Daily Oneword

Carve

you will always be there
carved in my heart
never think
that I never think
of you
every night
is spent
wondering with a wandering mind
over you

Artwiculate - Frippery

antithesis of
frippery, sharp steel buildings
slice into gray skies

sunlight dances in
gifts prismatic frippery
upon cresting waves

stoic oak
adorned
with the frippery
of one dozen
bejeweled birds

from up here, the city
is always beautiful-
cloaked in midnight
and colored with
neon light frippery

no amount
of frippery
can staunch
the wound
to her heart

Haiku Challenge - Carry

hydrangea petals
carry smells of home, i close
my eyes against tears

these worn cobblestones
carry the memories of
footsteps come and gone

slender branch cannot
carry him, bird and bough touch
briefly, then part ways

Haiku Throwdown - Spicy

spicy sweet fragrance
of witch hazel blooms, hand in
hand we greet the night

warmed rum, spicy on
my tongue, amber heat slowly
dances within me

spicy musk, light rains
carry the scent of jasmine,
the warmth of summer

A Haiku Kind Of Evening

into the night i
wander, a fecundity
of dreams at my heels

Haiku Challenge - Formula

strawberries and wine,
your dark eyes- a formula
for fecundity

Artwiculate - Fecundity

passing wildflowers
live on
through fecundity
their seedlings
blooming in mourning

fecundity of shadows born from sunlight

fecundity of
butterflies, eucalyptus
trees drip with orange

tears multiply
with fecundity
a rainstorm
in your eyes
floods my heart

glowworms cling
to tall grass blades
twilight illumination
like a fecundity
of fallen stars

A Homesick Kind Of Afternoon

sea of sugarcane
against an ocean of blue
uninterrupted

compelled
to sit
praying for rain
that I know
will not come

A Side Serving Of Gogyohka

exhaustion
turns me ambisinistrous
stumble
to bed
good night lovely poets

Artwiculate - Ambisinistrous

ambisinistrous wings
unfurl
slowly
newborn butterfly
discovers life

ambisinistrous
outside the lines, to his own beat
child's first crayons

ambisinistrous-
drunk on honey wine, she twirls
with the stars for you

A Haiku Kind Of Afternoon

river meets ocean
seagulls dance, winged fishermen
searching for breakfast

A Haiku Kind Of Evening

aleatory
slumber, may the dreams that find
us be pleasant ones

Haiku Throwdown - Rain

rain catches sun, from
one thousand refractions bloom
one thousand rainbows

caught, unexpected
in a summer rain, turn my
face upward and smile

Artwiculate - Aleatory

moonlit cedars
shiver with wind
an aleatory snow
cries quietly
into their shadows

hummingbird
takes an aleatory path
flits from bloom to bloom
fickle creature
where will you go next?

furious ocean
slams against sea cliffs
the thunder of waves
an aleatory symphony

dandelion seeds
float with aleatory
grace and abandon
dancing through shafts of sunlight
like summertime's faerie dust

A Haiku Kind Of Afternoon

a whisper of white
early moon rises among
jacaranda trees

A Side Serving Of Gogyohka

the willow
stands solitary
guarding secrets
passing lovers
have shared

candle dies
i fall asleep
wrapped in silk
and roses
waiting for you

Haiku Throwdown - Grapes

vineyards flow over
hills, heavy with grapes and the
sweet promise of wine

Haiku Challenge - Nonstop

nonstop billow of
regret, hard to stave off when
alone in the dark

A Haiku Kind Of Evening

when you rest, may your
dreams billow out to sing and
dance among the stars

Artwiculate - Billow

linen sheets billow
in the wind catching the scent
of nearby roses

blue green billow of
waves, cool sea spray against skin
wistful dreams of home

shaft of sunlight
parting a billow
of storm clouds
your love pierces
my cold heart

winds billow
maples rustle
hummingbird takes flight
a pure moment
poetry in motion

billow of whispers
fog rolls in, sharing secrets
with weeping willows

sadness rolls off her
melancholy waves billow
thick and palpable

soft curtains billow
over bare skin, a lazy
afternoon in bed

A Haiku Kind Of Evening

lady night whispers
from dark corners she beckons
i am her servant

Haiku Challenge - Frenzy

twilight rains, passing
through, a frenzy of blooms will
surely greet the dawn

Haiku Throwdown - Friend

summer heat, drives me
indoors, holds me hostage, you
are no friend of mine

A Thistle Here, A Thistle There

Daily Oneword

Velvet

red velvet wine intoxication
honeysuckle seduction
only in my deepest dreams
only in my darkest hour
shame me
for i crave you

