan poised until approaching
Earth's kiss, growing red.


too slow.

and chalking marble,
smooth finger traces in dust
as stone skin crawls not.

[Adolescent09]

as stone skin crawls not,
sun sets intoxicated
death while waves spew black

[Il Penseroso]

death while waves spew black
smoke reflected skies, singed clouds
crawl oil covered.

[Janine]

crawl oil covered,
gutters ousing with blue rain,
Slick swirls, luminous.

[zanna]

slick swirls, luminous
light flickers from the candles
and glances smolder.

[ktd222]

and glances smolder
like little flames flickering
fancies to tame life

[atiguhya padma]

Fancies to tame life
Consumerism sedates
Death to the living

[ktd222]

Death to the living.
One more certainty: taxes.
So death and taxes

[Pendragon]

So death and taxes—
Inevitable Duo—
Lurk behind us all…

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[Uncle Lar]

Lurk behind us all,
Death and Darkness, yet the Light
will overcome you.

[atiguhya padma]

Will overcome you
Dissolving skin in sunshine,
Masticating bone.

[Pendragon]

Masticating bone,
Slavering bloodstained jowls drip—
Werewolves high feast night…

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l108/AbsalomKane/Wolfman.gif

[Uncle Lar]

Werewolves' high feast night
tonight; a lot of blood will
be dripping, all right.

[Whifflingpin]

Be dripping all right,
My lover? We'm butterless,
But toast wun be dry.

[littlewing53]

but toast wun be dry
strawberry jam delightful
tho' honey is good

[Adolescent09]

th' honey is good,
maple sticking to warm buds,
melting hot and smooth,

satiating drought,
on a humor ride of ingest,
spiraling my throat

[Il Penseroso]

spiraling my throat,
clinched syllables gaze unheard
squeezed by my unrest.

[ktd222]

squeezed by my unrest
the ketchup packet bursted all
on these jeans of mine

[atiguhya padma]

On these jeans of mine
Reminiscent fragrance
We worshipped Spring grass

[Jennylc]

We worshipped spring grass
while countless millions suffered
an eternal bloody winter

[Pendragon]

Eternal winter,
Nifelheim iciness—
Colder than Grim Death…

Colder than Grim Death,
The One True Equalizer,
Cut down like the grain…

Cut down like the grain,
The Reaper’s bloody harvest
Souls bound—heaven or hell…

Souls bound—heaven or hell—
Does either truly exist?
We will know in time…

We will know in time,
Perhaps when too late recall,
What is done is done…

[littlewing53]

what is done is done
yet the sun rises again
as the eagle soars

[Uncle Lar]

As the eagle soars
high in the sky, its prey seeks
shelter from attack.

[Jennylc]

Shelter from attack
as a logical strategy
to stay alive and dreaming

[Whifflingpin]

Alive and dreaming
I see the bleeding corpses
That died for my dreams

[twaugh]

This is an awesome site! what an awesome idea to have a continuous haiku!


That died for my dreams,
which I wish would disappear,
into the shadows



:D first post for me

[healthyalt]

Into the shadows
hiding from the dark within
keeping watch without

[Pendragon]

keeping watch without—
raining black feathers earthward—
raven silently mourns…


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[healthyalt]

Raven silently mourns
black as night sky thunder clouds
crying tears of rain

[ShoutGrace]

Crying tears of rain,
Jupiter looks over the
Desolate landscape.

[RobinHood3000]

Desolate landscape
Binary suns now sunken
Tatooine twilight

[Pendragon]

Tatooine twilight—
Skywalker becomes Vader—
In heart, not yet form

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l108/AbsalomKane/Smilies/Sabers.gif

[motherhubbard]

In heart, not yet form
I am a woman divine
When will I blossom?

[Jolly McJollyso]

In heart, not yet form
I am a woman divine
When will I blossom?

When will I blossom?
Winter is coming so soon;
it's always coming.

[motherhubbard]

It’s always coming
Death is closer than you think
Recon with thy faith

[ShoutGrace]

Reckon with thy faith -
Conciliate this cheerless,
Dark and deadly space.

