Three People Haiku

[jupiter]

gather the fir boughs
spread them in homely fashion
now inhale deeply

[alakungfu]

alone to the end

[firefangled]

alone to the end
yet shadows through the window

[Dark Muse]

alone to the end
yet shadows through the window
keep me company

[jupiter]

you are everywhere

[firefangled]

alone to the end
yet shadows through the window
keep me company

Good one Dark Muse :yawnb:

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you are everywhere
slipping through the net of time

[Paige19]

you are everywhere -
slipping through the net of time
I race to catch you

[Dark Muse]

Good one Dark Muse :yawnb:

Thank you


Whispers in the rain

[Paige19]

Whispers in the rain
those secrets that cannot be

[ampoule]

Whispers in the rain
those secrets that cannot be
silent raindrops splash

[firefangled]

arise snow angel

[TheFifthElement]

arise snow angel
linger not on this cold earth

[Dark Muse]

arise snow angel
linger not on this cold earth
rise into the warmth

[firefangled]

your voice, a dark room

[kiz_paws]

Your voice, a dark room
memories of a sad dream

[ampoule]

Your voice, a dark room
memories of a sad dream
wanting to escape

[kiz_paws]

Remember the path

[adwara1]

Remember the path
You wended me through

[mazHur]

Remember the path

Remember the path
that led you straight to my heart

[kiz_paws]

Remember the path
that led you straight to my heart
to make me feel whole

[ampoule]

the ice storm cometh

[mazHur]

the ice storm cometh
seek quarter in my igloo

[kiz_paws]

The ice storm cometh
seek quarter in my igloo
frozen dreams tonight

[firefangled]

dreamprints in fresh snow

[kiz_paws]

Dreamprints in fresh snow
whimsical patterns dance on

[mazHur]

Dreamprints in fresh snow
whimsical patterns dance on
geometry in rut

[kiz_paws]

Imaginary

[mazHur]

Imaginary
shadows of my past haunt me

[kiz_paws]

Imaginary
shadows of my past haunt me
crippling tomorrow

[alakungfu]

reigning yesterdays

[adwara1]

reigning yesterdays
eclipsing today's joy

[librarius_qui]

reigning yesterdays
eclipsing today's joy
oblivion of tomorrow

[alakungfu]

river of mercy

[firefangled]

river of mercy
out of the blackest night

[Dark Muse]

river of mercy
out of the blackest night
come swallow me whole

[Silas Thorne]

Your shining brown eyes

[Dark Muse]

Your shining brown eyes
pierce to the depths of my soul

[alakungfu]

Your shining brown eyes
pierce to the depths of my soul
carrying me down

[SecretUmbreon]

Your shining brown eyes
pierce to the depths of my soul
carrying me down

nice one!

Schoolbag weighing down

[Silas Thorne]

Schoolbag weighing down
My arms flail in the water

[firefangled]

Schoolbag weighing down
My arms flail in the water
the ice cracking jokes

[kiz_paws]

Schoolbag weighing down
My arms flail in the water
the ice cracking jokesLOVE that ending, fire!



Carry me away

[alakungfu]

carry me away
to the vision of my birth

[firefangled]

carry me away
to the vision of my birth
memory of waves

[kiz_paws]

Unquenchable fire

[Dark Muse]

Unquenchable fire
burns deeply within the soul

[kiz_paws]

Unquenchable fire
burns deeply within the soul
scorching ev'ry word **

[**I wrote it as ev'ry to denote that every would be pronounced as such] ;)

[alakungfu]

risks of a fast age

[firefangled]

risks of a fast age
the brook sings to no one now

[Silas Thorne]

though its calm might grow

[Silas Thorne]

That's:

risks of a fast age
the brook sings to no one now
though its calm might grow

[kiz_paws]

Funny how it goes

[ampoule]

funny how it goes
winning some but losing more

[Silas Thorne]

funny how it goes
winning some but losing more
fingers due to debts

[firefangled]

fingers due to debts
and piggy gone to market

[kiz_paws]

fingers due to debts
and piggy gone to market
in the Orwell world :p

[Silas Thorne]

in the Orwell world
love reigns and sunshine blazes

[TheFifthElement]

in the Orwell world
love reigns and sunshine blazes
on pie-crust people.

[firefangled]

Cute, Kiz. :)

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Here, pressed in pages

[Il Penseroso]

Here, pressed in pages
lies a fading signature,
veins of dried petals

sorry, couldn't help myself.

