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[Il Penseroso]

humanity blooms
cascading over fallen
leaves, deadstick litter.

[Janine]

leaves, deadstick litter,
winter's impending decay;
brilliance preceeds death.

[Il Penseroso]

brilliance precedes death,
moths with silken spasmic wing
flutter to the grave.

[Riesa]

swimming lazily
funnelled in blue, swirling to
where seashell sounds rest.


I ****ing love this IP...oops for the foul language :eek:

flutter to the grave
those mountains hollering OM
oh! it has been done

[symphony]

Oh! It has been done!
World is finally serene!
My dream! O my dream!

[Pensive]

My dream! O my dream!
Every night I see you die
Contrary to my hopes.

[Uncle Lar]

Contrary to my
Hopes and dreams, I'll never be
A good Director.

[symphony]

A good director,
actors moving like puppets--
Dreams of hollywood.

[_JadeRain_]

Dreams of Hollywood
Many try but few succeed
Goodbye Norma Jean

[littlewing53]

goodby norma jean
so tender did you know well
life lived in moments

[atiguhya padma]

Life lived in moments,
Died in seconds, memories
Lonely snapshots, stills.

[CaptureLife]

Lonely snapshots, stills
haunting pages of albums,
gone and forgotten

[_JadeRain_]

Gone and forgotten
A headstone with no flowers
Ten years since his death

[Il Penseroso]

Holy crap Riesa's got a potty mouth! but thank you, I appreciate it.

Ten years since his death,
flowers still slowly nip air
and seasons wheel by.

[_JadeRain_]

And seasons wheel by
Flys one year - still another
Time persists onward

[Il Penseroso]

Time persists onward,
wizening cracks of Trojan walls
like Helen's white face.

[_JadeRain_]

Like Helen's white face
Alone launched a thousand ships
She is that lovely

[symphony]

She is that lovely,
Rosy lips and snowy face—
Missing were the wings.

[_JadeRain_]

Missing were the wings
Angles forgotten by God
Dust covered halos

[Bebbin]

Dust covered halos
Where has the innocence gone?
The heavens sheds tears.

[atiguhya padma]

The heavens shed tears
Tiny parachutes gently
Falling through the air

[Pendragon]

falling through the air,
floating away on breezes,
snowflakes disappear...

[autolycus]

snowflakes disappear
white essence essays revenge
cornflakes are dissolved

[CaptureLife]

cornflakes are dissolved
into a milky abyss.
I guess I'll have toast

[Bebbin]

I guess I'll have toast--
mankind's greatest invention
But where's the butter?!

[GrayFoxDown]

But where's the butter?!
to spread a modest refrain
and bid the sunrise...

[Riesa]

o' IP it's not like you didn't know about my potty mouth. :p


and bid the sunrise
hidden inside gray pockets
of morning hello

[Pendragon]

of morning hello,
you only receive grumbles—
not morning person!

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

[_JadeRain_]

Not morning person!
Just a creature of the night
Like a vampire

[ktd222]

Like a vampire,
I always bite in fits of
passion close to you

[Il Penseroso]

True. but still sounds funny, I suppose since I'm used to sterile forum talk most frequently. Nice haiku by the way.


Ok I'm stumped. Have at it.

[ktd222]

ok, ill change it.

passion close to you...
five minutes later I'm done.
Let's not cuddle. Please!!!

[Riesa]

thanks, IP...and it's true about the sterility. :( my laptop broke, with my list of 'favorites' so I've not been able to access the less than sterile forums lately.

Let's not cuddle, please.
leave the sap to the maples,
to sun with wax wings.

[autolycus]

to sun with wax wings
daedalian invention failed
to see the wax fruit

[symphony]

To sun with wax wings
She flew, never to return;
But oh cruel fate!

[symphony]

oops! erm okay....

To see the wax fruit
Lit like candles, Forest God
Pan danced with angels.

[autolycus]

pan danced with angels
the perfection of soufflé
arrogant sugar

[symphony]

Arrogant sugar
When mixed with nice hot chilli
Makes an irony.

[autolycus]

makes an irony
steely sarcasm burnished
ah! a silver tongue

[symphony]

Ah! a silver tongue
Slashing the world into half;
Mind the swords of words.

