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Effortless and excellent continuation, M! Hmp! :P
Great job to each of you, there is some very nice writing here. Daniel - you are on fire, mate!
I was reading the comments posted a few weeks ago, when I came across M's #5116 and started laughing because of this. I'm in the office, alone. Tsk tsk!
“Flora isn’t in
the sauna,” they said. “That’s where
you’ll find the fauna.”
**
She creeps out of his
head, nails dig into his skin
leaves a trail of red.
*Please feel free to follow M's lol
“Flora isn’t in
the sauna,” they said. “That’s where
you’ll find the fauna.”
**
She creeps out of his
head, nails dig into his skin
leaves a trail of red.
*Please feel free to follow M's lol
tears for Syrialittle hands so still
ashen faces, faded dreams
- wilted leaves falling
Ryan, your writing is beautiful.
So many dead/injured children and babies :(
So many dead/injured children and babies :(
Thank you, Leslie. It is horrible. I woke up, poured a cup of tea, opened my news browser and started crying. Our world can be such a dark place...
Yes, it can be and it is heartbreaking that children are the ones who suffer the most from these evil acts.
This is a reply to #5602:Hers were the dark fruits
a spring rain had sown--where an
old staircase had led
to long hair she had
thrown back from her eyes. “You’ll not
forget me,” she said.
Her words, echoing
down the stair rails, awoke him.
He blinked, numb with dread.
The places she’d gouged
him with her nails grew livid,
infected, and bled.
hmmm... this is a reply to 5603blue before dawn's breath
stillness past sleep, past waking
man plays god again
Ryan, thank you so much, man. In the few days I've been a part of this group, several strangers have made my day. I like it here.As for Syria...what a tragedy.
When playing God, manreally shines. It’s a role
that’s not exacting,
a part that hasn’t
many lines and requires no
talent for acting.
Eve says she's no boneAdam says he never yawned
God, the silent tree
Thank you, Daniel. Wow, Jim! That one will be a challenge to follow.
What he recalled ofhourglassed Eve were vine-like
stories she would weave,
her eyes, her fingers,
her buttery tone, the long
twilights they wandered.
twilight used to bea nice word for me until
no, let's not go there
Dusk fell over the seaThe beach was overcrowded by day
The quiet was so loud
Where a lifeguard stand,rusting, casts long shadows, gulls
laugh late-summer’s lines.
tail wags furiouslygull feathers trail his bounding
"master will like me"
You're welcome, Daniel. Your haiku have been fantastic.Such a string of great writing, M. Your last one tops it off, though - summer's lines...wow, your images are superb!
Wonderful, Jim! Your reply is beautiful and Twilight made me smile, I couldn't agree more.
Lovely writing, Lilian. A beautiful and haunting scene.
very nice, funny and haunting M, Lilian and Jim :) Good morning!
darkness engulfs the
light, beast prepares his offer-
sacrificial gull.
sorry..
darkness engulfs the
light, beast prepares his offer-
sacrificial gull.
sorry..
That's excellent, Leslie! A dark one from you?! You've turned a corner now...haha :)
sacrificial lamba meal for a demon king
the time has arrived
Ryan wrote: "That's excellent, Leslie! A dark one from you?! You've turned a corner now...haha :)"
Thank you, Ryan! Lol! I wanted to write something funny but to follow Jim's, well... :)
Nice continuation, Adrian!
Thank you, Ryan! Lol! I wanted to write something funny but to follow Jim's, well... :)
Nice continuation, Adrian!
my baaahdCasually late
blood pouring from the altar
Hero lights the grill
The bleating goat heeds
the call of wilderness, in
search for warmer cave.
the call of wilderness, in
search for warmer cave.
Winter snow beats downoutside the cave where he sleeps
but the fire is warm.
"I don't believe youThough you always told the truth
That was before love"
Sippping TeaHer belief in love
Left her waiting for his truth
Sipping tea alone.
The leaves indicatean emptiness forthcoming
-she pours another
ghosts haunt my tea leavesweeping red rooibos tears
as children labour
Small calloused fingersshoveling shoes for transport
-Nike hits pay dirt
I wiped sleep’s salt breezefrom my eyes, and a voice with
sand on her fingers.
I tried not to laughat her Nike t-shirt's slogan,
crumpled beside us
Sorry, M! 5420 wasn't there when I posted. Which means we were typing at a similar time...amazing how one mind can create something of beauty at the same time another is trawling the gutter... :)
Haha, you know I was referring to myself there.
crumpled paper on
the floor as the mind grasps for
words--a block of blank
Not too nice follow-up, I know. Good morning (evening here) M and Ryan.
P.S.
Belly, come out, come out wherever you are. I promise I won't make fun of your goat anymore, just come back :(
the floor as the mind grasps for
words--a block of blank
Not too nice follow-up, I know. Good morning (evening here) M and Ryan.
P.S.
Belly, come out, come out wherever you are. I promise I won't make fun of your goat anymore, just come back :(
I tried to email Belly - didn't get through.
Me too-bounced back. His blog is gone too. Haiku-dini...
lol at Haiku-dini :) Oh and very nice haiku everyone and M, you're alive!
Belly’s GR author page is still up, but he seems to have disappeared from the Internet. With any luck, he’ll show up again just as unexpectedly!She answered with the
warm winds’ surf, with long letters
crab tracks write on sand.
written in sea shells,her poems sing of trade winds
and spice from lost ports
Thank you, Leslie, and good morning! Great images, Ryan. I especially like “spice from lost ports.”
Excellent writing, everyone.portico poetry and wine
Her poetry of drink,
port spiced with anise and cloves,
softened her hard words.
The truth of meaninglessness
has never tasted so sweet.
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