Happy New Year

goodbye to the sadness
of the old year
welcome with hope
the possibilities in the new

may all my readers
enjoy good health
peace love and prosperity
in 2017

Just Because I'm Happy

heat wave
spritely hautbois
counter tenors
cold beers
screeching cockies
laughing kookaburras
the distant howl of the dogs
purcell full blast
sound the trumpet
a splendid juxtapostion
past the black stump
out back of beyond
a delightful delirious  rendition
of wonderful insanity
inspiring a poem
just because i'm happy

Bush Christmas

my lungs thank me
clean air at last
a starlit sky
and silence
it has been too long

MLMM...Give me 10 minutes

[OFFICIAL VIDEO] God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Pentatonix

christmas carols
tidings of comfort and joy
good will to all men

Haiku Horizons

Candles

lighting candles
for my family - all gone now
the sad soft light of christmas

Carpe Diem Haiku Kai

Haiku Horizons

across the outback
santa leaves a blazing trail
merry christmas

For The Weekend

Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You

give santa
a bit of a thrill for christmas
frolic in the snow with him
no snow?
cavort in the surf



after all
tis the season to be merry
to put smiles on faces
show good will to all men
(even old crabby ones :)

share a few champers (bottles)
and santa may get pissed enough
to think you are his christmas bonus - kate perry



(An inebriated Santa who mistook his wife, not for a hat, but for 
Kate Perry)


wishing you all the best
seasons greetings
especially to my commenters throughout the year

your words
are music to my ears
shining a little light in the dark






A Merry Christmas!
A Holy Christmas!
Happy Holidays to you all

With special thanks
to the organisers of Poetry United
See you next year!
Love
Rallentanda

Haiku Horizons

all this rush and fuss
to celebrate the birth of
a homeless pauper

the message lost
just another shopping frenzy
for surface dwellers

For The Weekend

Sadly ,colonies of wombats are being seriously depleted due to road kill and sarcoptic mange.
These very cute animals are in need of government funding to protect them as an endangered species.



Because the above video is disallowed I will substitute some pics of little George who  is an orphan.
His mother was a victim to road kill.












They grow into large stout stocky animals with huge claws for burrowing.
Patrick (below) is the biggest wombat in the world.
He lives in the London Zoo.Most wombats in the wild live until about 15 years old.
Patrick is 29 and is a virgin.This may have something to do with being in Britain all  this time:)




endangered species
with very sweet natures
cuddly old bears

Bach Cello Suite No.1 - Prelude (Yo-Yo Ma)

Midweek Motif  - Poets United

CRACKPOT IDEAS FROM A SOCIAL PARIAH

social pariah
neonlit in 
a perfectly positioned cloud balloon
hanging above the head of any person
having an elevated brain
having independent thought
non sympatico with the herd mentality
classified as elitist
possessing an appreciation and  knowledge
of high culture
rejecting popular values and mores
very very sus and discomforting
to the millions who light a candle
to Kim Kardashian's insured huge arse


there is a social stigma attached
to those who disdain and despise
Mammon and his powerful cohorts
to those who are not impressed or envy anything
money grubbers are or own
who delight in the fact
that true talent and wealth  can never be purchased


there is a social stigma attached
to the oddity who recognises
the divine in the true genius of JS Bach
truth humility and spirituality
being essential qualities in  a crackpot's philosophy
to living a rich and meaningful life


Carpe Diem Haiku Kai

Bach
the voice of God -  a connection
to the divine


we left the garden
a long time ago moving
further and further away 

HAIBUN

She loves this song
She will never know
a love like this
But likes to believe it exists

For her it will always belong in the fantasy box
A pile of impossible dreams she likes to visit sometimes
Rummages about in
Tries them on for size
Slow dancing with a pottlepot
Escape for a moment
Before she unpacks yet another box
Puts on another load of laundry
And turns back into a pumpkin


elusive dreams
caught up in a fantasy
just for a moment

Heeding Haiku with Chevrefeuille
Fantasy Theme
MLMM

Leonard Cohen - I'm Your Man

1. If you want a lover
I'll do anything that you ask me to
And if you want another kind of love
I'll wear a mask for you
If you want a partner, take my hand, or
If you want to strike me down in anger
Here I stand
I'm your man