[Pendragon]

mind the sword of words—
fang-edged double danger—
cuts going, coming…

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

[ktd222]

cuts going, coming,
going, coming, going...just
go alright, ok

[symphony]

go alright, ok
begone forever! ever,
ever and ever!

[autolycus]

ever and ever
effortlessly leverage
fever of our times

[symphony]

fever of our times,
shuddering ages go by,
soon it's time's threshold.

[autolycus]

soon it's time's threshold
the moment that sleeps awake
before the first beer

[symphony]

before the first beer
the morning sun appeared
innocence cheered

[Pendragon]

innocence cheered,
at today’s graduation—
my son becomes man…

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l108/AbsalomKane/Smilies/Graduate1.gif

[Pensive]

My son becomes man
I can't bring back yester-years
When he was little

[ktd222]

When he was little
the world was large. Now the world
can't contain his heart

[symphony]

Cant contain his heart
'Tis too heavy a burthen
And the mind too frail.

[autolycus]

and the mind too frail
unburdens at the gallop
the racing thoughts stilled

[dramasnot6]

The racing thoughts stilled
Pulsing as a minds mare, 'till
He triggered it down

[symphony]

He triggered it down
The pain beyond endurance
The world turned crimson

[Pensive]

The world turned crimson
She cancelled plan of leaving
This good, coloured world!

[symphony]

the good, coloured world
is too much for my frail quill
to put into words

[Pensive]

To put into words
Some things are not that easy
We fear the very them

[autolycus]

fear the very them
a veil of thunder blossoms
love the very us

[symphony]

love the very us
love this very piece of pie
love the blue crocus.

[Il Penseroso]

love the blue crocus,
pitied mouth of aborted
streams in mountain glens.

[dramasnot6]

Streams in mountain glens
Bathe upon the dreaming earth
Oh serenity

[autolycus]

oh serenity
night and nightmare held at bay
by a firefly

[Pendragon]

by a firefly spark,
campfire alight, guitar strums
sings about "Cold Light"

Here we pronouce firefly with only two syllables!

[Haven]

sings about "Cold Light"
velvet sky shot through with stars
diamonds of the night

[kilted exile]

Diamonds of the night
Lucy playing in the sky
Lysergic Acid

[CaptureLife]

Lysergic acid
was the hippie 'fix' of the
mid 1960s

[CaptureLife]

Wait... this one is better!

Lysergic acid?
Girls with kaleidoscope eyes
won't live forever.

[littlewing53]

won't live forever
haight-ashbury changed it's tune
janis joplin died

[Janine]

janis joplin died,
she shines in eternal songs,
Death claims no glory.

[quasimodo1]

jimi and janice drained by an audience the owl called them

[Unbeliever]

Death claims no glory,
But life sings eternally;
Sing loudly and strong.

[Il Penseroso]

sing loudly and strong
bend notes around curling walls,
let no ear straighten.

[Haven]

let no ear straighten
until the last chord is struck
Silence flows loudly

[Pendragon]

silence flows loudly,
a horrible, unearthly groan--
hear utter silence

[autolycus]

hear utter silence
black bear at the riverbank
hear otter silence

[littlewing53]

hear otter silence
that speaks a language unheard
underwater sounds

[symphony]

underwater sounds
breathless me, low breathing waves
watch seahorses dance

[Bii]

watch seahorses dance
through underwater forests
gripping each other

[Unbeliever]

Gripping each other,
We hungrily love 'til dawn,
Sweating profusely.

[littlewing53]

sweating profusely
the desert claims another
a thirst without end

[Susan Sonnen]

A thirst without end,
Homelessness wanders our streets
hoping to be quenched.

[ejarg7]

Hoping to be quenched
The eternal thirst within
till it breathes no more

[ktd222]

till it breathes no more
I will smother it with my
grandmother kisses

[Haven]

grandmother kisses
to comfort baby crying
tears are kissed away

[Pendragon]

tears are kissed away,
broken heart mending nicely
the healing now begins...

[atiguhya padma]

Healing now begins
That old preachers process of
Leeching the life blood

[littlewing53]

leeching the life blood
is but a lifeless old process
tipping one heartless

[autolycus]

tipping one heartless
serves not he who stands and waits
rather ten percent

[symphony]

rather ten percent
of whatever's left of me
soused in warmth and charmth

[Susan Sonnen]

Soused in warmth and charm,
bed and breakfast offers offers peace
not easily found.

