Christmas So Soon

it's christmas
buy something nice
for a kid who has nothing

give bluey a treat
he looks after you all year
he is family too

bring someone joy
the best feeling in the world
a glimpse of christ in us

Exodus... Paradise Lost

there was an exodus
north bound
from the cities

artists dreamers
musicians writers
found a shangrila

a place of extraordinary beauty
great beaches
cheap land and houses

it was a secret for a long time
then  came the drug addicts
then someone told the world

tourist buses drive by
twice a day
for a scenic drive

they followed us here
it has lost its very soul
now it's time to leave 

paradise lost
inevitable
nothing good lasts

For The Weekend

Solace

there is no solace
for hurting someone you love
not even haiku

Sixth Sense

how to survive a tsunami

animals have a sixth sense
very few of us still have it

stay tuned to your furry beasts
they know long before you do

head inland for high ground
don't be hopeful you have time
you don't

don't be tolerant of  anyone wanting to
take treasured things
flee now

distrust the eerie quiet calm
hell is minutes away
flee

finally
pray and give thanks to the Lord
for the furry angels and wild beasts
who could well save your life

an eerie silence
all the creatures have fled
the low rumbling begins

Hutzpah Hound

At our corner store the owner used to hold the newspapers down with a large can of dog food. My very smart dog recognised this can as his regular dog food and was known  to nick it and run home.




naughty dog
chased by irate store owner
corner shop villain




i have stored your words
in my heart that i may not
sin against you


psalm 119

Transformation

her soul on loan
she takes it back
smears and all

Spoilt Brats

barren woman
how tender she is
to the dolls
Ransetsu
  
barren woman
whispers sniggers behind hands
patronising moms

playgroup mafia
breeders of the child sun god 
nauseating trend



http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-23/crap-australian-parents-raising-a-generation-of-spoilt-brats/5691638

For The Weekend

i

just another sunday
swimming in the harbour

hours later
the salt still on my skin
i hose all the thirsty palms and nasturtiums
the sand still in my toes as I write this

he pours me a gin and tonic on ice
the light breeze plays in the treetops
i look across at the attics  and balconies
framed by jacarandas and the dying sun

i smile
i dream
that dinner will appear magically on a silver tray

Notorious

Notorious
the famous Alfred Hitchcock movie
husband Claude Rains is slowly poisoning his young wife
his mama concocting the toxins to be put in the drinks
risky business being a double agent amongst nazi spies

espionage is a health hazard
particularly when the aging husband
spots his young wife Ingrid Bergman
doing some fiery kissing with Cary Grant 





i ask you
is this worth dying for?:)

The 3 minute kiss in this movie which is on youtube is said to be the most erotic kiss in cinema history. Amazing to think  this movie was made in 1946.

Dusk

a sad time of day
heart sinking with the sun
another night without you

Kanshicho

 

oh madame butterfly
you've been here today already
try again tomorrow

Romancing The Haiku

she's around again
her midnight calls
whisper in his ears

Haiku Horizons

the big freeze
on the outer
turn of events




kamikaze swimming
dive in embrace the ice
tingles and gasps

Guardian Angel

cool - never ages
does a good job
not my first choice

prefer something
botticelli  - harp playing
wan and ethereal

may send him back
if i can find
the correct address

For The Weekend

La musique exprime ce qui ne peut etre dit  et sur quoi il est impossible de rester silencieux

Music expresses what cannot be put into words and  about which it is impossible to remain silent

Victor Hugo


 

Politics... The Joke Is On Us

At The G20 Summit

You haven't quite got the hang of this diplomacy caper Mr. Putin

vlad  travels
with his boats
and his own bath
filled with vodka

for his first and last visit
down under



diplomat extraordinaire
class act prime minister tony abbott
(yeah sure)
threatens to ' shirt front ' putin
this is a result of wearing too tight budgie smugglers
restricting blood flow to the brain





i know
he's an embarrassment to us as well !