Morning Glory

Artwiculate - Calamistration

spanish moss plays a
game of calamistration
among oak branches

she adorned the work
of her calamistration
with violets for him

pale green fronds unfurl
embracing sunlight, reverse
calamistration

blue-black raven's wing
a coif of calamistration
adorned heavily with roses
he would die to
just once run his
fingers through her hair

A Haiku Kind Of Afternoon

windblown, reds and golds
autumn leaves, a rusted fence
collects his treasure

Haiku Challenge - Complete

chocolate cupcakes,
butter cream, rainbow sprinkles
complete perfection

complete bliss, iced tea
honeysuckle vines and herbs
my rooftop garden

i'm just trying to
complete this journey intact
enough for the next

Haiku Throwdown - Frenzy

fish see my shadow
bubble forth in a frenzy
looking for breakfast

Artwiculate - Bacchanalia

The first rains of summer kissed the wounds of the drought closed, arousing the land to a state of bacchanalia.

sweet wine and laughter
on a warm wind, impromptu
bacchanalia

dark deeds and dirty whispers
bacchanalia is always prettier
when seen through the rose colored glasses
of lust and intoxication

endless summer filled
with laughter and ice cream, child's
bacchanalia

Haiku Challenge - Owe

you owe me nothing
this love I give to you I
give freely with joy

morning ruckus, these
birds outside my window owe
me rent for that tree

what could i owe you?
this abstemious life is
not payment enough?

Haiku Throwdown - Design

i will design for
you ten thousand dreams from ten
thousand paper cranes

Haiku Throwdown - Contact

good bye, red balloon
will you ever make contact
with the clouds you seek?

Artwiculate - Abstemious

abstemious, she
lives on the tears she sheds, the
moonlight she drinks in

on a warm summer wind, she came
smelling of lilacs and sunshine
crooking her finger
sending his abstemious vigil tumbling

inspiration found
through finger painting on this
abstemious day

Haiku Challenge - Appeal

unfurling petals
the lily greets twilight with
an appeal for rain

Artwiculate - Bellicose

Bellicose tintinnabulations assaulted the dawn as the acolyte threw his anger at God into each ring of the bells.

With a snarl the bellicose sea spray bit at her skin like a thousand ice-covered fangs.

lone rebel soldier
bellicose dandelion
refuses to die

Artwiculate - Demure

rain on windows paint
demure watercolor hues
of the world outside

fireflies dance among
reeds in demure protest of
the approaching dawn

a hush sweeps the night
in demure acknowledgment
of passing shadows

heady wine inspired
thoughts shared through demure glances
a silent courtship

Artwiculate - Brobdingnagian

we lay entwined as
brobdingnagian trees hide
us from spying stars

bowed by the weight of
one brobdingnagian bloom
the sapling greets dawn

brobdingnagian
shadows ooze over rooftops
in the setting sun

Haiku Challenge - Naughty

naughty sunflowers
playing peeping Tom outside
my bedroom window

Haiku Throwdown - Prince

my prince rode in on
a white Thunderbird, into
the sunset we drove

i was never much
for fairytales, until my
prince wrote me my own

she weaves a crown of
honeysuckle and violets
and waits for her prince

Artwiculate - Chortle

thunder dances in
on a deep rumbling chortle
the promise of rain

Haiku Challenge - Deny

thick morning mist, how
long will you deny the sun
a chance to break free?

hide and seek, fleeting
shadows, roses will deny
i was ever there

my restless mind greets
the dawn and will once again
deny me slumber

Haiku Throwdown - Sound

trying to focus
but i keep getting lost in
the sound of your voice

Haiku Challenge - Engage

with paper and pen
i sit alone to engage
my self destruction

Artwiculate - Abirritate

Absinthe and emptiness abirritate my judgment, I let warm memories of you wash over me until it burns on this cold and broken night.

you twirl me around
i am a barefoot ballerina
dizzy with laughter and sunshine
you abirritate my guard
and sneak in a kiss

such a distant memory
the drumming of rain
on a tin rooftop
you would abirritate my loneliness
now only in my dreams

Daily Oneword

Leap

skin awash in moonlight
cool liquid mercury
fingers dance across skin
my heart leaps for you

warm summer wind
whispers your name
on rustling maple leaves
my heart beats for you

lavender and sage
wafting through open windows
mixing with the scent of your skin
my heart races for you

Haiku Throwdown - Religion

armed with honey wine
and candlelight i will write
my own religion

Words I Wish Were Mine

from forgottenworks

buttercup lawn a thousand distant suns

from RavenClause

Her skin like night sky
glistening with the kisses
I planted like stars.

from Haiku_Master

Today we will die
for today we are but dead
wild flowers still bloom ...

from InVinceWil

I collect my lust
and sprinkle it over you
sweaty confetti.

