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[Granny5]

banish the nightmares
it's time for a peaceful nap
so rest your mind now

[Pendragon]

so rest your mind now,
lay your head on my shoulder—
tell Granny your needs...


I may persume, but my own grandmothers are both deceased, and that's what they both used to say...

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[quasimodo1]

To Pen: You know I can't personally deal with this short format. This haiku of yours is ironically, satirically great. Unfortunately, a reader would have to know a little about you to get it...hence my problem with haiku. quasi

[toni]

tell granny your needs
your aches, the pain, the blood song
eyes will bleed for you

[kiz_paws]

Eyes will bleed for you
the poet scrawls a message
in the melted snow

[kitten]

in the melted snow
i sit without a jacket
waiting for your love

[kiz_paws]

waiting for your love
has become a sad habit
shared by so many

[CdnReader]

shared by so many
understood by very few
political views

[kitten]

political views
difficult to remember
constantly changing

[TheFifthElement]

constantly changing
colours seep through the window
brightening my world

[littlewing53]

brightening my world
that smile of yours always does
so simple and pure

[TheFifthElement]

so simple and pure
like fresh cotton sheets, or a
newly painted wall

[littlewing53]

newly painted wall
there's so much to write and say
white as white waiting

[TheFifthElement]

white as white waiting,
as black moves across the sky
swallowing it whole

[littlewing53]

great haikus fifth...speaking of yr avatar...that movie is one of my all time favs...

swallowing it whole
the whale decides to feast
a bit more salt please

[Granny5]

a bit more salt please
to rub deep into the wounds
of my broken heart

[CdnReader]

of my broken heart
i shall offer none a glimpse
no one knows but you

[toni]

no one knows but you
ink of melancholic heart,
a buried vampire

[TheFifthElement]

Thanks littlewing :)


a buried vampire
sleeps, wrapped in a cloak of soil
dreaming of young flesh

[toni]

dreaming of young flesh
he could cry, our anthem plays
"the disenchanted"

[TheFifthElement]

the disenchanted
are gathered on street corners
hood-covered faces

[autolycus]

hood-covered faces
a very old forest waits
legends never die

[Poppy]

hood-covered faces
a very old forest waits
legends never die

legends never die
they just become presidents
or themes of a book

[CdnReader]

^^ Oh, I like this one, Poppy. :)

or themes of a book
scattered with illustrations
pictures of our lives

[Pendragon]

pictures of our lives
inscribed in written parchment
Rorschach Inkblot Test...

[CdnReader]

Rorschach Inkblot Test
smudges, splotches, and squiggles...
you said you saw WHAT??

[TheFifthElement]

he he he

you said you saw WHAT
and you're just telling me now,
such a stupid a**

;)

[Poppy]

such a stupid a**
This silly man dressed in white
crazier than me

[kiz_paws]

Crazier than me
partially due to the moon
lets howl together

[CdnReader]

crazier than me
seems almost impossible....
do you have papers?

OOPS!

Let's howl together
under the new shining moon
twinkles of starlight

[kiz_paws]

Twinkles of starlight
lent magic to dreary scenes
like night time rainbows

[CdnReader]

like night time rainbows
i kept on searching, never
losing hope for more

[Poppy]

like night time rainbows
which point to no pot of gold
only dark figures

[kiz_paws]

Only dark figures
that crawl out from under rocks
or lay under beds

[TheFifthElement]

or lay under beds,
or slip into pavement cracks
just like spiders do

[Poppy]

just like spiders do
spinning silk waiting for prey
typical pleasure

[TheFifthElement]

typical pleasure
hides an untypical pain
so much for rainbows

[kitten]

so much for rainbows
she said when the sun came out
from behind the clouds

[Virgil]

From behind the clouds
Squeeze out bright rays of sunlight.
Swift hawk spreads his wings.

