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[hack]

form has no meaning
median, meridian
only a bell curve

[kiz_paws]

with any answer.
the human spirit endures.
form has no meaning I like this one, JPHD :nod:



Only a bell curve
physics meets the physical
aesthetic questions

[blank|verse]

Aesthetic questions
are always more pleasing than
aesthetic answers.

[Babyguile]

^ Excellent one!

Aesthetic answers
tinged with a Wilde pretension
are mad to impress

[TheFifthElement]

Are mad to impress
your name into the loose sand
at the sea's mercy

[BienvenuJDC]

At the sea's mercy
the majestic ship is tossed
about the waves' crests

[Haunted]

about the waves' crests
my hair floats weightlessly while
the rest of me sinks........

[BienvenuJDC]

The rest of me sinks
into the abyss of love
where true value lives

[Haunted]

where true value lives
where valor takes root and grows
there is you standing

[BienvenuJDC]

There...is you...standing
Founded on a rock grounded
With a perfect stance.

[atiguhya padma]

with a perfect stance
all your former faith and hope
lie cold in the ground

[Dark Muse]

Lie cold in the ground
beneath winter's fingertips
in serenity

[littlewing53]

these few words speak loud
in the midst of silence heard
not once did one see

[atiguhya padma]

not once did one see
evidence. Liberty from
fear-based fantasy

[Haunted]

fear-based fantasy
fifty feet down a dungeon
you want out...or in?

[BienvenuJDC]

You want out...or in
But the passage is narrow
the fare expensive

[atiguhya padma]

the fare expensive
a true prometheus would
not pay the tyrant

[mazHur]

not pay the tyrant
not play to the tyrant's tune
let the high sky fall

[Haunted]

Maz, good to have you back!

let the high sky fall
along with its birds and clouds
I'll catch in my palm

[mazHur]

Maz, good to have you back!

let the high sky fall
along with its birds and clouds
I'll catch in my palm

thanks, Haunted.
It just occurred to me it was high time to come for 'your rescue'! :rolleyes: ;)


I'll catch in my palm
and hold thee in my soul's calm
my heart waits for you!

[Haunted]

thanks, Haunted.
It just occurred to me it was high time to come for 'your rescue'! :rolleyes: ;)


thanks Maz for coming ;) but it might be too late....


my heart waits for you
last call from the ICU
before flatlining

[BienvenuJDC]

before flatlining
the rescuer arrives now
to save precious life

[Haunted]

to save precious life
rising water...raging fire...
all irrelevant

[BienvenuJDC]

all irrelevant
but it matters not to me
because I endure

[Haunted]

because I endure
doesn't mean I will not shed
a tear or river

[mazHur]

because I endure
stand like the Himalaya
snow cap on my head !

[mazHur]

a tear or river
matters not for water babes
they want to be loved

[ampoule]

they want to be loved
see how they lift up their arms
is it all worth it

[BienvenuJDC]

Is it all worth it
to keep on living this way
I can't keep it up

[Haunted]

I can't keep it up
can't outrun this wrecking ball
there is no way out

[BienvenuJDC]

there is no way out
I feel like I'm going to die
is that the answer

[mazHur]

is that the answer
Is this the courage you have
were you born to die?

[Haunted]

were you born to die
was I born to die with you
shall I wait for you......

[mazHur]

shall I wait for you......
shall I do what you wouldn't
do you call this love?

[MarkBastable]

Shall I wait for you
In bed or in the kitchen?
These days, I can't tell.

[Haunted]

do you call this love?
or is this sheer obsession
these days, I can't tell

[mazHur]

these days, I can't tell
I am no more the same, dear,
I feel you in me!

[MarkBastable]

Damn - beaten to it. Okay, I'll catch up.



do you call this love?
I learned that sour syllable
in another tongue


Edit: Wait, the last one's changing faster than any of us can write them. I'll try to get us back on track by covering the last two.


I feel you in me.
At least, I assume that's you.
These days I can't tell.

[Haunted]

you're doing fine, Mark...Let me connect these two, kind of like that new Fill-in Haiku game...



I feel you in me
one love, one vow, but expressed
in another tongue

[mazHur]

in another tongue
complexion of love is love
only heart matters.

[BienvenuJDC]

Only heart matters
when one feels the passion's heat
flowing through my veins.

[Heathcliff]

Flowing through my veins.
A swirling torrent of screams,
Yelling at my brains.

