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[mazHur]

others who suffer
may be destined to suffer
they should blame their slate

[CdnReader]

they should blame their slate (state?)
life's not lived in a fishbowl
the world contributes

[mazHur]

WELL, I MEant slate,,,ie slate on which god wrote our fates!

[mazHur]

the world contributes
to the sufferings of people
roses, thorns and storms

[CdnReader]

roses, thorns and storms (great line, Maz)
find the beauty in amongst
forces of nature

[qimissung]

forces of nature
the sky a green lantern and
earth holding her breath

[firefangled]

earth holding her breath
she's been here before, always
the patient mother

[CdnReader]

the patient mother
smiling and quiet, while they
paint stars overhead

[asilef73]

paint stars overhead
and sketch a harvest moon to
diminish the dark

[CdnReader]

diminish the dark
with a bright golden presence
shed light on the lost

[qimissung]

shed light on the lost
toss golden coins of knowledge
to the benighted

[CdnReader]

to the benighted
who face the stars with courage
craft paddled forward

[Il Penseroso]

craft paddled forward,
the rowboat tug propelling
one through blurred star waves

[ampoule]

one through blurred star waves
tries to still the breaking points
with her touch, they sink

[CdnReader]

with her touch, they sink,
harbour bright, sparkling droplets,
then rise again, whole

(Welcome back, Amp.)

[Janine]

then rise again, whole
restrictions of blood and bone
crumble into ash

[CdnReader]

crumble into ash
weightless white falls from fingers
drift earthward in clumps

[mazHur]

drift earthward in clumps
wind its bitter enemy
blows it here and there

[CdnReader]

blows it here and there
as if no one really cares
how the others fare

[mazHur]

how the others fare
go out and find if you dare
ghouls, ghosts and ogres!

[qimissung]

ghouls, ghosts and ogres
tremble at the great one's breath
fly Halloween leaves!

[CdnReader]

fly Halloween leaves!
orange and rust, smoke and burn,
fill the autumn air

[barbara0207]

fill the autumn air
with the sweet smell of apples,
my orchard, my Eden.

[mazHur]

my orchard, my Eden,
may angels take care of you
let spring be your fate

[CdnReader]

let spring be your fate
once covered with fallen leaves
now icicles drip

[mazHur]

now icicles drip
like snow covered thorns in fall
rosy weather gone!

[CdnReader]

rosy weather gone
lost in the fall's creeping chill
snowflakes will fly soon

[qimissung]

snowflakes will fly soon
ebullient children doing
jubilant cartwheels

[CdnReader]

jubilant cartwheels
right side up, then upside down,
over and over

[qimissung]

over and over
I fall in and out of love
oh my life, my soul!

[NickLinsky]

Oh my life, my soul!
Am I here beyond my brain?
Am I done on death?

[symphony]

am i done on death?
will my soul be disgorged with
the last shaky breath?

[amuse]

the last shaky breath
the last clumsy step: holy
cow patties! fell stench!

[TheFifthElement]

cow patties! fell stench!
low-lowing beasts, how you graze
everything you touch!

[CdnReader]

everything you touch
crumbles into loving dust
fills my life with you


(Welcome back, Fifth. Your words were missed.)

[qimissung]

fills my life with you
liquid solvent of your love
frothy to the brim

[kiz_paws]

Frothy to the brim
drink the bubbles for good luck
that is what they say ...

[Janine]

Hi Kiz, I missed all of you when I was gone...glad to be back!

that is what they say...
no one ever seems to know,
tell me, who are - 'they'?

[firefangled]

tell me, who are they
for whom life is not a cage
but an endless sky

[CdnReader]

but an endless sky
blue horizons vanish in
cloudless drifts of air

[mazHur]

cloudless drifts of air
drag the threadless kite of life
to a world unknown

[CdnReader]

to a world unknown
the reality hidden
within, without, there!

[mazHur]

within, without, there
hides in the cosmic secret
a secret unknown

[CdnReader]

a secret unknown
tucked in a black velvet pouch
kept from prying eyes

[symphony]

kept from prying eyes
an innocent box of chocs
and a hushed chuckle

[mazHur]

and a hushed chuckle
sounded from the Sunder Bans
tigress took my smile

[CdnReader]

tigress took my smile
pasted it over her scowl
impersonation

[mazHur]

impersonation
is necessary in love
for the moon to shine

[CdnReader]

for the moon to shine
sprinkle daily with sugar
crystallization!

[mazHur]

crystallization
is all you need to make sweet
caramel,honey!

[CdnReader]

caramel, honey-
dipped donuts, and chocolate chips....
my guilty pleasures

[asilef73]

my guilty pleasures?
the texture of his skin and
the weight of his eyes.

