Haiku Horizons

volcanic outburst
better than a long slow burn
festering for years

Elizabeth Cummings

elizabeth cummings 1935 -

one of our greatest
living artists

finally
the critics
got it right



'I never think of myself as a senior artist'

Plato and Cherita Form

after seeing you off

taking the path along
the canal

a rustle of
leaves
underfoot


Larry Kimmel



the greeks tried to warn us

bearing philosophical gifts
of wisdom and illumination

now called
thinking
outside the box





B& P's  Shadorma and Beyond - MLNN

Little River Band - Reminiscing

i remember
them so well

friday nights

we would bop
till we dropped
to them live
before they were known

i
so young
so stupid
so happy
so unhappy
all at once

always in love
with someone
who would break
my heart
instantaneously recovering
to do it all over again

it was always summer
back then
the road ahead was endless

now at the pointy end of life
'reminiscing'
gives me a fleeting scent
of that youthful time
like a pressed rose
lying between the pages of a book
never opened year in year out

i will always remember
the worker's cottage with the red door
sunflowers out the front
the squeaking gate
the leaky roof
the choko vine covering the hills hoist
all the parties and hilarity
that took place behind those walls

all memories

sparked by a song
making me a little sad
it has gone
they have gone
it all went so quickly

Saana Rizvi's Prompt Nights

Omelette

tis a blessing to be loved
by a four legged beastie
a great comfort in lonely times
often the only one
always happy to see you
when you arrive home knackered
from a day on the treadmill

some folk are slow
to realise the devotion
of a loyal friend 

Haiku Horizons
Sunday Scribblings 2

Carpe Diem Haiku Kai

afternoon tea
sitting on your knee sipping
a nice home made brew

A Mother's Story...Rosie Batty

A Must Read Book for All. Proceeds go to the Luke Batty Foundation.

Rosie Batty has brought an awareness of Domestic Violence to the forefront of a nation. Domestic Violence has  reached epidemic proportions in Australia . In her book , she honours the memory of her son Luke, who was murdered in broad daylight at a school cricket match by his father. She is now dedicating her life to ensuring respect and justice for woman and children, by bringing about changes in the legal system, and by changing endemic cultural negatives towards women, in this country.
The courage of this mother to turn a brutal and  horrific incident into a positive is beyond belief. This exceptional woman was voted Australian of The Year in 2015.


For Rosie and Luke

it could happen
to any of us

your story belongs
to all of us

in your immense grief
you decided
to put a stop to it

to keep alive the memory
of your beautiful son

to help all abused women
and children

change will take generations
we must all keep fighting for it

we want to be known as a country
that respects and values women

you started the ball rolling

in whatever way we can
we must all keep it going

Midweek Motif PU
 

Australia Day 26th January

Australian Of The Year 2016

Congratulations To

Former General of the Australian Army

a feminist supporter who brought to an end the denigration of and discrimination against women in the Australian Army.




Young Australians Of The Year
Congratulations Guys !



Luke Patchett and Nicholas Marchesi
Two young men who set up a free laundry service for the homeless from their old van.
The only one known, to date , in the world.









Mark Lang Author/Landscape Photographer of the above book
last seen by me in the supermarket at Byron Bay. Where the bloody hell are you Clanger Lang?
Congratulations on your book.




Beach Babes



Lamington




The Outback



Pavlova

Happy Australia Day to the Aussies out there

Have a good one !

Haiku Horizons

we are such stuff as dreams
are made on and our little life
is rounded with a sleep
Shakespeare




to sleep soundly
moments of sheer peaceful bliss
a precious gift

Zero 7 - In The Waiting Line

Vincent

Shadorma

the wheat sways
shimmering yet cool
mind on fire
tormented
lunatic armed with a brush
paints a masterpiece

B&Ps Shadorma and Beyond MLMM

Nocturne B major op 40 - Antonin Dvorak

sometimes
words are not enough
the true essence
of a feeling
can only be conveyed
in music

This Year In January

The Eagles

they defined the seventies
biggest selling hits of all time
i was there back then starting out
if you weren't around
you've missed out on something special
a time that will never return
take it easy time
take it to the limit wild time
of freedom prosperity and hope

all good things must end
we all climb the mountain
see the last river to cross
the styx emblazened in neon lights
welcome to the hotel california in the sky
we have to pay the ferryman
you can't hide your lyin' eyes desperado
hope for the best
cross your fingers
and it all seems to be happening
this year in January

R.I.P Glenn



Glenn Frey co founder of the EAGLES
1948 - 2016

Midweek Motif Poets United

Haiku Horizons

fun christmas spending 
until the bills arrive...yikes
the season of folly



spend no time with those
who denigrate and hurt you
no matter who they are

Alan Rickman SINGS with Juliet Stevenson *amazing*

Shadorma

why oh why
did you have to go
far too soon
we'll miss you
the sun wont shine anymore
your velvet voice gone

B&Ps Shadorma And Beyond MLMM

"If Music Be The Food of Love"

"If music be the food of love
sing on till I am fill'd with joy"

food of love
food for the soul
a moment's release
from an uncaring world
a world filled with sorrow
awash with tears
a small thread of connection
to the Divine

Midweek Motif PU

Haiku Horizons

reality check
this can happen to anyone
especially nice folk

Farewell Berowne

3 WW
eager frenzy guzzle



in the frenzy of the yuletide season
eager to get away for the hols
one of us slipped away
almost unnoticed on the 26th Dec
at the age of 94
dear berowne,  his humour and challenging quizzes
will be missed at three word wednesday
it is hard to believe he is no longer with us
R.I.P berowne
now i'm going to guzzle down a few cold beers
to celebrate your poetic life and think on
all those shakespeare plays you knew inside out
it's a sad day

Berowne's son , John Savage,  invites anyone who enjoyed his father's work to post thoughts or comments or to email him at the following address.
savage@lehigh.edu

Winter roses

Carpe Diem Haiku Kai

winter roses -
I am tired of reading
between the lines

Fay Aoyagi

the roses shrivel
his frozen words - sang froid
a  mere block of ice

The Joy Of Love Songs

the joy
of driving home at twilight
across the plains
with van morrison

the joy
of the lone  driver
on the highway
as the sun sinks behind the mountains
wishing you were here


the joy
of still being in love
with you

Last Cab To Darwin

Good Holiday Movie



poll is a rough diamond
rex is a loner
broken down and dying 

it takes a journey to darwin
in a cab
in search of a lethal injection
to end it all
for rex to realise
that poll is important to him
that loves counts for something



if you are lucky enough
to have someone who cares about you
you cling on to the bitter end

Arthur

i found arthur
hidden in an old suitcase
for more than thirty years

when i was little
he was taller than me
now he has shrunk

he can now sit
on a chair in my study
permanently

Sorry Arthur  !

Haiku Horizons

they go to find themselves
seeking spirituality
it's here the whole time