[Haunted]

yelling at my brains
right after that, dead silence
I cease to exist

[BienvenuJDC]

I cease to exist
the air is warm and stagnant
and no sound to hear

[mazHur]

I cease to exist
nothingness evolves into
a vast nothingness

[BienvenuJDC]

and no sound to hear
in the vacuum of silence
a vast nothingness

[hack]

a vast nothingness
beyond possibility
unimpeded stare

[Haunted]

unimpeded stare
across miles and centuries
till my eyes find you

[BienvenuJDC]

unimpeded stare
penetrating through my soul
found home in my heart

[BienvenuJDC]

till my eyes found you
the sight of your smile sought
found home in my heart

[atiguhya padma]

Found home in my heart
A big cosy, growing space
Where truth can travel

[mazHur]

Where truth can travel
is a point in time which no
one knows in space around.

[Haunted]

one knows in space around
a parallel universe
the best comes in two

[mazHur]

the best comes in two
when night envelopes the day
stars shine on the sky.

[BienvenuJDC]

Stars shine on the sky
dancing around telling tales
found behind the veils

[Haunted]

found behind the veils
an air of melancholy
a face sadly shunned

[mazHur]

a face sadly shunned
a spark extinguished by clouds
rain but acid rain.

[Haunted]

rain but acid rain
woods now petrified forest
false hope to lost hope

[mazHur]

false hope to lost hope
instead of men and women
she-males rule the earth.

[BienvenuJDC]

false hope to lost hope
haunted by ones own fortress
locked away inside

[MarkBastable]

Not a lot of laughs, these, on the whole, are they?

[mazHur]

call it cachination!!;)

[Haunted]

locked away inside
asylum for the wounded
scars that'll never heal

[BienvenuJDC]

Scars that'll never heal
but wounds that can be gently
soothed by a soft touch

[Haunted]

soothed by a soft touch
broken skin is whole again
...before the next bite

[BienvenuJDC]

before the next bite
the fangs are sharpened to point
ready for red blood

[atiguhya padma]

ready for red blood
if you contradict, confuse
the hierarchy

[BienvenuJDC]

the hierarchy
agency unknown to all
my newest bosses

[mazHur]

the hierarchy
begins from top to bottom
from sweet lips to hips.

[mazHur]

my newest bosses
the goblins of my day dreams
sadden starry nights.

[BienvenuJDC]

Sadden starry nights
gloomy hidden moon a new
clouds darkening now

[atiguhya padma]

clouds darkening now
once the sun proudly fiercely
pointed straight at you

[BienvenuJDC]

Pointed straight at you
the finger finds its target
the spotlight hits you

[Heathcliff]

The spotlight hits you.
Intense glare seeping into you,
Of a thousand eyes.

[MarkBastable]

Of a thousand eyes
Your right one's the most lovely.
The left - not so much.

[BienvenuJDC]

The left - not so much
For those on the right will reign
And these are the lambs

[kiz_paws]

And these are the lambs
so innocent they gather
in emerald fields

[atiguhya padma]

in emerald fields
fragile supernovas
connect skyscrapers

[mazHur]

connect skyscrapers
to the zenith of heavens
fix spires and minarets.

[MarkBastable]

Fix spires and minar
ets. Paint mosques. Central Kabul.
Call anytime. Jez.

[mazHur]

Call anytime. Jez.
What's the harm if calling Jez
brings peace to the world!

[kiz_paws]

brings peace to the world
winter winds caught kissing clouds
virginal snowflakes

[BienvenuJDC]

virginal snowflakes
untouched by the intruders
to nature's beauty

[mazHur]

to nature's beauty
we salute; to your beauty
my eyes bow their head!

[kiz_paws]

my eyes bow their head
crystal points in black velvet
movement is surreal

[mazHur]

movement is surreal
while I watch you motionless
let's be down to earth!

[atiguhya padma]

lets be down to earth
not high up in fluffy clouds
Earthiness is nice

[MarkBastable]

Earthiness is nice.
Wateriness is nice too.
Fire and air? Like, bleh.

[kiz_paws]

Fire and air? Like, bleh
musing lines like these is tough
a challenge is good :)

[mazHur]

a challenge is good
to make lovers stay in love
drink from poison bowl.

[atiguhya padma]

drink from poison bowl
flake of false hope and promise
all complete nonsense

[Heathcliff]

All complete nonsense,
Shadow not a cloudy sky.
Wait, the sun will move.

[TheFifthElement]

Wait, the sun will move.
The earth with turn as it does -
set life in motion.

[snowdrop17]

Set life in motion.
Will this lead to peace?
A life without pain

[mazHur]

A life without pain
a deal without loss or gain
let's move on to hell!

[MarkBastable]

"Let's move on to hell!"
"That's quite a way from Grimsby...
Oh, Hull! My mistake."