[qimissung]

the weight of his eyes
the breadth of his reach wraps me
in silvery love

[Janine]

the weight of his eyes
numb lids close and gaze within
too much to perceive

[symphony]

too much to percieve
eyes welled up to the windows
too close to the rain

[firefangled]

too close to the rain
too far from that love of mine
Chattanooga blues

[CdnReader]

Chattanooga blues
ukelele string plucking
lively melody

[ampoule]

lively melody
your fingers fretting my skin
what is this new tune

[mazHur]

what is this new tune
that stirs the strings of your heart
and makes it giggle!

[CdnReader]

and makes it giggle
shake and shiver with delight
up and down my spine

[mazHur]

up and down my spine
your love moves like an ocean
of emotions deep

[CdnReader]

of emotions deep
i will not speak, until we are
better acquainted

[mazHur]

better acquainted
you get with thorns if you come
closer to flowers!

[CdnReader]

closer to flowers
enjoy life with bumblebees
grazing by your nose

[mazHur]

grazing by your nose
a bumblebee kissed her cheek
then lunged for the lips

[CdnReader]

then lunged for the lips
with a straight and even gaze
that belied his goals

[mazHur]

that belied his goals
his ambitions which every
young heart aspires for

[CdnReader]

young heart aspires for
good friends, good times, and reaching
for the distant stars

[mazHur]

for the distant stars
yearns every loving heart but
never gets near them

[barbara0207]

never gets near them,
never gets to share their souls,
outcast forever

[mazHur]

outcast forever
as if i was'nt human
but damn Lucifer!

[CdnReader]

but damn Lucifer
and his flame-heated basement
where to escape this?

[mazHur]

where to escape this?
well, you can come to saint's hut
quipped with all good things!

[kiz_paws]

quipped with all good things
a Baker plies his sweet trade
the hot ovens call

[Oniw17]

The hot ovens call
Hel draws me torward seduction
Am I disciplined?

[mazHur]

Am I disciplined?
Am I doing what is right?
Redundant questions!

[CdnReader]

redundant questions
and always the same answers
awfully boring

[mazHur]

awfully boring
the exuberance of spring
seems without you

[symphony]

seems without you
there is no us, only me
with my lonely sighs

[mazHur]

with my lonely sighs
i rent the sky asunder
until he appeared

[symphony]

until he appeared
the rain had no dreams threaded
with its running streaks

[mazHur]

with its running streaks
the droplets of falling rain
augured love's coming

[symphony]

augured love's coming
in cruel worlds where crises
never give ways through

[mazHur]

never give ways through
crises are a part of life
you've to live with them

[symphony]

you've to live with them
for first comes the beauty then
its time for the beast

:p

[mazHur]

its time for the beast
to make the best of his time
with skin deep beauty!

[CdnReader]

with skin deep beauty
the rose blossoms and then dies
withering on stem

[mazHur]

withering on stem
though momentous gives new life
to rose for next spring

[CdnReader]

to rose for next spring
shrubs planted so lovingly
in hopes of success

[mazHur]

in hopes of success
sit not hand on hand, my sweet,
let me hold your hand!

[CdnReader]

let me hold your hand
and trace the lines of your palm
look to your future

[mazHur]

look to your future
old age is catching up fast
make most of your time

[symphony]

let me hold your hand
and take you to a walk, this
world has whiles to sing...

[mazHur]

world has whiles to sing
let us not miss this precious
moment lest tune changed

[symphony]

moment, lest tune changed,
will be forgotten in its
solitary songs

[mazHur]

solitary songs
spread their incense in the air
makes loving hearts throb!

[CdnReader]

makes loving hearts throb
stranglehold on his slim neck
blood stops elsewhere too

:p

[mazHur]

blood stops elsewhere too
neurons carry the signal up
your spine and below!

[symphony]

your spine and below
it the rising of the fear:
those cold butterflies

[mazHur]

those cold butterflies
will soon fly away at the
first drizzle of rain

[symphony]

first drizzle of rain
mingles with the rest, wonder
which was the first drop?

[mazHur]

which was the first drop?
Ask the womb of the scorched earth
where new life is born.

[symphony]

where new life is born
marching on celebrations,
death reserves its time.


Wow its 3:37 AM. And i have an exam tomorrow! :eek: *runs to bed*

[mazHur]

death reserves its time
and who doesn't? Make best of
time as life is short.

[kiz_paws]

Time as life is short
for the one bowing on stage
watch out for the hook!

[mazHur]

watch out for the hook!
It is sharp and pointed steel
once in won't come out!

