Sunday Whirligig

cherry pink and apple blossom white
it' s too late baby -  its cold outside
unchained melody  - the very thought of you
nine carat golden oldies of the 50's

she  soft shoe shuffles wearing
her nifty little  pork pie hat
to a sequence of corny songs on the radio
the kettle's boiling
time for tea
must fly   - cheery bye

A River Breeze

hot summer day
lying naked in the sun
no need for coolness

Chevrefeuille




a river breeze
mauve coloured mosquitoes buzz
intent on a feast

Wordle - Week 62

 
Justice A L'Americain


looking bedraggled
wearing tight dirty jeans
a stria of sauce in the crease
he browsed suspiciously
fingering the slacks
in the menswear section
loitering with intent

truculent when questioned
he was asked to leave

making
white knuckled anger  threats
tweaking and cloying
a pewter candle stick
in an obscene gesture
he then reversed his car
into the  store front window

the police were called

due to the fact that he was
brandishing a plastic garden hose nozzle
in a threatening manner
they shot him dead

Sunday Whirligig 8

the country woman enjoyed
humming to herself
doing needlework mending
playing dominoes
nibbling olives sipping port
lying on her sheep skin rug by the fire

these things were derided by the others
who mocked her
laughed at her
calling her a fool for collecting
bleached stones and driftwood


people can be destructive and cruel 
possibly out of envy and self loathing
with many justifiable reasons for hating themselves

so if you fit the above description
a word of advice
rather than embracing the
"learn to be yourself " mode  method of therapy
adopt  the" learn to be almost anyone else " one
which may be a far better option for the people around you.

Autumn

autumn winds
colourful leaves struggling
their end is near
  
Chevrefeuille

 autumn
 season of mists and sadness
 seems longer every year

Swords And Roses

 carpe diem
"one patch of a rice field"

journey through life
smelling the roses whilst
sharpening the sword
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A Fun One For Jen




caterpillar jack
saw forest nymph jen
starkers amongst the bracken

jack fell down and broke
his crown and jen - well jen just
kept taking selfies
dancing in the bright moonlight
to distant sounds of police sirens

(yep i saw that post :)
LOL
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Billy Lids

the empty crib
she waits to be completed
fulfil expectations




designer baby
de rigueur for fashion shots
latest accessory





Disney's Kiddy Special for 2015
The Princes Get Married

childless - no worries kiddies
recipe - mix up sperm with an egg
in prince elton's lab

2 a.m

2.am
not a sound
except for an occasional tweet
from a confused currawong
who still thinks it's daytime

my time to create
in complete silence
thoughts  - crystal clear
in the night owl's
black  velvet glove
perfect

early birds sound asleep
dreaming of all the worms
they are going to catch the next day

at dawn jogging in the park
followed by
a high powered business breakfast meeting
at 7am

they call this success

Even the Woodpecker

carpe diem

even the woodpecker
needs a moment of silence
before pecking again

Week 61

all choked up aquiver'd again
a morass of nerve ends
meshed carefully together over time
begin to unravel

he's back

ambling with ease along the gangway
to her  heart with glib chat
he holds court  -  could talk under wet cement
brain shrinkage makes no difference
he could sell real estate on the moon

Fear

on wooden shoes
the farmer ploughs his fields
a sea of tulips

Chevrefeuille

on wooden shoes
the vandal crushes the flowers
beauty his greatest fear

Nostalgia

for a while
secluded behind a waterfall
summer retreat begins
Basho

comtemplating
returning to  past memories
just for a while

Dresden WW2

no sounds of bells
no sound of bird song anywhere
churches are empty

Paolo Conte - Via Con Me (Lyrics)

B & Ps Shadorma and Beyond
mindlovemisery's menagerie


           Tetractys

                    i
              do love
            old time flicks
               in italian
it's wonderful just wonderful to see
ginger and fred dance together with ease
               so talented
               looks simple
                  it's not
                    sigh

BB KING Best Solo Guitar King of Blues 1925 - 1915

 sun treasure grieving candles find gravel
longing rushing roar prodigal tavern learn