[motherhubbard]

Dark and deadly space
This place is really creepy
I want to go home

[Jolly McJollyso]

Dark and deadly space
This place is really creepy
I want to go home

I want to go home
To disintegrate--nothing
will be left of me.

[healthyalt]

Will be left of me
the question I ask of you
is what after all

[motherhubbard]

Is what after all
Does it amount to something
The effort I made

[Uncle Lar]

The effort I made
to do the right thing in the
right way all the time.

[motherhubbard]

Right way all the time
Continually go right
You’ve made a circle

[ShoutGrace]

You've made a circle -
Put your right foot in, and then
Boogeying results.

[motherhubbard]

Boogeying results
Are what I see when you shake
That money maker

[Pendragon]

That money-maker—
pyramid scheme init?
Certainly illegal…

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l108/AbsalomKane/Nun.gif

[Uncle Lar]

Mainly illegal,
but very profitable;
clever Criminals!

[motherhubbard]

Clever criminals
I have known many you see
How many know me

[Uncle Lar]

How many know me
as I really am, not as
the world perceives me?

[motherhubbard]

The world perceives me
But only my appearance
Who am I really?

[Uncle Lar]

Who am I really
but just another person
in the Universe?

[motherhubbard]

In the universe
You’ll find dreams and adventures
Possibilities

[healthyalt]

Possibilities
neverending universe
just keep believing

[ktd222]

just keep believing
that Humpty Dumpty will stay
whole, to be boiled live

[healthyalt]

Whole, to be boiled live
hell of one's reality
dream a little more

[Susan Sonnen]

Dream a little more,
then act upon your passions...
like blossomed flowers!

[Pendragon]

like blossomed flowers,
fireworks bloom overhead tonight—
celebrate the Fourth!

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l108/AbsalomKane/Fireworks.gif

[Uncle Lar]

Like blossomed flowers,
all should ripen as well as
enlighten others.

[Il Penseroso]

enlighten others,
draw crowds like flickering bulbs
magnetize doomed moths.

[Weeping Willow]

magnetize doomed moths
Torture is my way of life
Sadomasochist

[littlewing53]

sadomasochist
ouch that hurts i like it
give me more of that

[Pendragon]

Give me more of that,
what was it called: Haggis?
Not half bad, me Laird!

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[motherhubbard]

Not half bad, me Laird!
Squeeze that bag of pipes again
Do they need tuning?

Or

Not half bad, me Laird!
The smell of earth fills my soul
Land that reaches sky

[Il Penseroso]

Land that reaches sky,
rocket wisps that trail terror
as man-made thunder.

(since everone else is doing it)

as man-made thunder
cleaves unholy sinners' seats,
chairs collapse with groans.

chairs collapse with groans,
iron-thought sages in grass
pretzel legs and mulch.

pretzel legs and mulch
with number minds the tickling
of nature's frayed thread.

[ktd222]

of nature's frayed thread
I edited; now nature
read like "daerht deyarf"

[Jolly McJollyso]

of nature's frayed thread
I edited; now nature
read like "daerht deyarf"

Read like "daerht deyarf."
Are you done reading like that?
You're reading sdrawkcab!

[healthyalt]

You're reading sdrawkcab
now take time to draw back
the breath in your lungs

[atiguhya padma]

The breath in your lungs
The blood in your veins, like life,
Struggling to be free

[healthyalt]

Struggling to be free
I just want to be myself
singing in the breeze

[Uncle Lar]

Singing in the breeze
without a care in the world;
oh, what happiness!

[ktd222]

oh, what happiness!
it is to murder your dreams
and to live on air

[Pendragon]

and to live on air,
would be simple yet tasteless—
I savor my food...

[Janine]

I savor my food...
Humm, I shall go prepare some;
Substantial repast.

[ktd222]

Substantial repast
for the elephant that is
in waiting to mate

[Il Penseroso]

in waiting to mate
feeltip fingers probe the sky
bent arthritis archs.

[Reccura]

bent arthritis archs
my face sag with memories
I lift my knee up..
_____________

I could relate with the arthritis, (hello, Il Penseroso) as I quite have that.. :p

[atiguhya padma]

I lift my knee up
Pedal willingly follows
Downhill all the way

[healthyalt]

Downhill all the way
but knowing I'll reach bottom
there's so much to learn

[atiguhya padma]

There's so much to learn,
So many galaxies, atoms,
Nations, voices, me.

