All Haikus are Welcome.

[Uncle Lar]

My apologies.
Last week was very busy.
I hope this week shines!

[Pendragon]

Sad Cafe

Put off tomorrow,
The things we needed done today—
Procrastination…

Eyes always ahead,
Looking out for what maybe—
Missing all the now…

When the kids are gone,
Just pictures, reminders of
Times we just let slide…

It was a fast life—
Runaway train nowhere—
Try to reverse time…

Sitting with my life,
Assorted pictures taken here
And there. Lie in box…

To late turn back clocks—
Mirror reflects geezer, shock!
I’m getting older…

Tragedy. When you
Lose control and got no soul—
Music out of date…

Pendragon
© 6/11/07

[Haven]

Lost in space with you
My reality anchor
Cast aside for now

Destination roam
Chase scattered dreams unfulfilled
With nets made of gold

[littlewing53]

its a joy to speak
your name out loud on my lips
so simple a task

my mind is awash
imagining your entrance
shall i turn my head

did you hear my heart
whispering longings of you
beating so loudly

youth calls out to love
forever glancing forward
not until its over

did we know the truth

[Haven]

face the world and smile
no-one must know what you hide
ignore the cruel pain

painful emptiness
tell me what I am doing
here? If anything

smile and laugh out loud
everyone loves you, or so
they say when you smile

you hide so well your
fears, from those who 'know' you best
play their game, you must

for a time at least...

[Pendragon]

Rock

echoes of old ashes
faintly linger on breeze—
forgotten longings…

images flicker on
a broken television—
what might have been, if…

static received,
but message is meaningless—
lost in the ether…

why do I undertake
to put the pieces together
they are so scattered…

seems impossible—
never underestimate
the will of one man…

maybe I’m not great—
some cruel, deem me foolish—
but I’m like a rock…

hit me and shatter—
if I fall you may be crushed—
weather every storm…

just look at me now…

Pendragon
© 6/15/07


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(I liked your little tag line and borrowed the idea.)

[kiz_paws]

Albino bunnies,
Sitting in a snowy field,
are invisible.

That was incredible, I loved it! :thumbs_up

[Pendragon]

Mountain Morning

Took a morning walk—
Need the exercise, they say:
Dog along—potty…

Sky turning clear blue,
Killdeers singing happy tunes,
Sunlight on my face…

Gentle smell mown hay,
Small Blue Heron on riverbank,
Blacksnake out for sun…

Amazing things missed,
Busy people rushing past—
And they think me weird…

To find joy in songs
Of the birds treetop choir—
Colors wildflowers…

To behold a snake,
And marvel, gently hold it—
Find salamanders…

Pet the bats in caves,
Turtles, lizards—unafraid
Track a bear for fun…

Watch a fox in den,
Know how many pups she has—
My mountains are home…

Pendragon
© 6/16/07

[Haven]

Rock

just look at me now…

Pendragon
© 6/15/07



(I liked your little tag line and borrowed the idea.)

It's a nice device... saw LittleWing use it and thought, I'll try it out. :) . See you copyright your writing. Publishing? Working through my latest idea.

Your, Mountain Morning. Felt like I was there too. I enjoyed the walk.

[kiz_paws]

Me and my shadow
can never be torn apart
funny how it is..

[symphony]

Words, these empty words--
On this paper(?) they collapse
And die as mere words.

Voices, void voices--
Wander about unheard and
Lost, stilled hushed voices.

[Pendragon]

It's a nice device... saw LittleWing use it and thought, I'll try it out. :) . See you copyright your writing. Publishing? Working through my latest idea.

Your, Mountain Morning. Felt like I was there too. I enjoyed the walk.

I have published poems before in magazines with a fair success rate. I copyright my stuff because I might put out a poetry book one day. I always like to know when I wrote the poem. Glad you liked the poem, it combined several walks, but I have done all of that and more.

Sadness On the Mountain

General feeling
That something just might be near—
A sixth sense?

Unmarked trail I’m on
Leads so far up the mountain—
Maybe touch the sky…

Feel hair on my neck
Begin dancing, ethereal
Music I can’t hear…

Something eerie here—
Skeleton of an aircraft,
Now showing in pines…

I walk over there—
Company Learjet I surmise—
Nobody got away…

Air is sorrowful
In shadows, forest graveyard—
Here, they lost their lives…

My Mountain is tall,
I respect its rules, father,
But I must admit…

This mighty one knows,
Neither comfort nor pity—
You can die up here…

The things that bring joy,
Fogbound covered, whiteout mean:
Another bites the dust…

Becomes your last rest…

Pendragon
© 6/17/07

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[symphony]

The bliss of mid-June
will terribly be missed when
classes start next week!!
:bawling: :bawling: :bawling:


by the way, has anyone seen Uncle Lar lately?

[Pendragon]

Uncle Lar, vanished?
Call Sherelock Holmes right now!
The game is afoot!

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[motherhubbard]

that was good, Pen. I wish I had thought of it

[kiz_paws]

Uncle Lar take care
I sincerely hope you know
your friends miss you here :)

[littlewing53]

we come and we go
without word without notice
leaving prints behind

never knowing why
left to wonder and to hope
the tended return

until then haiku
continues without...waiting
creating and performing

[Pendragon]

Drive-By II

gunshots rip the quiet,
another drive-by shooting, who
did they kill this time?

gangbang, its our turf—
can’t kill us if we shoot first,
pass me the nine-mill…

blood is thicker than
water, but that means only
takes time go down drain…

brother fights brother,
killing innocents over
implied insults, yo…

look at thin red line
running towards sewer drain—
might have saved a life…

now it marks a spot,
where senseless murder occurred—
where a life was lost…

Think about it now…

Pendragon
© 6/20/07

[Sir Chaucer]

Can't remember where this came from but, it's been on my computer for ages - Enjoy!