[TheFifthElement]

swift hawk spreads his wings;
the sky beckons and offers
glorious freedom

[CdnReader]

glorious freedom
lies in flight as well as in
deep roots and stillness

[TheFifthElement]

deep roots and stillness
the quiet life of trees as
centuries pass by

[Pendragon]

centuries pass by
earth and sky go on forever
today a good day...

[kitten]

today a good day...
tomorrow, so much to look
forward to being.

[kiz_paws]

Forward to being
cast away the well used toys
the adult world calls

[CdnReader]

the adult world calls
but i pretend not to hear
i'd rather play tag

[TheFifthElement]

I'd rather play tag,
I really don't like kiss chase,
avoiding wet lips

[Poppy]

avoiding wet lips
ao don't play spin the bottle
just sit back and pout

[motherhubbard]

just sit back and pout
so you didn't get your way
you're still the princess

[kiz_paws]

You're still the princess
in your small make-believe world
keep on ordering...

[CdnReader]

keep on ordering
me around, with your mad face....
you fuel my rage.

[atiguhya padma]

You fuel my rage
Steam-filled, fire-whipped. With your kiss
It evaporates

[Pendragon]

it evaporates
disstilling slowly away,
leaving me so drained...

[CdnReader]

leaving me so drained
my tears in salt-filled buckets
take them out back please

[TheFifthElement]

take them out back please
stand them by the bloodied wall
ready, aim and fire

[symphony]

ready? aim and fire!
right through where the target lies!
water pistols rock!

[autolycus]

water pistols rock
i am old; these young forget
scissors paper stone

[Lambert]

scissors paper stone,
always splitting into three,
the paths of my life

[toni]

the paths of my life
memories of ancient songs
against, coffin door

[Riesa]

against, coffin door
I knock, one day at a time,
until it opens.

[Poppy]

until it opens
the heart is but an organ
opened it spews love

[TheFifthElement]

opened it spews love
bright, the colour of roses
crushed against the rocks

[Il Penseroso]

crushed against the rocks,
imprinted in the bare arc
of white stone, leaves last.

[CdnReader]

of white stone, leaves last
impressions of purity
remembrance of truth

[TheFifthElement]

remembrance of truth
parchment lined on hands and eyes
with age comes wisdom

[Poppy]

with age comes wisdom
but being aged means death
immortality

[motherhubbard]

Immortality-
live for all eternity
once and forever

[kiz_paws]

Once and forever
please exist outside the box
let me know your thoughts

[TheFifthElement]

let me know your thoughts
I shall taste them on my tongue
sweet like chocolate

[CdnReader]

sweet like chocolate
eyes reflect simple wisdom
innocence expressed

[TheFifthElement]

innocence expressed
in childrens crying eyes, and
blood stains on the floor

[autolycus]

blood stains on the floor
worse than tomato essence
vegans for the win

[kitten]

vegans for the win
vegetarians to lose
place your bets right now

[Pendragon]

place your bets right now,
Calavaras County
Jumping Frog Contest...

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

[CdnReader]

Jumping Frog Contest
and Sad Clowns with Big Red Smiles.
Confusion abounds.

[kitten]

confusion abounds
as i look around me now.
where the heck am i?

[TheFifthElement]

where the heck am I?
Darkness creeps all around me
obscuring the view

[kitten]

obscuring the view
the giant oak tree stands tall
in front of my house.

[TheFifthElement]

in front of my house
a kitten sleeps peacefully
dreaming of warm milk



(love the new avatar)

[littlewing53]

dreaming of warm milk
a shot of amber whiskey
tastes better alone

[CdnReader]

tastes better alone
the cherry red of your mouth
lingers long inside

[atiguhya padma]

Lingers long inside
My vibrant, fiery fingers,
This tide-like feeling

[kitten]

this tide-like feeling
wells up inside my body
hoping to rush out.