2. If you want a boxer
I will step into the ring for you
And if you want a doctor
I'll examine every precious inch of you
If you want a driver, climb inside
Or if you want to take me for a ride
You know damn well that you can
I'm your man

3. But, the moon's too bright
The chain's too tight
The beast won't go to sleep
I've been running through all of these promises to you
That I made and I could not keep
Ah, but a man never got a woman back
Not by begging on his knees
Or I'd crawl to you baby and I'd fall at your feet
And I'd howl at your beauty like a dog in heat
And I'd claw at your heart, and I'd tear at your sheet
I'd say please (please)
I'm your man

4.  And if you've want to sleep a minute on the road
I will steer for you
And if you want to work the room alone
I'll disappear for you
If you want a father for your child
Or only want to walk with me another mile across the burning sands
I'm your man

3. But the moon's too bright...

If you want a lover
i will do anything that you ask me to 
And if you want to try another kind of love
I'll wear an old man's  mask for you
If you want a partner,take my hand, or
If you want to strike me down in anger
Here I stand
I'm your man

Songwriters: Leonard Cohen
I'm Your Man lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing

Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto for 2 Mandolins and Orchestra (RV532) by Het ...

Leonard Cohen, Hey thats no way to say goodbye, Rotterdam, 18-09-2013

In Memory Of Leonard Cohen
1934 - 2016

it has been a blue week
hey that's no way to say goodbye
leonard
we need you around
especially at this time

you will be missed
you
your hat
and your famous blue raincoat
Rest In Peace

Sunday Scribblings 2 'blues'

Three Word Wednesday

 

far-fetched, halting,gamy


it all seemed
too far fetched

what?

a gamy
reality show irk
a shonky business man
talking his way into
becoming the president
of the most powerful nation
on earth

never !
not possible

people could not be
that stupid 

halted in our tracks
it became a reality
a few hours ago

lederhosen
jack boots, shrill voices
fly through the memory 

ma grandmere me chuchote
allez allez allez
run as fast as you can

Requiem

today marks a change
for the whole world

a new path
has been forged

to what?

a return to the dark ages
the only glimpse of light
being
the gold plated taps
in the trump tower

Midweek Motif PU

Tanka

deep dark forest
seeking for nature's mysteries
a new day rises -
after a long and steamy night
she departs ... without a kiss

Chevrefeuille



he feted her for years
she relents -reveals her love 
his mission accomplished
flees like a startled gazelle
marathon runner of the year

carpe diem haiku kai

Shadorma

Today’s poem is “Traveling Through the Dark” by William E. Stafford:

*
Traveling through the dark I found a deer
dead on the edge of the Wilson River road.
It is usually best to roll them into the canyon:
that road is narrow; to swerve might make more dead.
.
By glow of the tail-light I stumbled back of the car
and stood by the heap, a doe, a recent killing;
she had stiffened already, almost cold.
I dragged her off; she was large in the belly..

My fingers touching her side brought me the reason—
her side was warm; her fawn lay there waiting,
alive, still, never to be born.
Beside that mountain road I hesitated.
.
The car aimed ahead its lowered parking lights;
under the hood purred the steady engine.
I stood in the glare of the warm exhaust turning red;
around our group I could hear the wilderness listen.
.
I thought hard for us all—my only swerving—,
then pushed her over the edge into the river.

Shadorma

head or heart
take the decision
do what's right
take a stand
endure the consequences
you will be stronger

B and P's Shadorma and Beyond
MLMM

Choose

choose wisely  america
we are all thinking of you
tuesday decides your fate





haiku horizons
poets pantry PU

Bach - Goldberg Variations: Aria (Glenn Gould)

nodding off
to the aria
by soft candle light
on a pile of cushions
luxuriating
in a rare moment of peace
from a world  gone mad

i pray
when  i sink
into the long sleep
it will be like this
quiet
alone
then
out like a light