Twice five syllables,
Plus seven, can’t say much but…
That’s haiku for you.

You never feed me.
Perhaps I’ll sleep on your face.
That will surely show you.

You must scratch me there!
Yes, above my tail! Behold!
Elevator butt.

I need a new toy.
Tail of black dog keeps good time.
Pounce! Good dog! Good dog!

The rule for today
Touch my tail, I shred your hand
New rule tomorrow.

Grace personified.
I leap into the window.
I meant to do that.

Blur of motion, then…
Silence, me, a paper bag.
What is so funny?

The mighty hunter
Returns with gifts of plump birds…
Your foot just squashed one.

You’re always typing.
Well, let’s see you ignore my…
Sitting on your hands.

My small cardboard box.
You cannot see me if I
Can just hide my head.

Terrible battle.
I fought for hours. Come and see!
What’s a “term paper”?

Small brave carnivores
Kill pinecones and mosquitoes
Fear vacuum cleaners

Want to trim my claws?
Don’t even think about it
I’ve got three legs left to get you.

I want to be close
To you. Can I fit my head
Inside your armpit?

Wanna go outside.
Oh, no! Help! I got outside!
Let me back in right now!

Oh no! Big one
Has been trapped by newspaper!
Cat to the rescue!

Humans are so strange.
Mine lies still in bed, then screams!
My claws aren’t that sharp.

The big ones snore now.
Every room is dark and quiet
Time for “Cup Hockey”

[motherhubbard]

that was very funny, I've had that cat. Not all were 5/7/5, but all were true.

[Haven]

I am excited
I am watching something small
Only I can see

Look, angels dancing!
The pinhead is their dance floor
Shrunken universe

My universe too
is shrunk. Wonderful word shrunk...
I feel limited

Perhaps I too will
beome an angel dancing
on a pinhead...just let me

Dancing angel be...

[kiz_paws]

Bravo, Haven, I enjoyed that very much. :)

Now where the heck is Uncle Lar? :sick:

[Haven]

Uncle Lar, last sighting 11 June....

[symphony]

To dear Uncle Lar:
Without you this thread seems void
Of any colour! :(

The moon fails to shine,
and the birds sound reluctant--
Cool breezes resign.

We all miss you here...
And hope you are in good health
Wherever you are. :)

[Pendragon]

May I ask who cries—
For the ones just misunderstood,
Trying hard to live…

In a world unwanted
Tears carve canyons on faces,
People never see…

Never knew there was
So very many ways pain
Could rip you apart…

Raise my glass to
The man already dead, buried
To the next who dies…

Look out my window
Crowds people hurry along—
May I ask who cries…

Does anyone shed tears…

Pendragon
© 6/24/07

[Haven]

althought this thread does not require you to inegrate the previous post it was in this instance appropriate and... here it is.

Does anyone shed tears?
Friday I watched shed tears; surprised
Emotion, sad Jo

Jo's mother has died
Your friends sip their coffee, guilt
in their eyes. Bad, sad

They had forgotten
that she is gone from jo's life
whispers, "she told me"

Jo, gone to the loo
to cry in peace, forgiving
her friends who forgot

Sue: I know she...
Jon: was it cancer? My fault...
Me: no, I'm to blame

Euthenasia
Quality not quantity
Of life...take it back

Two years they have passed
But the pain remains with Jo
Her fear? Mother tell

Truth, was it your time?

Truth, it was cancer
Change the subject, she's back...
Jo, are your okay?

She sips her coffee
"So sorry," she whispers
Help wipe away tears

Desparately we
Move on to simpler matters
Than death with coffee

Coffee on Friday...

[Adolescent09]

whenever she left,
the last winter vestiged
its grief of her parting,
on the trodden yews,
where her knickers made the mark,
and on the sweet snow
where daylight sighed after dark.

[Adolescent09]

the fragrant taffies
streak ranbow dews in his face,
though glistening bright,
they scarcely achieve disguise,
of the gaping blotts
beneath his socks,
imprinted woe on blemished eyes

[Pendragon]

Coffee on Friday (Excellent, Haven!)

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Monday the Doctor
Waiting out the appointment
nervous as a cat...

Tuesday the Doctor
Scared of what they might find wrong
Life's a cold Mistress...

Wednesday will I
Even awaken at home?
Or in hospital?

Nothing to worry
Everything hunky-dory
As long as I lie...

Hope I see you guys...

Pendragon
© 6/25/07

[Haven]

Good luck Pendragon. Hope all goes well with your consult and meds changes [if needed].

Hurry back. :)

PS: Thanks for the mention about my last post, really appreciate it.

[Adolescent09]

When he left that day,
my physique showed all but glad
if he hopes to come

i'll lie by the chest
nut berries and pine summer
serenades to last

the winter till spring,
where mildew swings tickle grass
and laugh away life.

[kiz_paws]

Well dear Pen please know
that your friends here cheer you on
and pray that all's well

please don't be afraid
life is full of crazy things
it's how you take it

A stiff upper lip
isn't that how it is done
but how would I know...

A friend I just met
Pendragon is his title
waits and waits and waits

Wondering what's next
what will tomorrow bring me
and all of those thoughts

Do not worry, friend
your loved ones are behind you
even dog and cat :)

Well, I shall sign off
this haiku with my best
wishes for you.

(to heck with the last line not being 'proper format', lol!)