[kiz_paws]

once in won't come out
Cupid slips away laughing
now it's up to you!

[Oniw17]

Now it's up to you
Escape the comfort demon
Run and save yourself

[kiz_paws]

Run and save yourself
but if you put others first
you won't be alone

[mazHur]

you won't be alone
reminiscences of my
love will swarm your heart

[Oniw17]

Love will swarm your heart
Relieving and deceiving
Each locust must eat

[CdnReader]

Each locust must eat
Eat and eat and grow and burst
a plague upon us

[mazHur]

a plague upon us
is impossible ,my dear,
we have faith in love!

[Oniw17]

we have faith in love
and wherein lies faith lies power
even without fact

[CdnReader]

even without fact
people will believe strange things
magic, not science

[Oniw17]

magic, not science
teaches us the truth of life
abstract thought is fey

[mazHur]

magic, not science
is the basis of occult
too hard to explain

[mazHur]

abstract thought is fey
maybe but what makes it work
certainly not science

[Oniw17]

certainly not science
Science is merely a word
Something trivial

[CdnReader]

something trivial
a whisper in the darkness
a rose petal falls

[kiz_paws]

A rose petal falls
silent into the morn's dew
much like my tears have

[CdnReader]

Hiya, Kiz.... :)

much like my tears have
fallen on this silk pillow
so has the rain shone

[Oniw17]

so has the rain shown
with aggression comes new life
Forever know that

[CdnReader]

Hi Oniw.... *waves*

Forever know that
life can never defeat you
if you smile through it

[Oniw17]

Hello to you also, though I'm not sure how to do that waving emoticon in your post.

if you smile through it
it may very well still hurt
but others won't know

[CdnReader]

but others won't know
the depths of my anger
covered with fake grins

[Oniw17]

covered with fake grins
I am, but are not we all
I wish I could stop

[kiz_paws]

I wish I could stop
my smile is paining me now
but you count on me

[CdnReader]

Oh... no emoticon at all, I just typed it in. :)

I wish I could stop
but my feet won't quit dancing
till dawn or later

Drat... too late! :D

but you count on me
too frequently, and I
can't always comply

[kiz_paws]

till dawn or later
its always the question when
don't keep track of time

[kiz_paws]

ha ha, such fun! Wish jon were here to catch this, he had such fun with haiku!

anyhoo.... gotta go out now, carry on (I have no idea of where to continue with this, sorry!)

K♥zzo :wave:

[Oniw17]

can't always comply
My cognitive dissonance
Holds my will at bay

[kiz_paws]

Holds my will at bay
your aloof expression chills
I am dying here

[motherhubbard]

I am dying here
too cold then I am too hot
could this be the change?

[symphony]

could this be the change?
a morning of gold drifting
slowly towards rain

[kiz_paws]

Slowly towards rain
hummingbirds try to race clouds
and trees brace themselves

[qimissung]

and trees brace themselves
for the storm, the ax, the blight,
whatever befalls

[kiz_paws]

Whatever befalls
matters not with our deep love
our anchor in storms

[CdnReader]

our anchor in storms
smallest moments to cling to
memory's shelter

[symphony]

our anchor in storms
savior of our days, decades,
save our souls again

[CdnReader]

Mornin', Symphony. :)


save our souls again
just like you did once before
promise we'll be good

[mazHur]

G'morning' all!

promise we'll be good
and do our homework well
prior we go to bed

[CdnReader]

Hiya, Maz... Surely it isn't morning where you are? ;)

prior we go to bed
give us milk and gingerbread
bring us lovely dreams

[symphony]

Good morning Cdn, though its 9:17 PM down here! (Sorry i didnt notice ur haiky earlier)


bring us lovely dreams
and take us to the graceful
everafter lands

[mazHur]

HI
yes it's 9.20 pm here,,,but never mind it looked nice bidding you G'morning and wishing you and all there a happy day!
maz


bring us lovely dreams
visions of being reborn
with youth and beauty

[CdnReader]

Oh still early enough here, with most of the day to go.... 12:11 pm... Let me see if I can meld these two....

everafter lands
eternity overflows
with youth and beauty

[mazHur]

with youth and beauty
you can conquer hearts but not
infidelity

[qimissung]

It's 11:36 a.m. her. Reader and Kiz_paws, I know your in Canada, but where on earth are you guys, symphony and mazHur, if you don't mind saying?

infidelity
bee lover, bee my honey
the rose, distraught, dies

[CdnReader]

the rose, distraught, dies (lovely line, Qim)
and right before my eyes, arise
two more buds to bloom

[kiz_paws]

two more buds to bloom
tenderly nurtured for now
and give them some time

[CdnReader]

and give them some time
don't rush, for they grow too fast
next you know they're gone

[mazHur]

Hi
I live in Karachi, Pakistan.
and Symph.....Hmmmm...well let her tell you herself that she's from ex_Pakistan now called Bangla Desh!

cheers
maz

[mazHur]

next you know they're gone
never to come back again
until the next spring

[CdnReader]

until the next spring
shall I wander, lost, friendless
await your return

[mazHur]

await your return
play with your fond memories
that's all i can do!