He crushed rose petals
smeared nectar under her lobes
she was his garden

Haiku Challenge - Barrier

effortless. there is
no barrier between us
we are of one soul

A Haiku Kind Of Afternoon

you are the sunlight
to my prism, you fill me
with rainbow hued joy

dust motes and sunlight
sweet grass and dappled shadows
sleepy afternoon

Haiku Challenge - Collect

spiderwebs shimmer
as they collect the liquid
light of morning dew

Artwiculate - Phalanx

Catching the last light of day an evening rain kisses the earth like a phalanx of stars falling from the sky.

a soft breeze whispers
wild roses shiver
a phalanx of petals
litters the ground
like a fragrant spring snow

phalanx of crickets
our personal symphony
sweet summer evening

Words I Wish Were Mine

from planethealer

Timeless tear drops dance on my soul.

Artwiculate - Nefarious

Like a cloying perfume the smell of evil swirled around her, nefarious intentions clinging to every footstep.

nefarious birds
with unquenchable hunger
stealing my seedlings

Haiku Throwdown - Road

late night kisses shared
two lovers under lamplight
bare feet on warm road

my best days are those
spent wandering abandoned
highway roads with you

Haiku Challenge - Rate

silence envelopes
as stars appear at the same
rate as my heartbeat

Artwiculate - Cutaneous

wise and weathered face
tells a cutaneous tale
of a life well lived

my fair skin is cursed
cutaneous polka dots
also called freckles

Words I Wish Were Mine

from Katie

Driven insane, I am
Driven to the very edge of the crusty
Desert that is my sanity
There is no water
A drought has struck
And here I am without a hint
Of life
Insane
You have driven me there

Daily Oneword

Driven

arms raised, poised
i greet the champagne dawn
and say farewell
to fading starlight
cool winds
whisper over skin
stirring shivers
and bringing with it
the smells of the ocean
sharp rocks
bite at soft bare feet
cold sea spray
breaks my reverie
i stand at the edge
of this divide
between earth and water
driven here
by restlessness and you

Words I Wish Were Mine

From gennepher

she / threw it all / in the garage / of / the mind

Haiku Throwdown - Odd

tucked between daisies
the dandelion exists
as the odd man out

Haiku Challenge - Amount

love is not measured
by the amount of roses
you throw at my feet

Haiku Challenge - Purchase

dearest wishing well
grant me the ability
to purchase back time

counting out nickles
standing tall on tippy toe
a child's first purchase

Artwiculate - Perspicuity

perspicuity
shaking off the hangover
greeting the cold dawn

Perspicuity bloomed across her face like the dawn kissing away the shadows of night.

what was I thinking?
perspicuity always
approaches too late

Haiku Throwdown - Charcoal

dark charcoal smudges
ruined make up, tear stained eyes
let me forget you

Artwiculate - Rodomontade

Let the insecure languish in the cold glare of their rodomontade while we bask quietly in the warmth of our comfortable self-confidence.

Haiku Challenge - Collapse

the edge of midnight
worlds collide and stars collapse
take a breath and leap

Haiku Challenge - Possibilities

enveloped in dreams
endless possibilities
stretch out before her

Artwiculate - Paradox

a dainty kitten
i am woman, hear me roar
walking paradox

Daily Oneword

Smiles

one thousand droplets of water
break free from the cresting wave
catching the morning sunlight
shimmering rainbow facets
like one thousand beautiful smiles

Daily Oneword

Brave

you opened
your heart
to me
and asked
for nothing
in return

you bled
your love
true crimson
it ran
freely

all
for
me

never will
another man
be
as brave
as
you

Haiku Throwdown - Angel

weighted crown of thorns
kisses your temples, you are
no angel of mine

Haiku Challenge - Style

cream colored, fragile
rosettes and lace, vintage gloves
such feminine style

Daily Oneword

Wand

lanterns and fairy wings
muffled giggles
illuminated silhouettes
beribboned wands
happily ensconced
in the land of make believe

Words I Wish Were Mine

From VeryShortStory

Sometimes when I can not write, I wait for the happy thoughts to pass. When the darkness returns the words flow again and make their mark.

Daily Oneword

Strung

strung up, strung out
over you
hung up, hung out
over you
flung up, flung out
over you

that's me
that solitary sheet
flailing in the wind
holding on by one clothespin
strung out over you

that's me
that solitary sheet
soaking in the smell of your sunshine
breathing in your pollen filled air
hung out over you

that's me
that solitary sheet
waiting for you to claim me
to iron out my wrinkles, put me in my place
flung out over you

strung up, strung out
hung up, hung out
flung up, flung out
over you

Haiku Challenge - Fall

moonlight drips through leaves
cool and pale against our skin
as i fall deeper