SUNDAY WHIRLIGIG

a national treasure
with a deep rich gravel voice
roaring sunshine
his blue chords
wailing with longing
wrenching at the heart strings

fans and students
learnt so much from
this child prodigy
from the plantation
finding his way to greatness

always a rush on ticket sales
even in a small tavern
to get to see him play
i was lucky - i did
breath taking performance


there will be much grieving
around the world for his passing
so many will remember him in their prayers
lighting candles in his memory

play on bb 

Debussy: Rêverie (1890)

white butterflies
flitting through sunlight
near your grave

still summer day
even the cicadas stop
when i touch your headstone

Debussy: Rêverie

listen to the music ( above post)


Heeding Haiku with Ha 
mindlovemisery's menagerie 
Be Inspired 





white butterflies
flitting through sunlight
near your grave

still summers day
even the cicadas stop
when i touch your head stone

Worldle Week 60

MindLoveMisery's Menagerie

corduroy screw intricate slant bombinate bristle
dire ceramic tunnel classic impinge vellichor

he sewed bristles together
and intricately appliqued them
slant ways on to his classic corduroy trousers

having the unfortunate habit of bombinating as he spoke
impinging on the objectionable
the  delusional ceramic artist and vellichor enthusiast
'a screw loose' would be the kindest description
lived in dire poverty in a railway tunnel
underneath the bridge

A Wandering Crow

Carpe Diem Haiku Kai




a whiff of road kill
black crow shivers with  desire
nature's recycler

Sunday Whirligig 6

on a donkey
the mystic with less than twenty
headed southward
over the parched soil
covered with pattersons curse
a purple pestilence

it came as  no consolation
to know in advance
the mob madly waving palm fronds
the exuberant greeting
leaning towards celeb hysteria
he was about to receive
was just hollow feeble  rhetoric

why he bothered or wasted his breath
on them...i will never understand

Triolet

B &P's Shadorma and Beyond

Mindlovemisery's Menagerie
 

what is going through her mind
sad girl imprisoned in flowing silk
is she hoping for a love to find
what is going through her mind

will she know that love is blind
her suitors fickle not of her ilk
what is going through her mind
sad girl so wan and pale as milk

Tan Renga Challenge

Carpe Diem

from a treetop
emptiness dropped down
in a cicada shell
Basho

falling  onto her lap
startling her lover


Kukai Winner May 2015 

Carpe Diem Kukai Challenge

Winning Haiku


wisteria
fragrant chandeliers drop
a carpet of purple

She & Him - Would You Like To Take A Walk (Classics)

Would You Like To Take A Walk ?

carpe diem haik kai

a golden oldie
'would you like to take a walk'
found buried in moss

found buried in moss
along with a simple life
let's take a walk



(music video is in the above post...google appears to have changed its format again.....Grrrrrrrrrrrr!!!)

Doris Daydreams

 Mindlovemisery's Menagerie
wordle 59


lying supine on soft grass
watching the monarch butterflies
dance in the garden intoxicated by
the tantalizing fragrance of orange blossom
she had to pinch herself for fear she might
disappear into this poetic oblivion forever

*ping* culpability factor kicks in
move it doris
he'll be home soon
time to prepare dinner

Joyeux Anniversaire Tante

 carpe diem haiku kai: mindlovemisery's menagerie
haiku & shadorma

no strength left
i wrap my arms around my knees
in winter solitude
Shida Yaba



i think of you lovely
each time i change the water
you are not forgotten

i miss you
beautiful aunty
always there

always there
when life threw boulders at us
we were so blessed

It's my Aunt's birthday today  .She has been dead 17 years.
When she used to bring me flowers , she would always
lecture me to change the water daily. I still do it no matter how busy I am.
She had no family of her own. I can never replace the love and devotion
she showed to me and my family.I miss her .

Whirligig 5 - Dancing With The Stars

latin row element store tear simple
clothes bell level tire honey opening


latin lothario is in his element
a dance instructor donning
simple store clothes
his gleaming row of teeth
flashing honey'd smiles
never tires of pulling out
all the bells and whistles
when it comes to the gals

will make his move
at the opening of the rumba
tearing open his shirt

this level headed librarian
is in for a shock