he went for a swim
all the water turned holy
bottled and sold it
traditions are fine
though some are ridiculous
morris dancing (cringe)
traditions die hard
song lines and dream time stories
poetry of life
the devils kitchen
tasmanian tourist spot
why is it called that?
goodbye was so hard
time cures all,well so they say
i am still waiting
sunday scribblings
they don't look like much
but they remind me of me
and this makes me sad
sunday scribblings
a beautiful load
but a load nevertheless
spring's just a season
she smiles with delight
a garland wreath in her hair
a special spring day
picasso's white dove
the famous symbol of peace
risible really
peace does not exist
the world is always at war
in some place somewhere
from the beginning
violence has existed
a human blemish
cain killing abel
started the ball rolling,since
then it has not stopped
Not a lot to be proud of. Surprised the dove bothers to stay at all.
ReplyDeleteBeautifully written. A major need today is peace.
ReplyDeleteMay we strive for that ever eluding Peace!! Amen!!
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ReplyDeletea hard truth poignantly delineated........
Yes, and we so rarely look at the dove and speak about what is behind it.
ReplyDeleteA very sad truth. Chemical imbalance, or something (whoops was not trying to be funny, it's horrific) Maybe some day we'll learn.
ReplyDeleteIf the U.S. president has his way, the ball will roll even faster...
ReplyDeleteA Dove in Her Hand
Well things could be worse,you could have a cretin as a Prime Minister
DeleteRadiantly happy!! Her crowning glory!! A special cause for her to be delightfully proud!!
ReplyDeleteI am bit confused. When the dove came back to the ark with that sprig in its beak, that signalled they could land somewhere to start the wars again...and they did. The dove certainly had a good PR man.
ReplyDeleteYou can start wars on an ark as well as on land...you just have more space on land...hope this clarifies matters...am always available for instant biblical clarifications egg person!
ReplyDeleteA good write! Peace is an ambition and whatever the state of human nature we can achieve some as individuals. That's the start - as with Cain and Able.
ReplyDeleteAnd don't blame the dove, a relative of mine, for man's inhumanity to man. As I recall, a dove also descended on a figure of some historical importance 2000 years ago.
By the way, Crackerjack Farm is all aglow with the election of Australia's new Prime Minister. Think I might just emigrate if they'll permit an extinct avian entry to your kingdom!
No worries mate! Just don't try to get here by rowing a boat. You will be sent to a South Pacific Island and probably will end up being eaten by cannibals:) I would offer to marry you to get you here but as you are already married this is not an option...nice gesture on my part anyway dontcha think...what was that? did you just mutter something rude?:)
DeleteI omitted to comment on the SS Blossom prompt. Perhaps you are like a cactus; beautiful when flowering but prickly all the time! That suits me fine.
ReplyDeleteI'm wondering if there's anyone who does not smile at garlands. Yes, I imagine there's someone!
ReplyDeleteGarlands
To even wonder places you in the optimistic group of life .Be thankful for the desert!
ReplyDeleteA nice bouquets of Haiku bringing HOPE !
ReplyDelete"peace does not exist
ReplyDeletethe world is always at war
in some place somewhere"--How true! There's madness all over. May peace prevails...
Bye-bye decisions are not easy to make, but once made, it's probably best to leave them alone...
ReplyDeleteBig Decision
Goodbyes are hard!! And for each of us there is a reason!!
ReplyDeleteTsk .... Remember this:
ReplyDeletefrail
edible
beautiful
perfumed
a tea to relax with
a wine to be thrilled by
(just like you)
Drop the cactus image - leave the past where it belongs and embrace the present. Why long for pain? Honestly, you poetic types!
You know, sometimes an extinct avian can make a heart go pitter patter and perk up the prickles of a sad little cactus. We poetic types have fluctuating moods.Small expressions of sadness can disappear in seconds when a Doddles comes waddling on to a blog :).
DeleteThe way to go Dodo. Nicely said.
DeleteYep that Dodo can be a real charmer..dangerously smooth:)
DeleteLol.
DeleteNever "smooth"; always "dangerous".
My nickname at work for a long while was /'Prickles'. When I discovered this outrage, I placed a picture of a cute hibernating hedgehog, all curled up peacefully in leaves, on my office door to change this unjust image. It worked too!
Oooo you know it is possible that your nickname had nothing to do with a hedgehog:) I hope your fired them all!
DeleteDangerous...yep...just as well you live in Scotland..I think you might represent an occasion of sin:)
Garçon! A cold shower to table 4, s'il vous plait!
Delete'Silly bugga' she mutters chortling away in her cups!
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ReplyDeleteY is it called that? :(
I don't know. I look it up on the net and could not find an explanation. I remembered it as a child...very bleak and wild place...it obviously made an impression on me as I was only 6 at the time and have never thought of it again until this prompt.
ReplyDeleteLooks very steep and dangerous!! One might just cook one's own goose there!! ;)
ReplyDeleteWhat's the answer to your Devil's Kitchen riddle?
ReplyDeleteFragrant Cocina
Wiki answers says: "prior to inundation an overhanging bluff that featured a table-like slab of sandstone was referred to as the devils kitchen"
ReplyDeleteIn English: before being flooded and washed away there was once an overhanging vertical cliff joining the two sides.
Geez you speak English really good mate!Thanks for the explanation.
DeleteI wouldn't mind seeing morris dancing...but maybe once is enough!
ReplyDeleteAn Old Tradition
Quaint...Dodo is a closet morris dancer.. looks good in is his flowery hat and blue smock when he is jigging away!
DeleteProfiting on other's belief...
ReplyDeleteNice!
The unholy designs of a pilgrim in guise!!
ReplyDeleteIndeed!
DeleteHow much per bottle for the water? :)
ReplyDeleteHolyseed
Don't know the going rate!
Deleteenjoyed reading
ReplyDeletevery good
Lovely...... one and all!
ReplyDeleteoops seems I commented on the wrong post :)
ReplyDeleteloved your poems :)
Thank you...there are 831 of them..should keep you busy for a while:)
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