(thanks, fifth! :) )

[autolycus]

hoping to rush out
the words denied by the pen
great disappointment

[TheFifthElement]

great disappointment
when I look into your eyes
but the man is gone

[Pendragon]

but the man is gone,
a pallid corpse remains—
spark of life missing…

[autolycus]

spark of life missing
the SUV manages
carbon dioxide

[CdnReader]

carbon dioxide
plunged into soda bottles
makes lovely bubbles

[Granny5]

makes lovely bubbles
the side of the box said but
it dribbled instead

(you make it seem so easy!)

[CdnReader]

^^^ That one's cute, Granny. And, geez you make it seem so easy! ;)

it dribbled instead
slippery droplets down my chin
slurp them up for me

[Granny5]

slurp them up for me
before my loving ideas
disappear forever

[CdnReader]

disappear forever
stars twinkle and fade away
leaving only black

[Granny5]

leaving only black
in my heart when you left me
come back

[Oniw17]

come back isn't 5 syllables.

[Granny5]

that is what happens
after the fire dies to ash
embers can still glow

(5-7-5)

[CdnReader]

^^^ S'ok, Granny..... I fix.... :D

you left me, come back....
i will promise you rose gardens
if you will return

[Granny5]

come back isn't 5 syllables.

excuse me, please. I'm elderly and forget what I'm doing sometimes...:lol:

[Granny5]

if you will return
my life will be complete for
all the time you stay

[CdnReader]

all the time you stay
wrapped warmly in my embrace
increases our love

[Granny5]

increases our love
this time we spend together
in each others arms


You know, we southern gals tend to add syl. to words! Let me know if I am wrong on these.

[CdnReader]

in each other's arms
we find truth, purity, and
the strength to go on

[Granny5]

the strength to go on
I do not have without you
by my side forever

[Oniw17]

by my side fore'er
I would hold you like a vice
Never letting go

[Granny5]

Never letting go
I held on tight as I could
till you shook me off

[CdnReader]

Till you shook me off
seemed I was 'bout ready to
get stuck on you good.

[Oniw17]

get stuck on you good
Like life was an adhesive
that's how it is now

[CdnReader]

That's how it is now
that you've wandered off somewhere...
Nothing but burnt toast.

[Oniw17]

Nothing but burnt toast
That is not my cup of tea
So I long for change

[Granny5]

So I long for change
to jingle in my pocket
check under the bed

[kitten]

check under the bed
is the boogie man hiding?
shoo, boogie man, shoo.

[Granny5]

shoo, boogie man, shoo
we don't need you here tonight
go on, take a hike

[motherhubbard]

go on, take a hike
the path is most beautiful
an ozark autumn

[Granny5]

an ozark autumn
is the place to be right now
beauty everywhere

[motherhubbard]

Beauty everywhere-
must be some kind of pageant
Boy, I'm out of place!

[Pendragon]

boy, I'm out of place!
writing poetry comentary
nobody wants to see...

[CdnReader]

^^^ KERMIT!!! (cute)

no one wants to see
the hunger and the despair
they just throw money

[TheFifthElement]

they just throw money
falling from a cloudless sky
dangerous raindrops

[atiguhya padma]

Dangerous raindrops
On a green Welsh mountainside
Sheep shall safely graze

[TheFifthElement]

Sheep shall safely graze
in the fields where bodies lie
amongst wild poppies

[CdnReader]

amongst wild poppies
shall i find my love's release
palms upward, let fly

[symphony]

palms upward, let fly,
let go, oh let me for once
touch silver lightnings

(Just how i feel! Now that the exams are near i dont get to get up from my table for once without enduring the scowls of mom! :bawling: I want to fly away, from exams, from classes, from organic chemistries, from mo...no not from mothers!!)

