Sunday Afternoon Walk

a beautiful day
spring tomorrow
not sorry winter has left

still too cold to sit
in the rock pool

lovely to wiggle toes
in it just the same

the sea smells so good
the salty breeze fills my lungs
whistles through my ears

for the first time in ages
i am not looking longingly
at  the horizon

i will sleep on the boat
when the weather gets warmer
i say that every year

No Brainer

In this video clip do you see a woman

moving clockwise

counter clockwise

airborne

jumping up and down

standing on her head

riding an albino stallion

playing darts with stilettos



Do you see this woman 
as

miss pinwill
your primary school teacher

a foot fetishist

the maharini
bessie mae mucho
in a fur stole

the empress josephine
chokered in jewels
clubbing bambi

a vicious attacker
of defenceless
cute furry animals

boadicea
against a backdrop
of $100 notes

a woman
dancing with her lover
in soft rain

cruel lady teazle
the flame throwing
man eater

a woman
dancing alone
with two elephants
in the room

a wind up plastic doll on a music box

a broken toilet seat
in triple vision


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This test determines your predisposition

to being nice or not nice

to being a lovely or an ugly

no one cares if your left brained

or right brained


we advise the following

regardless of answering the questions or not
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LESS OF THIS






and this



Tsk ! herd mentality...not nice !




one to one combat recommended



abolition of blood sports


ouch !

We Advise

MORE OF THIS



not to be confused with the common practice

of obsequiousness, bogus fashionable spirituality

and creative christianity tailored to personal needs

by a religious practitioner near you

and we also recommend this




(sack cloth and ashes if available in your area)



choir practice...while you're singing you can't be slandering

and especially this




this is real wealth



when you  love someone
you just want to surround yourself
with beauty and happiness



tis the most powerful expression
of human connection




loads of falling about laughing 
chortles and guffaws
silliness









and a nice cuppa
love steeped in twinings  english breakfast tea



no need to proclaim your acts of kindness to the world


Don't do your good deeds publicly, to be admired by others... Matthew 6: 1 - 4

For The Weekend

Haiku Horizons

common sense

no - not the  answer
if you don't like my poems
then just don't read them

i'm not loaning you
my ballet pumps or calling
you Jesus either

An Evening Out

an evening out

i gaze into the
crashing waves
of a navy blue sea
beneath a soft butter moon

through the orange of  a mojito
sipping to the clink of ice cubes
i scheme and plot to stay
i want to stay here
but not without you

if i stare hard enough
into the ocean
will you come for me

maybe
but you wont stay
i know

Domestic Violence

In Australia one woman is murdered every week as a result of domestic violence.

 3 WW

emotional entanglements
can lead to
murder committed by
insecure heartless men

he is
too vain to accept
rejection
too insecure to walk away
without destroying
the person  he claims to love the most

in fact the narcissist
doesn't love anyone
he only ever loves himself
in the absence of a moral compass
he lies to himself and everyone else

the ultimate narcissist
kills the woman he thinks he loves
his hatred so overwhelming
the death of her  seems the only
satisfactory solution 

Spring Is Almost Here

Big Grins And Smiles To The Joygivers !

School

poetry jam

start of the school year
always exciting

new uniforms badges books
high pitched chatter
giggling school girls
all in rows

a time of innocence

in retrospect a haven
of peace and protection
from the world
it was nice

Knights Of Romany

dverse

Ne -om aminti candua tarziu
de - aceasta intamplare simpla
de - aceasta banca unde stam
tampla fierbinte langa tampla

no mint candy for tarziu
he is simpla sucra intolerant
he hides his banca boodle under the stairs
keep those langa fierbintes to yourself




De pe stamine de alun,
dim plopii albi, se cerne jarul
Orice - nceput se vrea fecund,
risipei se deda Floralul

alun's stamina is fading
dim albi will poplii you if he finds out
orice is pregnant again
it's whispered florarul is ze dada

Polenul cade peste noi,
in preajma galbene troiene
alcatuieste - n aur fin

polenul is being a peste
in galbene terylene preajamas
epicurean -to the  end

Pe umeri cade - ne si - n gene
Ne cade -n gura cand vorbim
si - n ochi cand nu gasim cuvantul
Si nu stim ce parei de rau
ne tulbura, piezis, avantul

these chaps  are shameless
no manners  -  no gurus here -
oh no - that gasim bag cuvantul
is eating the cevapcici raw
gobbling the piezzas before lunch

