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[literaturerocks]

oops i messed up my last post :( i'll start again


again for my day
i see the world come to life
everything is calm


thats better...i started with the right line :)

[_JadeRain_]

Everything is calm
After the strom is over
Child plays in puddle

[kitten]

child plays in puddle
hopefully not face first in
the muddy wet mess

[kiz_paws]

The muddy wet mess
can be easily cleaned up.
What about their pride?

[CdnReader]

What about their pride?
Land reappropriated
Holes poked in their past

[kitten]

holes poked in their past
left them wondering if they
were really alive.

[CdnReader]

were really alive
when buried in sea mud depths
not dead, but dirty

[kitten]

not dead, but dirty
pigs roll around in the mud
or else they sunburn.

[CdnReader]

or else they sunburn
tiny umbrellas give shade
wee ones protected

[TheFifthElement]

wee ones protected
from human depravity
hidden from the truth

[CdnReader]

hidden from the truth
documents shredded, white strips
full of nonsense words

[TheFifthElement]

full of nonsense words
somewhat like my poetry
strange images speak

[kitten]

strange images speak
when i look at the photos
these aren't my pictures!

[TheFifthElement]

these aren't my pictures
though the man protests too much
quietly they cry

[littlewing53]

quietly they cry
the unheard and unspoken
tossed by the wayside

[TheFifthElement]

tossed by the wayside
unwanted and forgotten
the empty people

[kiz_paws]

The empty people
walking alongside of me
catch my attention

[TheFifthElement]

catch my attention
let me see into your eyes
show me who you are

[CdnReader]

show me who you are
share all your bumps and bruises
i shall keep you safe

[TheFifthElement]

I shall keep you safe
though the night is encroaching
on your sleeping face.

[kitten]

on your sleeping face
i see only peace and ease
why not in the day?

[Pensive]

Why not in the day
You do appear when the sun
Is shining brightly

[TheFifthElement]

why not in the day
do we make a difference
yet we squander time

[TheFifthElement]

aahh!

Is shining brightly
in my eyes. Oh wicked sun
get behind that cloud

[CdnReader]

why not in the day?
the deep indigo night speaks
surreptitiously

^^ OOPS! Three at once!! LOL!

get behind that cloud
silver lining needs repair
needles and threads up

[TheFifthElement]

needles and threads up
the sewing race is over
and the winner is....

[CdnReader]

and the winner is
identified by those who
remember with love

[TheFifthElement]

remember with love,
forget with audacity
the slights that wound you.

[CdnReader]

the slights that wound you
represent tiny pinpricks
rise above and shine

[Pendragon]

rise above and shine
poetry melodious—
English, bad English...

(for you, Fifth)

[TheFifthElement]

Thank you Pen :)

English, bad English,
out of the gutter English;
foul words taste like wine.

[CdnReader]

foul words taste like wine
in casks, too long fermented,
bitter in one's soul

[kitten]

bitter in one's soul
the taste of tangy lemons
compares with my woe.

[TheFifthElement]

compares with my woe,
the anguish of empty love,
the absence of dreams

[kitten]

the absence of dreams
leaves one feeling desolate
and without hope too.

[TheFifthElement]

and without hope too,
I drift, a lonely figure
walking on the edge

[kitten]

walking on the edge
never daring to look down.
my heart can't take it.

[Poppy]

my heart can't take it
I have felt like this before
help me to not fall.

[kitten]

now i am close to
falling asleep at the wheel
driving at nighttime.

[kiz_paws]

Because there was a break, I thought that I'd play the game with both haiku presented (both were awesome, btw) :)

Help me to not fall
my new heels are much too high
oh, the price of chic ....

Driving at nighttime
pacifies my wildest dream
forcing me to think

[kitten]

Help me to not fall
my new heels are much too high
oh, the price of chic ....




oh, the price of chic
the runway makes me crazy
walking to and fro.

[kiz_paws]

Walking to and fro
I dance between the dangers
and never quite know...

[kitten]

and never quite know
what's around the next corner
holding a switch blade.

[kiz_paws]

Holding a switch blade
the dark shadow lunged forwards
and fell into night

[CdnReader]

and fell into night
beyond the reach of your arms
vanished into black

[TheFifthElement]

vanished into black
the darkness consuming me
walk towards the light

[CdnReader]

walk towards the light
let it sear your eyes with joy
let your passion fly

[TheFifthElement]

let your passion fly,
but not too far, leash it tightly
so you might keep it

[CdnReader]

so you might keep it
safe, i've wrapped my love in silk...
placed it in your heart

[Pendragon]

placed it in your heart
locked away tossed key
where none may find it

[CdnReader]

where none may find it
beneath the rose bush out back
tucked amongst the leaves

[kitten]

tucked amongst the leaves
the chipmonk, he is playing
with nuts for his friends

[TheFifthElement]

with nuts for his friends
and apples as companions
the boy is happy

[kitten]

the boy is happy
his sister and mom are not
he watches tv

[Weeping Willow]

He watches tv
deteriorating his Mind
Drowning in Despair

[TheFifthElement]

drowning in despair,
a hand upon her shoulder
wipes away her pain

[kitten]

wipes away her pain,
brushes off her memory
reminds her of Sean.