Best wishes to you Pen, and to your family, as this has been a long road. Take care, you are in our thoughts.

Kizzo

[Pendragon]

Thanks to you my buds,
I could not make it alone—
But I don't have to...

Appreciate all
The poems, pictures, e-mails, wishes—
Calms my fears a bit...

I walk a harsh path
But it makes a better man
Forged in the flames...

I was arrogant
Once, thought myself above others—
Now, I know the truth…

Man is a shadow—
Legacy one leaves behind
That is important…

I want mine to be
Engraved upon marble stone:
“He never surrendered”…

Pendragon
© Tuesday, June 26, 2007

[littlewing53]

whispering do tell
secrets confessed in shadows
hushed the candle burns

hesitating not
holding back the hidden tale
darkened eyes express

absent are the words
silent lips tell nothing more
story is untold

time appears at dawn
sleeping sounds softly hearken
the heart confessed not

moments left behind
the unmade bed makes mention
concealed in the night

the open door closed
turning saying nothing more
until time again

[browneyedbailey]

How does one cautious
girl become so scratched and bruised
Just getting the mail?

just one turn too sharp
flipping and rolling, gouges
in my arm. THE PAIN!

[motherhubbard]

Poor little Bailey
You are hurt so bad, and scared.
I’ll take care of you.

[symphony]

NO! school's on again!!
life, again, has been put off.
that lit flow is gone!! :(
:bawling:

[browneyedbailey]

As we speak a careful
woman is watching her child
a hens wing over me:thumbs_up

[littlewing53]

hens wing over me
protected by the shadow
there is no other

[kiz_paws]

the care that we send
to one another in need
reaches grateful arms

[Hope you are feeling better soon, Bailey, and welcome to our humble Forum!] :)

[browneyedbailey]

A mom over her
child caring for all the pain.
My motherhubbard.

(Don't worry! With my mother? Puh-leese.
I'm not saying anything bad bad about you
mom because I LOVE YOU! and you've
helped me so.):banana:

[Pendragon]

whip-poor-will sings sad
upon my mountain byway
tornado touch down

locust trees shatter
like toothpicks spilled on floors
down on homes and cars

electricity--
well, we had to go without it
line draped across roof

but no one was hurt,
damage minimal at most
He gives and takes 'way

Down on Life's Highway...

Pendragon
© 6/29/07

[symphony]

The parchments shiver
As the frail quill jots down its
Imperfect efforts.

Is that why (if i
may ask) Uncle Pen comments
every posts but mine? :(

[Pendragon]

I do not mean to
Forget and never comment
On your poems, Sy

If they are not on
The first page I usually
Never go looking

Sorry if I hurt
Your tender feelings, mistakes
Happen now and then

I will try to be
Much more careful in future
Your Old Uncle Pen...

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[symphony]

Tut tut! my mistake!
Please dont be sorry, Uncle!
I misunderstood. :(

In an earlier post
U wrote that u dont respond
To unworthy odes,

That u dont comment
On pieces, unless u have
Positive feedbacks.

So i got that fear,
Got a little skeptical
'Bout the posts i made.

Thought my poems were
Unworthy to that degree...
But its all good now.

Now I know better.
So no need to be sorry.
Thanks for being there. :)

[Pendragon]

Not unworthy odes,
Can there be such blasphemy?
I will not deride...

Manners cost nothing.
If you may not praise, say naught.
And now, time factors...

My illness limits
The time I may be on-line
I have much to do

I cannot get all
But others will speak as boldly
Give as good advice...

You should heed their words...

Pendragon

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[symphony]

that of course i do
still the thread feels incomplete
without your fine touch !
:)

[symphony]

and if i may say,
i 've the best interests at heart.
hope u get well soon.

(did not mean to sound like u should go against ur health, in my earlier post)

[Pendragon]

For ‘Dole

Why would a poet flee
Just when his poetry flowers?
When he touches hearts...

Why run away now,
When the voice changes sweetly?
Harmony comes through...

Why hide the talent
Beneath a bushel basket
Where no one can see?

Write your lines, publish
them to the Forum, share with us
the song in your soul...

We still need you, 'Dole...

Pendragon
© 7/12/07


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[kiz_paws]

Oh sing a glad song
for our lives are very short
here now, and then gone

Sing a grateful song
to our friends who stand by us
without them we sink

Sing a humble song
for things we take for granted
no matter how small

For it is truly
in quiet retrospect that
we stop and give thanks

©Karalynne Ducharme 07-07

Dedicated to my dear Venezuelan friend who, no matter what, is always there for me.

I love you! :) Kiz

[Pendragon]

Hide your face away
Say you never really cared—
You will think of me…

I wasn’t just another
On the roadway to dreamland—
You will think of me…

Shatter my heart now,
Wave in your rearview mirror—
You will think of me…

And somewhere out there,
On the other side of lonely—
You will think of me…

Pendragon
© 7/23/07

[motherhubbard]

The quagmire of sin

Willingly I plunge
Blind inexperience meets
Foolish abandon

In the dark water
Heavy burden pressing down
I see no escape

Ears fill with silence
Overwhelming fear and doubt
Tinny bubbles cease

Holding on to faith
I call out to Heaven now
Willing to obey

Stretching forth His hand
Pulling me from my mistake
Though, I am still wet

[kiz_paws]

The roar of the surf
deafened, which was a good thing
To numb my sadness

Gulls overhead search
the washed up fish lay stagnant
almost like my muse

Barefoot in the sand
maybe walk to Forever
the Song of the Sea

[Pendragon]

Viewpoint

driving roads unseen,
to unfamiliar locations,
touch of déjà vu…

don’t know when or how,
maybe imagination—
my mind recalls…things

there is a large house
should appear somewhere off right—
how did I know that?

crossroad coming up,
then railroad crossing above—
I have scared myself…

this road is dead end,
Sunset Memory Gardens—
the cemetery, and…

I the passenger—
not driver of the hearse—
final rest awaits…

Pendragon
© 8/31/07

[symphony]

:eek: Cant believe this thread fell soooooooo low!!!