Ne- om aminti candura tarziu
de - aceasta intamplare siompla
de - aceasta banca unde stam
tampla fierbinte langa tampla

no mint candy for tarziu
he is simpla sucra intolerant
he hides his banca boodle under the stairs
keep those langa fierbintes to yourself

Visand,intrezarim prindorori -
latente - n pulberi aurii -
paduri ce ar putea sa fie
si niciodata nu vor fi

visand is hoarding gold again
a latent  pubescent gangster
without his ipaduri his life is pute
yes niciodata will be pleased

Silent Moon

silently sobbing
the moon hides her face behind
a veil of dark clouds

She Sells Sea Shells On The Sea Shore

a sea symphony
singing  the sigh of the surf
lament of the waves

Norfolk Pine By Moonlight

scattered in the night
she gathered up a bouquet
a gift from the moon

Carpe Diem

a snuffed out candle
water doused on burning flame
now a wisp of smoke

boho chick's lounge room
a wooden pallet put to use
why waste anything

creates wild plumbing
does not need a mountain man
shoots her own grizzlies

Sense In Silence

silence is precious
please don't interrupt me while
i'm ignoring you

Haiku Horizons

why have a choir
if you cant change all the words
just doesn't make sense

(to a narcissist)




bowing and scraping
good sense to keep them muted
second rate fiddlers





a sense of humour
is essential to challenge
bullies and cowards

Triquaine

3 6 9 12 9 6 3

it has been
a dark sodden winter
spring is coming just a week away 
i dedicate my tea pot to the blue sky
to the black swans and geese in the park
to sunshine and summer
on the beach

Shadorma

twas green once
happy on the vine
flourishing
suddenly
the vine was poisoned turned brown
died without a trace

For The Weekend

Patterns and Predictabilities

patterns of beauty
on a coral reef
predictably wonderful

preordained nothing random
the prince of peace resides here
in this magnificence 



pink purple tentacles wave
rhythmically
sigh
       slide
               sway
                       slowly
to the maestro's continuo
at the underwater reef concerto


fish in frills and stripes
glide and dance
in the playground of innocence

perfection is only fleeting
mercurial  and elusive

the slinking serpent awaits

always present
                        always waiting
camouflaged
                     in the shape of

a starfish rock or cross
waiting
            waiting for
                              the dump
tons of effluent  and chemicals
destroy
             destroy
                          destroy
this is his nature
                          he shares it with you





   

Blended in Beige

3WW

morose
sparse
colourless
empty
sans warmth
no impulse
spending here




met joe
spent xmas together

bought furniture
threw a party



they married
bought curtains
(new ones)



and now
have 10 credit cards
between them

A Different Kettle Of Fish

poetry jam :poets united

It's A Long And Winding Road Except If You Are Swimming

Frost's two roads
both looked good
from a distance
the road less travelled
held particular appeal

on closer examination
the travellers on both
were a heartless hypocritical lot
in spite of their display
of marching for the social good
love and peace signs
prayer mats  crosses
incense and tree hugging

there may have been a reason
He walked on water
perhaps giving a clue
it is safer out there
than on land




so she took to the sea
armed with a set of fish knives
(nice looking ones..mother of pearl
inlay )
and a kettle

at least the sharks (swimming variety)
only eat you
when they are hungry

Haiku Horizons #2

he was bone idle
never did any chores just
lazed in a hammock



oh boys will be boys
more than a few broken bones
the crowd just loved it

Haiku Horizons

pointing of the bone
aboriginal custom
no bullets needed




loyalty and trust
bones of a relationship
which is meant to last





washing is bone dry
time to bring it in before
the dew makes it wet

For The Weekend

Lauren Bacall

1924 - 2014

a pink rose in white linen
smoky and dangerous

an allure that rarely exists
in beauties today

what was it exactly?

you know how to whistle
don't you steve?

just put your lips together
and...blow

famous lines from
the last of the silver screen divas

she smiles bows and leaves
o so quietly

her delicate scent will linger a while