[CdnReader]

reminds her of Sean
when she sees newborn babies
cuddled tight to chest

[kitten]

cuddled tight to chest
puppies squirm and wriggle in
an attempt to run

[CdnReader]

an attempt to run
foiled by trips, falls, and stumbles
you're forced to stay put

[kitten]

you're forced to stay put
when you step into quicksand
there's nowhere to run.

[CdnReader]

There's nowhere to run
but forward. Spread your arms wide.
Embrace the future.

[kitten]

embrace the future.
only good things are coming
have the right mindset.

[CdnReader]

have the right mindset
before you begin to write
think "no holds barred" thoughts

[kitten]

think "no holds barred" thoughts
when running in Pamplona
or the bulls will win

[TheFifthElement]

or the bulls will win,
the farmer said, eyeing up
a nice looking cow

[Neo_Sephiroth]

A nice looking cow.
A sexy, sensuous beast.
Referring to...Me.

[TheFifthElement]

Referring to...me?
The woman asked of the man
staring at her chest.

[kitten]

referring to...Me.
Me, Myself and I, always
I am the greatest!!! :)

dang...

staring at her chest
the dirty man was smiling
and rubbing his hands.

[CdnReader]

and rubbing his hands
briskly erasing the cold
threadbare collar up

[kitten]

threadbare collar up.
the homeless man starts walking
straight into the wind.

[littlewing53]

straight into the wind
bending forward bracing hard
my scarf blew away

[TheFifthElement]

my scarf blew away
and like my heart it landed
safely in your grasp

[kitten]

safely in my grasp
i hold an ice cream cone now
with rainbow sprinkles.

[TheFifthElement]

with rainbow sprinkles
in her hair the little girl
dances with the sun

[kitten]

dances with the sun
dancing in the moonlight, too
she shows off her joy.

[TheFifthElement]

she shows off her joy
wrapped in a simple blanket
her eyes are my eyes

[littlewing53]

her eyes are my eyes
we four look upon the world
front back sideways too

[kiz_paws]

Front back sideways too
there is no rhyme or reason
just let me be me

[TheFifthElement]

just let me be me
not some image that you paint
with false blinded eyes

[CdnReader]

with false blinded eyes
you imagine my heart's words
but you have misread

[symphony]

but you have misread
the light that glowed bright blue
when eyes could not lie....

[CdnReader]

when eyes could not lie
i cradled his glance in mine
and knew there was hope.

[kitten]

and knew there was hope
and saw opportunity
and lived like a king.

[kiz_paws]

And lived like a king
in his empty palace fine
where did his love go?

[TheFifthElement]

where did his love go
was it lost behind the couch
or under the bed?

[kitten]

or under the bed
were what the instructions read
slide your storage bin.

[TheFifthElement]

slide your storage bin
into the space in my room
where my secrets live

[kiz_paws]

Where my secrets live
certainly not on my sleeve
unlike my poor heart

[TheFifthElement]

unlike my poor heart
my mind's walls are made from steel
not this weakened flesh

[kiz_paws]

not this weakened flesh
my bones can barely hold up
I just ate too much

[CdnReader]

i just ate too much
it's not really a problem
just a bit of bloat

[TheFifthElement]

I just ate too much
he explained to Death, it was
the wafer-thin mint.

Ooops!

just a bit of bloat
not much to worry about
she convinced herself

[kiz_paws]

She convinced herself
that it is better to love
than to die alone

[CdnReader]

than to die alone
anticipate the journey
is only begun

[kitten]

is only begun
and is already tired
quit for the day now.

[CdnReader]

quit for the day now
press button on power bar
turn off 'puter too

[kitten]

turn off 'puter too
pick up a book in lieu of
electronic stuff

[Pendragon]

electronic stuff.
gets you called a "silly geek"—
until their stuff breaks...

[kitten]

until their stuff breaks...
children don't appreciate
the cost of items.

