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[CdnReader]

sunlight birds flit by
salty seabreezes beckon
tall sails billowing

[Pendragon]

tall sails billowing,
The Flying Dutchman arises--
Is that Davey Jones?

[CdnReader]

Is that Davey Jones?
No. A modern rendition...
Captain Jack Sparrow. :)

[Riesa]

Captain Jack Sparrow
spiced rum, eels and seaweed juice;
New scent for cologne?

[symphony]

new scent for cologne?
and dad looks so fab today...
something's going on.

[Il Penseroso]

New scent for cologne:
salt seas whipped and tamed inside
bathroom stored bottles.

something's going on
behind the spinning atom
but we can't see it.

[symphony]

but we cant see it
whatever hovers behind
that stained old curtain

[CdnReader]

that stained old curtain
hides so many skeletons...
do you want to know?

[Riesa]

do you want to know
the happy housewife's secret?
Bathroom stored bottles.

:p

[CdnReader]

Bathroom stored bottles.
Pastel containers of glass,
what do they contain?

[Il Penseroso]

do you want to know
the happy housewife's secret?
Bathroom stored bottles.

:p


ahhh, that's too funny. Nice to see you around Riesa.

what do they contain
to trick the winter ice, heavy
snow, and sprout again?

[littlewing53]

snow and sprout again
patiently waits the flower
wrapped in sweet slumber

[Pensive]

Wrapped in sweet slumber
Unaware of the world around
He enjoys his dreams

[Pendragon]

He enjoys his dreams,
His escape from reality—
Life has become harsh…

[CdnReader]

Life has become harsh...
the world's agonies displayed.
A child's hungry cry.

[symphony]

a child's hungry cry
goes unheard, unattended
what world we live in

[CdnReader]

what world we live in
avoiding painful lives with
turned heads and blind eyes.

[symphony]

turned heads and blind eyes--
cries go unheard, deaths unseen.
peace is murdered cold.

[Bii]

peace is murdered cold;
the war stick reigns absolute
hope forever lost

[CdnReader]

hope forever lost
our enemies overrun
our last defences

[littlewing53]

our last defenses
stand strong in quiet relief
strength belongs to all

[kiz_paws]

strength belongs to all
we seek in our inner cores
there is always hope

[Il Penseroso]

there is always hope,
the thread behind needle points
weaving dreams to life.

[CdnReader]

weaving dreams to life
the nightshifter plies his craft
threads to the future

[kiz_paws]

Threads to the future
woven with intricate care
waste not a detail

[AdoreroDio]

waste not a detail
when writing of this beauty
upon a blank page

[CdnReader]

upon a blank page
i rest my pen, wondering
where to find the words

[symphony]

where to find the words
to describe this bliss now that
the month's at its end

[Pensive]

The month's at its end
The new month would begin soon
Holidays will end!

[littlewing53]

holidays will end
autumn brings a gentle breeze
of coming winter

[symphony]

of coming winter
i can feel the chilling winds
from where i now stand

[verybaddmom]

from where i now stand
view obscured, my thoughts like a
winding country road

[kiz_paws]

Winding country road
twisting through the fields of gold
the hearty grain waves

[Il Penseroso]

the hearty grain waves
swell and magnify the scope
of earthen recess.

[Il Penseroso]

of earthen recess
a warped and cracked encounter
is forlornly sketched.

is forlornly sketched
the mountain tremble heard in
caves of solitude.

caves of solitude
fold around the thinking cup,
a glove is needed.

[Riesa]

of earthen recess
school-worms know much...favorites are
seedball, volleyant.

oh, okay... those first three are amazing...all up until last line, imho. :p Hi IP :wave: :)

A glove is needed
during spring seed-ball, although
where do worms wear them?

[Il Penseroso]

seedball, volleyant,
a six-legged speck flying
with the sprout of life.


Howdy Riesa! we've gotten ourselves into a muddle. Thanks! was writing fast, that's just what somehow came out.

[Riesa]

with the sprout of life
at the core of transgression,
lay your judgement down.