Anyway, here are two haikus I liked, by a friend who's recently started writing haikus, and I'm the one who's more excited than her! hehe...

Sore graveness at heart
Destruction and despair deep--
Noone lives forever...

She lay still and cold,
Her pupils dialated,
Untimely came death.

And while I'm in this, let me also express my humble admiration for the above haiku by Uncle Pen. You are sooo not a dead poet!

[Uncle Lar]

Greetings, Everyone,
Sorry I have not posted;
Many things have changed.

My Career has gone
In a new direction which
Keeps me so busy.

As a result, I
Can't post as often I would
Like, or even read!

I sincerely hope
All of you and your loved ones
Are doing just fine.

Thank you for posting
Your beautiful Haikus; please
Keep up the good work!

:thumbs_up

Sincerely,

Uncle Lar

[littlewing53]

dearest uncle lar
your back how nice to see you
glad to hear allz well

[symphony]

Missed you, Uncle Lar.
This thread has found its old gleam
Now that you are back!

[Uncle Lar]

Thank you for your words,
littlewing53 and
symphony; be well!

Sincerely,

Uncle Lar

[Pendragon]

My dear Uncle Lar,
Your absence set off alarms!
Welcome home, mon ami!

[Uncle Lar]

Merci beaucoup, mon
Ami, Pendragon, for your
Kind words today. Cheers!

Sincerely,

Uncle Lar

[TheFifthElement]

Falling fat teardrops
of rain against my window
mirror my own tears

[Pendragon]

Saving bottled time
Does that really work at all?
Delusion at best

But if I choose to be
Happy with illusion, then
Why bother me now?

Dream while dreams produce
Lovely hallucinations,
Escape from doldrums

Awake not sleeper!
A little slumber healthy
For your stressful mind…

Pen
9/10/07

[motherhubbard]

our long lost uncle
has returned to us once more.
we are so lucky!

(i've been wondering about you!)

[Uncle Lar]

Here I am, sitting
At my Desk, wondering what
The Future will bring.

[browneyedbailey]

50 years hear our
cheers, half a century long.
Anniversary!!

[alakungfu]

Doffing his laurels
Augustus the peerless peered
at the thickening.

[kiz_paws]

The Happy Wanderer

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Orphan child you smile
yet the road few travel looms
have a bite to eat

pink hair and piercings
change not what is inside you
beneath the tattoos

your dark circles tell
you are not as you appear
confident, maybe?

a place for you here
self-proclaimed child of the road
Great Spirit keep watch

♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~

[qimissung]

This is meant to look like one of Issa's "Cup of Tea" haiku's.

a
spring
day
beautiful
with
flower

[asilef73]

love me a little
and remember me always
and i will know peace

[alakungfu]

My Love of Poetry


Snow circles its way
gently around sagging trees
at dawn...all is new.

[Il Penseroso]

nice one ala

a morning carafe
glistens, filled with a season
ripe to be settled

[alakungfu]

nice one ala

a morning carafe
glistens, filled with a season
ripe to be settled

Thank you, Il Penseroso. Yours is a nice one,too. I'd call it the epitome of evocative.

[lucidnightmares]

held each other close
tumbled around in a slur
can it be called love?

[alakungfu]

rain on stiffly
engine putters wryly home
that's the end of it!

[qimissung]

summer sun blazing,
clouds gather, a wasp lingers,
argent sky shimmers.

[lucidnightmares]

every moment gone
as time fades beyond this place
yet i remember...

[asilef73]

walk with me a while
in the light before the dawn
and feed me your dreams

[asilef73]

pleased with herself my
cats rusty-squeak purrs reach a
satisfied thrumming

[alakungfu]

rollicking trimly
in a keen place of business
minding the beeswax

[qimissung]

summer laziness
disappears come the fall like
rain on hot pavement

[Uncle Lar]

Please visit Larry's
Haiku Haven and let me
know your Haiku, please.

http://larryhaikuhaven.blogspot.com/

[alakungfu]

sound of coffee
percolating riffs the dawn
on the verge of late

[Uncle Lar]

"I can't express T'ai
Chi in words, but I do what
I can to practice."

(Uncle Lar)

[qimissung]

pancakes drift aloft
through the warm morning seeking
taste buds to surprise

[Uncle Lar]

"In order to be
in the ascendant, play your
Game and be the best!"

(Uncle Lar)


"in the ascendant: supreme, dominant."
(Oxford English Dictionary)

[alakungfu]

life in its aspect
waking from rest in the light
of Apollo's trove


the road to heroism
is paved with good indices,
mortar asunder

[Uncle Lar]

My friends have a new
baby girl to love, honor,
and raise in this world!

[alakungfu]

and raise in this world
and maybe even the next
a staunch miracle

[Uncle Lar]

A staunch miracle,
unwavering and true hope,
how the faithful thrive!

[alakungfu]

orchestral prophets
in an open field by night
truly live revue

[Uncle Lar]

"Frolicking, with all
One could ever need, I see,
think, and move better."

(Uncle Lar)

[ntropyincarnate]

Cold, shining metal
My savior, my idol, it
Cuts deep, red blood flows.