[atiguhya padma]

the cost of items
bones: fifteen years, blood cells,
hundred twenty days

[kitten]

hundred twenty days
til i can see you again
coming home from war

[Haven]

coming home from war
will you have changed much, my love?
please love me tender

[kitten]

please love me tender
a song by elvis presley
elvis the pelvis

[TheFifthElement]

elvis the pelvis,
oh my, those mystical hips
send my head spinning!

[motherhubbard]

Send my head spinning
Why did I have so many?
Get some birth control!

[littlewing53]

send my head spinning
on the dance floor of strong love
where my feet don't touch

[Haven]

Both last lines from mother and little taken and amalgamated, hope I don't get 'pipped' too :)

Get some birth control!
Daughter dear you are sixteen
where my feet don't touch

Bring babies with love
Daughter sixteen is too young
let your feet touch down

[TheFifthElement]

let your feet touch down
but only for a moment
if you want to soar

[CdnReader]

let your feet touch down
but only for an instant <--- interesting how similar our 2nd lines were, Fifth!
kick off, rise again

OOPS!

if you want to soar
let your mind fly high above
the anchors of fear

[motherhubbard]

if youwant to soar
you had better flap those wings
time to get to work

[TheFifthElement]

let your feet touch down
but only for an instant
kick off, rise again

Woah, uncanny!

[kitten]

time to get to work
enough playing for the day
memos to be sent

[TheFifthElement]

memos to be sent
and decisions to be made
the business world whirs

[littlewing53]

the business world whirls
amongst the silent blue glow
captive to the screen

[kitten]

captive to the screen
i sit and type all day long
wanting for pleasure

[Neo_Sephiroth]

Wanting for pleasure
Urge so strong I can't contained
I'm going to burst!

[dramasnot6]

I'm going to burst!
Passion pressing on my mind,
Surging through my veins

[Janine]

Passion pressing on my mind,
Surging through my veins,
Blood lust steaming, volcanic.

[TheFifthElement]

Surging through my veins
monsters weave their wicked ways
sickening my thoughts

[kiz_paws]

Sickening my thoughts
tainted visions of housework
woman, Free Thyself!

[littlewing53]

woman free thyself
dancing in the bright moonlight
barefoot radiance

[CdnReader]

barefoot radiance
starlit sparkling dreams fulfilled
sand between her toes

[kiz_paws]

Sand between her toes
and a sparkle in her eye
such ingredients

[TheFifthElement]

such ingredients
as silver bells and rainbows
make a fairy cake

[kiz_paws]

Make a fairy cake
to share with all your loved ones
maybe for us too?

[CdnReader]

maybe for us too
there will come a sacred day
when all becomes clear

[Pendragon]

when all becomes clear
will we be satisfied then—
or disappointed?

[TheFifthElement]

or disappointed
or sad, or angry, or glum
unclear emotions

[CdnReader]

unclear emotions
frazzle my last tattered nerves
how can i escape?

[TheFifthElement]

how can I escape
when the chains that bind me are
of my own making?

[CdnReader]

of my own making
i rattle the bars and scream
when the door is there

[kiz_paws]

When the door is there
am I coming or going?
see the perspectives?

[TheFifthElement]

see the perspectives
when I examine my life
as seen through your eyes

[kiz_paws]

As seen through your eyes
the linear blacks and whites
the rainbow can wait?

[TheFifthElement]

what a lovely line to give kiz paws

the rainbow can wait
for now I am enjoying
reaching towards it

[kiz_paws]

Reaching towards it
half the fun is the waiting
anticipating

[thank you, Fifth! This is fun!]

[TheFifthElement]

anticipating
the next phrase reminds me of
waiting for rainbows :)

[littlewing53]

waiting for rainbows
written across the wide sky
after a hard rain

[TheFifthElement]

after a hard rain
Earth relaxes, replete from
massaging fingers

[Granny5]

massaging fingers
easing my tired weary soul
into a quite peace

[motherhubbard]

Into a quite peace-
My mind saunters lazily
In the summer breeze

[Granny5]

in the summer breeze
all my worries drift away
leaving me lighter


(this is hard for southerners)

[motherhubbard]

Leaving me lighter
I cast away my worries
And kicked up my heals

[Granny5]

and kicked up my heels
and danced freely on the grass
to my very own tune

[motherhubbard]

To my very own
Tune, I wiggled and squiggled
Much to his delight!

[Granny5]

(oops!)

Much to his delight
the trout were biting now
and so was his wife

[motherhubbard]

:lol: :lol: :lol:

And so was his wife
Done with all of that rubbish
No more crap from him!

[Granny5]

No more crap from him
today would mark the end and
new life will begin

[Virgil]

New life will begin
When two hearts come together
And lay down sweetly.

