For The Weekend...Mad World

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where did all the children go
lost to emerging secular liberalism
state sanctioned crushing of innocence
the destruction of traditional values
insane political correctness 
mad new world

Justice

Mid Week Motif : 3 WW

Justice
we learn to live
with an approximation of it
it becomes our second skin

on the first stumble in animal farm ( school )
it does not take long for a child to learn
rules bend for some and not others

we learn to ally ourselves
to the winning team
for our own well being

shifting alliance at the first signs
of a change in pecking order
sticking with the strength

we know  the foolish one
who shouts that the glorious emperor
is in  fact cavorting in his birthday suit
will be alienated
inconvenient truth is not welcome

we go to church temple mosque
wear a religion tag
speak  of spirituality peace and love
yet discriminate alienate and
step over the beggar who waits outside

we speak of justice for all
when what we really mean
is justice for people like us
'all' can wait for later

and of course any exposee of the truth
is just unpleasant bitter rhetoric
'sit down you're rocking the boat'

School Days

Mindlovemisery's Menagerie Week 58



benediction notebook marbles frayed courage orphan
weave raven hiraeth scrape misfit  rummage




looking like
an orphan annie misfit
scraped knees
frayed weave on her uniform
a scrunched school hat
she rummaged in her pockets
dropping marbles and a notebook
on the chapel floor during Benediction
disturbing the black raven figures
chanting gregorian in their prieres dieu
lost in a hiraeth of medieval times
in the soft glow of candle light

they gave her the courage of her convictions
and unwittingly instilled a rebelliousness within
that she wore like the badge on her blazer pocket
all through her life

Rorschach Test

Mindlovemisery's Menagerie


i see
twin lions and sharks
pushed together
by pompadour wigged ladies
from the french court
with ripped hems

underneath are two forlorn figures
sitting back to back
flanked by couples in embrace
tango dancing

two soft sea dog faces
beam out like the moon


yes i already know
je suis folle:)

Haiku Horizons

Napoleon

short guy on big horse
compensates by conquering
europe for glory

Shadorma et Cincuenta

small garden
on a balcony
a tight fit
oasis
for someone living
in the big souless city

a patch of blue , a few palms and geraniums
peaceful paradise

B &P's Shardorma and Beyond
MindLoveMisery's Menagerie

For The Weekend

Earth Day Cinquain

midweek motif ...PU

                          kiss me
                      it is earth day
                  cannot drink the water
          cannot breathe the air and no food
                           bye bye

Sylvia Plath

Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes

Love On A Bus Ride

 3WW: Imaginary Garden With Real Toads


i still remember them
from decades ago
before the time of
smart phones and computers

a middle aged couple
professional office types
on my bus ride to work

she was visibly upset
not crying
but had that look
of impending doom
stamped
across her beautiful face

was she about to be fired
or was she desperately awaiting
the grim reaper's imminent verdict 
at her doctor's appointment

sensing her suffering
he put his arm around her
tenderly lifted her hand to his lips
closed his eyes
his face a map of pain
he held her tight
they sat in silence

the passengers
were unusually hushed
that  cold winter's morning
as if they were in church

i held back the smarting tears
not for them
but for myself

it was then i knew
i would never be loved
like that

Yes We Have No Bananas

Wild Sydney Surf

Bronte





Bronte Pool

i do like
to be beside the seaside
but not today

Wild Violets

screeching flowers
bike wheels ride over a
path of violets

carpe diem haiku kai

wild violets
he finally agrees 
to the path i took

Kala Ramesh

Coral Reef

nature's sublime  beauty
our greed will kill it all soon
at one with nothing

Wisteria

carpe diem haiku kai

a waterfall
of cascading petal rain
soft and purple

The Pass Byron Bay

haiku horizons


we used to swim
at the pass byron bay
seven years ago

will not return
been there done that  - time moves on
and so did we

Carpe Diem Haiku Kai

where is God
God is everywhere except
when he is on holidays





a flurry of grey
across the twilight sky
ash in a german forest

For The Weekend

B and P's Shadorma and Beyond
Mindlovemisery's Menagerie

not so mad
enthusiastic
inspiring

different
exuberant and brilliant
our lovely lang lang

Heeding Haiku With Ha

MLMM




the sound of purring
engrossed in a good book
doesn't get much better

These Foolish Things

midweek motif PU
3WW

notes written on shopping dockets
the world's biggest collection of odd socks
moonwalk dancing in the supermarket
glancing furtively at the pouting check out chicks
caressing the cat in french

these foolish things remind me of you

Metaphors... Sylvia Plath

Wordle 56 MMLM

obstreperous worm yellow scene emollient
seven crocus  entwine hello damp

hello
obstreperous worm
it's 7 am

why are you entwining
your emollient self around my
damp yellow crocus ?

this is not my scene

Sunday Scribblings: Haiku Horizons

painful exercise
share the wealth better idea
a shroud has no pockets

Again I say to you. It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom Of God ....Matthew 19: 23 - 26

For The Weekend

Carpe Diem Haiku Kai

little miss wren
a power house song bird
seems fragile lately

Karma

choose carefully
consequences will follow
without exceptions

The Enlightenment

Mid Week Motif


1689 - 1755

forerunner of the' enlightenment' period
first sociologist
precursor to the french revolution
division of powers and end to the monarchy
liberte equalite fraternite

a catholic who believed that
people should think for themselves
his work stamped ' forbidden'
placed on the index





meanwhile
centuries later



down under
we have our own napoleon
a prime minister who claims
he is not a suppository
of all knowledge

the quintessential diplomat
who threatens to shirtfront putin



who says indigenous poverty
is a life style choice



shuts the doors to refugees




a half baked catholic
not known for his cerebral acuity



who left the seminary when he
experienced a flash of enlightenment
of how much money was to be made
in the outside world





(making a difference) is
the euphemistic phrase he used i believe




reintroduces royal honours
making prince philip
an australian knight
(now putin wants to be one too)





single handedly
rides his trusty cocky into battle
leading 'team australia '



against society's vulnerable
blue collar battalion

Dreaming In Gold

Heeding Haiku With HA
MLMM

this is real wealth
an outback autumn sunset
free gift of gold
to all of the atheists
from the grand designer

Haiku Horizons

vivid school memories
c'mon baby light my fire
always day dreaming



always day dreaming
jose feliciano
firing through my mind




friday afternoon lesson
waiting waiting  for the bell

Easter Sunday

following his trail
on a journey through the world
to  find ourselves
Chevrefeuille 
Carpe Diem Haiku Kai

the resurrection
christian cornerstone
the way truth and light

HAPPY EASTER TO ALL

Easter Saturday

he descends into hell
silence punctuated by sobs
not knowing