[atiguhya padma]

Oh Hull, my mistake
I was looking for Kingston
A town of Isis

[aliengirl]

A town of Isis
Beside magical Nile,
Green and Fertile

[atiguhya padma]

Green and fertile
Is that land known as the past
It lives within me

[BienvenuJDC]

It lives within me
Passion and love intertwined
And it lives and grows

[atiguhya padma]

And it lives and grows
On conservative light through
rose-tinted windows

[BienvenuJDC]

rose-tinted windows
that make everything seem right
but the fog is grey

[Dark Muse]

But the fog is grey
during these hushed winter nights
and the fire sings

[MarkBastable]

And the fire sings
A love-song to the darkness
Wherein ashes lie.

[kittyluvr73]

Wherein ashes lie
That cold urn on the mantle
A loved one now lost

[BienvenuJDC]

A loved one now lost
But where on earth could they be
a futile search for...

[kittyluvr73]

A futile search for...
The only thing they won't find
But still they will look

[Haunted]

but still they will look
in their cold wet suits they dive
to her resting place

[kittyluvr73]

To her resting place
Where she used to come for calm
She now lies for good

[Haunted]

she now lies for good
bottom of the Atlantic
a former beauty...

[BienvenuJDC]

a former beauty
once seen in the mirror then
beauty is within

[kittyluvr73]

Beauty is within
But strangers upon meeting
Cannot see your soul

[toni]

Cannot see your soul
trappped in ancient statues of-
Michaelangelo

[BienvenuJDC]

Michelangelo
creator of artistic
masterpieces then

[toni]

masterpieces then,
reflect idealism-
remember David?

[BienvenuJDC]

Remember David?
His wise son King Solomon...
He built a temple.

[toni]

He built a temple.
Architectural wonder,
built by Phoenicians

[MarkBastable]

Built by Phoenicians
And sailed by Canaanites - damn!
Those biremes so rocked.

[Haunted]

those biremes so rocked
monster sea waves percussing
drowning out my voice

[Dark Muse]

Drowning out my voice
in the depths of your silence
lost inside your void

[Haunted]

lost inside your void
I screamed till I cried but yet
I don't want to leave

[BienvenuJDC]

I don't want to leave,
but in a place unwanted
Exile to be sure.

[Haunted]

exile to be sure
heaven has no room for me
and peace eluded me

[BienvenuJDC]

and peace eluded me
but I kept searching for it
persevering on

[atiguhya padma]

Persevering on
Versifying perception
Time to close my eyes

[Haunted]

time to close my eyes
to dream the ultimate dream
go out with a bang

[BienvenuJDC]

Go out with a bang
make an impression tonight
a legend is made

[Dark Muse]

A legend is made
forged in the glass of your heart
shatter the world

[BienvenuJDC]

shatter the world
destroy the foundations laid
terrestrial ball

[toni]

terrestrial ball
royals, knights, in satin veils
dancing Debussy

[BienvenuJDC]

Dancing Debussy
another night's events missed
because I'm only ten

[Heathcliff]

Dancing Debussy
another night's events missed
because I'm only ten
:lol: Hilarious.


Because I'm only ten.
The world is a mystery,
Too young for the snow.

[Dark Muse]

Too young for the snow.
that old broken-smiled crone
laughing in the wind

[Heathcliff]

Laughing in the wind.
Slick smirk across your pale face.
I know you're crying.

[atiguhya padma]

I know you're crying
Your skin quivers, your bones shake
Whirlpools in your mind

[Heathcliff]

Whirlpools in your mind,
exploring and creating.
Shh, they might hear you.

[snowdrop17]

Shh, they might hear you
Let's play quietly
Like two little mice

[Heathcliff]

Like two little mice,
creeping into the brown box.
Nope, it is taken.

[atiguhya padma]

Nope, it is taken.
Unmarried but not single
Bonded in the mind

[Sapphire]

Bonded in the mind
Two brains connecting - apart
Thus not in the flesh

[atiguhya padma]

Thus not in the flesh
Therefore then outside the flesh?
Maybe all is flesh.

[BienvenuJDC]

Maybe all is flesh
that distract me from my goal
but it looks so good

[Sapphire]

But it looks so good
The smell - reminiscent
The forbidden fruit

[symphony]

The forbidden fruit,
cerise tongues of fire flaunt
the colors of ripe

[Sapphire]

the Colors of Ripe
uncatchable to the eye
Existing for us

[BienvenuJDC]

Existing for us
this here realm is clearly formed
with everything

[MarkBastable]

with everything
comes another, as death brings
the scent of almonds

[Sapphire]

The scent of almonds
Not bearable anymore
Not since you are gone

[Haunted]

not since you are gone
I have not moved or eaten
I've turned into stone

[BienvenuJDC]

I've stoned into stone
Thought I to be able to
Take Medusa's head...