[Il Penseroso]

lay your judgement down
and let it linger supple
as a blossom path.

[Riesa]

as a blossom path
presumes a shaft of flouncing
sunlight as comrade.

[Il Penseroso]

very nice.

sunlight as comrade
as fishermen sift sea waves
for a dancing catch.

[Riesa]

for a dancing catch
the baroque gentleman primed
nets luxurious

[Virgil]

Nets luxurious
For catching rico fishies
In golden rivers.

[Bii]

In golden rivers
silver bodies lie sleeping
bronzed amongst their dreams

[symphony]

bronzed amongst their dreams
our aspirations decay--
once golden dreams dim.

[Virgil]

Once golden dreams dim
silver nightmares explode bright.
Summer night, dark sight.

[CdnReader]

Summer night, dark sight
eclipse of the sun shines black
fiery silhouette

[symphony]

summer night, dark sight
reveals a wing glowing bright--
glued with wax, star-ward.


Edit: Glued with wax, starward
his wings, though not ablaze, were
a fiery silhouette.

Fixed :p

[CdnReader]

Morning, Symphony.... :) Funny we should bump into each other here.... LITERALLY! LOL!

Fiery silhouette
molten anger precedes her...
thunderbolts of ire.

[symphony]

Good evening from South Asia :) How's life treating u?

Thunderbolts of ire--
His is a wrath not seen since
the times of Stalin!

[CdnReader]

Early afternoon in London.... and a lovely day beckons... :)

The times of Stalin...
trapped in long memory's reach...
political dreams.

[symphony]

it's golden here outside :)

Political dreams
gone astray-- false promises
made. Give not a word.

[Bii]

made. Give not a word
that deftly voids a sentence
lest chaos ensues.

[symphony]

made. Give not a word
that deftly voids a sentence
lest chaos ensues.

uhm yeah sorry about that, should've known better than to ruin the next haiku with a weird sentence. sorry again!

lest chaos ensues and
mayhem shows its hideous face,
all hell will break loose.

[Pendragon]

all hell will break loose,
and perhaps even freeze—
before some believe…

[symphony]

before some believe
in faith itself-- "to the hill,
say 'Move' and it will"!

[Pensive]

Say 'move' and it will!
Unlike your heart it follows
Every word you say

[littlewing53]

every word you say
has drifted and gone astray
silently leaving

[Virgil]

Silently leaving
With my head held very high.
I don't give a damn.

[Weeping Willow]

I don't give a damn
To Chestertown Maryland
I set my course to

[kiz_paws]

I set my course to
paint a blazed trail across town
only to find jail

[Bii]

only to find jail
a haven in darkened times
a place to find peace

[CdnReader]

a place to find peace
beyond dream worlds, beyond earth,
fly away with me

[symphony]

fly away with me
let us rejoice with the world
let gala meet glee...

[littlewing53]

let gala meet glee
there's a party every day
bring out the smiles

[symphony]

bringing out the smiles,
all those remarks of hallmarks--
"sharing is caring"...

[littlewing53]

hi symph...it's another lovely day in haiku..

sharing is caring
wrap your arms around someone
let your spirit shine

[_JadeRain_]

Let you spirit shine
Through the blank, black and darkness
The light of the soul

[symphony]

hey there littlewing :D

the light of the soul--
a radiance nurtured and
enkindled again...

[littlewing53]

enkindled again
the fire burns bright with heart
faith brings strength homeward

[Bii]

faith brings strength homeward
but love persuades it to stay
fear prevents escape

[CdnReader]

fear prevents escape
barriers at every turn
wordless screams echo

[Pendragon]

wordless screams echo
inside my glass box prison
mirrors reflect me...

[Bii]

mirrors reflect me
my eyes stare into my eyes
no recognition

[CdnReader]

no recognition
of previous misdeeds means
the future repeats

[Bii]

the future repeats
a DVD on playback
rewind, stop, replay

[CdnReader]

^^ Excellent! :)

rewind, stop, replay
the memories of my life
stuck on fast forward

[symphony]

stuck on fast forward,
in whirlwind the events run,
today gives no time

[Virgil]

Today gives no time
to arrange the mind's cobwebs.
Spiders crawl at night.