[alakungfu]

green environmenta
bask in craven, shady depths
offering respite

[Uncle Lar]

"Open the doors of
perception, see things as they
truly are, and learn..."

(Uncle Lar)


"When the doors of perception are cleansed,
man will see things as they truly are, infinite."

(William Blake)

[Haven]

sweet drenching sunshine
languid body sips moist heat
soporific dew

[Uncle Lar]

"I treat the weekend
as a vacation and plan
for the week to come."

(Uncle Lar)

[alakungfu]

Love's Draught




desperate onslaught
slaked by chocolate rose petals
rimed in cogent peals



we think in tandem
lovers' base reality
our soul ambition



art as relevant
be it ever so humble
inflate origin



trains of thought repose
jacquard abilities
sheerly cognitive

[qimissung]

sweet drenching sunshine
languid body sips moist heat
soporific dew

oh, I love this!

[qimissung]

October leaf drops
minute act signifying
a momentous change

[kiz_paws]

Hopping on the branch
a sprightly bird finds refuge
the hungry cat prowls

[alakungfu]

damson on my mind
ingrained sunset on one side
looming tide approaching

[alakungfu]

As the gavel swings
dread defines the gypsy king's
applicated stings.

Then the truth hits him,
he just stood there insisting,
"I was not set up!"

[qimissung]

First, the night's moonbeams
A tangle of graceful dreams
My heart leaking dawn

[Dark Muse]

Twilight in her eyes
moonlight shone through her long hair
sweet raven goddess

[alakungfu]

Olde crazed Night Stalker
Marches the gallows-high heath
Splaying his dire prey

[Haven]

Dog's Breakfast

His tummy rumbles
the bowl of food is untouched
it is the wrong food

Oh, silly woman
what brand of petfood is this?
I will not eat it!

Slouches on his bed
Glaring in a moody way
His tummy rumbles...

[alakungfu]

considered approach
detected at thwarted chapters
stewed in struck nectars

[jekan blazer]

safety is nothing
but a simple state of mind,
yet it fools us all.

[qimissung]

ice blankets the streets
an unexpected free day
giddy thoughts carom

[jekan blazer]

zombies walk the earth,
looking to eat human brains.
will they ever stop?

[Uncle Lar]

"Command yourself and
see what you can accomplish
through positive deeds."

(Uncle Lar)

[jekan blazer]

the icy winds blow
through the bitter winters night,
rustling dead leaves

[alakungfu]

Salisbury Steak's
glistening exterior
makes my mouth water

[alakungfu]

1.
vaccuum or substance
a subsolar equation
space ten times removed

2.
approaching flashbacks
like a conveyor belt takes
melancholy turns

[Uncle Lar]

As I turn 40
on April 10th, I wish you
and yours all the best!

Sincerely,

Uncle Lar

[alakungfu]

Happy Belated
Uncle Larry on that most
immemorial of days

[Uncle Lar]

"Thank you very much,
alakungfu, for your nice
Happy Birthday post!"

Sincerely,

Uncle Lar

[alakungfu]

evanescent lines
emerge from the swirling deeps
a regal mermaid

[alakungfu]

No Temptress Luck but
Lady Logic rules my keep
To its divine end

Drained of compassion
Strained in objectivity
Wherein lies the rub

[Indy]

Writing haikus,
Is vastly overrated;
I should stop now.

[Indy]

Writing haikus;
Best thing pre sliced bread,
Won't stop till I'm dead

[Indy]

Suddenly lights dim,
Blackness everywhere pervades;
Our fears wander free.

[Indy]

Sorry they should be in reverse order alas.

[Uncle Lar]

"Unleash your Mind, free
your Senses, experience
Life, and treasure It!"

(Uncle Lar)

[krymsonkyng]

do not fear the night
only darkness lets dreams grow
roses from moonlight


My teeth grip and grind
fed into another's mouth
with a twist: unlocked ;)

[Uncle Lar]

"May you and all those
who are most dear to you be
made aware of TRUTH! "

(Uncle Lar)

[alakungfu]

split tile features play

styled brick forum elapses

scored stone filigree

[Indy]

. . .Non sequitur, pause,
Metaphor, dramatic pause . . .
Am I now hipster?

[balehead]

A graceful angel
swoops down to pluck a flower
from its resting place

[Uncle Lar]

"Harmonizing my
mind and my body without
thinking or feeling."

(Uncle Lar)

[alakungfu]

Scuttle Call

winning style entry
systematic title fight
marquee of the year




Rebuttal Hall

fraternity bites,
in not so many big words,
the hand that feeds it

[Uncle Lar]

"When something you do
not expect comes your way, use
extreme Discernment."

(Uncle Lar)

[alakungfu]

slave of forever
sighs captured in vision quest
soft frozen ashes

[Dinkleberry2010]

rain carving craters
sunshine creating shadows
silence filling both

[Uncle Lar]

Happy Holidays,
Everyone; may you and your
loved ones enjoy Life!

[alakungfu]

Classic Babe

swallows bitter pill,
coming out like creme-fraiche on
pink cabbage roses

[alakungfu]

what is a title
name without reputation
like unclaimed luggage

[hack]

times woven fabric
of fibers ripped from Gods coat
twisted into now

[Uncle Lar]

"Unleash your true Art;
let it flourish, blossom, and
transmute from now on."

(Uncle Lar)

[hack]

under submerged rock
beneath the seas heavy load
first life stirs and strains

[hack]

aghast, I wake from
seeping pus, my dream filled eyes
rouse, then sleep again

[Uncle Lar]

"The Holidays are
Here again; I wish you well
During this Season."