[MarkBastable]

Take Medusa's head.
Add French writer's sweat. Simmer.
Gorgonzola Soup.

[BienvenuJDC]

:lol::smilielol5:

Gorgonzola soup
simmering in an iron pot
over hot lava

[qimissung]

over hot lava
green wicked one, I'll serve you
to mine enemy

[Sapphire]

To mine enemy
forgetting is not allowed
who lives in hate

[Annabelle]

Who lives in hate
I don't believe in fate, though
Blame it on the moon

[Haunted]

blame it on the moon
it can't be my transgression
that our worlds collide

[Sapphire]

That our worlds collide
A fact I will not accept
I push you away

[Haunted]

I push you away
but you're back time and again
inseparable...

[Heathcliff]

Inseperable,
Every rip lets it stay.
This is so sticky.

[Sarasvati21]

"This is so sticky,"
the fly says, thrashing madly.
Death is approaching.

[Heathcliff]

Death is approaching,
The landlord's daughter's gunshot.
The highwayman lives.

[Sapphire]

The highwayman lives
Driving these roads forever
Never getting lost

[Heathcliff]

Never getting lost
A hero on the right track
Quiet achiever

[Sapphire]

Quiet achiever
Never takes any credit
Just live on and breathe

[Heathcliff]

Just live on and breath,
Living inside a puddle.
Tuna in a can.

[Sapphire]

Should it be breath instead of breathe? I was wondering about that... Breathe is the verb, isn't it?

Tuna in a can
Moisterized by sweet oils
Dying to get out

[Heathcliff]

Dying to get out,
To see the beautiful light.
Cat-flap is locked shut.

[aliengirl]

Cat-flap is locked shut
"Who will open it"
Nobody knows

[Heathcliff]

Nobody knows
Strung upon a starry night
Something in the trees

[Sapphire]

Something in the trees
Has been there all night - longer
I hear it stirring

[aliengirl]

I hear it stirring
Moving and scurrying
What can it be?

[BienvenuJDC]

What can it be?
The sound that I hear in there...
Is it another...

[Haunted]

is it another...
coming out of the woodwork
creatures of the night

[Heathcliff]

Creatures of the night
Awakening from their holes.
Come to beseech you.

[qimissung]

come to beseech you
tiny eyes plead for mercy
you, caught in their trap

[BienvenuJDC]

you, caught in their trap
But if I use my sand wedge
I can still get par

[Haunted]

I can still get par
but it wouldn't be fair play
after I nudged you...

[BienvenuJDC]

After I nudged you
looking for cupid response
blush rushed my face red

[Haunted]

blush rushed my face red
pinned under your lasting gaze
I'm losing this fight

[qimissung]

I'm losing this fight
wilting beneath your hot eyes
I need your love's rain

[Heathcliff]

I need your loves rain
Lightly tingling my face
Sun beads down on me

[snowdrop17]

Sun beads down on me
Glittering like diamond
Cold yet hot...

[BienvenuJDC]

Cold yet hot...
Looking for the hidden prize
Value uncertain

[aliengirl]

Value uncertain
Virtues hidden
No one looking for this prize

[BienvenuJDC]

Haiku
1st line (5 syllables)
2nd line (7 syllables)
3rd line (5 syllables)

I will adapt your line two...

Virtues are hidden
Feelings are cloaked deep within
Cold, hard emotions

[Haunted]

cold, hard emotions
mask a brave heart ready for
the last sacrifice

[BienvenuJDC]

the last sacrifice
burned on the large stone altar
fragrant aroma?

[Dark Muse]

Fragrant aroma?
lingers like a memory
bittersweet to touch

[BienvenuJDC]

bittersweet to touch
It is painful ecstasy
call of the siren

[Haunted]

call of the Siren
more dangerous than the sea
but who can resist...

[Taliesin]

but who can resist
futurist erotica
of clearest metal

[BienvenuJDC]

of clearest metal
an alloy of quality
durable and bright

[aliengirl]

durable and bright
precious and prized
Found in a dream...

[BienvenuJDC]

(in haiku the second line is supposed to have seven syllables...otherwise, good job)

Found in a dream
a whisper of hope faintly
caressing my thoughts

[Zeniyama]

Caressing my thoughts:
Sweet hints of insanity -
"The ground is crying."

