Haiku Horizons

past three o'clock
on a cold frosty morning
writing haiku




by all means feel free
to laugh heartily at
the joke du jour

For The Weekend

The Artists

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Monet

The Painter


they say he swallowed the sun
painting with a golden brush
all seeing eye of beauty
in his special world




The Poet

his mind filled with pink and gold
exuding rich heartfelt joy
painting feelings with words
like a gifted child

The Joy Of Poetry

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when the storms hit hard
when gloom darkens the horizon
someone will write words

words which make you smile
words which make you laugh
soft words of comfort
which soak up tears

sometimes you are thrown
a  bouquet - a gift of
beautifully arranged syntax
like full blown poppies
magically appearing
when you need them most
the little things of no moment
which remain with us

providing a reason
to keep  on giving
to keep on writing

Wordle # 75

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meantime faculty follow  charcoal rice
orpheus  considerate bleary preserve deafening

orpheus bleary eyed
followed eurydice
at a considerate distance
to  hades

meantime
needing  all his faculties
and wits about him
he stuffed preserves
and charcoal rice in his ears
to block out the deafening wails

they almost made it out
like lot's wife
he looked back
game over
maybe they were related

Haiku Horizons 2

punctuation
imperative to meaning
grandma's brush with death





Brushing Doggie's Teeth
The New Must In Doggie Hygiene

anyone else notice
the world is getting madder
by the minute

don't try this with bluey
you'll be minus an arm plus
a few hundred sheep

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he brushed her long hair
she did not know he was there
call it love

Honeysuckle Nights

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Lilies of the valley
their sweet perfume makes me drowsy
hot summer night
between the silken sheets her warmth
honeysuckle coolness

Chevrefeuille
 
him in a sarong
her pretending to read
honeysuckle coolness

Oscar Wilde

chiseled luminous feckless superior stain wine
dumb lucid hollow foreign puzzle winner

chiseled features
luminous skin with a
feint air of superiority

some said hollow feckless 
dumb when it came to matters of the heart
his reputation stained and destroyed
others said lucid witty brilliant - a winner

exiled to a foreign shore
famous for its wines
not for its wallpaper
"one of us has to go"

converted to catholicism
on his death bed
full of surprises
forever a puzzle

Troiku

TROIKU

gremlins at play
 maybe winter puddings
summer on the doorstep

gremlins at play
secret sewing in wardrobes
night workers

maybe winter puddings
stacking on the pounds or
hot chocolate drinks

summer on the doorstep
squeezing into wet suit
ping - broken zip


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For The Weekend

Following In the Footsteps Of Margaret Chula

Margaret Chula ( 1947 - )

in straw mat raincoats
farmers plant rice
their boots croaking

Margaret Chula 

in leopard print gum boots
she ventures out slashing 
the snakes hide

returning
the borrowed umbrella
splattered with blossom

blood plums
served up as  dessert
feelings shredded with coconut

Road Rage

Heeding Haiku With Chevrefeuille - MLMM

no matter how slow
there's always someone slower
confucious could have said that





no matter how slow
watch out for tortoises even
at a snail's pace

Silence

speak out
speak up
never kneel
to your enemies
purring with deference
to their nastiness
never be silenced

Rough Sea

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it must have been love
enduring days of stormy seas
smitten by the waves

Lake Nasser

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what lies below
the spirits have been drowned
no good will come of this

Sudan

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floods and famine
persecution and slavery
floral emblems absent



Hibiscus: The National Flower Of Sudan

Haiku Horizons

follow the leader
has its down side - just ask the
second elephant



he likes the lead role
only opportunity
is on the dance floor




all roads lead to rome
hapless bird gives swimming lessons
to cross the tiber

Love Will Find A Way

feast generate ghost empty sack torn
engine escape laugh way broke veins

Sunday Whirl

sacked broke
feeling like an empty ghost
heart torn apart
tossed away like a sucked orange




thoughts of despair
whirled through mona's mind
the way to escape
block the exhaust
turn on the car engine
open a vein




 - better idea
generate some happiness
invite everyone you know
to a weekend feast on the beach
laugh and dance  -
invite that cute guy from upstairs







NO
NO
not the guy upstairs !

also the gorgeous real estate agent
(go blonde for the end of summer)



and the gym instructor
(try auburn for autumn)


love will find a way

Fly Away

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Shadorma... 353375
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For The Wing Bound


             she
      tried them all
  the roads to nowhere
  until she realised roads
  don't necessarily lead
    to anywhere  much
        just dead end
               stops

     

       there must be
       an easier way
         to arrive
         at a place
spread the wings risk it take off
     fly breathe in freedom

For The Weekend...Poor Wandering One

Cinquain

top notes
poor wand'ring one
succumbs to tinkling bells
coloratura wins his heart
well played

Scarecrow

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the birds are not fooled
can always sense a phony
humans should take note

You Are So Beautiful To Me

when someone stands for you
when most are against you

when someone declares your worth
when someone is brave enough
to  show friendship and loyalty
at a cost to themselves

this is is a rare find
the black pearl in the oyster
a truly beautiful person
a person to be cherished

Grab Your Coat And Get Your Hat

Haiku Horizons


grab a coat
get your hat let's step out
just you and me

am happy today
a few nice words came my way
from a new found friend

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Shadorma

bitter wind
whistles through my ears
stinging cheeks
frosty curls
tendril round my frozen face
dreams of fur and fire

Lento abcb defe

freezing winter snap
no urge here for goin'
pull the fur up to my eyes
keep warm and watch the snowin'

a bleak and cold season
sad thoughts come to mind
sorrows rise to the surface
summer soon i'll find

Heeding Haiku With Chev...MLMM

tropical queensland beats
mists over the foreign highlands
too cold too bleak


Northern Queensland

Isadora Duncan 1877 - 1927

mother's scarf
slides from my shoulders...
wild violets

Peggy Willis - Lyles (1939 - 2010 )

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Isadora Duncan

floating in scarves
she captivated the world
with her dancing




she loved flowing scarves
one wrapped around the wheel
broke her slender neck

Cinquain

shadows
elongated
on a cold winters day
destined to merge into darkness
too soon

Lotus Flowers

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 a lotus tattoo
better than dark blue numbers
stamped on a forearm

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climb my window
take me away with you
no probs - it's a wig




plato says the eyes
are the windows of the soul
guess he was right



recycled bottles
make great stained glass windows
every home should have one

Moonflower Tanka

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a moonflowering
intoxicating perfume
velvet dew lips
opening to the soft touch
of a cool gentle breeze