[healthyalt]

Nations, voices, me
one and many but the same;
universe - one verse

[Pendragon]

universe—one verse—
complicated infinite—
pieces of puzzle…

pieces of puzzle,
seemingly randomly scattered—
is there no order?

is there no order,
just rolling dice—taking chances,
on everything we know?

on everything we know,
history, science, religion—
rolling of the dice…

rolling of the dice,
hey, seven come eleven—
someone’s hand tosses them…

someone’s hand tosses them,
even chance requires assistance—
who made this dice toss?

[Uncle Lar]

Who made this dice toss
I should have made for myself
in real Victory?

[motherhubbard]

Who made this dice toss
I should have made for myself
in real Victory?


In real victory
Inhaling the summit air
I did it myself

[Uncle Lar]

I did it myself
and succeeded through the real
Soul of Wit wisely!

:thumbs_up

"Brevity is the soul of wit."
(HAMLET, by William Shakespeare)

[Whifflingpin]

Soul of Wit wisely
Remained silent while all the
Foolish ones babbled.

[littlewing53]

soul of wit wisely
words effortlessly moving
short sweet to the point

[littlewing53]

whiff...sorry...you beat me..but interesting reflection of our two interpretations...

[motherhubbard]

short sweet to the point
Are my instructions to you
Just do what I say

[Pensive]

Just do what I say
Go and buy Lord of the Rings
Enjoy Bilbo's songs!

[Pendragon]

Enjoy Bilbo's songs,
Like The Road Goes Ever, Ever On,
And slay that dragon…

[Uncle Lar]

And slay that Dragon,
Fafnir, who guards his Gold; bathe
in his Blood and shine!

[littlewing53]

in his blood and shine
he did well to perform
but yet he breathes not

[Uncle Lar]

But yet he breathes not,
as his blood spills fluidly
from his major wounds.

[healthyalt]

From his major wounds
his knees give way, his breath short
his words are his last

[Pendragon]

his words are his last—
and words last beyond those whom
have said them—deathless

[atiguhya padma]

Have said them - deathless,
Eternal, infinite be
Those words, though lifeless.

[Il Penseroso]

Very nice atiguhya.

Those words, though lifeless,
Doric enclaves wrought with pen,
shelter emotions.

[atiguhya padma]

Shelter emotions
Weathery feelings windswept
Through the comfort zone

Thanks IP.

[Bebbin]

Through the comfort zone
A cloudless sky looms above
The road unforeseen

[Reccura]

The road unforeseen
I crawl beneathe my bed, ha.
to see my doll.
___________________

Uncle Pen: Your picture lookes so... So uncle-y. :p

[Pendragon]

to see my doll walk,
I will have portrait painted
by my own Artist...

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l108/AbsalomKane/Artist.gif

__________________________________________________ ___________
Thank you...My Artist, Uncle Pen

[Pensive]

By my own artist
I have been thrown over thorns
No pity He has!

[Il Penseroso]

No pity He has,
that damns flightless birds to walk
wings folded aside.

[Il Penseroso]

wings folded aside
neon glow in nature's robe
tropic spectacle.

[Aunty-lion]

tropic spectacle
though icy eyes behold it
a lukewarm result

[ktd222]

a lukewarm result
is what one will get for peeing
in the bathroom tub

[Pendragon]

in the bathroom tub,
sit and blow bubbles quietly—
relax and enjoy!

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l108/AbsalomKane/BubbleBath.gif

[Uncle Lar]

Relax, and enjoy
all Life has to offer you
intelligently!

[samercury]

Intelligently!
Reading concealed signs on mats
"Down for maintenance"

[Aunty-lion]

"Down for maintenance"
his reply left me depressed
what should I do now?

[Reccura]

to see my doll walk,
I will have portrait painted
by my own Artist...

