I had a couple of hours to kill waiting for a late appointment last week so I tackled these.Time went very quickly .I was on a roll. Enjoy. Thanks for the prompts Leo.
PS
Ironically finding the illustrations took more than twice the time it took to write the haiku:)
Day 1
It's Easter Sunday
Christ has risen from the dead
ascent from the tomb
Day 2
butterfly kisses
smooth lashes across my cheek
heads on a pillow
Day 3
burning the candle
i watch the kamikaze
moth frizzle zap hiss
Day 4
boring lecturer
droning on and on and on
will it never end
Day 5
walking on eggshells
is a strain,the reason she
has very few friends
Day 6
tears have extinguished
all fire in my sad hurt heart
put to rest at last
Day 7
your hair is thinning
wrinkles deepen but to me
you are beautiful
Day 8
the grasshopper played
all summer long,she forgot
about the winter
Day 9
the hunter chooses
vulnerable prey easy
to stalk and then kill
Day 10
wafts of sweet incense
floated on the breeze,in
joined hands and fervour
Day 11
the scent of jasmine
spring has finally arrived
the bees say thank you
Day 12
gleaming orange glints
silver and black spotted koi
dart through the green weed
Day 13
a white lone lily
on the top of a coffin
signifies young death
Day 14
only three hours sleep
heavy lids but still writing
haiku,killing time
Day 15
the moon is still up
driving in the morning mist
down to Canberra
Day 16
the nightingale's song
always reminds me of keats
twinings tea and scones
Day 17
in a pea green boat
the owl and the pussy cat
sailed to bong trees land
Day 18
social pariah
a misfit who despises
lofty poetry
Day 19
oh Qutub Minar
sounds very exotic i
think i will buy one
Day 20
are you going to
scarborough fair parsley sage
rosemary and thyme
Day 21
shall i compare thee
to a warm autumn day
no i don't think so
Day 22
me and my shadow
are extremely good close friends
we never argue
Day 23
i sat on the sand
watching the tide go out
further than before
Day 24
moving house again
moving countries once again
always uprooted
Day 25
my temper explodes
like an alive volcano
then quickly subsides
Day 26
small thick beads of sweat
ran down her beautiful back
like a waterfall
Day 27
a xerox machine
something i have heard about
but not in my realm
Day 28
if music is love
if music is life then i
am replete ,thank you
Day 29
what on earth is this
a youngling must be quite young
small spring chick perhaps
Day 30
a zebra crossing
ha why the beatles of course
bare feet and white suit
Definitely on a roll.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely on something.
Impressive.
Nah..just au naturelle moon dancer!
ReplyDeleteToo modest - even in the pale moonlight. ;-)
ReplyDeleteWow... u ve written all of it.. wil read one each day :)
ReplyDeleteAscent to surface
Thanks Pranita. I will read your also
DeleteNWhat? No red leicester? Tough cheese, she cried.
ReplyDeleteShe cried (something else)
DeleteGood heavens! You addressed all the prompts, with only a little time to kill. Amazing!
ReplyDeleteAscent
Amazing. Efficiency AND art. I love them all! Especially "always uprooted". My life.
ReplyDeleteThankyou Alice...so pleased you liked them!
Deleteyou dont fool around
ReplyDeleteOh yes she does!
DeleteAs in jesting, you understand. Her heart is true and her conduct impecable.
Deleteonly with you, your holiness!
DeleteImpressive, but I will want to read one a day. So I love your butterfly kisses. Brilliant. Christ's ascension is also super. Well done
ReplyDeleteThank you . I will get to yours shortly.
Deletewalking on eggshells
ReplyDeletenever lasts, nor friends
made in self-centeredness
music is love and life
ReplyDeleteYes I agree.
DeleteI like your way of putting all of them together..
ReplyDeleteRS
You would be one of the few Ramesh!The slightest alteration throws a lot of people!
DeleteI used to find my lectures so boring. Nice one on drone (I had to laugh) and eggshells
ReplyDeleteThanks. I liked this one too:)
DeleteNo. 6 is deeply sad
ReplyDeleteAh yes.."where be your gibes now...your flashes of merriment that were wont to set a table on a roar"..the jester's hidden side.!
