Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Tale prompt
small has clap
dancing in circles
while dad sings
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last dance together
dressed in white lace and satin
father and daughter
~~~
late at night
you guide me from bed
to slow dance
Tag: MindLoveMisery’s Menagerie
Friendship
for heeding haiku with HA: friendship
What I’ve learned is that friendships don’t have to last long, to leave a lifetime of impression.
sharing laughter
when everything’s going wrong
tears turn to joy
KINDRED PASSION
The attraction subtle,
like cat hair on fresh laundry.
Drawn together;
strangers
with kindred spirits.
Sharing briefly
a passion for poetry.
Leaving
a lifetime impression.
1996
A Gift – Renga Party
In honor of HA’s birthday – he had a renga session
her small hands
touching the temple bell
an imprint of innocence anmol(aka HA)
an imprint of innocence
beautifully trimmings gift wrapped
what lies underneath Cressida
behind the sweet face
of a buddha lies the heart
of a scorpion Cressida
her small hands
touching the temple bell
an imprint of innocence ladyleemanila
an imprint of innocence
beautifully trimmings gift wrapped
what lies underneath ladyleemanila
behind the sweet face
of a buddha lies the heart
of a scorpion ladyleemanila
With loved ones around
solitude is banished.
She longs for quiet. Vivinfrances
Silence palls
the loved ones are missed –
she longs for company Vivinfrances
she longs for company
pink carnations in a vase
love through mail threenotes
she longs for company
summer breeze sustains
finds connection within Vagrant Rhonda
finds connection within
the song of birds that
fill the air with joyfulness Candy
finds connection within
Ha our birthday boy does
he writes great haiku Ralli
he writes great haiku –
provides prompts for me and you
let us share this gift julespaige
let us share this gift
of words well worth amending
the tone and spirit julespaige
The tone and spirit
lifts us to a higher plain
singing joy to our souls Candy
sing joy to our souls
oh, restless tumbling breeze
make these candles dance whimsygizmo
make these candles dance
draw on deep-filled silence –
gift yourself away eleni
each new candle
celebrates your own new year
a gift of life Bastet
a gift of life
our atoms pulse together
in spring-kissed breeze barbcarary
in spring-kissed breeze
air ripe with fragrant haiku
celebrate again Dolores
A Gift
Heeding Haiku With HA: A Gift
her small hands
touching the temple bell –
an imprint of innocence © Anmol (HA)
upon the great steps
she leaves her offering
a lowly sparrow
grateful for a treat
sings a sweet tune
resonating among the trees
making the leaves quiver
one delicate flower
drifts to the ground
landing at her feet
gently clutching the flower
she bows with a slight smile
Triolet
B&P’s Shadorma & Beyond – Triolet
What is a Triolet?
* There are two four-line stanzas;
* Line length and meter are the poet’s choice;
* Lines 1, 4, and 7 are the same;
* The rhyming scheme is abaa / abab.
Down by the seaside I wander
Profuse tears still flowing.
Our parting I still ponder
Down by the seaside I wander.
I stare into the wide blue yonder
My heartache ever growing.
Down by the seaside I wander
our brief affair now showing.
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3/5/3/3/7/5 Shadorma
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ocean waves
crash upon the beach
my tears fall
at my feet
water swirls, makes me stumble
my sorrow drowning
Noise
dogs bark abruptly
trucks backup with high pitched beep
cars rumble past
I stretch lazily in bed
drift back to sleep as noise fades
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jingling tunes
of every one’s cell phones
even in church
loud personal conversations
I wish I couldn’t overhear
I chose to write tanka about more manmade noises today but if you like nature here’s a link to haiku posts with natures sounds: onomatopeia or this one on the wren.
Be Inspired # 3 Claude Debussy
Heeding Haiku With HA: Be Inspired # 3
Click the above link to hear the music and read about the prompt
Inspiration – Claude Debussy Claire de Lune
On a summer’s eve
we lie under the trees
listening to birds chirp
and piano notes gently spill
from the neighbor’s window
wrapping us in anticipation
as fireflies begin to dance.
Inspiration – Claude Debussy Reverie
in the fields
among dancing butterflies
I float
Untold Stories
Heeding Haiku With HA: Untold Stories
My faces are those of hospice patients and family member with Alzheimer’s
your long hair now white
I sit holding your hand
your words nonsense
yet your smile speaks volumes
a window to your soul
~~~
your eyes stare
at things unseen by others
your body hollow
but in your wife’s loving eyes
a lifetime of joys
~~~
we sit and laugh
you tell me you love me
then ask my name
Baker Street
B&P’s Shadorma & Beyond
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Baker Street
the oil burns late
Sherlock stews
evidence
examined from new angles
an aha moment
Poetweet
Bj’s Shadorma & Beyond: Poetweet
I will tweet
in the wee hours
of the night
waltz till dawn
while my muse stirs me on
conducting my thoughts
Ada's Poetry Alcove (2) 