Happy New Year

a fresh start
for the new year
no resolutions
just one day at a time
little steps
peace and serenity
to you all
Happy New Year !

Disappearing Over The Horizon

3WW- astonish wander complete




she wandered lonely as a cloud
indeed humility he may have found
am astonished  - an  apology -  his latest line
his new found conscience overdue is fine
a host of  daffodils did not appear
does not give flars -  too mean i fear
she thought of him all afternoon
swimming till late by the light of the moon
they never talk or meet or greet
most unsatisfactory and incomplete
an irritating distraction this man may be
best kept at a distance and way out to sea

Not Quite A Christmas Carol

B and Ps Shadorma and Beyond...MLMM

To the tune of Good King Wenceslas

1.
looking forward to new year
hoping  for the better
without violence no more  fear
poison poems and letters

it's unlikely this will be
man is mainly cru - el
thanks for beauty and the sea
thanks to Him who rules

2.
and when all is said and done
no escape from fate
futile thought to hide and run
time to square the slate

so enjoy life's happiness
filled with joy and wonder
there's no place for nastiness
think sunshine not thunder

Summer Holiday

horror of horrors
a vast opulent cruise ship
vacation nightmare




give me a beach shack
soft waves lapping on the shore
a good book and a cold beer



Haiku Horizons

The Land Of Counterpane

the folds in a
bed cover hold the key
to another world

Haiku Horizons

Dream a Little Dream - Eddie Vedder

B & Ps Shadorma and Beyond MLMM
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Shadorma

cool and smooth
gravel in a glove
of velvet
smile and laugh
dream a little dream of me
maybe now and then

https://youtu.be/Twv7z0_STCM

For The Weekend

homeless
born on straw in a stable
a poor little mite
changed the world
2000 years ago
with an almighty dose of
enlightenment
compassion
humility and love

the christmas story
tugs at heart strings every year
all over the world



the nativity
all part of the grand design
to save each and everyone of us



May joy rule your lives and may this blog provide a little respite in the often relentless, sometimes dark journey through life. Happy Christmas to all. A special thank you and best wishes to my visitors throughout the year.

Sunday Scribblings 2
Haiku Horizons 
Midweek Motif PU

Morning Glory

violet blue and green
sprawling on the cool soft sand
early morning bliss



Heeding Haiku With Chevrefeuille MLMM

Three Word Wednesday

 obituary resonant placid


i wonder if
robert wrote
his own obituary

not a placid man
a preacher's son
a gun fighter
from the wild west

his words
resonated so much
with the townsfolk
more than a hundred
showed up for his funeral

the saloon girls
placed a floral tribute
on his grave
every week

Henri Matisse 1869 - 1954

the colours
leap off the canvas
colours of joy
colours scented with magnolia

picasso said
matisse must have swallowed
the sun



each painting
radiates
a summer's afternoon
sunshine and light
streaming  through
french doors

a still life of tables
laden with fruit and flowers
cicadas whirring outside
in the time of dreams
when life was slower
when life was simpler




when life was better

Midweek Motif PU

Haiku Horizons

weighing it up
will i wont i maybe
a libran's angst

Troiku

Carpe Diem Haiku Kai

the sun burns bright
rocks sizzle  - feet dangle
in the blue green sea

the sun burns bright
on this scorcher day
without a sea breeze

rocks sizzle  -feet dangle
bum barbecued like a steak
i dive into the sea

in the blue green sea
i swim underwater
it's cool down here

For The Weekend

Haibun

Soil contamination is a global problem particularly in inner city industrialised areas which have now become gentrified . Lead content is at dangerously high levels and results in disastrous health consequences for children.




innocently
children play in the back yard
never knowing

Three Word Wednesday

lackadaisical to the core
a makeshift life is his
miraculously
he still summons up the energy
to throw on some underpants
rather than wandering about nude
scaring the wildlife

The Treadmill

i'm late i'm late i'm late
for a very important date
no time to say hello goodbye
i'm late i'm late i'm late

no time to smell the roses
no time for old friends
no time for reflection
careers all consuming

tied to cell phones
tied to the trap of consumerism
energy expended on making dollars
for ' must haves '

the right job
the right clothes
the right car
the right house
the right spouse
the right children
the right current values
 = success


all the rabbits
a mirror image of each other
basking in reflected glory
all doing well


Midweek Motif PU

Haiku Horizons

dreamer and doer
head in clouds feet on the ground
a balance is best




reading the future
in coffee grounds or tea leaves
depends on culture

B& P's Shadorma And Beyond...Haynaku MLMM

sarong
most important
item of clothing



still
hot red
dry desert dust

grey
rain clouds
just teasing again




yikes
dreaded time
office christmas party




need
quiet time
for a while



a
love note
long term marriage

For The Weekend

For The New South Welshmen who survived the stinker yesterday .


man it was a hot one
like seven inches from the midday sun
way over the century mark

global warming is here to stay
was the hottest year this year
will even  be hotter next year
south australia is burning

no worries mate
as long as the giant corporations
are stashing it away
sitting pretty on profits
that's all that counts



what happens
when the water dries up and the crops fail?
future generations can deal with that one