[CaptureLife]

not easily found
that dusty treasure on the
very top bookshelf

[Susan Sonnen]

very top bookshelf -
ancestral dreams safely kept
intact and treasured~

[atiguhya padma]

Intact and treasured,
That sexy impurity
Heartfelt desire

[autolycus]

heartfelt desire
surrounded by dark intent
praline excellence

[ktd222]

praline excellence -
and add butterscotch - extra
credit goes to you

[Pendragon]

credit goes to you
for pointing out men's failures--
can you see any good?

[symphony]

can you see any
good in massacring this world?
they call it progress!

[CaptureLife]

They call it progress!
Harmful gases abounding
Till no more ozone!

[littlewing53]

till no moe ozone
a hue of blue faintly seen
breathing without air

[Il Penseroso]

breathing without air
gills suction encrusted slime
and flap burning pain.

[Bebbin]

And flap burning pain
It overcomes the masses
To be numb again

[J A S M I N E S]

To be numb again
open the light hole
may be the darkness leave my soul

[autolycus]

darkness leave my soul
the oil of blessing in it
make a puff pastry

[Haven]

make a puff pastry
with butter, milk, flour and yeast
Food for the soul, yes?

[littlewing53]

food for the soul yes
with the early morning dawn
yesterday is past

[CaptureLife]

Yesterday is past,
Tomorrow has not yet come,
Today is our time!

[kiz_paws]

Today is our time!
let us break bread together --
and catch up on news.

[ktd222]

and catch up on news...
Lead story: People switching
places with their pets.

[Bebbin]

Places with their pets
What if we were ruled by them?
A sight it would be!

[autolycus]

a sight it would be
if the massless photon swarm
ever made it here

[symphony]

ever made it here
struggling with my feeble pen
'gain to pen a thought.

[autolycus]

gain to pen a thought
to lose a mind to shadow
infinite regre(t)ss

[symphony]

infinite regrets
infinitesimal joys
ad infinitum

[Pendragon]

ad infinitum—
those who mess with other's poetry—
change to suit themselves...

[toni]

change to suit themselves
the portraits remain unmasked,
sways among the dead..

Greetings and hugs, my dear Uncle Pen! :blush:
I miss haiku, I am sorry everyone, I am getting quite rusty:(

[Whifflingpin]

Sways among the dead
The myrtle, stands laurel too;
Sorrow and honour.

[symphony]

ad infinitum—
those who mess with other's poetry—
change to suit themselves...

who messed with ur poems?! :eek:


Sorrow and honour
mixed with bittersweet vanity--
the monarch's liquor

[toni]

:thumbs_up nice, symphony.. I have seen your blog and I must say, your Haikus are all brilliant and inspiring!

the monarch's liquor
touched the lips of human greed
brushed against his sin

=I am the defenition of Haiku rust:p=

[symphony]

:thumbs_up nice, symphony.. I have seen your blog and I must say, your Haikus are all brilliant and inspiring!

the monarch's liquor
touched the lips of human greed
brushed against his sin

=I am the defenition of Haiku rust:p=

Glad that u like my haikus. I remember starting off with posting haikus and cinquains with miscounted syllable orders in every thread when i first began participating in this forum a few weeks back (cuz thats what happens when u post without checking the first page containing the rules! :D ) Anyway, now that I'm 'catching on' to it, i'm finding it more fun and i must say i'm getting addicted to this forum, esp. the personal poetry section. :D

Brushed against his sin
tottering piles of infamy
crumpled upon his throne.

By the way, toni, I dont have a blog in the lit-net. Which blog were u talking about? the one in my.opera? if yes, how did u come across it?

[kiz_paws]

Crumpled on his throne
the makeshift despot wearied
no one will listen...

[Uncle Lar, I hope you are doing well, haven't seen you here for a bit...] :)

[autolycus]

no one will listen
tea and black ink by the lake
speak to the many

[Pendragon]

who messed with ur poems?! :eek:


Oh, that. People never agree on syllable count, but then we all pronouce things differently. Had one I didn't see how it could possibly be off any way you pronounced the last line shortened. Que sera, sera!

Speak to the many
of wonder, power, glory:
But will they listen?

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

[symphony]

but will they listen
to soft symphonies of peace
tuned with melodies?