[symphony]

spiders crawl at night,
web of all their secrets spun,
they wander about...

[ktd222]

they wander about --
I pick one up, and then suck
out its goey juice

[CdnReader]

'out its gooey juice
'twould be only a shell of
a spider's life source.

[libernaut]

bring out the smiles
stretching 'cross the face of time
creating haiku

[Bii]

creating haiku
precise construction of words
creating beauty

[Virgil]

Creating beauty
Casually is like watching
Moonbeams drip slowly

[Pendragon]

moonbeams drip slowly,
candle wax melting nightly,
metamorphosis....

[symphony]

Creating beauty
Casually is like watching
Moonbeams drip slowly


moonbeams drip slowly,
candle wax melting nightly,
metamorphosis....

both of these were terrific.


Metamorphosis--
swells a cell to colossal
bodies, evolving.

One tiny being
grows a dose, bestows such awes,
by some unknown bliss...

[Bii]

by some unknown bliss
my heart is mirrored in yours
your faults are my faults

[littlewing53]

your faults are my faults
on the chalkboard of all time
written in our love

[CdnReader]

written in our love
the passions of our past
drift to tomorrow

[littlewing53]

drift to tomorrow
down the swift living river
in a fearless raft

[CdnReader]

in a fearless raft
i shall challenge the rapids
swiftly flowing thoughts

[littlewing53]

swiftly flowing thoughts
often leads me to trouble
without care or sense

[CdnReader]

without care or sense
I wander the twisted paths
to find love's abode

[littlewing53]

to find love's abode
travel the lanes of passion
filled with life's living

[CdnReader]

filled with life's living
hearts stretched over soul's domain
spiritual smile

[Virgil]

Spiritual smile
From the mysterious woods
while a river smirks

[littlewing53]

B-E-A-U-T-F-U-L....

while a river smirks
the wet smooth rocks ponder
your wet all over

[CdnReader]

you're wet all over
spray-soaked with ocean's salt tongue
cleansed in earth's shower

(oh-dark-35 in london....night all)

[Virgil]

cleansed in earth's shower
delighted in soft moonglow
rapturous flower

[motherhubbard]

Rapturous flower
Silken sweet smelling petals
Open to the sun

[Pensive]

Open to the sun
My poor plants take the last breath
Now are left to wilt!

[World_Traveler]

Now are left to wilt
the echoed footsteps of us
like resounding car horns

[ktd222]

like resounding car horns
honking for the gal braving
the cold in a skirt.

[CdnReader]

the cold in a skirt,
the heat in a big parka,
undressed for weather

[Bii]

undressed for weather
wrapped in the warmth of the sun
naked innocence

[kiz_paws]

Naked innocence
six baby puppies are born
helplessly bleating

[CdnReader]

helplessly bleating
lambs follow behind mothers
like sheep tend to do

[Virgil]

Like sheep tend to do
I went to the sorry barn
To sleep againt hay.

[motherhubbard]

to sleep against hay
leaves me itchy all over
i prefer the bed

[Virgil]

I prefer the bed
Too awkward in the back seat.
Burns on the floor rug.

:p :D :lol:

[Son of Belial]

Burns on the floor rug
carelessly discarded fag
a sign of our minds

[kiz_paws]

a sign of our minds
disappears at the next sale
greedy hands grabbing

[CdnReader]

greedy hands grabbing
sticky kisses, big bear hugs
child's version of love

[Bii]

childs version of love
a simplistic purity
yet easily hurt

[CdnReader]

Yet easily hurt
can result in misplaced fear.
Embrace inner strength.

[Virgil]

Embrace inner strength
To fix your will for battle.
Never, never quit.