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l108/AbsalomKane/Artist.gif

__________________________________________________ ___________
Thank you...My Artist, Uncle Pen

Awwww!!! :p That was so nice!!! No one ever said that to me except my sisters... thank you, Uncle Pen!! :p

Haiku entry -

What should I do now?
I've been cruel to myself
let me cry alone...
_____________________

But I'm not sad, okay? I'm not the weepy type... :p

[Aunty-lion]

let me cry alone
let me laugh at my own faults
let me live, die, think

[ktd222]

let me live, die, think
about why I can't see death...
just the buzzes...buzz

[littlewing53]

just the buzzes...buzz
thoughtless meaningless heartless
painless joyless life

[Uncle Lar]

Painless, joyless, Life,
please turn around for the good
of everyone, now.

[Pendragon]

of everyone, now,
I try to think the best thoughts—
I ,stranger to some…

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l108/AbsalomKane/Smilies/Bond.gif

[ktd222]

I ,stranger to some
humans...but love! I love thee
more each passing day

[Virgil]

More each passing day
I feel the sadness of time.
Every river ends.

[the silent x]

every river ends
lost into a deep blue sea
true conformity

[Aunty-lion]

true conformity
melding to you in all ways
we are two as one

[Uncle Lar]

We are two as one
joined together to create
a stronger Union.

[Pendragon]

a stronger Union—
but the North and South split,
bloody wars engaged…

bloody wars engaged—
brother against brother now—
the grass turns crimson…

the grass turns crimson—
Antienam, Bullrun, Vicksberg, others
the dead fall like rain

the dead fall like rain
at smoke shrouded Gettysburg—
leaving behind ghosts…

leaving behind ghosts,
revenants of battles past—
haunting us forever…


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[Pensive]

Haunting us forever
Nightmares we tried to break from
We need pleasant dreams!

[Uncle Lar]

We need pleasant dreams
to help us envision a
better tomorrow!

[littlewing53]

better tomorrow
behold with every first light
taste the sweetened dream

[Uncle Lar]

Taste the sweetened Dream
of Peace, and help it become
a Reality.

[samercury]

A Reality.
Trapped in neverending sleep-
Imaginary

[Uncle Lar]

Imaginary
at first, then Reality;
Victory arrives!

[ktd222]

Victory arrives
with big bare feet, just like the
time I ate bear claws

[samercury]

o__o

Time I ate bear claws
Dipped and dunked in ginger tea
Oh my! what a feast

[AdoreroDio]

Oh my! What a feast
The aroma of the food
overwhelming me

[samercury]

Overwhelming me
Swirling, twirling, falling- crash
Say hello to life

[AdoreroDio]

Say hello to life;
good bye to physical death
now live life fully

[Aunty-lion]

Now live life fully,
halfway, somewhat, possibly,
not at all for me.

[kiz_paws]

Not at all for me
this fast and furious life
I need to slow down

[ktd222]

I need to slow down
and have some bacon fat to
clean my inners out

[Pendragon]

clean my inners out--
how did I end on a cold
autopsy table?

[Uncle Lar]

Autopsy Table?
How did I end up here? God,
please help me change things!

[browneyedbailey]

:banana:
Please help me change things!
I really think it's crazy!
Life in disorder!:brickwall

[samercury]

Life in disorder!
Chaos on his barbed throne
Looking down on peace

[browneyedbailey]

looking down on peace
I see a beautiful peace
of my land below

[motherhubbard]

Of my land below
Lovely green and rolling, yet
My home is above

[samercury]

Of my land below
Through which we all hear the cry
"The kids are alright"

[zanna]

the kids are alright,
and i'm gonna miss a few
lots, but life goes on.

[Aunty-lion]

lots, but life goes on.
Slowly, quickly, threateningly,
on on on on on.....

[ejarg7]

on on on on on...
there is no end, oh save me!
save me from myself...

[Bebbin]

Save me from myself
Now before all hell breaks loose
Engulfed in sadness

[ktd222]

Engulfed in sadness,
I pull a klinex out and
wipe on happiness

[Uncle Lar]

Wipe on happiness
over all wounds and pain as
a means for healing.

[littlewing53]

a means of healing
cheers on the fragmented heart
life is everything

[Uncle Lar]

Life is everything
you want it to be, therefore,
make the best of it!