[littlewing53]

tuned with melodies
the notes rested quietly
smiling at the sounds

[ktd222]

smiling at the sounds
made by blood spurting out from
my neighbor's small mouth

[kiz_paws]

My neighbor's small mouth
did reveal a sad secret
we cried together

[Pensive]

We cried together
The movie was tear-jerking
Then how could we laugh?

[Momtaz]

How could we laugh?
After all we have seen
How sugar tastes saline?
while salt tastes sweet

[symphony]

Momtaz, i see u did the same mistake as i did a few weeks ago... checking out the 1st page does the trick ;)

Then how could we laugh
while a child in rags worn out
was crying hungry?

[MysticalWriter]

Was crying hungry,
The blood of him who died. Lo,
He gave you your life.

Hm, bad- I couldn't come up with much. I guess it would infer that the man died for you so that you can have a life (Ex. Soldier dying for his country?).

[autolycus]

he gave you your life
four hands holding all the cards
bidding commences

[Haven]

bidding commences
someone's earthly possessions
just a job lot now

[Pendragon]

Just a job lot now,
got a bid over here, Guv'ner?
Pound and a tanner?

[autolycus]

pound and a tanner
economics in water
a new world arrives

[symphony]

a new world arrives
the old one bows out quietly--
nineteen fourty five

[Unbeliever]

Nineteen forty five -
A brand new way of killing
Becomes all the rage.

[littlewing53]

becomes all the rage
purple glittered hi heel boots
what will it be next

[kiz_paws]

What will it be next
man's quest to be number one
in the cosmos vast...

[symphony]

in the cosmos vast
hidden in this galaxy
somewhere lies this world...

[motherhubbard]

somewhere lies this world
yet the harder I seek the
more lost I become

[symphony]

more lost i become
whilst the world glares and points at
my befuddled self!

[motherhubbard]

my befuddled self!
Now where have I put those keys?
Hurry up, we’re late!

[MysticalWriter]

Hurry up, we're late!
The end is nearin' and still,
We stay carelessly.

[symphony]

we stay carelessly,
footsteps coming closer still,
untill the doom comes...

[symphony]

meh! that was the stupidest of haikus.

sorry i'll try another one

we stay carelessly
going about our daily lives
running aimlessly

[ktd222]

running aimlessly
in search for air to grab - what
maddness is in that?

[littlewing53]

madness is in that
jump over the precipice
abandon caution

[toni]

abandon caution
wine whistled on from the chains
screaming blood and gore


=rusty=

[symphony]

screaming blood and gore,
piercing soul, this is a place
whence ruth stays away.

=amateur=

:p

[andave_ya]

Whence truth stays away
I fall, and groan, without Him
Who giveth me strength.

Him meaning Christ :nod:
That's the first time I've written a haiku!

[symphony]

and its a damn good one! :) u clearly have talent, andya.

Who giveth me strength,
Wherefore hast thou left me sole?
Take me where thou art.

sorry i'm a total loser when it comes to archaic english :(

[autolycus]

take me where thou art
yet in all seasons summer
places of the heart

[MysticalWriter]

Places of the heart,
They be held within thy hands,
So, my love, take care.

[Pensive]

So, my love, take care
Your life means a lot to some
Do you realize?

[ktd222]

Do you realize
I just passed gas...in a jug:D
for you to inhale

[MysticalWriter]

Do you realize?
The pain and sorrow you make,
Burns hard within me.

[MysticalWriter]

Do you realize
I just passed gas...in a jug:D
for you to inhale

Ooops! I posted at the same time! haha...
Um, I'll do this one then =/

For you to inhale,
The true dying air of love,
Is grotesquely foul.

[littlewing53]

is grotesquely foul
yesterday's meal left over
together we ate

[motherhubbard]

together we ate
drank and were merry, but now
you are gone from me

[andave_ya]

You are gone from me
I am left alone, undone,
why did you leave me?

[motherhubbard]

why did you leave me
I thought you really liked me
things were going great

[littlewing53]

things were going great
until i stubbed my big toe
pain screams without care

[symphony]

pain screams without care
robes get stained with blood until
that last breath comes out.


my! i am totally addicted to these haiku and cinquain games! ^_^

[littlewing53]

that last breathe comes out
waiting yet hopful for more
death meets another


symph...awesome...aint it cool..:D

[MysticalWriter]

Death meets another,
The soul who is unwilling.
It runs to the next.