DeleteA try at Haiku,
ReplyDeletenot an easy discipline,
is worth a shot.
love is reflected
in music and poetry,
so too is malice
I enjoy your work
full of compassion snd love
with humour and fun
Thank you for your generous comment Macca. It is truly appreciated.I like your haiku...I hope you grow to love poetry and maybe you could contribute to a poetry site. On dverse you can submit a poem of your own choice (not restricted to form or rhyme etc)every Tuesday. It would be interesting to see how other poets respond to your work.Please give my regards to your doddly cousin.He will always be my numero uno in the dinosaur realm:)
ReplyDeletealas, my cousin
ReplyDeleteis suffering a crisis
of identity
i am too private
to submit my poor efforts
to peer scrutiny
Aha you have caught
ReplyDeletethe haiku bug my dear friend
you write very well
I'm impressed at how free these haiku flow from your pen. Beautifully done and great images as well.
ReplyDeleteNow see here, Ralle, you have bewitched my poor cousin Maccus? He refuses to join in any conversation other than by using some sort of metered rhyme scheme. When asked what on earth this was about, after tapping on his fingers, mumbling and seemingly counting, he answered:
ReplyDelete"Throughout April's month
my words will be limited,
so please give me time"
'Tis terribly strange,
our poor old friend seems deranged,
to those nearest him.
Aaaaaah ..... so, it is contagious!
Maccus is quite nice
ReplyDeleteBut Rall is Birdy's sweet gal
For April at least:)
Dodo is joyful
ReplyDeleteat such a revelation
and doth feel the same
Amazing....how they came out effortlessly! Take a bow!
ReplyDeleteNicely done
ReplyDeleteThanks for every other great post. The place else may just anyone get that
ReplyDeletekind of information in such a perfect approach of writing?
I've a presentation next week, and I'm on the search for such information.
Here is my homepage; free computer anti virus software
Fearless Boudica,
ReplyDeletebold, defiant and loyal,
guards her fallen knight
I must write a poem about Boadicea
DeleteMine is of another kill. I like this one.
ReplyDeleteI read your poem om Grasshoppers and, forgive me, this came to my mind.
DeleteHoppity, hop, hop,
Sun shines as I dance,
Crunch ... met a car
Forgive me, I have an odd mind!
Ha...well you are in good company with poets:)
DeleteO fabulous day
ReplyDeletethe daft bird has returned
shout "Yahoo!"! "Yahey!"
Good to see Dodo bird happy again!
DeleteBut now I am Peter D and the old bird is in hibernation for a season.
DeleteDoddles x
Nope...It's Doddles for me and that's it. Only poets visit here and they would not even notice if you were Harry the Horse!:)
DeleteBeautifully done, Rallentanda. Fragrance and spirituality. A powerful combination
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comments Reading Pleasure!
DeleteIt was such a pleasure reading your Haiku and you have done them all!!Looks like you were on a roll!! :) I like that little dancing lady just before Day 30...hehehe!! that would be my jig too when I reach the 30th!! :D
ReplyDeleteThank you Nanka. That little dancing bird is cute alright!
ReplyDeleteLovely jasmine photo.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed all of them. You really WERE inspired. My favorite was the 'butterfly kisses.'
ReplyDeleteYes one of mine too. Thanks Mary!
DeleteOrange silver and black. Wonderful movement of colours
ReplyDeletePoignant lily haiku
ReplyDeleteThank you for continuing to comment.
DeleteDay 16: Bong trees? Why not just bongs?
ReplyDeleteOnly the Owl
Because
ReplyDelete1. The original owl and pussy cat poem says
to the land where the bong trees grow
2.since owl and pussy cat have been in rehab they don't do dope anymore!
Especially #2!
DeleteHa!
DeleteI love the depth of feeling of your take on Qutub Minar ;-)
ReplyDeleteI've been enjoying the entire set. Well done - I hope you caught up on your sleep. Nice combination of feelings, solemn, beauty and humor! Couldn't help peeking ahead a few and loved your perfect fit on #20, humor of #21 too.
Thank you oneandonly.Yes Qutab Minars really do it for me. I have a collecton now!
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