[kiz_paws]

Never, never quit
and thus cede your victory
hold your own strength now

[CdnReader]

hold your own strength now
furiously forge ahead
pockets full of grit

[Bii]

pockets full of grit
fallen from the daytime moon
stardust in my eyes

[airam]

stardust in my eyes
the gutter beneath me cold
hope is all i am

[airam]

stardust in my eyes
the gutter beneath me cold
hope is all I am

[Bii]

hope is all I am
and the rest a living shell
empty bag of bones

[symphony]

empty bag of bones
which once perhaps carried fruits
carry fragile limbs

[Pendragon]

carry fragile limbs,
and tails that break when touched--
lizards are funny!

[symphony]

lizards are funny
the way they crawl on the walls--
humble residents.

[Bii]

humble residents
wait without expectation
of wonderful things

[CdnReader]

Of wonderful things
I have dreamed in the soft night...
Emerging futures.

[Haven]

Emerging futures
what will they bring? Do you know?
maybe hope and light?

[CdnReader]

maybe hope and light
grown in alternating rows
will yield fields of peace

[littlewing53]

will yield fields of peace
abundance of dreams abound
the keeper nurtures

[CdnReader]

the keeper nurtures
his tiny flock, small white dots
speckled on the hills

[Bii]

speckled on the hills
like an attack of pustules
adolescent trees

[CdnReader]

^^^ "pustules" .... great word!

adolescent trees
dream of touching the ceiling
branches to the sky

[symphony]

branches to the sky--
"shine on me with that blue bliss
I yearn to embrace."

[CdnReader]

I yearn to embrace
all of you...to reach, touch, merge,
become one with you

[ktd222]

become one with you -
identity theft - the one
thing you can't protect

[Pendragon]

thing you can't protect
is the thing you refuse to face:
hiding will not help...

[white camellia]

Hiding will not help
Laying bare will not help
No exit, milord!

[kiz_paws]

No exit, milord!
just when you thought you were done
back to the kitchen!

[littlewing53]

back to the kitchen
where mud pies and cakes are made
playing grownups fun

[Bii]

playing grownups fun
with whips, and things that vibrate,
not so innocent

[littlewing53]

...that's great bii....

not so innocent
behind the closed door whispers
love me even more

[Bii]

love me even more
give me everything I want
devour your soul

[ktd222]

devour your soul
trapped in a slit of light, too
frightened of the night

[Pensive]

Frightened of the night
She prays for the arrival of
An early good day

[CdnReader]

an early good day
streaming glittering sunrays
bathe me in dawn light

[symphony]

bathe me in dawn light
the early purple smile of
lavish lavenders.

[ktd222]

lavish lavenders
is what I use to wipe my...
shut yo dirty mouf

[Pendragon]

shut yo' dirty mouf!
you dissing me? who you think?
bring it on, hommie!

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

[ktd222]

bring it on, hommie!
"Ahmm." "Ah, love, let us be true
to one another"

[Il Penseroso]

to one another
be like gentle ripple curves
outward embracing.

[motherhubbard]

outward embracing
leaves my skin all a tingle!
what could happen next?

[CdnReader]

what could happen next?
planetary positions
predict the future?

[Pendragon]

Predict the future?
I've been called a "psychic."
That doesn't make me one...

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

[andave_ya]

That doesn't make me one
Alas, what are you saying?
Make me one of what?

[Virgil]

Make me one of what,
the old sharks who feast on legs?
The water is cold.

[andave_ya]

The water is cold
I cannot go all the way
The life in me fails.

[Virgil]

The life in me fails
To comprehend the harshness.
Death seems to be here.

[Il Penseroso]

death seems to be here,
the skirting glaze across brows
formerly blinking.

[ktd222]

formerly blinking -
because death must have a death
wish. I don't do that

[Il Penseroso]

wish...I don't do that,
hopes are strangled in the fog,
crimsoned by the dawn.

[Il Penseroso]

crimsoned by the dawn
the glory we glow in straw
grown by the morning

grown by the morning
we state our elocution
and dissolve like night

and dissolve like night
our fondest cares and thinkings,
sand-stormed into light.

sand-stormed into light
the textured breeze fills our skin
with its commotion

with its commotion
the city stamps theatrics
of its underside.

[motherhubbard]

Of it’s underside
I get a nice firm hand full
made vulnerable

[CdnReader]

made vulnerable
in a world filled with terror
newspapers sell fear

[Bii]

newspapers sell fear
a smidgeon of gossip, and
women with big boobs!