[kitten]

touch silver lightnings
though they might burn you slightly
you are enlightened

[autolycus]

you are enlightened
smiling buddha seems to say
in his mass of gold

[TheFifthElement]

in his mass of gold
he sees the face of angels
crying silver tears

[Pensive]

Crying silver tears
Turning all dust and ashes
Increased depression

[Granny5]

Increased depression
growing every day and night
till I am broken

[Pensive]

Till I am broken
Torture me because you then
Would not have your toy

[atiguhya padma]

Would not have your toy
Usurping your attention
Stole the batteries

[Pendragon]

stole the batteries
from my son's old Nintendo
dictate my poems...

[symphony]

stole the batteries,
opened the circuit, and thus
broke the flow of life

[symphony]

*scratches head* well well well....

dictate my poems
but go no further , for they
are to be perceived

[Virgil]

Are to be percieved,
the hippity hoppity
jumpy kangaroos

[littlewing53]

are to be perceived
as visions in a white cloud
drifting in blue skies

[littlewing53]

*scratches head* well well well....

[kiz_paws]

Drifting in blue skies
the foamy clouds roll on by
leaving me at peace

[littlewing53]

hello kizzo....

leaving me at peace
the water shifts in whispers
floating weightlessly

[atiguhya padma]

Floating weightlessly
The salt settling on my skin
The sun blinding me

[symphony]

the sun blinding me
so that i go colour blind
and bluebells turn green.

[TheFifthElement]

and bluebells turn green
in the sunset, she said, and
sun-shards kiss the earth.

[Uncle Lar]

Sun-shards kiss the earth
During the day, while the
Moonbeams shine at night.

Sincerely,

Uncle Lar

[Granny5]

Moonbeams shine at night
Lighting our way to the end
of our long journey

[symphony]

Of our long journey
what's left is just memories
those which never fade

[Il Penseroso]

those which never fade
steal from the sun's upcoming,
beam reds from the eye.

[Riesa]

beams red from the eye
clouds set for dissolving one
within the other

[Il Penseroso]

within the other
a task is waiting, held breath
her pawn's precision.

[autolycus]

her pawn's precision
his knight's reckless encounter
nobody gets board

[CdnReader]

nobody gets board
squares and movements shared by all
dance me to the edge

[TheFifthElement]

dance me to the edge
and further, I need to feel
the wonder of life

[Poppy]

the wonder of life
a question most often asked
ask me later please

[CdnReader]

Ask me later please
why the sky is blue and why
bears sleep all winter.

.
(Symphony.... Good luck with your exams.)

[Virgil]

Bears sleep all winter
snuggled up in a dark den.
Breaths are slowly sighed.

[CdnReader]

Breaths are slowly sighed
between lovers divided....
Misunderstandings.

[Poppy]

misunderstandings
that are never forgiven
yet they all should be

[TheFifthElement]

yet they all should be
like snowflakes on the breeze, blown
silently away

[Il Penseroso]

silently away
he sulks, wearied by his skull
that clatters alone.

[kiz_paws]

That clatters alone
the horses watch the gate swing
back and forth again

[Hey, Uncle Lar -- GREAT to see you. We really missed you a lot!]

[andave_ya]

Back and forth again
I can't tear myself away
From this lovely site.

(LOL, couldn't resist :D)

[TheFifthElement]

From this lovely site
springs hope, like a sprinkling of
flowers on the beach

[CdnReader]

flowers on the beach
drifted in with the dawn tide
soggy but fragrant

[TheFifthElement]

soggy but fragrant,
the rice teases my nostrils
heavy with spices

[CdnReader]

^^^ Great, Fifth!

heavy with spices
his old wagon groaned, bound for
Constantinople

[TheFifthElement]

Constantinople
is a very bit word, and
if you can't spell it....

[atiguhya padma]

If you can't spell it....
There'll be little hope for you
Such a tiny word

[Pendragon]

Such a tiny word--
"If"--contains multiple shades
of discontentment...