[Virgil]

Make the best of it.
Crows feet look distiguished.
Grey hair is sexy.

[motherhubbard]

Grey hair is sexy
But not as much as baldness
I love a soft head!

[samercury]

I love a soft head!
-Especially fun to break
Precious little doll

[Il Penseroso]

Precious little doll,
pneumatic children's cushion
let room hold silence.

[ktd222]

let room hold silence
while the surgeons prepare for
a mastectomy

[atiguhya padma]

A mastectomy
Needful break in symmetry
War-scarred painfully

[Pendragon]

War-scarred, painfully
The land begins to recover—
But will the people?

[ktd222]

But will the people
eat cake? That is the question
people hold most dear.

[Bii]

people hold most dear
things, both strange and wonderful,
things unknowable

[samercury]

Things unknowable
Intangible, flighty thoughts
Destroy everything

[motherhubbard]

Destroy everything?
You’re crazy. Recycle it
Care for our planet.

[JBI]

Care for our planet?
What should I even worry for
When I will die soon.

[Il Penseroso]

when i will die - soon
say the lackluster birdsongs
chirping in the night.

[Janine]

chirping in the night,
frantically, lost baby bird,
cries for mother love.

[Virgil]

Grey hair is sexy
But not as much as baldness
I love a soft head!

:lol: :lol: That was really good!


Cries for mother love
While milking on the soft breast.
Mother's voice is sweet.

[Aunty-lion]

Mother's voice is sweet
Aunty listens quietly
Brother eats it up

[Pendragon]

Brother eats it up
When Mother complements us,
Dang little lap dog...



Here's to you, Mother H! http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l108/AbsalomKane/Baldy.gif

[Uncle Lar]

Dang little lap dog,
don't pee on me; instead, learn
to be a good dog!

[motherhubbard]

To be a good dog
You have to do your business
Outside of the yard

[flory]

I have recently started to write Haiku.....I wrote this one while in New Hampshire for the last two weeks, at my daughter's home on Lake Horace in
Weare........

Ice is on water
Sun makes the day hot
Ice gone, water moves


Tell me what you think, please

[Uncle Lar]

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

Nice haiku, flory!
Please be sure to follow the
above-mentioned rules.

For free-form Haiku,
please feel free to post at "All
Haikus are Welcome."

:thumbs_up

Sincerely,

Uncle Lar

[Uncle Lar]

Outside of the yard,
I see a new neighbor with
his dog; friend or foe?

[motherhubbard]

His dog, friend or foe?
I’m a little scared to check
Should I try to pet?

[Uncle Lar]

Should I try to pet
this newfound, furry friend, or
play it safe and leave?
:idea:

[motherhubbard]

Play it safe and leave
Who wants you here anyway
No, really, please stay

[Uncle Lar]

No, really, please stay.
Oh, please, do not go away.
I am here to play.

[littlewing53]

i am here to play
a fun game that takes some thought
to stay and think a lot

[Uncle Lar]

To stay and think a
lot requires a great deal
of effort these days!

[Riesa]

of effort these days
I relinquish all attempt;
let the rain haiku.

[Uncle Lar]

Let the rain haiku
its thoughts over all around
and beyond today.

[motherhubbard]

And beyond today
What else is promised to me
Nothing is certain

[Uncle Lar]

Nothing is certain.
Tomorrow may never come.
Seize the Day Today!

[samercury]

Seize the Day Today!
Wave a flag and touch the sky...
Forget about it

[kiz_paws]

More each passing day
I feel the sadness of time.
Every river ends.

Virgil, that was incredible :thumbs_up

Forget about it
Let your visions transport you
To a fresh new muse

[samercury]

To a fresh new muse
In search of inspiration
Never to be found

[Aunty-lion]

Never to be found
why eat why sleep why exist
in an open box

[motherhubbard]

In an open box
You will find no surprises
Where is the suspense?

[kiz_paws]

Where is the suspense
in the shrouded mystery
that we know as life

[Bebbin]

That we know as life
it's made men bow at their feet,
suffer, yet endure

[healthyalt]

Suffer yet endure
the triumph after the pain
is our true trophy

[Pendragon]

is our true trophy
remembrances after death—
roses when we are gone?