White Ribbon Day

3WW...illustrious habitual jumbled
Midweek Motif...PU

FOR THE 78 WOMEN MURDERED ...AND 28,000 ASSAULT VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE THIS YEAR IN AUSTRALIA

habitual denigration
verbally and physically
by men towards women
is in epidemic proportions

it navigates all
social echelons from the illustrious
to the average joe

often confused
by the jumbled mixed messages
tears and declarations of love
false promises and flowers
the women stay
a lot having nowhere to go

the few lucky ones
leave or outlive the perpetrators
the remainder either die literally or figuratively
the children scarred for life




misogyny
the curse and shame of our age

Life

Midweek Motif PU

life
is a struggle
a lot of the time
filled with
disappointment
broken dreams
disillusionment
peppered
with wonderful memories
splendid moments
always too brief
never long enough
just like the perfect summer

as long as we are still
on a boat
we are all survivors




it's a smooth ride for some
turbulent for others
some want to jump off
some cling to a wreckage
some opt for alternate ways
to stay afloat


Michael Leunig

survival depends
on prevailing weather
luck
karma
ancestors
maybe even guardian angels
or other mysterious forces at work
pulling the strings

Haiku Horizons

a spray of pink
peppercorns in my pocket
from my own tree

beautiful shade trees
keeper of afternoon dreams
on a summer's day

Shadorma

FOR MY DEAR FRIEND PETER

you are ill
the light breeze sang it
in my ear
on the plains
the bottle brush nodded too
later you emailed

enjoy this
a small patch of oz
in springtime
thoughts of love
sent to you and yours - may God
always protect you

B& Ps Shadorma and Beyond
MLMM

Carpe Diem Haiku Kai

behind clouds
the cry of an eagle
holy smoke rises

Chevrefeuille

holy smoke rises
fragrant like violin rosin
spiritual high

For The Weekend Again

you can
rumpti tumpti tumpti tum
huff and puff
blow the house down
blow the house up
blow yourself up
because
i saw a red canna lily today
that made my heart soar





i saw some christmas lights
outside
a small drab block of flats
lovingly arranged on a sad lone bush
by a sweet tenant

i saw a dear english woman
milk porcelain'd complexion
sweltering and wilting
in over 40 degree heat
bothering to painstakingly give directions
to a vague passerby ( moi.)
comatosed by the burning sun
God bless her

yes
i'm the gal who broke the bank at monte carlo
an inescapable truth
the best things in life are free
providing
one is not blind to them

How this little boy and his dad helped Paris

infant Jesus meek and mild
look upon this little child

innocence profound
an army of flowers will fight
against the guns and suicide swats
with candle light reinforcements
to save the day





the firestorm
will be snuffed out
by the overpowering perfume of roses
and  billions of soft petals and lights

the merciless
will be shamed
by the sweetness of beautiful children
the mirror of the Almighty

les mechants
will be struck down
reeling
from the heavenly light
of young men
coptic christian martyrs
butchered on a beach
the eyes of their severed heads
burning a searing gaze
into the black souls
of the masked murderers
for eternity


evil cannot last

Midweek Motif PU

Fleetwood Mac Everywhere

3WW...enigmatic faulty grovel

faulty thinking
to grovel and cower
to terrorists

poke them in the eye
with a stiletto heel
(metaphorically speaking)
by dancing in the supermarket
streets and all public places




this will
be an enigma to them initially but
ultimately mass danceathons et joie de vivre
is a third finger salute to
the joy killers and executioners

long live western decadence

Vive la France !

ashes to ashes
salt petre mixed with gun powder
another massacre


In the name of what ?


young lives nipped in bud
trampled and crushed brutally
l'enfer c'est les autres

Paris Is Burning Again

as predicted
the fantastic 4
have succeeded
in butchery and terror
6 hours ago in paris
all in the name of
the religion of peace

not for the first time
has paris succumbed
to a river of blood

the stench 
was so bad in the
place de la concorde
during the beheadings
of the french revolution
herds of cows
refused to cross the fields
nearby

now another stench is invading
europe and the west
sinister and barbaric
ironically a conquest
made easy by invitation

the politically correct
indoctrinated hens
have invited the fox
into the chook house
then are outraged and shocked
waking up to feathers and corpses
in the morning
the fox, licking his lips
blood spattered and smiling

indeed why wouldn't  the fox smile
any fox out there would be roflhao










 

For The Weekend

early morning rain
on a tin roof - coffee smell
wafts from the kitchen

sometimes life is wonderful
a fleeting perfect moment

Heeding Haiku with Chevrefeuille MLMM

Renga

raindrops on bamboo
shimmer in the sunlight
little diamonds

glistening and winking like
christmas lights for cicadas 

Carpe Diem Haiku Kai   Chevrefeuille

River

what makes them smile?
these three beauties abandoned
on the river bank




like a river
the ants march in formation
across the parched earth




a giant greedy lizard
drank all the river water
mining companies



river phoenix
yet another statistic
death by drugs



row row row your boat
on a sunday afternoon
wind in the willows




we will all cross the styx
remember to tip the ferryman
for an easy ride

Mid Week Motif... PU