[Il Penseroso]

Sidestreets slick with black

[alakungfu]

Sidestreets slick with black
Behind the scenes, mad rife with rats

[Silas Thorne]

Sidestreets slick with black
Behind the scenes, mad rife with rats
Fire purged it all

[alakungfu]

False hopes soon buried

[adwara1]

False hopes soon buried
Making way for true ones

[SecretUmbreon]

False hopes soon buried
Making way for true ones
As morale recovers

[kiz_paws]

Here, pressed in pages
lies a fading signature,
veins of dried petals

sorry, couldn't help myself.Can't blame ya -- lovely! :nod:

Gazing at the moon

[alakungfu]

gazing at the moon
wearing out my spent eyelids

[Dark Muse]

Gazing at the moon
wearing out my spent eyelids
she sings me to sleep

[adwara1]

In the dark of a night

[firefangled]

In the dark of a night
five yellow eyes wait for one

[dramasnot6]

In the dark of a night
five yellow eyes wait for one
Breathing, then silence.

[alakungfu]

restless soulful pause

[kiz_paws]

Restless soulful pause
amidst kaleidoscope dreams

[adwara1]

Restless soulful pause
amidst kaleidoscope dreams
fleeting but lasting

[SecretUmbreon]

Long shadows on wall

[alakungfu]

Long shadows on wall
Reaching out drab grey fingers

[kiz_paws]

Long shadows on wall
reaching out drab grey fingers
in a mottled dream

[firefangled]

Ivy, stone by stone

[alakungfu]

ivy, stone by stone
sheltered perpetuity

[kiz_paws]

Ivy, stone by stone
sheltered perpetuity
covert heritage

[alakungfu]

listening stillness

[firefangled]

listening stillness
I hold my breath motionless

[kiz_paws]

Listening stillness
I hold my breath motionless
night overcomes me

[firefangled]

breathing cold moonlight

[kiz_paws]

Breathing cold moonlight
icicles glistening now

[Il Penseroso]

breathing cold moonlight
icicles glistening now,
steam flares from horse snouts

[kiz_paws]

I have dreamed of Love

[firefangled]

I have dreamed of Love
simply given unadorned

[jekan blazer]

I have dreamed of Love
simply given unadorned,
yet it hurt me so

[jekan blazer]

foxes and wolves fight

[kiz_paws]

Foxes and wolves fight
unending quest for leaders

[jekan blazer]

Foxes and wolves fight
unending quest for leaders
one will dominate.

[jekan blazer]

what is a human

[dramasnot6]

What is a human
Dry and wet ingredients?
Burnt philosophy.

[Dark Muse]

Watching the train leave

[firefangled]

Watching the train leave
like a kite disappearing

[alakungfu]

Watching the train leave
like a kite disappearing
in a checkered past

[mazHur]

in a checkered past
in an uncertain future
sobs my present, dear!

[firefangled]

Breath spills on cold glass

[Silas Thorne]

Breath spills on cold glass
makes mist where crystal once was

[kiz_paws]

Breath spills on cold glass
makes mist where crystal once was
a Unicorn weeps

[alakungfu]

Psyche of response

[Il Penseroso]

psyche of response
tickling strum, internal air

[kiz_paws]

psyche of response
tickling strum, internal air
singing contentment

[alakungfu]

hung over inside

[ampoule]

hung over inside
wretchedness spilling over

[mazHur]

hung over inside
wretchedness spilling over
life is a nightmare!

[mazHur]

fragrance of roses

[Silas Thorne]

fragrance of roses
seeps black brooding bitterness

[ampoule]

fragrance of roses
seeps black brooding bitterness
the thorn pierces deep

[PoeticPassions]

makeshift illusions

[kiz_paws]

Makeshift illusions
building blocks of an old dream

[mazHur]

Makeshift illusions
building blocks of an old dream
call it deja vous

[Durr-e-Sana]

hi all...
i m gettting bore...
hey friends do you have anything which we can disscuss

[ampoule]

What should we discuss?

[mazHur]

I'm getting bored...
let us discuss something new
as new as old love!

[firefangled]

How the firelight moves

[kiz_paws]

How the firelight moves
can we keep up with the dance

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[mazHur]

How the firelight moves
can we keep up with the dance
and keep night rolling

[Dark Muse]

Hush in the still night

[~Sophia~]

Hush in the still night
neon eyes blink on and off

[SecretUmbreon]

Hush in the still night
neon eyes blink on and off
the signs need fixing

[firefangled]

the cotton waves break

[Silas Thorne]

the cotton waves break
under a patch of moonlight

[~Sophia~]

the cotton waves break
under a patch of moonlight
ocean spinning sand

[SecretUmbreon]

Fire and ice mixed

[ampoule]

Fire and ice mixed
A cocktail, shaken or stirred

[mazHur]

