Zero 7 - In The Waiting Line - For The Weekend

train ride to nowhere
relentlessly moving on
de vleigende hollander

memories of those rides
watching the lights whizzing by
clattering all night

the sad whistle like
a piercing cry of an owl
still haunts my dreams

Goodbye To Three Word Wednesday

3WW - memorise goodbye haphazard






we make haphazard connections with bloggers
visiting the same sites year in year out
we don't need to memorise the code
we never think it is going to end
and then like all things
it  finally does and we must say
GOODBYE





Thank you Thom

War And Peace

this epic novel
has been gracing my bookshelves
gathering dust for decades
when it is not used for propping up
a broken window in my study

there comes a time in a life
when one has to face up
to certain realities




it is unlikely that
i will ever dance
with gorgeous uniformed russians
named vronsky or alexei

it is unlikely that
i will ever attend a wedding
where the bridal waltz is shostakovitch

no one is ever going
to play the  balalaika  and sing  to me
in russian
or fix the window

'War and Peace'
will probably sit on my shelves
unopened
for at least another decade
and the window ?
maybe in another life



Midweek Motif - Poets United

Dame Edna

posture slovenly hereafter gladiola suffer
restaurant shake immure cloudburst radiate
MLMM  - Wordle 161





thank the hereafter
dame edna
of slovenly posture
shaking a gladiola
looking as if she has suffered
from decades of entombment
immured in a  melbourne restaurant
radiating a cloudburst of a  smile
has finally retired

Haiku Horizons

the passing of time
don't be sad- you're still cuddly
someone's warm teddy

Neil Young - Old Man

Dear
Success Stories From My Student Days

where are you now?
self assured long hair'd intellectual habitues
of inner city pubs and shared terraces
discussing free love existentialism
the price of hash and politics
watched shyly
by a wide eyed ingenue
straight from the convent
sitting in the corner
thinking you must be all geniuses


i see some of  you occasionally
now serious grey haired old men in suits
stalwart conservative establishment
being interviewed on tv
wondering how that happened
is that what growing up is?
i'm growing old
not growing up



Signed

a late bloomer
chook lover caught back flip
in arrested development
woudn't swap places for quids
Miss Brainless Big Heart

If a man is not a socialist by the age of 20 he has no heart. If  he is not a conservative by the age of 40, he has no brains - Winston Churchill

Yoga

the lotus position
padmasana
best for meditation
best pose to adopt
for a good death
they say



me
i prefer
the foetal position
under a big fur rug
in my comfy bed
best for everything
including
the long sleep

Midweek Motif - Poets United

Donald Trump Has A Few Thoughts For Australia

big mistake malcolm
mocking rich but not bright bozo
could have consequences





Malcolm Turnbull's leaked video of parody of Trump at the midwinter ball at Parliament House.



Haiku Horizons

Bruno Mars - That’s What I Like [Official Video]

the sunshine of youth
precious golden and fleeting
it's there then it's gone

Carpe Diem Haiku Kai





3WW- pasty scent revel

for a very tall young man
sad and fragile
at the moment

revel in your youth
enjoy the scent
of its magic and promise

pasty faced and forlorn is not
for a shimmering star like you
you're a smile maker
a chip off the old block

entwine
those elegant long legs of yours
around life
make love to it and dance

Free Tibet

open the window
welcome the light and fresh air
discard the rigid grey

Carpe Diem Haiku Kai

Counter Tenors For The Weekend

-

musicians visit your grave
plant trees in your honour
recognise  and acknowledge
you as one of the' greats'

performances of this calibre
died with you
we will never forget you alfred
we bow in awe




Alfred Deller 1912 - 1979

They Are Only Just Things

so they say





what - just things?



my dinosaur plate
given to me by an admirer
although he did write
" thinking of you "
so i could be mistaken

what - just things?

