Tartuffe - Moliere

she would not submit
only because she knew she
had an audience

Haiku Horizons 
Gillena's Monday Writes 

Gaspers

so very cool
(so we thought)
o what fools
we were back then

seduced by sophistication
anorexic image
the stick insect shape
the current fashion trend

a lot of us are dead
too soon
struck down by
'moliere magique'
o la la

looking
french fabulous glamorous
thin and cancerous



( Moliere died on stage having suffered a coughing fit )

Midweek Motif - Poets United

Michael Franks - Eggplant For The Weekend

Bali

bamboo waving
in the late afternoon breeze
kisses and cocktails
lying under umbrellas
by the pool watching the sunset






 







Carpe Diem Haiku Kai

A Birthday Present

a lonely little child
used to play this
on an old 78
over and over again

on the first hearing
tightly furled buds
burst into bloom
inside of her

her spirit soared
up into the clouds
another world  opened
and she never returned
from that day forth

( Thanks Mummy)

Mid Week Motif PU

Haiku Horizons

open a window
to a new way of listening
magical mozart




a room with a view
a window welcomes the sea
dali's beach babe



apartment living
always full of surprises
rear window

Satchmo For The Weekend - What A Wonderful World (Lyrics)

i'll never see him
i'll never meet him
but there's something about that voice
a satchmo raspy voice
it makes me feel better
it makes me feel
i am not alone

La Bicyclette Bleue

*****

a birthday party
a birthday present
a blue bicycle
for a beautiful girl





a beautiful family
a beautiful life
in a beautiful place
just before the outbreak of war




war changed everything
war changed everyone
death mayhem  destruction
tore  it all apart
shattered everything

three generations later
the consequences
are still felt and remembered

yet
we never
ever
ever
learn

Midweek Motif ...Poets United

Haiku Horizons

on the road again
want to just keep on driving
never ever stop

First Line Friday - MLMM

-His world had been comprised of hastily constructed philosophies, which upon close examination, had failed him and promptly collapsed.



he resented her equilibrium
her steadfast unshakeable code
what better way to punish her
than by breaking her fingers
she was a pianist
he was already classified as mentally unstable
stamped and approved
convenient
could do anything he wanted
would never be held responsible
for his actions

"Sleigh Ride" For The Weekend

our ski season starts soon
gave away my snow gear
decades ago







it's beautiful
especially when the sky is blue
but too too cold for a mermaid




Guthega NSW



Alpine Area Australia

Footprints In the Snow

Hamish Managua Gunn - Haiku

two sets of footprints
in freshly fallen snow
one pair from kyoto
they trudge along together
the poet without shoes

 Carpe Diem Haiku Kai

Memories Of Childbirth

tick the box
natural childbirth
or
assisted childbirth
pain alleviation medication

tsk
natural of course
i'm young and fit
the girl thought smugly



nurse ratched
sneered
knowing what was to come

WHAT!!!!!!
(this was actually an F expletive)
give me that gas
GIVE- IT -TO- ME
more
more
what else have you got?
dear god
i've changed my mind
i want a caesarean

too late now


said dr strangelove

hours later
its over
relief
happiness
check for five fingers and toes
and all the other bits
remembering 
my mother's advice

a good screamer
great lungs
potential tenor
a high C already

yep that's our kid
no mix ups
he looks exactly like his father
smashing the  richter  coloratura tonal scale
in the middle of many nights to come



but now
o to sleep for a week
(this  last bit did not happen:)

Midweek Motif - Poets United

Sunday At Ruth's Place

Clareville


the sun shimmered on sydney blue
this beautiful autumn day

it has been five years
since your departure
your house is still the same
untouched 
waiting for you to return
to cast your magic wand

we drank tea from your little
tea cups and spoke of you
we can do that now without tears





from the deck
looking out at the bay
we remember the  times of hilarity and laughter
chatting about this and that
your old cat sitting between us
smiling and loving the company

we  hide our sadness in madeira cake
making attempts at jolliness
knowing the whole time
it will never be the same again
you have gone

Robin Williams - Parkinson interview [2002] For The Weekend

 1951 - 2014

Heeding Haiku With Chevrefeuille - MLMM

a new beginning
shimmering over
a sea of glass

For My Grandpa

Pour Mon Nounours

he struggled reading the newspaper
every single day
attempting to teach himself english
no english classes
for immigrants back then
made a good job of it too
(with some help from his little granddaughter)
but not quite good enough to attain
the professional advancement
that he deserved because of a thick accent

last night on the goggle box
saw a program on teachers
one sudanese high school teacher's english
was completely incomprehensible
a parent complained
(must be a racist)
and yes  i would have too

my grandfather sounded like a native speaker in comparison
enraged i seriously considered hurling the tv over the balcony
but fortunately sanity stepped in and i reminded myself
of the abysmal decline of standards in our culturally marxist
politically correct world and cried instead.

Midweek Motif -  Poets United