Fire and ice mixed
A cocktail, shaken or stirred
making lovers swing

[ampoule]

you said you love me

[Babyguile]

you said you love me
i spoke it into the wind

[TheFifthElement]

you said you love me
i spoke it into the wind
then swallowed it back

[Silas Thorne]

get away from me

[mazHur]

get away from me
I am in no mood for jest

[alakungfu]

get away from me
I am in no mood for jest
I have my own whims

[Silas Thorne]

Your heart spoke Vogon

[firefangled]

Your heart spoke Vogon
an arrhythmia rhythm

[~Sophia~]

Your heart spoke Vogon
an arrhythmia rhythm
skipping hyperspace

[alakungfu]

stricken to the core

[Haven]

stricken to the core
by conflicting emotions

[mazHur]

stricken to the core
by conflicting emotions
a volcano heaves.

[Haven]

a volcano heaves
or so it seems in my breast

[mazHur]

a volcano heaves
or so it seems in my breast
come lay your head there!

[kaymf]

Time everlasting

[mazHur]

Time everlasting
changes moment by moment

[ampoule]

Time everlasting
changes moment by moment
yet we are frozen

[mazHur]

Frozen like statues

[kiz_paws]

Frozen like statues
musical winds brought us here

[firefangled]

Frozen like statues
musical winds brought us here
liquid once as rain

[alakungfu]

borrowed from a dream

[ampoule]

borrowed from a dream
someone else's bridal blue

[firefangled]

borrowed from a dream
someone else's bridal blue
dreaming nonetheless

[Dark Muse]

Call me through the night

[ampoule]

Call me through the night
Open your dreaming door now

[mazHur]

Call me through the night
Open your dreaming door now
quietly silently!

[symphony]

There will still be you

[mazHur]

There will still be you
when no body is around

[kiz_paws]

There will still be you
when no body is around
to show me your dreams

[Silas Thorne]

I spit on your grave

[ampoule]

I spit on your grave
some moisture for your dry bones

[mazHur]

I spit on your grave
some moisture for your dry bones
some filth for your corpse

[kiz_paws]

some filth for your corpse
a love note I wrote for you

[mazHur]

some filth for your corpse
a love note I wrote for you
for your epitaph

[Dark Muse]

Soul stealer takes flight

[ampoule]

Soul stealer takes flight
Teasing with hideous laugh

[firefangled]

Soul stealer takes flight
Teasing with hideous laugh
mistaking Soul's might

[firefangled]

coaxing the gray sky

[ampoule]

coaxing the gray sky
sunlight tickling underneath

[alakungfu]

coaxing the gray sky
sunlight tickling underneath
shaft spills gravity

[ampoule]

Spring geese are honking

[firefangled]

Spring geese are honking
honk too, if you love geeses

[alakungfu]

Spring geese are honking
honk too, if you love geeses
thrice of life, once, loss.

[ampoule]

the tulip tree blooms

[mazHur]

the tulip tree blooms
blue fairies wink at the sky

[alakungfu]

the tulip tree blooms
blue fairies wink at the sky
with bright irises

[kaymf]

Lightning strikes the ground

[alakungfu]

Lightning strikes the ;ground
Burnt leaves its crumbling wake

[mazHur]

Lightning strikes the ;ground
Burnt leaves its crumbling wake
dust its destiny

[kiz_paws]

Lightning strikes the ;ground
Burnt leaves its crumbling wake
dust its destiny
Lovely you guys! :nod:

Sun-kissed cornflowers

[alakungfu]

Sun kissed cornflowers
breath honeyed breaths as I, rapt,

[ampoule]

Sun kissed cornflowers
breath honeyed breaths as I, rapt,
wait for all of you

[alakungfu]

lemon-flavoured gum

[Stargazer86]

Lemon flavored gum
Savored with childhood delight

[ampoule]

lemon-flavored gum
savored with childhood delight
still makes me pucker

[firefangled]

May day, first of May

[ampoule]

May day, first of May
Please wrap your ribbons round me

[Stargazer86]

May Day, First of May
Please wrap your ribbons round me
To celebrate Spring

[ampoule]

the teacher teaches

[mazHur]

the teacher teaches
it's for the student to learn

[alakungfu]

the teacher teaches
it's for the student to learn
to exhale knowledge

[Haunted]

ferociously yours

[alakungfu]

ferociously yours
drawn by your blasted feelings

[firefangled]

May day, first of May
Please wrap your ribbons round me

Loved the way this line sounds!