my vintage plates
my pineapple jugs
bought from op shops
over decades






no  - they are not just things

they are beautiful inspirational objects
that escape ordinary eyes
those who equate beauty and worth with monetary value



one of the great
ordinary/extraordinary moments in life
is sipping hot tea
snuggled up
under my mum's huge
watermelon pink mohair blanket
propped up against someone else's great
aunt's soft  embroidered cushions
by the 1940s electric log fire
bought in the blue mountains
in a junk shop at the railway station

such a moment is
inspiration for much poetry
creative concepts and problem solving
my version of versailles luxury

(i've been to versailles incidentally
this is better)

Mid Week Motif - Poets United

Crowded House

when your tiny world
so carefully protected
is smashed
blown up
ripped apart
and things
cannot get any worse
you recall
a perfect balmy november night
at a concert
last year on sydney harbour




the audience sings along
to songs   - milestones
in  so many of our lives
a sea of joyous faces
a magical evening
one of those special events



a communal arm  wraps itself around  you
holds you close
and
you don't feel so alone

Haiku Horizons

Irene -  Renoir

if you cared for me
you would steal this renoir for
mon anniversaire

Sunday Whirligig

scintillating, leap, carries, each, flagrant, nonchalant, end, late, nights, spill, way, dawns

 

The Liverpool Plains NSW

late nights and dawns are spectacular up here
scintillating stars spill across the milky way
each making the heart leap
nonchalant and flagrant disregard for the beauty of nature
carries a price and can only end in tears

Remembering Berowne For The Weekend

APOLOGIES TO COMMENTERS

In attempting to write the  answers to the quiz. I accidentally deleted the entire post. First time ever. Not having a good week.


he liked movies
he liked the bard
he lived his dreams

John Savage of Savage Reflections Blog a.k.a as ' Berowne' was known for his legendary quizzes He was a film director and a Shakespeare fan. He was 94 when he died in December 2015.
Here is a tribute to him in the form of a movie Shakespeare  play quiz.

1. Round up the usual suspects
    Casablanca

2. I'll curb her mad and headstrong humour

    The Taming Of The Shrew -  Shakespeare

3. Frankly my dear I don't give a damn
     Gone With Wind

4. Will I see you later on tonight?
     I never make plans that far ahead
     Casablanca

5.  A horse a horse my kingdom for a horse
     Richard 111 -  Shakespeare 

6. Why why can't I have a normal boyfriend ?
    Everyone wants that dear. It doesn't exist.
    As Good As It Gets

7. May The Force Be With You
   Star Wars







 8. Our dancing days are past
    Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare

9. Do you think that you might agree to not being married
    to me  for the rest of your life
    I do
    Four Weddings And A Funeral


10. Here's looking at you kid !
      Casablanca

Australia's Great Barrier Reef

strange wonderful creatures
glide quietly and gracefully
underneath the ocean
in a silent mysterious ballet
blissfully unaware
their days are numbered

the great barrier reef is dying

we indifferent custodians
are killing it with
poison and pollution
collateral damage
from mining

all so we can have
more of everything
when in the real sense
of enrichment
all we have
and will ever have
when the reef goes
when climate change
takes its toll

is nothing

Midweek Motif - Poets United

Fragments and Phrases

trying to write
hands above the covers please
contemplate the clouds



almighty clatter
in the kitchen sink
someone's dropping hints




cat heads
in the flannelette sheets
nature strikes back





smug bitches
pointing fingers
a message




freezing winter
a cold bottom
for another 12 weeks



red wine
a log fire in the bedroom
with thelonius

The Tuesday Platform - Imaginary Garden With Real Toads

Haiku Horizons

sealed with a kiss for
thirty pieces of silver
treachery cum laude

Shadorma For A Friend

your warm words
glow  with rays of  hope
without them
just dark clouds
your kindness keeps me going
smiling and writing

a stranger
i have never met
consoling
respectful
hands held across the ocean
a meeting of minds

( Thank You  )

If You Could Read My Mind For The Weekend