[CdnReader]

that's all I can do
slam the door behind me as
I exit your life

[djy78usa]

I exit you life,
But don't shed a single tear,
we will meet again.

[mazHur]

we will meet again
please rely on our love
it is crystal true!

[symphony]

it is crystal true:
the perfection this morning
carries in its blue

[mazHur]

carries in its blue
a blob of burning sphere
descends from the sky

[symphony]

descends from the sky
and runs down in silvern blues,
touch the muslin streaks

[mazHur]

touch the muslin streaks
feel the delicate texture
and swoon at her feet!

[symphony]

and swoon at her feet,
worship the divine beauty
of what we dont see...

[CdnReader]

Is it morning already? :lol:

And swoon at her feet
Fallen into a dead faint
Wake me in the morn.

Of what we don't see
I must not tell nor reveal
Secrets hidden deep

[mazHur]

Secrets hidden deep
will erupt like volcanoes
you just wait and see!

[CdnReader]

you just wait and see
there will be daffodils and
daisies everywhere

[mazHur]

yeah it's G'morning here !
you must be preparing to hit the sack!


daisies everywhere
pave the way for two lovers
meeting after long

[CdnReader]

No, not yet. Gotta make a late airport run..... :)

Meeting after long
days, months, years of only words
dancing 'cross the screen

[mazHur]

dancing 'cross the screen
we find shadows of slim love
hand cuffed and shackled


the long night is not long to get over,,,,patience,dear, patience!;):)

[CdnReader]

handcuffed and shackled
inside this small cubicle
time clock ticks too slow

[qimissung]

you just wait and see
I will bring you tender love piled
on silver platters

[kiz_paws]

On silver platters
the waiter served a fine meal
to a broken heart

[CdnReader]

to a broken heart
i dedicate this sweet song
in hopes of repair

[alakungfu]

in hopes of repair
to the Star of Bethlehem
bright jewel of the Nile

[CdnReader]

bright jewel of the Nile
ebony eyes, mischievous,
planning new intrigues

[mazHur]

bright jewel of the Nile
the cause of all the troubles
won't let go its shine

[mazHur]

hey, you beat me this time! lol

planning new intrigues
you acted faster than me
and made me wonder!

[CdnReader]

(hahaha... gotcha! ;))

and made me wonder
how the moon is pinned to the
fabric of the night

[mazHur]

fabric of the night
studded with the twinkling stars
reminds me of you

[CdnReader]

reminds me of you
the tip-tap of the keyboard
words floating over

[mazHur]

words floating over
the ocean of cyber space
carry us along

[CdnReader]

carry us along
especially when we are
weakened by battle

[mazHur]

weakened by battle
re-enforcement on the way
gives some hope to win

[CdnReader]

gives some hope to win
when others support you well
good friends keep us sane

[mazHur]

good friends keep us sane
but sometimes we lose our
minds and go mindless!

[CdnReader]

minds and go mindless
just when you thought you had it
figured out, it's gone!

[mazHur]

figured out, it's gone
the hex of the lurking war
it's all peace around.

[alakungfu]

it's all peace around,
irenic laconic flood
of contained silence

[mazHur]

Hey, Ala,,,what does this word irenic mean??
I couldn't find it i the dictionary!


of contained silence
a phenomenon not yet
understood nor tried

[alakungfu]

MazhHur, irenic means peaceful; its roots are Greek

understood nor tried,
leaving a rift resounding
shame no name could heal

[CdnReader]

shame no name could heal
but do labels give answers
or only handles?

[qimissung]

or only handles
bringing us understanding
always of others

[mazHur]

always of others
historians are wont to
give references

[qimissung]

give references:
"Yes, in love he will always
be honest and true."