(Uncle Lar)

[hack]

Christmas came again
and good men saw love within
the hope of the Child

[Uncle Lar]

"It's the night after
Christmas already and I
Await the new year."

(Uncle Lar)

[hack]

night in our desert
softly lit dream of daylight
clear as any noon

[Dr Jekyll]

The year rests at noon
Brings the tide at night, as the
Oceans lay content.

[hack]

dull glow in the east
glancing up at what's to come
Helios and dawn

[GypsyDream]

Today is the fourth
in the old twelve days- welcome
us now Feast of Fools!

I really like these haikus. (I have read quite a few of them.):)

[Dinkleberry2010]

some would have us think
that our origin was slime
nothing but gray snot

[GypsyDream]

The quiet of ourselves
answers so much mystery
Life is more than slime...

[hack]

she comes in colors
coming colors in the air
she's like a rainbow

(Jagger/Richards)

[Dinkleberry2010]

the day I was born
was overcast and gloomy
but then the sun rose

[hack]

can we wipe the slate
a palimpsest of our love
rewrit and abridged

[GypsyDream]

The day has come that
Must pass and with it go we-
On to a new year...

[Uncle Lar]

"Happy New Year to
You and your loved ones; may this
Year provide success!"

(Uncle Lar)


"Create real change in the world."

[GypsyDream]

What happens to us
Now that we have rung in this
New year wild, winded?

[hack]

crocus stirs and coils
prepares for another spring
with or without me

[MarkBastable]

The shaman waves bones
in ancient sacred patterns.
He's damp salt, dancing.

[hack]

an old path leads to
another life inside fire
a way barred to man

[GypsyDream]

Who would dare ask this?
Who would dare to dream this think-
Who could then deny?

[Uncle Lar]

"Wisdom and pracrice
Without wisdom and practice
Is utter Chaos!"


(Uncle Lar)

[GypsyDream]

The storm rages on:
The tempest surrounds us with
Softly falling Snow.

[hack]

when will summer come
without me, with roses still
with still red roses

[Bar22do]

treading a delicate tightrope
between dream and despair
she lands stung by a bee

[Hawkman]

Memory
An eddy in the wind of thought
Drifting embers
Gone now

[Uncle Lar]

"The Positive and
The Negative expand and
contract all the time."

(Uncle Lar)

[hack]

Islas del Cocos
mountains crawl down to the sea
coconut palms bend

[Zeniyama]

The grass is burning
under my feet, and the sky
is freezing my head.

[Zeniyama]

Crackling, burning cloves;
smoke curling upwards, scenting
the air around me.

[Jesterhead]

Through the world a steady wind blows.
Through the balance of religion, where neither side prevails;
Through history, where insanity flows and logic fails.

[hack]

broken goldenrod
stands stiff in a winter wind
making plans for spring

[aliengirl]

Has the moment come
Of recognition of love
of money, of fame.

[Uncle Lar]

"My Goal is to be,
think, and operate well with
enough Resources."

(Uncle Lar)

[Uncle Lar]

"Thank you, Everyone,
for sharing your knowledge and
experiences."

(Uncle Lar)

[Uncle Lar]

"Unleash the Winner
within you in order to
triumph in the World."

(Uncle Lar)

[Uncle Lar]

"Independence Day
Holiday Weekend starts at
this moment in time!"

(Uncle Lar)

[hack]

here it is time to
take your clothes off when you dance
what time is it there?

[Uncle Lar]

"I'm practicing how
to prioritize as time
goes by so quickly."

(Uncle Lar)

[LMK]

Soft sandy beaches
Low tide castle construction
Splashing waves raze

[LMK]

Fireflies dusk lamp
Darkness’s natural Glow
Escaping capture.

[LMK]

Ocean waterspout
Twisting windblown turbulence
Churns the boiling sea.

[Uncle Lar]

"As the time passes
by and everything seems so
fluid; good omen."

(Laurence H. Williams)

[miyako73]

a whole yellow yolk
melted on my giggling tongue
a cholesterol.

[angliholic]

A wind bell is singing
When fickle Zephyr calls on you
Your bosom gentling.

[angliholic]

Has the moment come
Of recognition of love
of money, of fame.

Time remains the same,
Some adore nature's beauty.
Some the jewelry.

[hack]

rain on the gunnel
the crisp scent of tobacco
ocean tinted dawn

[Alexander III]

A town shuffles, its
Blue and green scented smiles -
A dance of blonde eyes.

[tailor STATELY]

I wrote this a while back. Feedback welcome.



Bunnies !
.


White ravenous beast

assails the lone red flower

Beware of bunnies !

.


4-20-2004

[Delta40]

green taters boiling
bubbling pot of sweet mash
a chickens delight

[hack]

water slips past trees
anchored to their higher perch
falling leaves set sail

[Uncle Lar]

"As you awaken,
may all aspects of your life
brighten others well."

(Uncle Lar)

[L.M. The Third]

Like waves of the sea,
The clouds in the sky open
To pour molten gold.

[tailor STATELY]

My recent from the Shared HAIKU thread:


hangdog and roses

yet I love you so -
told with her twinkling eyes
forgiven once more

9/9/2017







the white lotus

your presence profound
such unimagined power
a white lotus whirls

9/9/2017




the eternal flame

enchanting lovers -
realm of the eternal flame
affairs of the heart

9/11/2017








there can be light

make friends with yourself
retire not to the black depths
of your tortured mind

9/12/2017

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor STATELY

[kiz_paws]

Oh my, what a delight that you have revived this thread, Tailor! :)

I was looking for some haiku that I had pumped out in those old times.... but couldn't find them?!? *sigh*

In any case, got a couple now:

Living in the Now
is not as hard as it seems
take a deep breath - JUMP!