[ktd222]

women with big boobs
gathered together shields us
from the deadly storm

[CdnReader]

^^^ LOL @ Bii.... I think I know which newspapers you're talkin' about too. LOL!

...and LOL @ ktd222 too.... what a mental image THAT leaves!! LOL!

from the deadly storm
whizzing and buzzing insects
fly in formation

[symphony]

fly in formation--
particles with fiery speed--
prompt atoms in them

[motherhubbard]

prompt atoms in them
to move and buzz all around
friction caused heat

[symphony]

friction caused heat
uncaring words burnt red hot
burnt out eyes averse

[Il Penseroso]

burnt out eyes averse
to chills of empty snowfields
fill space with fire.

[motherhubbard]

fill space with fire
smoke clouds my reality
I see what I want

[quasimodo1]

To Symphony: I'm kind of put-off by the Haiku short format and don't feel very confident about writing them but your last bit was the best one I've noticed in some time. Just an opinion. quasi

[Pendragon]

I see what I want.
What others want to picture
Is their own business...

[symphony]

To Symphony: I'm kind of put-off by the Haiku short format and don't feel very confident about writing them but your last bit was the best one I've noticed in some time. Just an opinion. quasi
Thanks quasi! :)

Is their own business
the cause of such buzziness
that throws apart dreams?

[CdnReader]

that throws apart dreams
scattered storybits windward
pieces of our lives

[motherhubbard]

pieces of our lives
can come together in such
unexpected ways

[CdnReader]

unexpected ways
of circumnavigating
make me quite dizzy

[motherhubbard]

make me quite dizzy
with those soft breathy kisses
and touch me right there

[CdnReader]

and touch me right there
where my heart used to beat strong
now an empty hole

[motherhubbard]

now an empty hole
where a little grey hare lived
hiding from the fox

[_JadeRain_]

Hiding from the fox
The small grey hair witnesses
His brother chased down

[motherhubbard]

His brother chased down
the bully, and whipped him good!
He cried like a girl.

[kiz_paws]

He cried like a girl
which was not such a bad thing
in the big picture

[CdnReader]

in the big picture
will anyone ever care
what we've written here?

[TheFifthElement]

what we've written here
stains for all eternity
the minds of others

[CdnReader]

the minds of others
bobble along in the wind
like balloons on strings

[TheFifthElement]

like balloons on strings
thoughts weave and bob playfully
fat, and full of air.

[CdnReader]

fat, and full of air,
giant bullfrogs croak songs of
love unrequited

[Pendragon]

love unrequited
she stands a wallflower, sad
watching him dancing...

[CdnReader]

watching him dancing
shiny black shoes, two left feet
she loves that he tries

[TheFifthElement]

she loves that he tries
although at times failure seems
inevitable

[littlewing53]

inevitable
as the seasons change
love brings forth both rain and sun

[CdnReader]

^^^ Mixed up syllable counts, LW. ;)

love brings forth both rain
and sun in alternating
servings offered 'round

[TheFifthElement]

servings offered 'round
bellies cry, the plate empty.
Not much of a meal.

[kiz_paws]

Not much of a meal
but was the best I could do
until the heartburn... :blush:

[kitten]

until the heartburn
i enjoyed eating sausage
no more tomorrow.

[littlewing53]

no more tomorrow
dried sunsets and wet full moons
basket turned over

earlier post...Cdn...gee, i get soooo mixed up...like tying shoelaces...:D

[Virgil]

basket turned over
on the patio deck floor.
Apples and mushrooms.

[amuse]

apples and mushrooms:
they are the most delicious
sangria combo!

[kiz_paws]

Sangria combo!
such a grand medley of tastes
how I love to eat

amuse, I absolutely LOVE your signature!]

[CdnReader]

how I love to eat
pizza and fried chicken and
ham sammidges too :D

[kitten]

ham sammidges too
meatball subs lost another
hope for salami?