[Uncle Lar]

Roses when we are
gone; lush forests when we are
here in good welfare.

[littlewing53]

here in good welfare
the morning stars burn brightly
forever shining

[kiz_paws]

Forever shining
dreams fill the eyes of the young
execute your plans

[NickAdams]

Execute your plans:
deliver to the gallows,
thoughts in a basket.

[Uncle Lar]

Thoughts in a basket,
all in random order; how
should they manifest?

[vhaney]

thoughts in a basket
wondering why they are there
peer over the wall

[samercury]

Peer over the wall
Who knows what you will see there?
Beware of spiders

[NickAdams]

Beware of spiders
In an attic neglected
Or, in a bed shared.

[Uncle Lar]

Or, in a bed shared
with your loved one, learn to share
the warmth and sleep well.

[littlewing53]

the warmth and sleep well
the candle burns without end
shadows kept at bay

[NickAdams]

Shadows kept at bay,
as the voyage of an end-
less night shall persuade.

[littlewing53]

less night shall persuade
the tumbling waves of water
cascading over

[vhaney]

cascading over
that is what it is doing
while the river runs

[Uncle Lar]

While the river
Runs with clear, flowing water,
I wonder with glee.

[Aunty-lion]

I wonder with glee
somewhere rivers are rolling
somewhere you are too

[kiz_paws]

Somewhere you are too
we are all in search of it
since the Beginning

[healthyalt]

Since the beginning
before time remembers me
I live forever

[atiguhya padma]

I live forever
When you see your reflection
In my hungry eyes

[vhaney]

In my hungry eyes
I see the world suffer and
Love in the morning

[NickAdams]

Love in the morning.
O! Impermanent morning.
With day comes your end.

[Uncle Lar]

With Day comes your End,
With Night comes your Beginning;
Nocturnal Demons.

[Pendragon]

With day comes your end,
Dawn signals the hangman time,
Short drop and quick stop…


Nocturnal Demons,
Sitting atop my ribcage--
Dark Rider rides tonight...


(Seems Uncle Lar and I both edited!)

[Uncle Lar]

Short drop and quick stop,
I need to take a break and
get some needed rest!

[Pendragon]

get some needed rest,
dreadful daemons off my chest--
Dark Rider rides tonight...

[NickAdams]

Dark Rider, rides to--
Everlasting odyssey,
Immortality!

Get some needed rest.
Merry gentlemen.
For tonight we die!

I answered both. You guys provided two good first lines.

[vhaney]

Immortality
The hope of our living on
Where from death we rise

[NickAdams]

Where from death we rise,
the Shaman is familiar.
Blind life of stranger.

[vhaney]

Blind life of stranger
moments have I witnessed here
But to each his own

[NickAdams]

But to each his own,
take from another what each
owes undivided.

[vhaney]

owes undivided,
the heart and soul of a man,
act of creation

[kiz_paws]

act of creation
daily life full of humor
the gods are watching

[NickAdams]

The gods are watching
Prometheus. Treachery
is hot in his hand.

[Uncle Lar]

The Gods are watching
Over All and Everything;
What are you doing?

[Uncle Lar]

Is hot in his Hand
The Iron which burns fiercely;
What hath the Man wrought?

[kiz_paws]

What hath the Man wrought
the ends to cover the means
in the upward quest

[Uncle Lar]

In the upward Quest
For Freedom from the Darkness,
The Frog climbs the Well.

[motherhubbard]

The frog climbs the well
well water is rather good
drink my friend, it's free

[littlewing53]

drink my friend its free
living water thirst no more
to those who thirst drink

[Uncle Lar]

To those who thirst, drink
To your heart's content; cherish
The sweet elixir.

[vhaney]

The sweet elixir
that is the hemlock of love,
the thing I desire.

[littlewing53]

the thing i desire
the elusive dream i crave
is a wisp of smoke

[Uncle Lar]

Is a wisp of smoke
Harmless by itself, or is
The cloud so harmful?

[littlewing53]

the clouds so harmful?
still windless days go nowhere
the thoughts in my heart