Bugbear

short hairdressers 
a persistent irritant
to long hair'd ladies

Haiku Horizons

Sunday's Whirligig 152

THIS WEEK'S WORDS come from "The Hand-Carved Loon" by Robert Adamson: 

murk bottom made poem bird balsa
things sleek head glides waves cuts


the bird glides
over the sleek waves




he made a balsa sculpture
that reminded her
of that bird
it was lightweight and free
just like him

keep your head
slipping on
the green murk at the bottom
of the rock pool means
tropical ulcers from cuts

not the time
for things to go wrong girly
you're on your own now

Afternoon Swim

it's  autumn now
still swimming weather
the waves dark blue
furl into a pale turquoise
with white froth

the shag swims near me
catches a small fish
unbothered by my presence
my only company today
the best this week so far


i bow to the sky
i beam smiles to the waves
my redeemer lives





Heeding Haiku with Chevrefeuille  - MLMM

Money

money makes the world go around
it speaks every language
the root of all evil is and always has been
the  powerful driver of mankind

money can buy almost everything
everyone has a price
the few who cannot be bought 
the most dangerous people on earth
are and will be crushed  at every opportunity
by the powerful status quo





mammon is alive and well
as yet he has not yet managed to
squeeze himself through
the eye of the needle

dying his hair orange
to disguise himself as a camel
fools no one

Midweek Motif  - Poets United

Bonus Wordle " Sam's Choice " - MLMM

virtue void shimmer grove tonal burgundy 
sweep hurry foot kingfisher nintendo bridge

sam was always in a hurry
to sweep the kitchen
and  get the washing up done quickly
it made him feel virtuous

he preferred to play with the kids
colouring in  a kingfisher drawing
in shimmering tones of burgundy
or playing hopscotch in the orange grove
mastering nintendo games  or  learning  bridge




he liked hopscotch
hopping on one foot
it filled a void in his psyche
a latent desire to be captain hook
the wooden legged pirate from peter pan
just a big kid really




 

Surfers

out there every day
in all kinds of weather
rain hail or shine

Haiku Horizons

Taylor Swift - You Belong With Me For The Weekend

the words blurred into one another
she could hardly believe
what she was reading
it was unexpected and
so much more than hoped for

in the past
every yellowed page
like the one before
proved to be
a big disappointment

First Line Friday - MLMM