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

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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 
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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


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