Haiku Word Game - Wash, Liberating, Transient

transient summer
red wash of maples begin
liberating leaves

night's liberating
touch, i wash my skin with her
transient darkness

Artwiculate - Illutible

the touch
of his love
clings
to my skin
-illutible fingerprints

each tear
painted
another illutible line
of melancholy
across her face

One Shot Wednesday

essence of night
found within
the darkness
of your absence
i take the moon
as my lover
and whisper your name
when his light
touches my skin

Rise And Sunshine

The Prompt - Asphalt

street lamp and asphalt
build an impromptu stage for
just one more slow dance

Haiku Throwdown - Blur

blur of wings- passing
butterfly kisses my cheek
hello and good bye

through a slow blur of
time the hour hand and i trace
your absence and wait

Haiku Challenge - Crush

i hear the crush of
all sane thought- sleepless night sits
heavy upon me

Gogyohka Prompt - Fish

minstrels spin
dreams
and fish
for coins
within my mind

the fish
and i
find common ground
for small talk
-missing you

i fish for
my lucky pen
you write
i love you
upon my arm

The Prompt - Bruise

indigo stains
bruise the pages
where her tears
fell upon
his good bye

Haiku Challenge - Reflect

scarlet dragonfly
wings reflect sunlight with a
gentle reverence

Artwiculate - Sanctimonius

narcissus bloom
pays homage
to his reflection-
scents the air
with sanctimonious vanity

A Side Serving Of Gogyohka

mimic
the lotus
unfurl
within
my darkness

twirling upon
this infinite midnight
the stars
urge me on
into breathless vertigo

A Haiku Kind Of Evening

dawn walks across the
field stringing beads of cold dew
with prismatic thread

Artwiculate - Mizzle

mizzle mist dances
soft upon clover, sugar
coats the leaves with rain

Haiku Word Game - Bleeding, Broken, Scars

bandages bleeding
with poetry cling tight to
a broken soul's scars

night's doorstep broken
by fireflies bleeding with grace
fleeting scars of light

A Side Serving Of Gogyohka

i must find
a way to bottle
these sparks
between us
-everlasting fireflies

The Prompt - Star

moonlit delirium
my shadow
and i
slow dance
to the beat
of one thousand
stars

Haiku Throwdown - Pill

she keeps his photo
in her pill box and visits
him on sleepless nights

Haiku Challenge - Direction

newborn butterfly
no direction of his own
steals some from the wind

Artwiculate - Avolition

mind's avolition
deep azure doldrums mirrored
within empty eyes

avolition and i
share halfhearted musings
trapped within
the muted colors
of my mind's dusk

Daily Oneword

Gift

gifting
the wind
with
dandelion seed
wishes
your name
whispered
upon
every one

Haiku Word Game - Lace, Glacial, Abomination

glacial lace veils the
last blooms of autumn- frost burn
abomination

Haiku Challenge - Copy

morning languor i
copy dawn's path across the
sky with stretching limbs

within the raven's
feathers a copy of night's
wings whisper with flight

the pulse
of starlight
like night's metronome
catching the beat
i sing myself
to sleep

Haiku Challenge - Fatal

midnight calls- i step
the fatal line drawn between
this day and the next

Haiku Challenge - Behind

the moon crept to her
bedside and wondered what she
saw behind closed eyes

Artwiculate - Dingle

ribbon of green coiled
within deep shaded dingle-
verdant rhapsody

A Platter Of Poetry

dust mote
on slow descent-
a thought flares
golden
vanishes
to plumb
deep shadows
within me

tie this stream
of thought
around my finger
a reminder
of you

Haiku Throwdown - Plumb

shredded brocade of
dreams, i plumb the nightmare and
find you waiting there

i plumb your river
of melancholy to breath
a smile upon you

The Prompt - The Roses...

petals spilled
against the wind
the roses
are weeping
a prayer for rain

The Prompt - Bare

my mind's bare canvas
waits for your voice to brush my
thoughts full of color

Haiku Word Game - Easy, Pulse, Tender

with the easy touch
of tender petals upon
skin, her pulse quickens

the pulse of night found
within the easy beat of
a moth's tender wings

i will dream easy
dancing upon the tender
pulse of rain's soft song

between the deep pulse
of two moments, sleep's tender
lyrics come easy

Haiku Throwdown - Opportunity

her eyes blink against
sunlight, opportunity
seized to steal a kiss

opportunity
found- grass defies urban sprawl
within sidewalk cracks

Artwiculate - Kindle

kindle upon wings-
dragonfly pauses to catch
a drop of sunlight

A Side Serving Of Gogyohka

aimless drive
we happen upon
a rainstorm
and stop
to taste the sky

passing
the time
counting
the colors
in your eyes

dawn culls
the stars
scatters them
about her feet
a tapestry of dew

Haiku Word Game - Return, Numen, Simplistic

return of the rains
a numen found within each
sweet simplistic drop

Haiku Challenge - Drop

at the edge of this
dark life i drop your heart and
step back to listen

drop a coin into
the well- add my wish to the
choir of dreams below

Artwiculate - Debacle

i will bottle
these bitter thoughts
and pen my story
of debacle
and disappointment