I do like Vladimir. He means what he says and says what he means
Ex corporal, Senator Jacqui Lambie.

grizzly bear rider vladimir putin
has won a tasmanian heart
prize winning cossack army dancer
and erm intellectual giant (tasmanian division),senator jacqui lambie

scary ruskis ,anything military, vodka and tasmanian devils are her thang



two world leaders
juggling lives,compensating
for small appendages

Dream A Little Dream

we are such stuff as dreams are made of
and our little life is rounded with a sleep


when we are young we have so many dreams
the game of life chooses the winners and losers
lord what fools these mortals be

there are some who decide
they do not want to play the game anymore
it is not in the stars to hold our destiny
but in ourselves
who want no part of the chess board
the arbitrary rules  echelons and
requisite paraphernalia




they dream of being left alone
to eke out their days 
by the sea having calypso day dreams
in the midday sun lying on a beach
finally disappearing in a puff of smoke
leaving no imprint on the planet
the earth has music for those who listen

stop the world
we're getting off at the next stop

Shakespeare Quotes
in italics

Swimming

magic underwater world
in a rock pool
a swimmer's peep into heaven




she went missing
on a channel swim
he went searching for her
there was a query
about his intentions





esther williams
is synonymous
with water ballet  b grade movies
high pitched voices and ziegfeld follies
a sort of water logged doris day

Mistletoe

collecting dust
on a plastic fir tree
in blistering heat

Schoenenboom

man making his mark
just like  tom cats
la scent du pipi

Dumper

dumper wave
a fluid foaming force
whirling spin cycle

oak trees and the moon
light and mute constellations
and the frigid sea

Tomas Transtromer

Winifred

winifred is her name
she is not much to look at
he loves her anyway
jowls n' all !

a man and his dog
winifred rules the roost
photo full of love

Inferno

" Absence diminishes small loves and increases great ones,
as the wind blows out the candle and fans the bonfire"

Rochefoucauld

the flame burns
lighting up a whole continent
unbearable heat

yearning for you
is like a malignant inferno
crucial to extinguish it

For The Weekend

Georgia Koch's Early Morning

carpe diem


early morning
silence before the rising sun
rain drops on a branch

windows steam up with warm breath
her finger writes ' good morning ' 

Spring Wedding

An afternoon wedding in the park; young ,beautiful,
their lives ahead of them. Perfect weather,joyful ambience, and I thought
this could have been have been us. I always cry at weddings.

blowing bubbles
at a spring wedding 
magic moments in the park

Ominaeschi/ Valerian Plant

carpe diem


a yellow sprig
clutched by sleeping beauty
in the land of nod

Nadeshiko

carpe diem


a white sports coat
a pink carnation
hello here's trouble





a pink tutu
on nature's ballerina
stunning performance

A Dream Within A Dream

 carpe diem,poetry jam, three word wednesday, poets united

overwhelmed
by a feeling of devastion
hanging on
by a mere gossamer thread
poised over a bonfire
ready to plummet
the flames licking at my ankles
it would only take a pebble
to push me over the edge


a dream a nightmare
and you  there chained to me
we ride to nowhere
imprisoned by each other
in our eternal embrace

Clouds...Tanka

carpe diem

shipwreck in the clouds
who would have thought it was there
they are still searching
combing the deep for answers
to find all the missing souls

Orchids

fickle mauve beauties
cut flowers wilt too quickly
unreliable

Haiku Horizons

east meets west
leung at the uffizi
dawning of a new age

Night Owl

Haiku Horizons





early birds arise
at the crack of dawn
night owls miss out

Spring Sonata...Kreutzer...Beethoven

carpe diem


monday in spring
miss clover bush is smiling
so is madame jacaranda

Miscanthus/Susuki

tall plumed spindly grass
easily flattened and crushed
by a puff of wind

Inner Voice...Carpe Diem

the inner voice warns
the onslaught of the harpies
takes place after church