[andave_ya]

It runs to the next
This day to another
I am content here.

[MysticalWriter]

I am content here,
The Lord, He guideth me straight.
He assures my end.

[andave_ya]

He assures my end
I rejoice in His great love
I do not deserve.

[MysticalWriter]

I do not deserve,
I cannot withhold His Love,
Yet still- I feel shame.

[andave_ya]

Yet still- I feel shame
He loves though I don't deserve
Why do I yet sin?

[MysticalWriter]

Why do I yet sin?
Why does my soul feel anguish?
This burden called sin.

[andave_ya]

This burden called sin
Destroys my soul entirely
He raises me up

[MysticalWriter]

He raises me up,
I rebel and turn away,
Yet He still abides.

[andave_ya]

Yet He abides,
As persevering as I
He teaches me love.

[MysticalWriter]

He teaches me love,
He reveals me who I am,
"Why me Lord?" I ask.

[littlewing53]

awesome haikus....amen...

why me lord i ask
willing and yet powerless
my spirit within

[symphony]

my spirit within
ascends, spirited anew--
claws let go, at last

[_JadeRain_]

Claws let go, at last
The lion begins to feed
The flesh of the feast

[symphony]

the flesh of the feast
devouring the delicious
dainties, make a toast

[_JadeRain_]

Dainties, make a toast
Vows for a new begining
Now the time resets

[motherhubbard]

Now the time resets
you are free to start over
try not to screw up

[MysticalWriter]

Try not to screw up,
I may want to have that sup,
That she cooked for me.

[motherhubbard]

that she cooked for me
is a suprise, and she did
a really fine job

[Pendragon]

a really fine job
exorcising the demons
that torment my soul

[autolycus]

that torment my soul
is another flashy gem
ignorance is bliss

[motherhubbard]

Ignorance is bliss
Must be some kind of genius
I feel pretty blue

[symphony]

i feel pretty blue
cloud nine seems too far away
from where i now sway

[littlewing53]

from where i now sway
the music in the wind sings
heart expands unfolds

[Haven]

heart expands unfolds
to ask the question, lover
do you see me still?

[symphony]

do u see me still?
for i'm no more here, my sigh
echoes in the air...

:wave: hey littlewing, welcome to the addiction again!! :thumbs_up

[littlewing53]

do you see me still
my heart sings to you alone
undeclared outloud

[littlewing53]

good morning symph..:D ..it is so delightful to write the haiku...

[symphony]

morning :) (uhm its almost midnight in here though!)

hmm 2 haikus i see...

undeclared out loud
some things are better unsaid
sounds are sounds mere.

echoes in the air
comes back to haunt my nightmare
sounds are sounds mere.

[littlewing53]

so enjoy yr haiku symph...inspiring....

sounds are sounds mere
unheard in morning silence
the soft singing bird

[symphony]

thanks :)

the soft singing bird
could not have sung so sweetly
if u were not here

[littlewing53]

if you were not here
the red flowers would not bloom
days would seem so long

[symphony]

days would seem so long
chained hours dragging their feet
clocks stand reluctant.


anyway, cya littlewing, i'm off to sleep now *yawn*...

[littlewing53]

clocks stand reluctant
time considers hesitates
forward backward still

[MysticalWriter]

Forward, Backward still.
One step forward, two backwards.
This life seems so- flat.

[symphony]

this life seems so flat
squared by the daily duties
a routine ho-hum.

[motherhubbard]

A routine ho-hum
Chief cook and bottle washer
Is there more to life

[symphony]

is there more to life
than duty, work, forbearance,
before death hits us?

[motherhubbard]

before death hits us
let us play and laugh and love
live while you still can

[symphony]

Live while you still can,
Devour the delicacies,
Let the sun warm you.

[Pendragon]

let the sun warm you
the starfish lining shoreline
twinkle under moon....

[Haven]

twinkle under moon
star bright Venus is declared
the love light of June

[MysticalWriter]

The Love light of June,
Wonderous in its beauty,
Glares brightly on us.

[Pensive]

Glares brightly on us
This flower in early spring
Quite attracting us

[Enchanted]

Quite attracting us
are the amorphous clouds that
sweep us off our feet.