Haiku Challenge - Move

two white butterflies
move with dancer's grace to court
the honeysuckle

Artwiculate - Asinine

red wine
summer heat
my thoughts
melt, drip
into puddles
of asinine
intoxication

Haiku Challenge - Happen

wishing stars goodnight
he and i trade breaths and wait
for dawn to happen

Artwiculate - Confrication

sultry midnight heat
symphonic confrication
of crickets- and us

endless confrication
charcoal upon paper
another sleepless night
will lend me inspiration

Haiku Throwdown - Psychotic

how do i staunch the
flow of these psychotic thoughts
dripping from my eyes?

A Side Serving Of Gogyohka

rosebud sunrise
hovers
on the edge
of bursting
into the world

insomnia
walk
the halls
of
my mind

heavy heat
weighs down
my thoughts
my words
complete standstill

Haiku Challenge - Lend

maybe if i ask
politely, this willow tree
will lend me his grace

hydrangea and i
lend an ear to the creaky
woes of an old oak

Haiku Throwdown - Vision

dreams tug the corners
of my vision, dark curtains
of slumber released

Haiku Word Game - Grey, Prostrate, Pleasure

twilight rain falls grey
upon prostrate lilies- the
earth sighs with pleasure

bound in grey silks, i
kneel prostrate at sleep's feet and
beg for her pleasure

Artwiculate - Machination

her beauty
beckons
the moth
closer-
fatal embrace,
candle's machination.


i traded in
my wings
to pay
for your
machination

Loqwacious - Gazebo

candlelit gazebo
and i
both mourn
the loss
of him

Artwiculate - Transmogrify

inner child
comes out
to play-
we transmogrify clouds
into fairy tale creatures

transmogrify the
water of my tears into
a red wine tinged bliss

Haiku Throwdown - Shoe

he wrote a poem
beneath her shoe- she would know
love with every step

Haiku Word Game - Shade, Lavender, Beeline

lavender shade, i
trace a thumb over veins, a
beeline to your heart

A Platter Of Poetry

wrists bound with brambles
i was a kept poet in
her garden harem

afternoon spent
trading songs
with
falling
pine needles

i made a deal with
the stars- traded old wishes
in for newer ones

Haiku Challenge - Ready

the stars stood ready
to take their cue as the sun
exits on stage left

My Best Days...

...are those
spent wandering abandoned
highway roads with you

Three Word Wednesday

gentle, praise, vulgar

vulgar intruder
upon an indigo night
i commit trespass
against gentle applause
of wind and willow
as fireflies dance
an aerial ballet
in praise of
starlit demigods

Haiku Throwdown - Anthropologist

reading through fifteen
years of thoughts, i am my own
anthropologist

Haiku Challenge - Message

he left roses on
her step- a message of love,
entwined with farewell

Haiku Throwdown - Flirt

with bare feet i walk
the line between sand and sea
to flirt with the tides

Haiku Challenge - Limit

within this cage i
will only sing sweeter- you
will not limit me

Artwiculate - Bromopnea

stagnant stream
thick with
nature's bromopnea
dripping prismatic
with marsh flowers-
within everything
beauty found

Loqwacious - Verdant

verdant shadows
tip toe softly
behind eyelids
careful not to rouse
the daydreamer

Less Is More - The Micropoetry Edition

do not disturb-
i am busy
painting my walls
with poetic graffiti

he came
on a whirlwind
of words
to steal
my nights
and breath
from me

The Prompt - Deleted

i deleted
his presence
from my life
one white paint stroke
at a time

A Side Serving Of Gogyohka

one day
dawn will bring
understanding
between you
and i

verdant shadows
tip toe softly
behind eyelids
careful not to rouse
the daydreamer

twilight
wove her
a promise ring
of stars
and sweet dreams

Artwiculate - Stentorian

stentorian rain
falls heavy-handed
bruises skin
she takes penance
proffering herself
in kneeling atonement

he traces lyrics
upon my skin
to make my blood
sing with his
in stentorian yearning