[kiz_paws]

And lay down sweetly
let me whisper in your ear
the secrets of love

[CdnReader]

the secrets of love
expand when you search them out
all cannot be known

[Granny5]

all cannot be known
and why would you want to know
ignorance is bliss

[TheFifthElement]

ignorance is bliss
the lonely man said, afraid
to join with the crowd

[CdnReader]

to join with the crowd
wear the same bland expression
keep thoughts to yourself

[TheFifthElement]

keep thoughts to yourself
attending to the white noise
ruins the moment

[Poppy]

ruins the moment
she said as I looked at her
leaving was so hard

[kiz_paws]

Leaving was so hard
hop on a plane, don't look back
tears ruin your glasses

[TheFifthElement]

tears ruin your glasses
toss them out and see the world
with better vision

[Pendragon]

with better vision
while blind, Helen Keller saw
hope where others saw none...

[CdnReader]

hope where others saw
none....scratched knuckles, dirty knees...
tired but joyful hearts

[TheFifthElement]

tired but joyful hearts
whisper lullabies, sing songs
of a love that bleeds

[the silent x]

of a love that bleeds
there can be no easy way
to heal such a wound

[Poppy]

to heal such a wound
requires to many stiches
now the scar will show

[kiz_paws]

Now the scar will show
oh what will the neighbours think
please shut the windows :sick:

[Il Penseroso]

please shut the windows,
let the trample stop muffled
by the shaking glass

by the shaking glass
contained without a tremble,
excitement shifted.

excitement shifted
to a blue coated quiver,
fallen through the ice.

fallen through the ice
lost in the black curtain blown
thick from underneath.

[TheFifthElement]

^^^^^^^ Wow Il Penseroso :)

thick from underneath
the grass tickles my bare thighs
on a summer's day

[autolycus]

on a summer's day
the small unseen multiply
in long division

[CdnReader]

in long division
a well sharpened pencil brings
opportunities

[TheFifthElement]

opportunities
arise when we least expect
eyes meet in a crowd

[CdnReader]

eyes meet in a crowd
strangers pass by unspeaking
mankind divided

[TheFifthElement]

mankind divided
the world into four corners
North, South, East and West

[Il Penseroso]

thanks fifth


North, South, East and West,
four-cornered thumbprint sealed, sent
by the gusting winds.

[symphony]

by the gusting winds
transient thoughts pass by too fast,
the breezy calm-- lost

[symphony]

the breezy calm- lost
in the winds, of sparks, of thoughts,
of memories stirred...

forgotten tears
merge with, staining thus, the blood
running in my veins...

[CdnReader]

running in my veins
the determination of
lifetimes of the past

[TheFifthElement]

lifetimes of the past
leaking into the present
I am touched by ghosts.

[dramasnot6]

I am touched by ghosts
Ghouls,zombies, together we're
Living like the dead

[TheFifthElement]

living like the dead
loving with an empty heart
loneliness prevails

[dramasnot6]

So sad...

Loneliness prevails
Beneath the barren Willow
Wind catches what's left

[TheFifthElement]

wind catches what's left
lifts it across the shores to
a land where you are

[Pendragon]

a land where you are
able to understand my
accent, quit word change...

[CdnReader]

accent, quit word change
bell rings, hit return lever
typing out my life

[TheFifthElement]

typing out my life
empty page to empty page
with nothing to say

[Il Penseroso]

with nothing to say,
all ships sunk with broken sails
the bottle still floats.

[Il Penseroso]

the bottle still floats
waving with its slender neck
flashes of the sun

flashes of the sun,
tethers through the grievous thoughts
keeping myself whole

[kiz_paws]

Keeping myself whole
is no easy task most days
how about yourself?

[CdnReader]

how about yourself?
With mansion and Mercedes...
how do you manage?

[TheFifthElement]

How do you manage
to make my heart pause, as though
time kneels at your feet

[CdnReader]

^^^ Great line, Fifth. Thanks!

Time kneels at your feet.
Will you control its passage
Or let it wash by?

[Pendragon]

Or let it wash by,
Never stopping to wonder
what you could have been?

[Pensive]

What you could have been
Is not at all important
But what you are is

[dramasnot6]

But what you are is
A single fleck of dust, trapped
Beneath life's floorboards

[kiz_paws]

I am humbled at the calibre of haiku that exists in the last five entries.

:thumbs_up Bravo to you five folk. :thumbs_up

Beneath life's floorboards
there exists a secret song
that we must unveil

[autolycus]

that we must unveil
moment sharper than a knife
a wedding climax

[Il Penseroso]

a wedding climax,
a car jangling its course
through evening streets.