[BienvenuJDC]

The ground is crying
the soil thirsts for water
its loins yearn to sprout

[Haunted]

its loins yearn to sprout
the young bulb can hardly wait
for a spring romance

[blank|verse]

for a spring romance
is only something it feels
when part of a bed

[Haunted]

when part of a bed
is empty of you the whole
world feels incomplete

[BienvenuJDC]

world feels incomplete
without the life force above
His presence present

[Haunted]

his presence present
in every waking moments
how I adore him

[BienvenuJDC]

How I adore Him
His image of selflessness
He's my Savior

[Dark Muse]

He's my Savior
bringing a rein of terror
we rise from shadows

[Quarter Moon]

Rivers streaming by
Water of truth cannot lie
Rivers of truth come

[BienvenuJDC]

Rivers of truth come
they feed the mind with sweet bread
will the mind accept?

[sadparadise]

will the mind accept?
thoughts blanketed with ashes
and more discontent

[Quarter Moon]

Good one. Nice job. Like to see another one. Love Maureen

[Quarter Moon]

Your Haiku is good also. I enjoyed it very much. Deep meaning inside it. Love Maureen

[krymsonkyng]

and more discontent
is locked behind iron eyes
smile, or baring teeth?

[ampoule]

smile, or baring teeth?
with that kind of dentist bill?
oh, enough for both

[Quarter Moon]

Great Haiku. (smiles) good job. Love Maureen

[sadparadise]

oh, enough for both
sideways lovers strung on high
truant life goodbye

[krymsonkyng]

truant life goodbye
the reaper's a step behind
I run nevermore

[sadparadise]

I run nevermore
all senses clumsy, inept
life's final struggle

[kiz_paws]

Life's final struggle
summarized in molecules
tossed to the Cosmos

[hack]

tossed to the cosmos
galaxies seeded with stars
spiral from God's hand

[Haunted]

spiral from God's hand
to the arches of heaven
angels guard my way

[krymsonkyng]

angels guard my way
torches in the night before
I walk the valley.

[sadparadise]

I walk the valley
a slave to nature's allure
worshiping this bliss

[hack]

worshiping this bliss
as I draw another breath
blind to what will be

[sadparadise]

blind to what will be
from this human lavishness
to apocalypse

[hack]

to apocalypse
raking spurs rip a pale horse
death chews through the bit

[sadparadise]

death chews through the bit
mutilated innocence
for those who stand by

[blank|verse]

for those who stand by
and watch and never say why
I give you my words

[hack]

I give you my words
you take back your promises
there is nothing left

[Haunted]

there is nothing left
the body of evidence
is just a body...

[BienvenuJDC]

is just a body
a sea of tranquility
to sail a vessel

[littlewing53]

to sail a vessel
white puffed wings afloat
fire foggy bank

[hack]

a fire foggy bank
ashes rain in slow motion
cattails become snow

[shortstoryfan]

cattails become snow
withering to the glass lake
as if they were sighs

[N.W.Alexander]

as if they were sighs
my words seem to slip
down to the cold

[sadparadise]

down to the cold
collapsing walls bent and wet
cardboard box, a home

[hillwalker]

cardboard box a home
dirty streets the universe
where none hear you scream

[sadparadise]

where none hear you scream
numbness taking possession
enormous quiet

[hack]

enormous quiet
and the suffocating fog
sliced by a gull's wings

[symphony]

sliced by a gull's wings
the sky in its white divides
around the cloudplay

[hack]

around the cloudplay
crows, kestrels, and wrens conspire
to defend heaven

[hillwalker]

to defend heaven
the bigot sharpens his words
and delivers hell

[sadparadise]

and delivers hell
to angels writhing in mud
blood wet crown of thorns

[Revolte]

Blood wet crown of thorns
as guilty as the Third Reich
the shedding of love

[BienvenuJDC]

the shedding of love
which will never diminish
fluid coating all

[Heathcliff]

Fluid coating all,
Blanket of muddy doom.
'Tis monsoon season.

[sadparadise]

' Tis monsoon season
skiffs deck is dark and oily
slipping in horror

[hack]

slipping in horror
last dance on the killing floor
you want cheese with that?

[ShardsOfOcean]

you want cheese with that?
How about a knife as well?
Last step of the dance

[_JadeRain_]

Last step of the dance
A ballerina's sheer grace
Stuns the crowd silent

[BienvenuJDC]

Stuns the crowd silent
as smoke pours from the cockpit
Failed attempts -- not fun

[mazHur]

Failed attempts -- not fun
you gotta have a heart to lose
for a win in love!!

[BienvenuJDC]

For a win -- in love?
How does one win in love realms...
is there victory?

[Haunted]

is there victory
and who will surrender first
in a pillow fight?