Haiku Throwdown - Pulp

crushed blackberries- like
the pulp of night encompassed
within her pale hands

Haiku Challenge - Partner

rusted tin roof and
morning glories partner to
build my hideaway

A Haiku Kind Of Evening

colors bleed, force me
to walk away before I
make a bigger mess

lost in a fog of
melancholy with no bread
crumbs to lead her home

The Prompt - Follow

she wove daisy chains
with my heartstrings, helplessly
i yield and follow

butterflies on the
wind follow the soft sound of
petals unfurling

roadside poppies
urge me on
i follow
this empty highway
into forever

A Side Serving Of Gogyohka

thick grass
braided with
childhood memories
now brittle with age
still smells of summer

the clock
heaves
his last breath-
time
expires

you verify
my existence-
with this poem
i profess
my gratitude

every word
i try
to capture
slides off the page
and disappears

Wishin' and Hopin'

Artwiculate - Libertine

libertine seductress
cloaked in
midnight dreams
drenched in
starlight and heat
i yield myself
to her desires


i dance for the moon,
my libertine master- my
blood sings for your touch

Daily Oneword

Generate

who
would have known
that
one kiss
would generate
eleven years
of memories?

Haiku Throwdown - Rotten

fallen oak, rotten
wood now cradles the life of
blooming spiderwort

Haiku Challenge - Send

chamomile kisses
my bare feet- i send their scent
spiraling upwards

A Side Serving Of Gogyohka

the day
exhales
breathing
life
into umber shadows

his fog
of sorrow
parted
under her
brilliant sunlight

Haiku Challenge - Expire

dusk blooms deep sapphire
daylight takes a bow, leaves to
expire among stars

Haiku Throwdown - Blizzard

within this moment
a blizzard of poetry
cries out for release

Artwiculate - Chutzpah

witching hour
is upon us
with chutzpah
we shall hitch up
our skirts
dance among daisies
and pay homage
to the moon

morning sunlight
tip toes in
with gleeful chutzpah
awakens me
warm bright kisses
upon bare skin

she reaches within
with defiant chutzpah to
meet her reflection

with cherry wine and
candlelight i cast a spell
of carnal chutzpah

Three Word Wednesday

acrid, bane, tepid

with my love
i will heal
the acrid void
where your heart
should be

with my touch
i will heat
your tepid blood
to match
my passion

and with this kiss
i will breathe
belief into you
and banish
the bane within

Words I Wish Were Mine

from ThoseThr3Words

And the ghosts
of our dreams
will dance as butterflies
weaving the colours
of what might have been.

A Haiku Kind Of Evening

delicious dark, with
windows open, i share my
haiku with the moon

What Pretty Little Poppies You Have There

Tickled Thistle Pink

Artwiculate - Abstruse

your heart would not be
such an abstruse machine if
you gave me the key

Haiku Word Game - Breeze, Twilight, Memories

on twilight breeze he
came, gifting memories she
would rather forget

Loqwacious - Undine

water worn pebbles
whisper with the voices of
a thousand undines

A Side Serving Of Gogyohka

each stone
i skip
sinks
another memory
of you

Haiku Throwdown - Verdant

verdant fields filled with
dreams call, with a crown of stars
and roses, he waits

Artwiculate - Compotation

honeysuckle blooms
turn in early
and dismayed butterflies
are forced to take
their compotation elsewhere

nights spent
on sweet grass beds
quiet musings
and compotation
we watch shooting stars
sing across the sky

Haiku Challenge - Hunt

glass jars and giggles
children head to the river
to hunt for tadpoles

he hushes greetings
from Night, continues to hunt
for the perfect word

Haiku Throwdown - Everglades

cypress trees whisper
life lived and lost deep within
shadowed Everglades

her sunlit teardrops became glorious rainbows

A Haiku Kind Of Evening

maple leaves and wind
debate lyrics as they write
music overhead

you bled the words
from my wrists
then left me
to weep ink
from open wounds

Artwiculate - Brouhaha

five kittens
tussle
a tangle
of calico-
catnip brouhaha

final flowers of
summer, a brouhaha of
butterflies ensues

a brouhaha between
consciousness and slumber
i hesitate
only a moment
before sliding
with sweet surrender
into an awaiting dream

Daily Oneword

Myth

our love
now just myth
kept alive
in earnest promises
now broken
dried flowers
now brittle
treasured keepsakes
now hidden

our love
faded writing
aging paper
a book
long shelved
sitting alone
collecting dust
in a library
of regrets

Goodness Gracious Gladiolus

with watercolors
she painted the world
the way she wanted
stepped inside
shut the door behind her