[kathycf]

Sweeps us off our feet
like an old time movie
dancing on dust

[kiz_paws]

let the sun warm you
the starfish lining shoreline
twinkle under moon....

Ooooo, nice one, Pen!

Dancing on dust
the meadow fairies gather
for their morning tea...

[ktd222]

for their morning tea
this dummy and his friend brought
an E and an A

[_JadeRain_]

An E and an A
Notes dance up and down the scale
Music is living

[Bebbin]

Music is living
The sound is like a fresh breeze
A sense of relief

[andave_ya]

A sense of relief
floods my soul, brings peace
As Morpheus comes.

(Morpheus as in wooing Morpheus, NOT Morpheus from the Matrix, lol!)

[autolycus]

as morpheus comes
one considers chemistry
and heroism

[symphony]

And heroism,
as the years vaporise,
shines in brighter sparks.

[Pendragon]

shines in brighter sparks,
it's the moon's night on the town
stars bow down in awe...

[Enchanted]

Stars bow down in awe
to the awkward yet vital
role of Fifth Business...

[autolycus]

role of fifth business
stately report commandment
amendment silence

[Haven]

amendment silence
sweet sleep; Morpheus your arms
let me nestle there

[kilted exile]

Let me nestle there
Among the toffee crisp bars
nestle or Nestle

[Haven]

Oy Shrek, your PM is full... Liked your blog, :lol:

nestle or Nestle
one succours, one steals your teeth
Dentists hate Nestle

[kilted exile]

Dentists hate Nestle
Dentists spoil all kids fun
Lets kill the dentists

[andave_ya]

Let's kill the dentists
I'm sure Niamh would agree with me
They hurt like crazy!

:p that was fun.

[BroadwayBaby]

they hurt like crazy!
the pains of love's fateful death...
Aphrodite help...

[atiguhya padma]

Aphrodite help....
Hunger overwhelms my heart
Dizzyingly sick

[Enchanted]

Dizzyingly sick
is the rose that dies quietly
in the marshy bog

[autolycus]

in the marshy bog
the accident of noel
stops online journal

[kiz_paws]

stops online journal
this sentiment of dentists
alas poor Niamh

we knew the dear well
when last we heard her teeth ached
and revenge was sought?

But no, this Irish
lass maintained her cheerful ways
which makes us all smile :)

[Pensive]

Which makes us all smile
Are talks of little children
When are not weeping!

[Pendragon]

when are not weeping,
holes in the floor of heaven,
there is no rainbow....

[Enchanted]

There is no rainbow;
there are only pots of gold
beneath an elf's feet.

[autolycus]

beneath an elf's feet
a thousand years of dead leaves
the book of ages

[Pensive]

The book of ages
Commits suicide on treatment
It receives from men

[Enchanted]

It receives from men
sound and fury, yet conveys
nothing...

[Il Penseroso]

conveying nothing
words wrap trickling streams around
flapping tree shadows.

[littlewing53]

flapping tree shadows
quietly singing a tune
merrily noted

[Enchanted]

merrily noted
is your service towards my
very noble cause.

[Pendragon]

very noble cause
Medical Doctors fulfill--
I am alright, guys!

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[andave_ya]

I am alright, guys!
You may have fallen on me
Mishap forgiven.

[Enchanted]

mishap forgiven?
or a permanent grudge held?
nothing is certain...

[symphony]

Nothing is certain,
which seems to be the problem
once you've given up.

[Pendragon]

once you've given up
might as well call The Reaper,
life becomes worthless...

life becomes worthless
unless you choose to fight on
Devil take hindmost...

[kiz_paws]

very noble cause
Medical Doctors fulfill--
I am alright, guys!

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This is such good news
you really had me worried
the poet smiles on...

[YAY!] :thumbs_up

Devil take hindmost...
we forget ourselves sometimes
and give in to wiles..

[littlewing53]

the poet smiles on
another day to write on
pen in hand engaged

[atiguhya padma]

Pen in hand engaged,
Cures not the world of beliefs
Dangerous and false

[Bii]

Dangerous and false
spiders' sticky web of lies
silent deadly trap

[Pendragon]

silent deadly trap,
tongue deadly poison spreads--
enticing many

[Haven]

enticing many
with slick flick of sticky tongue
frog satiated