[autolycus]

of discontentment
they were never wrong, old mas-
ters filled frames with ease

[atiguhya padma]

ters filled frames with ease
please don't dissect your masters
they bleed syllables

[CdnReader]

they bleed syllables
those poets - prick them and watch
the life blood of words

[autolycus]

the life blood of words
i bet you the ten thousandth
haiku will be spammed

[kiz_paws]

Haiku will be spammed
slivers of poems will scatter
and tears shall drown us

[AdoreroDio]

And tears shall drown us
as exhaustion takes its toll
and the hours tick past

[Oniw17]

and the hours tick by
mathematics cure sickness
through time that is lost

[CdnReader]

through time that is lost
we learn the need to preserve
moments and seconds

[ampoule]

moments and seconds
but don't be afraid of firsts
the wind is like that

[Riesa]

the wind is like that,
fickle; as prone to slap cheeks
as to kiss softly.

[CdnReader]

as to kiss softly
hovers quietly over
her dear little ones

[TheFifthElement]

her dear little ones
sit quietly on the chair
oozing youthful calm

[CdnReader]

oozing youthful calm
an oxymoron for sure
no calm in the young
:)

[TheFifthElement]

no calm in the young
wheat, it wriggles in the breeze
golden in the sun

[CdnReader]

golden in the sun...
burnished skin, rays oil-polished
flip me over now

[symphony]

flip me over now
toss on me and you'll win, for
i'm the lovers' coin

[atiguhya padma]

i'm the lovers coin
smooth, dirty, worn, coveted.
cheap, easily spent

[CdnReader]

cheap, easily spent
does money ever really
solve the ills of man?

[symphony]

solve the ills of man
and the world will again be
a place to live in

[mcvv09]

a place to live in
full of heavenly essence
oh such purity

[TheFifthElement]

oh such purity
of air I have never known,
God bless this mountain.

[littlewing53]

god bless this mountain
where shades of glory reside
there the clouds dare live

[TheFifthElement]

there the clouds dare live
the warm valleys of my heart
moist with love for you.

[littlewing53]

moist with love for you
my eyes spill over with smiles
ageless is the flame

[TheFifthElement]

ageless is the flame
that licks the door, unopened.
Within, the heart burns.

[CdnReader]

Within, the heart burns...
my love in a furnace of
incineration

[atiguhya padma]

incineration
the film of packets of light
invoking fire

[CdnReader]

invoking fire
with your black eyes of desire
are we born in flames?

[Granny5]

are we born in flames?
is our love setting the fire
that is uncontrolled

[TheFifthElement]

that is uncontrolled,
this restrains a sad heart, the
other whispers, 'yes'.

[Granny5]

other whispers, 'yes'.
but I say "no, not just yet"
we must wait a while

[symphony]

other whispers "yes"
as echoes of all the no-s
die gradually....

[symphony]

*scratches her head* well well well....


We must wait a while
till the raindrops get tired
of sopping the earth

[Granny5]

of sopping the earth
the clouds spent their time thinking
of this lovely day

(I'm so bad at this I don't know why I don't just stop!)

[symphony]

(I'm so bad at this I don't know why I don't just stop!)
Dont. 'Cuz then this thread will be full of crappy haikus like mine.


"Of this lovely day --
dreams of all the flowers are",
whispers rose to leaves...

[Granny5]

whispers rose to leaves...
"the sun is shining on us
so warmly today"

[TheFifthElement]

so warmly today
does my soul reach to heaven,
absorbed by the sun

[CdnReader]

absorbed by the sun
universal truths cast far
spirit's knowledge gone

[Haven]

spirit's knowledge gone
departed from the corpus
knowledge dies with death

[littlewing53]

knowledge dies with death
and turns over with distrust
alive with passion

[TheFifthElement]

alive with passion,
it breeds within me, growing
a forbidden child

[littlewing53]

a forbidden child
hidden from the sight of eyes
brings hope home to stay

[motherhubbard]

brings hope home to stay
knowing that you will return
to hold me again

[Granny5]

to hold me again
and keep the bad dreams away
is my need from you

[motherhubbard]

is my need for you
a burden about your neck
you can cast it off

[Pendragon]

is my need from you
that of a mother's kindness?
you give so much love...