[mazHur]

be honest and true
if you want to win my love
for eternity

[CdnReader]

for eternity
the winds will blow and the
fine sand will settle

[djy78usa]

fine sands will settle
after the waves carry them
to new homes ashore

[CdnReader]

to new homes ashore
dragging their burdens, weary,
webbed feet in wet sand

[mazHur]

webbed feet in wet sand
creating maple leaf marks
decorate the beach

[CdnReader]

decorate the beach
shells, driftwood, crabs skittering,
ocean's denizens

[mazHur]

ocean's denizens
once out of water become
subsistence for earth

[CdnReader]

Hiya, Maz. :)


subsistence for earth
this deep black rich soil cascades
through weary fingers

[Oniw17]

through weary fingers
the baton passes tonight
is the future safe?

[CdnReader]

Hi Oniw....


Is the future safe?
There's no way to know, short of
learning time travel.

[Oniw17]

learning time travel
is easy when you pass out
wake in the future

[barbara0207]

wake in the future,
mankind, you are sleeping now.
who'll set the alarm?

[symphony]

who'll set the alarm?
are there any needed? wont
mom take care of it?

(mine always does, since i have this habit of throwing the clock outta the window and sleeping on :p )

[mazHur]

Hiya, Maz. :)


subsistence for earth
this deep black rich soil cascades
through weary fingers

Hi CR !

who'll set the alarm?
Who will pull out the Lotus
Eaters from slumber?

[barbara0207]

mom take care of it?
dad look after his li'l one?
Cuddly bear, I'm safe.

[mazHur]

Cuddly bear, I'm safe
you have no chance to return
from Siberia!

[barbara0207]

From Siberia
to the Arabian Sea - ;)
the sun warms my skin

[mazHur]

the sun warms my skin
not as much as your warm breath
a heave which gives life!

[Oniw17]

a heave which gives life
a stride which opens the door
bright life, then darkness

[barbara0207]

bright light, then darkness,
the door of life closed on me.
hell or paradise?

[mazHur]

bright life, then darkness
spreading its gloom all over
sun lost among stars!

[mazHur]

hell or paradise
like good and evil exist
but nobody knows

[Pensive]

But nobody knows
A present has to arrive
Corpses are lovely

[qimissung]

Corpses are lovely
Shall I leave mine to further
enrich this pale earth?

[mazHur]

enrich this pale earth
this jewel of the cosmos
with your Big Bang steps

[symphony]

with your Big Bang steps
make path where there were none, trod,
Live as the Being

[mazHur]

Live as the Being
Being which has many forms
yet has none in fact

[qimissung]

yet has none in fact
my soul shivers-universe-
so much empty space

[asilef73]

so much empty space!
how to fill up this needing;
stifle the wanting?

[Oniw17]

Stifle the wanting?
An easy thing to achieve
Destroy the comfort.

[CdnReader]

Destroy the comfort
felt in unearned ignorance
Learn from agony

[mazHur]

Learn from agony
of being alone at heart
put a bunk bed there!

[CdnReader]

Mornin', Maz.... ^^^ Cute!

* * * * *

Put a bunk bed there
Haul your bones to sleep on high
Store your books below.

[mazHur]

G'morning, CR ~ thanks!


Store your books below
but take care no pages get
torn or rent apart

[CdnReader]

torn or mutilated
like the ripped edges of
my smashed broken heart

[mazHur]

my smashed broken heart
still craves for that cruel love
which made it this way

[CdnReader]

which made it this way?
not the one that went your way?
crossed in cyberspace?

[mazHur]

crossed in cyberspace
oblivious of how much
we loved each other

[CdnReader]

we loved each other
in the blueness of morning
and through night's release

[mazHur]

and through night's release
descended angels from the
sky roses in hand

[CdnReader]

sky roses in hand
she approached tentatively
proffering her gift

[Oniw17]

Proffering her gift
She walks down the lonely streets
Looking for someone

[barbara0207]

Looking for someone
she spent her lonely nights and
days to no avail

[Oniw17]

days to no avail
spent exclaiming the offer
but no one receives

[qimissung]

but no one receives
love that's leaking from the marrow
a raindrop on a petal

[CdnReader]

a raindrop on a petal
reflects the totality
of humanity

[mazHur]

of humanity
talks everybody but where
is humanity?

[Oniw17]

is humanity
worth fighting the good fight for
Or are we all doomed?

[mazHur]

Or are we all doomed?
This question has always posed
a threat to the world.

[CdnReader]

a threat to the world
that emerges from outside
is truly within

[mazHur]

is truly within
a volcano of a heart
erupting with love

[Haven]

erupting with love
heart beats loud within his chest
dead face hides passion

[CdnReader]

dead face hides passion
or perhaps passion died too
does despair win all?

[barbara0207]

does despair win all?
Look, there is a silver line
on the horizon

[firefangled]

on the horizon
the sky bent like a blue smile
the earth bluer still

[symphony]

the earth bluer still
the blue blush from a blunder
made in yesterdays