[Janine]

ferociously yours
drawn by your blasted feelings
passions flame raging

[Janine]

spectacular scene

[Haunted]

spectacular scene
for someone who's seeing blind

[Janine]

spectacular scene
for someone who's seeing blind
fragile fingertips

[Janine]

night has fallen soft

[mazHur]

night has fallen soft
shedding a dark hue on life

[Haunted]

night has fallen soft
shedding a dark hue on life
a hard reminder

[Janine]

intricate laced webs

[Haunted]

intricate laced webs
clinging to a barbed wire fence

[Haunted]

intricate laced webs
clinging to a barbed wire fence
where are you, spider?



(sorry for 2 in a roll, it needs closure. Ironically, there is none...)

[Janine]

where are you spider?
so fragile, yet so deadly

[Dark Muse]

where are you spider?
so fragile, yet so deadly
my sweet black widow

[Janine]

my sweet black widow
victim long dissolved in dust
time-worn silver strands

[BienvenuJDC]

time worn silver strands
plucked upon the golden box
makes its music fine

[mazHur]

sometimes you forget

[BienvenuJDC]

sometimes you forget
memory is so fainting

[mazHur]

sometimes you forget
memory is so fainting
I forget my name!

[Janine]

lost among shadows

[mazHur]

lost among shadows
surrounded by a dark crowd

[Janine]

lost among shadows
surrounded by a dark crowd
hemmed in by indecision

[BienvenuJDC]

death brings forth life force

[Janine]

death brings forth life force
ever present, eternal

[Haunted]

death brings forth life force
ever present, eternal
hero or killer?

[mazHur]

death brings forth life force
ever present, eternal
that no one can prove.

[beroq]

earth calls out my name

[mazHur]

earth calls out my name
her voice echoes in heavens

[Janine]

earth calls out my name
her voice echoes in heavens
in thunder and rage

[Haunted]

tell me lies only

[BienvenuJDC]

tell me lies only
the truth causes too much pain

[Silas Thorne]

tell me lies only
the truth causes too much pain
to those passing by

[BienvenuJDC]

Am I the one to...

[Silas Thorne]

Am I the one to
cut your words off at the root

[Janine]

am I the one to...
ignore a person in need?

[Janine]

what now, we posted the same time?

[BienvenuJDC]

Am I the one to
cut your words off at the root
or prune them wisely

am I the one to...
ignore a person in need?
a man overboard...

[Janine]

"a man overboard" - haha...love it! I get that double meaning....:lol:
Hey, they both turned out great.

Sun glare on windsheld

[BienvenuJDC]

Sun glare on windshield
A mirage in the desert

[Silas Thorne]

Sun glare on windshield
A mirage in the desert
my car's broken down.

[Haunted]

there is no answer

[Janine]

there is no answer
only forboding questions

[Silas Thorne]

there is no answer
only forboding questions
stuff Philosophy! :)

[Janine]

rough seas, brilliant light

[BienvenuJDC]

Rough seas, brilliant light
White crests flexing its forearms

[Silas Thorne]

Rough seas, brilliant light
White crests flexing its forearms
where are its mussels?

[BienvenuJDC]

The villainous cloud...

[Silas Thorne]

The villainous cloud
gathers dark angry henchmen

[BienvenuJDC]

The villainous cloud
gathers dark angry henchmen
To do its bidding

[Janine]

Cloud spews violet rain

[firefangled]

Cloud spews violet rain
Sun gathers the aftermath

[mazHur]

Cloud spews violet rain
Sun gathers the aftermath
stashes in clouds' humps

[Janine]

stashes in cloud's humps
mosques loom over desert sands

[mazHur]

stashes in cloud's humps
mosques loom over desert sands
crying God is Great!

[Janine]

crying God is Great
armoured knights, their crosses raised

[mazHur]

crying God is Great
armoured knights, their crosses raised

Hey!

how come you switched over to sombre prose?;)

Oh, sorry! I forgot this was not haiku but 3 people haiku!!
here's the 3rd line!!
thinking what to do?

[Janine]

Hey!

how come you switched over to sombre prose?;)

I guess I feel sombre today. Also, I just saw a film with knights returning from the holy lands. Power of suggestion is great! :lol:


After I posted this you posted - is that your last line for the Haiku? I am totally confused now. You better start the next first line.

[mazHur]

I guess I feel sombre today. Also, I just saw a film with knights returning from the holy lands. Power of suggestion is great! :lol:


After I posted this you posted - is that your last line for the Haiku? I am totally confused now. You better start the next first line.



pretty religious thou seem to be
I'm not sure but I can guess
there shines a star in the sky
it's far away but looks nigh!;)

[mazHur]

crying God is Great
armoured knights, their crosses raised
thinking what to do?