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

(for Granny Sandy)

you can cast it off,
but I hope you choose not to
I mean every word...

[motherhubbard]

you give so much love.
and me? I just take and take
what did you expect?

[Granny5]

you give so much love
how can I return it all
I've only one heart

Thanks Pen...very sweet.

[motherhubbard]

I've only one heart
and it shriveled up way back
when I was a girl

[TheFifthElement]

when I was a girl
I danced, blossoms in my hair
twirling and twirling.

[motherhubbard]

twirling and twirling
may sound like a lot of fun
but it makes me puke!

[TheFifthElement]

but it makes me puke!
She protested weakly whilst
guzzling champagne

[motherhubbard]

guzzling champagne
one thing lead to another
married in Vagas

[kitten]

Fifth - i LOVE the muppet pimps!!!! :lol:

guzzling champagne
i get fuzzy in the head
and laugh too loudly.

dang. i'm too slow. go with mother hubbards! :)

[TheFifthElement]

Sadly muppet pimps have retired.

Married in Vegas
overwhelmed by impulses
living life in full

[motherhubbard]

living life in full
with every ounce of myself
now I'm out of time

[TheFifthElement]

now I'm out of time
the clock has ticked its last tock
limbo awaits me.

[motherhubbard]

limbo awaits me
we play "How low can you go?"
I'll fall on my butt!

[Il Penseroso]

I'll fall on my butt
and scrape a rosy blister
frozen to my buns.

[TheFifthElement]

frozen to my buns
a small insect is resting,
waiting to bite me.

[CdnReader]

waiting to bite me
the future sneaks up behind
how did it get there?

[ampoule]

how did it get there?
who can lift it, it looks light
let us all try now

[Granny5]

let us all try now
to hold kindess in our hearts
and in our actions

[symphony]

and in our actions
let us not pose vanity
which is vain indeed...

[Granny5]

which is vain indeed
but our actions will show all
of what is inside

[symphony]

of what is inside
we're unsure, but still there are
things you never know

[CdnReader]

things you never know
crawling in the dark, creeping
up your spine and neck

[Granny5]

up your spine and neck
creep the chills when you realize
you are all alone

[littlewing53]

you are all alone
in a room filled with romance
barely room to breathe

[Granny5]

barely room to breathe
in this crowded world of ours
with no room to move

[motherhubbard]

with no room to move
it's hard to walk through the crowd
Claustrophobia

[littlewing53]

hmmm...that's good mh....how do i spell it...

claustrophobia
what is it that i spell here
something good or bad

[motherhubbard]

something good or bad
I don't know, tast good to me
that must mean it's bad

[Granny5]

that must mean it's bad
To want it every time I
think of you my love

[motherhubbard]

think of you my love
I recline my lazy boy
and dream of your kiss

[Granny5]

and dream of your kiss
with your hands feel my heartbeat
my dreams will be sweet

[motherhubbard]

my dreams will be sweet
if I have just one more drink
I shall drink to you

[Granny5]

I shall drink to you
and our wonderful friendship
then drink just one more

[motherhubbard]

then drink just one more
that should make you feel better
hen get off your feet

[Granny5]

then get off your feet
and rest for a while longer
you jelly donut

[motherhubbard]

you jelly doughnut
Don’t you know I forgot to
Start cooking the cake

[Granny5]

Start cooking the cake
before it's too late to get
it done for tonight

[littlewing53]

it done for 2nite
the crickets are singing loud
twilight approaches

[symphony]

twilight approaches,
clouds say so, by looking like
stellar nurseries

[TheFifthElement]

stellar nurseries,
vast pulsating wombs, fat with
celestial babes

[Pendragon]

celestial babes,
green skinned dancers weave--
Star Wars or Star Trek?