Sunday Scribblings 2

student memories
musical composition class
was never like this

Carpe Diem Haiku Kai

only a few
could love his long pink tresses
a galah  perhaps





he gives her a kiss
another one, she begs with a smile
in slow motion

Jeanine Hoedermakers

Shakatak - Easier Said Than Done

Mozart - Lacrimosa

All Souls Day


we pray for our dead
our departed families
remembered and loved 
on this holy day of obligation

we pray for those
whom no one prays for
unknown
forgotten
not remembered

those  souls who pass through
without leaving an imprint
unnoticed
unwanted
unloved
flotsam bobbing on the ocean
God's most precious
God's most loved


"what you do unto the least of my brethren
you do unto me"Matthew 25:40

Spring

spring breeze -
i catch the tune
she leaves behind

Kala Ramesh





she buries her face
in bunches of  jasmine
the sweet scent of spring

Carpe Diem Haiku Kai

Haiku Horizons

life is a sad trick
the greek gods laugh at us
the stone always rolls back

Spring Bloomers Tra La

silly vapid bouncy girl
writing songs on her knickers
if discovered
will end up sharing an adjoining room
with her friend in the loony bin

three word wednesday

Carpe Diem Haiku Kai

the mystery
of the disappearing soap
must be the duck

Don´t let it bring you down- by Annie Lennox

Shadorma

things improve
eventually
life goes on
the hurt heals
when it has run its long course
then all becomes right

B&P's Shadorma and Beyond MLMM

Remembering Joan

1926 - 2010

our joan
la stupenda
the greatest bel canto
to date
not a sports star
so does not count for much
down here in
Philistinia

the diva's childhood home
sold off  to a chinese billionaire
spent millions destroying /renovating it
then reselling

Queen St Woollahra Sydney



no heritage listing
no preserving the building
intact for posterity
no plaque
for la stupenda

unrecognizable
this lovely 19th century home
'clyde cottage'
brutally reduced to a souless mcmansion
resembles an office block





i used to leave a flower
now i walk on the other side
don't look - hold my breath
dark thoughts rumbling
willing brewing  a storm
to rain down dynamite sticks
on this edifice of disgraceful disrespect


our diva song bird
her top notes made angels grin 
her country sadly deaf

Heeding Haiku with Chevrefeuille  - MLMM

THINKING IN NEUTRAL

neutral 
o so safe
bland
comfortable
a la mode
low impact
lifeless



k madison moore

let colour conviction imagination
be the brush strokes of your life
refuse
to be oppressed by
the weight of opinion
the pc thought police
fight for
freedom
freedom of speech








speak out
stand up
stand tall

and

when you
turn around
find all
the troops have fled
find yourself alone



keep standing
anyway


Midweek Motif PU

 

Marriage

the shift in values
marriage once a life commitment
now more than half fail

Haiku Horizons

The Gentle Arts

fine needlework
hours of intricate sewing
destined for the  thrift shop

Carpe Diem Haiku Kai

3 word wednesday

symbol unhinged tendency

the quintessential symbol of sleazebags
with a strong tendency towards pussy groping




unhinged deranged ignorant and unprincipled
a potential president who does not even know
the correct date of the elections !
how could this happen? we might ask
he's filthy rich -  we might answer









Good Luck Folks!




the canadian immigration department 
is  being overwhelmed (of course)
with applications for asylum by americans
get in early - avoid the xmas rush for citizenship

Full Circle

time
is not always
on your side

Carpe Diem Haiku Kai



rain pelting down
on the umbrella leaves
protecting their buds



on a mountain top
meditating in silence
a monk searches for stars



floating down a river
her tresses caught in a summer breeze
last thoughts - she thinks of hamlet

shivering in snow
the little sparrow prays for
warmth and a blue sky

Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello - Concerto no. 4 E minor

Dreams

Karl Briulof

have hope hang on
to your dreams -sometimes
they are all you have

Heeding Haiku with Chevrefeuille
MLMM

Whispering Grass

the sergeant  major
hams it up with his little
songbird friend in a safari hat

a crazed duo
having a musical  conversation
about whispering grass
conversing with trees

a loony toon special
from the series
it aint half hot mum
in a gentler time
when humour
based on silliness
was more creative and clever

Poetic Gem

James Kavanaugh
1928 - 2009