[TheFifthElement]

hope for salami,
be sad when it's pastrami;
Oh boy, chorizo!

[kitten]

oh boy, chorizo
one of my favorite meals
ending with pudding.

[Pendragon]

ending with pudding,
dark black mocha chocolate
heavenly delight

[littlewing53]

heavenly delight
chocolate chocolate yum
gold melts in my mouth

[TheFifthElement]

gold melts in my mouth
platinum between my thighs
birthing precious love

[kitten]

birthing precious love
i would rather have kittens
soft, adorable

[CdnReader]

soft, adorable
balls of grey fluff bounce across
fragrant fields of grass

[kitten]

fragrant fields of grass
running through in my slippers
falling on my face

[TheFifthElement]

falling on my face
hiding my embarrassment
hope no one's watching

[kitten]

hope no one's watching
my karaoke singing
run away red faced

[TheFifthElement]

run away red faced
the boys are laughing again
childhood is cruel

[kitten]

childhood is cruel
name calling and hair pulling
it's good to be old

[TheFifthElement]

it's good to be old,
and live just for the moment
second by second

[kitten]

second by second,
sadly, time slips slowly by.
where did i go wrong?

[TheFifthElement]

where did I go wrong?
she pulls clothes from the machine,
all stained candy pink

[kitten]

all stained candy pink
from the lollipop she ate
her lips were sticky.

[TheFifthElement]

her lips were sticky,
drenched in the blood of victims,
consuming their flesh

[kitten]

consuming their flesh
the hunger was satisfied.
anyone for pie?

[RobinHood3000]

Anyone for pie?
Cake is so overrated.
Filling is the key.

[kitten]

Filling is the key.
Emptying is not helpful
Unless you're peeing.

[motherhubbard]

unless you're peeing
don't waste your time on the pot
read on the sofa

[kitten]

read on the sofa
it is more comfortable
than a cement wall

[Il Penseroso]

than a cement wall,
the crumbling ligament aches
as time whirls nature.

[CdnReader]

as time whirls nature
in an ageless lover's dance
cosmic balance rests

[TheFifthElement]

cosmic balance rests
drops it's head on God's shoulder
like old lovers do.

[kitten]

Like old lovers do,
we strolled along the water -
beside it, not in.

[CdnReader]

beside it, not in
I skirt the edges of love
refusing to drown

[Haven]

refusing to drown
in a sea of emotion
still gasping for air

[kitten]

still gasping for air
i finally cross over
the big finish line

[TheFifthElement]

the big finish line
may be closer than you think,
don't race towards death

[kitten]

(yay! my haiku play-mate is back!!! :) )

don't race towards death
it is dark and scary, no?
head into the light.

[TheFifthElement]

kitten, that's so nice! :) I'm glad to play.

head into the light
let the warmth envelop you
without any fear

[kitten]

without any fear
life and love can be found not
on a street corner

[TheFifthElement]

on a street corner
old women are gossiping
life's simple drama

[_JadeRain_]

On a street corner
The Little Match Girl shivers
Winter wind can kill

opps, let me try again

Life's simple drama
Petty fodder for many
Willing to endulge

[kitten]

i can fix this.... :)


willing to indulge
a foreign car stops in front
of a candy store

[TheFifthElement]

of a candy store
I dream; of lollipops and
bright aniseed balls ;)

[kitten]

bright aniseed balls
hang not from the cherry tree
but sit in a tray.

[TheFifthElement]

but sit in a tray
keep your feet out of the snow
push...and off you go!

[CdnReader]

push...and off you go!
don't stop to breathe, just gulp in
enthusiasm

[kitten]

enthusiasm:
face life with it every
day. or you'll be sad.

[TheFifthElement]

day...or you'll be sad
my mother droned on and on.
I never listen.

[kitten]

i never listen
to the birds singing in trees
when i am sleeping.

[TheFifthElement]

when I am sleeping
on the shadow-side of Earth
you wake up the Sun.

[kitten]

you wake up the Sun
and the Earth starts revolving
again for my day.

[literaturerocks]

you wake up the sun
As I wake from my slumber
Start the day anew