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poor struggling fly
it's slow, steady, although it
never wins the race!

(like me! :D )

never wins the race,
the honest competitor.
cheat, and then succeed.

cheat, and then succeed,
play a spade, and keep your heart
safe for the next hand

safe for the next hand--
you. I am reserved for the
only hand to hold.

only hand to hold...
full house? straight flush? ace-high run?
i'll take two...hit me

i'll take two...hit me
my money's on the table
i will win yours, too ;)

i will win yours, too,
given half a chance, but watch...
sometimes no one wins.

sometimes no one wins,
sometimes there might be a tie...
this is not that time

this is not that time
the time for myths are long gone,
we live in stark truths.

we live in stark truths
a place of no forgiveness
grey, colourless, hard

grey, colourless, hard,
transform me from drab clay to
a shining brilliance

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Originally Posted by CdnReader

LonelyPoet, you write beautifully. Welcome to LitNet. You may want to note that this thread requires traditional haiku syllable counts of 5-7-5. Since it's a "shared" thread, it helps if we're all on the same page. ;) I know we're all looking forward to more contributions from you! For now, may I borrow a word from your 2nd line to fill up the fifth syllable of line three?

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Sweet smell of your hair
Inhaled, transformed, becoming
My being in you.

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Thanks for the welcome cdnReader.:) And thanks for showing that too. I'll try to keep up with it;)

a shining brilliance
stills my beating heart in time
with a steamy pulse

with a steamy pulse
absorbing the warm water
fishes in the sea

fishes in the sea
mermaids in lieu of tridents
shark-led battalions