Haiku Throwdown - Hurricane

he wound his madness
about her serenity
like a hurricane

Haiku Challenge - Remember

writing a new life
to replace the one i can't
seem to remember

A Side Serving Of Gogyohka

alone
again
moonlight
does not warm
an empty bed

i walked away
carrying the burden
my love for you
always
within

poppies kiss
in shadows
of pine trees
laced heavily
with mistletoe

foggy morning
we spent all day
picking apples
you wove me
a crown of daisies

How Now Brown Cow

Artwiculate - Celerity

with celerity
i spiral downward
to dream
a better ending
to my fairytale

falling star, moves with
such celerity- did you
even hear my wish?

without celerity
she moves
through life
treading lightly
savoring deeply

lost deep inside
one sided conversations
with pen and paper
morning arrives
with unwelcome celerity

Haiku Throwdown - Verbatim

in verbatim with
nirvana she walked through the
fog of this lifetime

Haiku Challenge - Fog

she danced in the rain
lost in the thundering fog
of her nirvana

Artwiculate - Nirvana

shadow dappled
quiescent
nasturiums and i
seek nirvana
amongst each other

snow and starlight
entwine, whispering
seductive sermons
knocking upon my window
with promises of nirvana

night blooming lotus
sings songs of nirvana to
slumbering fireflies

we shall paint
this drab world
with color
and find nirvana
within each other

summer nirvana
found in burgundy wine and
your sweet, low laughter

he tipped back his head
drank in the sunshine
pouring from her smile
and lost himself
in a moment
of pure nirvana

A Haiku Kind Of Afternoon

these may be the same
stars i've always wished upon
but this is not home

A Side Serving Of Gogyohka

quiet dirt road
picking orchids
the first flower you gave me
also
the first kiss

Haiku Challenge - Wait

the dry earth stopped to
wait with bated breath, rainstorm
on the horizon

Haiku Throwdown - Forest

black forest of stars
caught in your eyes, i am lost
in your dark sunlight

Artwiculate - Vestigial

vestigial warmth
fading
from the hand
you held
as you said good bye

brittle baby's breath
vestigial memories
held within
the pages
of his favorite book

she pressed her fingers
upon her lips
hoping to trap
the vestigial touch
of your parting kiss

apple trees
dressed in garments
of wild rose
i breath in
the vestigial scent
of another summer
passing through

streaks of blush
vestigial night
dawn- please stay your hand
a few moments
he and i
have so many secrets left
to share

vestigial light
streaks behind eyelids
drinking in rain
dancing recklessly
we embrace night's storm

A Gathering Of Gogyohka

dip a toe
into sunlight
retreat!
it's still
too hot

warm night
five frogs
on lily pads
sing songs
to fireflies

five princess swans
bow their heads
to five frog princes
and pay homage
with waterlilies

caroler of dawn
summer rain
sings softly
over butterfly wings
and sage leaves

with a curtsy
i accept
summer's invitation
to dance
in his warmth

midnight heat
heavy with moisture
so thick and stifling
even the crickets
are silent

sharing secrets
while wishing
on dandelions
and weaving
friendship bracelets

Artwiculate - Addubitation

plucking petals
addubitation
rises and falls
do you love me
or not?

with pirouettes
i dance lovingly
upon your addubitation
and banish it
from your heart

midnight confessions
of self-addubitation
the amaryllis sigh
under the weight
of my whispers

Haiku Throwdown - Number

i number the stars
and share secrets with the moon
while waiting for you

Haiku Challenge - Creature

fey creature, she wound
her voice about my heart, bound
me tightly to her

Words Of Wisdom

Be so happy that when others look at you
they become happy too. -Tazo Tea Box
Who knew tea boxes were so insightful?

Words I Wish Were Mine

from gennepher

twilight
draws
her curtains
pins them
with a star

pressed dahlias
forgotten then found
paper thin and
slightly faded like
the memories of us

Artwiculate - Convolute

sunlight and maples
convene, shadows convolute
over freckled skin

black ribbons convolute
a puddle of silk
at my feet
as i try to weave
my own dreams

a pile of shredded
napkins, the victims of my
convolute musings

petals convolute
wound tight, waiting to explode
and color the dawn

wood smoke and firelight
a convolute of flames holds
night's demons at bay

etched deeply
with a convolute
of melancholy
thus she wore
her sorrow
upon her face

A Haiku Kind Of Afternoon

i could not stop to
smell the roses so he brought
them to me instead

A Side Serving Of Gogyohka

dandelion seed
caught
denied a chance
now keeps company
with a disappointed spider

obnoxious raindrops
bully lilies
paper white blooms
bowed
in submission

Haiku Throwdown - Philosophy

philosophy of
survival, pale grass peeks through
thick honeysuckle

Haiku Challenge - Noble

is a noble act
still noble if it is the
only choice there is?

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