Good-bye to Summer
Autumn spreads her golden cloak
the days are shorter

Wheeeee!!

[kiz_paws]

Eat Here! and Get Gas!
Was the sign at the road stop.
Couldn't help but laugh...

:lol:

[tailor STATELY]

Adapted from the news back in May: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/newark-police-gluten-free-meth-joke-facebook-post-goes-viral/


your meth gluten free ?
contact the Newark police
for a free testing

[kiz_paws]

Adapted from the news back in May: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/newark-police-gluten-free-meth-joke-facebook-post-goes-viral/


your meth gluten free ?
contact the Newark police
for a free testingLoLoL!! :)

[kiz_paws]

Lascivious winks...
...a strong purse upside the skull...
...put an end to that....

[tailor STATELY]

Lol... quite timely.

[tailor STATELY]

O civillity
Where have the chivalrous gone ?
Mothers teach your sons

[tonywalt]

Help me i am trapped
in a haiku conundrum
save me before they

[kiz_paws]

Anyone can curse
profanity not needed
think like Oscar Wilde
;)

[tailor STATELY]

For some reason I can't edit my recent post #451 and correct a typo:

O civility
Where have the chivalrous gone ?
Mothers teach your sons

[kiz_paws]

Destructive bullies
dominate with their wallets
but you can't buy love

[kiz_paws]

Madman on the loose
lacking commonality
New York City doomed :(

My prayers are with all those who suffered loss/trauma, etc., in this senseless brutality... :(

[tonywalt]

out: sex misconduct
in: new york terrorism
vegas shooting past

[kiz_paws]

Blinded by the white
swirling dervish come what may
I have my hat on

[kiz_paws]

Bomb Alley in France
July, Nineteen Forty-Four
Rest, our dear Bjorn


This haiku is dedicated to my dad's oldest brother, (family of 11 kids, my dad is the baby) Bjorn (Barney in English).
He served as a Radio Operator for a Canadian Troop. And was shot down in what they call Bomb Alley just before midnight, July 12, 1944.
He was 22 years old.

RIP Dear One
góða nótt

[tonywalt]

When I first met you
I wore my heart on my sleeve
Now I am sleevless

[Pompey Bum]

When I first met you
I wore my heart on my sleeve
Now I am sleevless

Heh heh. Okay, brilliant on that one, Tony.

Um...

Love like a viper

[tonywalt]

Heh heh. Okay, brilliant on that one, Tony.

Um...

Love like a viper

Thanks.

[tonywalt]

Bomb Alley in France
July, Nineteen Forty-Four
Rest, our dear Bjorn


This haiku is dedicated to my dad's oldest brother, (family of 11 kids, my dad is the baby) Bjorn (Barney in English).
He served as a Radio Operator for a Canadian Troop. And was shot down in what they call Bomb Alley just before midnight, July 12, 1944.
He was 22 years old.

RIP Dear One
góða nótt

Sorry, this happened a little over a month past D day

[Pompey Bum]

Thanks.

Oh sorry, this isn't the game thread. Okay, so:

Love like a viper
Flickering a blind, red tongue
Venom seeks a heart

[Pompey Bum]

Bomb Alley in France
July, Nineteen Forty-Four
Rest, our dear Bjorn


This haiku is dedicated to my dad's oldest brother, (family of 11 kids, my dad is the baby) Bjorn (Barney in English).
He served as a Radio Operator for a Canadian Troop. And was shot down in what they call Bomb Alley just before midnight, July 12, 1944.
He was 22 years old.

RIP Dear One
góða nótt


My sympathies, kiz. So many are sacrificed so young. Carry the memory for him.

[tonywalt]

The day is so long
That even chirping sparrows
Fall strangely silent

[kiz_paws]

When I first met you
I wore my heart on my sleeve
Now I am sleevlessClever!
.
.
.
Thank you, PB and Tony, for your kind words. :)

[tonywalt]

Life is the lover
that leans in and kisses deep
and is seen no more

[tonywalt]

And it went like this
you were happy, you were sad
It ends Ask Caesar

[kiz_paws]

Life is the lover
that leans in and kisses deep
and is seen no moreLoved this, Tony!

[kiz_paws]

Icicles glisten
from the evergreen branches
weeping for Summer

[tailor STATELY]

at our feeder

at first glance ablur
ruby and emerald adorned
wing-ed diadem







the chase

hover and swooping
flash/flitter: chit-chit-chitter!
contention is mine










to war!

crown erect - chitter!
straight-wise aloft - a fierce plunge
chirp! bill & talons flare

5/6/2018

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor STATELY

[kiz_paws]

at our feeder

at first glance ablur
ruby and emerald adorned
wing-ed diadem







the chase

hover and swooping
flash/flitter: chit-chit-chitter!
contention is mine










to war!

crown erect - chitter!
straight-wise aloft - a fierce plunge
chirp! bill & talons flare

5/6/2018

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor STATELYAbsolutely lovely! Bravo.