[Granny5]

through evening streets
We wonder about in search
of someone to love

[TheFifthElement]

of someone to love,
is it less difficult, to
find the rainbow's end?

[symphony]

find the rainbow's end--
it holds all my past wishes
that blends and is white.

and when you are there,
please do touch those coloured threads
of dreams that were mine....

[Pendragon]

of dreams that were mine,
you, the ultimate vision
now share them with me...

[dramasnot6]

Now share them with me,
your elusive thoughts sparkling
in such quiet eyes.

[littlewing53]

in such quiet eyes
the whole world is reflected
short stories untold

[autolycus]

short stories untold
accumulating interest
become tall stories

[TheFifthElement]

become tall stories
live life as a fairy tale
without the witches

[Pensive]

Without the witches
Would children wanting unusual
Read some fairy tales?

[TheFifthElement]

read some fairy tales,
propped up under the covers
reading with a torch

[Poppy]

reading with a torch
the instructions were in Greek
how was I to know

[TheFifthElement]

How was I to know
the rain would grace my window
leaving silver streaks?

[Granny5]

leaving streaks of silver
the hair color I used was
not what I wanted

[CdnReader]

Not what I wanted
Exactly what I needed
These sometimes collide

[Granny5]

these sometimes collide
what we need and what we want
even out in time

[CdnReader]

Even out in time
and beyond imagining
I shall still seek peace.

[Granny5]

I shall still seek peace
in my everyday being
for the rest of time.

You make it look so easy..

[TheFifthElement]

for the rest of time
my life will be meaningless
without your warm smile

[CdnReader]

without your warm smile
I'm left in an icy storm
frozen and forlorn

[TheFifthElement]

frozen and folorn
I sit alone on a bench
watching the leaves fall

[downing]

watching the leaves fall
I open my soul to you
and your lips touch mine

[TheFifthElement]

and your lips touch mine
briefly, the softest touch, sweet
like a memory

[CdnReader]

like a memory
he drips thoughts into corners
barely there, yet clear

[Pendragon]

barely there, yet clear,
that out of focus figure—
they claim hauntings here...

they claim hauntings here,
but (expert photographer—)
double-exposure...

[CdnReader]

^^^ Great one, Pen. :)

[Haven]

double-exposure
big in the tabloids today
infamy thrives here

shameful exposee
tells the world your worst nightmare
but soon dies away

[littlewing53]

but soon dies away
buried beneath the absent
forgotten footsteps

[downing]

forgotten footsteps
come back in my mind when I
hear you on the phone

[littlewing53]

hear you on the phone
after so many long years
just like yesterday

[downing]

just like yesterday
I hear the parade sound
dreadful memory

[littlewing53]

dreadful memory
erased gone and forgotten
troubles me no more

[downing]

troubles me no more
all the crowd and all the cars
when I have yoi

[TheFifthElement]

when I have you
oranges don't taste the same
they taste of your lips

[CdnReader]

they taste of your lips
puckered, ready to devour
all life in one gulp

[TheFifthElement]

all life in one gulp
knocked back like a vodka shot
bitter and warming

[littlewing53]

bitter and warming
love with a twist of lemon
another one please

[andave_ya]

another one please!
I'm not satisfied with one.
Roomful of books, please!

[Il Penseroso]

roomful of books, please
squelch boredom's machinations,
print buds in the air.

[kiz_paws]

Print buds in the air
a poet captures one now
fulfilling passions

[CdnReader]

fulfilling passions
dreaming of changing the world
sleeping in rainbows

[TheFifthElement]

sleeping in rainbows
soft as cotton on my skin,
scented with morning

[CdnReader]

scented with morning
dewdrops and sweet warm breezes
infuse my being

[Granny5]

infuse my being
bring my broken heart to life
or leave me to die

[motherhubbard]

or leave me to die
if you don't want to help me
you selfish turkey

[Granny5]

you selfish turkey
eat all the grain and you will
become thanksgiving

[motherhubbard]

become thanksgiving
count your blessing and give thanks
things could be much worse

[Granny5]

things could be much worse
I don't know how but they could
so count your blessings

[motherhubbard]

so count your blessings
and remember your mother
for raising you right

[Granny5]

for raising you right
your mother has become old
so go to bed now

[motherhubbard]

so go to bed now
that is enough for one day
you deserve a rest

[Granny5]

you deserve a rest
because you do work too hard
and need beauty sleep

[CdnReader]

and need beauty sleep
erase those tired circles
poets need fresh eyes

[Granny5]

poets need fresh eyes
to view the world as others
only see in dreams

[motherhubbard]

only see in dreams
beauty, hope, things that could be
banish the nightmares