[tailor STATELY]

master of bonsai


dharma guides veiled hands
miniature forests thrive
embrace the blessed rain

12/29/2018

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor STATELY

[tonywalt]

Take me down to the
paradise city where the
haikus lose their mind

[tailor STATELY]

(lol... channeling g&r are we now tony ?)

the living waters/garden valley


the living waters
alight as purest bless'd snow

today's sacrament

2/17/2019

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor STATELY

[tailor STATELY]

no nukes

away weary moon
butterflies and able words
paddy-rag H-Bombs

7/20/2019

* Not meant to be a non-homage of the 50th anniversary of man's first steps on the moon, my haiku is an anagram of: "SpongeBob was my Broadway debut, and it was really hard for me." - a quote by Stephanie Hsu

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor STATELY

[kev67]

The sun is beating
Remembering forever
Struggling up the hill

[Pompey Bum]

no nukes

away weary moon
butterflies and able words
paddy-rag H-Bombs

7/20/2019

* Not meant to be a non-homage of the 50th anniversary of man's first steps on the moon, my haiku is an anagram of: "SpongeBob was my Broadway debut, and it was really hard for me." - a quote by Stephanie Hsu

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor STATELY

:lol: That is BRILLIANT, tailor! I love anagrams, but anagram haikus are a new one on me. Well done!

PS Good on you, too, kev. Remember forever and look for me there. I'll be the one in the bunny suit. :)

[tailor STATELY]

Thanks PB !

Nice haiku kev67... enjoyed.

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor STATELY

[tailor STATELY]

.....

[Danik 2016]

Congrats,Tailor!I would never be able to identify the anagram.

[Pompey Bum]

I just tried one. The anagrams were done line by line. It's really hard to get the new lines to meet the syllable requirements for a haiku.

This was the my original:

LitNet bangs along.
Whither the moderators?
Flown like autumn geese.

Here is an anagram version that works (also about the LitNet mods):

Long banal setting!
Hither a shrewder motto:
Know guileful easement.

And here is Miss Congeniality: more likable than the winner but defective in form. :)

Gallantest boning!
A metered, whorish troth.
Weakening. Useful motel.

[tailor STATELY]

Thank you Danik 2016 !

(lol) Enjoyed your offerings PB... I've done a few anagrammatic poems line by line, such as "The Road Not Ken: Ta !" (since revised)... http://www.online-literature.com/forums/showthread.php?79288-Avant-Garde-Poetry-Contest-2&p=1267962&viewfull=1#post1267962 (hardly a haiku though... more a gambol through "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost)... keeps the mind young.

On looking back - where have all the poets gone ? (sigh)

7/25/2019... the link seemed to jump... TRYING AGAIN... anyway it's in the Avart-Garde Poetry Contest.

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor STATELY

[Pompey Bum]

"The Road Not Ken: Ta !"

:lol: Classic tailor!



On looking back - where have all the poets gone ?

Gone to Facebook every one.
When will they ever learn?
When will they ever learn?

[Pompey Bum]

Heresy

There once was a god known as Zeus:
Not my god nor your god, so whose?
Juno who his wife was?
Such puns are beneath us.
It's Hera, see? Come, let's vamoose!

[tailor STATELY]

A wonderful anti-haiku PB !

Zeus was a rotter
When it came to sons and daugh-
ters he was Herassed

8-9-2019

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor STATELY

[tailor STATELY]

haiku-19

for love of all men
#theTaoofChristmas
be responsible

12/21/2020

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[tailor STATELY]

a promise of spring


dandelions beam
laud the last of winter's drought
☼☼ sunflowers entrenched ☼☼

3/10/2022

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[tailor STATELY]

janie
thoughts on janie's rest
♫ mayer's musicality ♪
a crowning swansong

3/13/2022

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor STATELY


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXHT316IF_s

[tailor STATELY]

c@s'

ahead break of day
black reticent clouds supply
cats' whiskers twitching

4/4/2022

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor STATELY

[Danik 2016]

Loved it!

Rising bouts of light

Daily rumors in the air

Mornings mists dispel.

[tailor STATELY]

Love your Haiku too !

I used the poem generator for mine and then did a (not so massive) creative overhaul using the Poet's Desktop website for thesaurus & pondering :)

Here in the ol' US of A it's National poetry month. It's been cool to get prompts and helps via the simplistic but helpful AI. When my google docs allow I'll send the link to view my current poem projects... and "A Gathering of Poems" with my latest poems, almost all salted throughout LitNet... and some of my poems from the last few years - which is still very incomplete from my other laptop. My other two poetry web pages are still active but woefully neglected and need a severe dusting off and updating from "A Gathering of Poems". My book... "A Poet in Garden Valley" still in perpetual revision (got to get a copy to my sister for her Birthday in July !!!). Ah, the link came up... https://docs.google.com/document/d/11aqXRnbXpQvAz0Hyx_SCY3OifsPxMOt4G9_3yz4XFo8/edit?usp=sharing
Should be viewing only with no comments, etc.

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor STATELY

[tailor STATELY]

may periwinkles


may periwinkles
entwine the crowns of those who're

thin in skin wherein

4/9/2022

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor STATELY

[tailor STATELY]

indefatigable


two ants dance on moss
pincers clutching water drops

doggedly stubborn

4/9/2022 https://www.123rf.com/photo_60512566_two-forest-ants-with-water-drops-in-the-mandibles.html

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor STATELY

[tailor STATELY]

the trill

wood smoke drifts through rain
birds trill their philosophy

immutably free

4/11/2022

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor STATELY

[tailor STATELY]

rain clouds

a wren spied a tree
hopped limb to limb to the top
watched the clouds roll in

4/12/2022

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor STATELY

[Danik 2016]

Landscape

wet drops on the soil
Buildings bathing in silver
Grey doves resting

[tailor STATELY]

Love it ! I can smell the petrichor.

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor STATELY

[tailor STATELY]

sizzle


sausages sizzle
a prelude to affirming

eggs over-easy

4/13/2022

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor STATELY