Cinquain

supper
for two hundred
lords, knights dignitaries
a boozy medieval feast
smashed plates

dogs bark
grabbing at food
raucous laughs greasy mouths
wine spilling over the flag stones
serfs starve

Carpe Diem Haiku Kai

at least
the nasturtiums seem happy
to see me

Advent

time to think of those
on the ground level of life
the poor, sick and exiled

Sunday Whirligig

 

health senior mayor adventure beyond steps
age forgotten begin close never enter

that time of year again
the health dept's office christmas party
is upon us
ho ho ho





last year's was a wild adventure
never to be forgotten
so much so that
the senior mayor threatened
to take steps to close the event down
in the future
if there was not an improvement



staff
must act their age
must begin to drink responsibly
must stop behaving beyond the pale
by entering into mistletoe kissing competitions

Carpe Diem Haiku Kai

it's a paradox
stairway to nowhere
no way out

Wordle 86 MLMM

cyprus hands acrobat  ringside coffin
lapis lazuli strength enable brimstone mawkish





he married in cyprus
gave her a gift of lapis lazuli
nothing mawkish about the brief cremony
large hands fumbling with the ring
blondel the troubador enabling witty ditties
from his ringside seat - great material
for future jokes
the poor bride mentally decorates her husband's coffin
even before the honeymoon



famed for his legendary strength
richard flourished a sword like an acrobat
firing brimstone at his enemies fearlessly
they called him le coeur du lion

La Marseillaise, French National Anthem (Fr/En)

Vive la France

Henry Purcell - Sound the Trumpet

Fatal Distraction

 3WW ...distract wiggle venom

warming up to a mink coat
while driving is dangerous



one has to be a wiggling contortionist
during these mayhem moments on the road
to regain control of the wheel

canoodling
while driving results in
jeering venomous comments
from pedestrians
obscene gesticulations and horn blowing
from other drivers
accidents and fatalities





 DRIVE CAREFULLY

Bonus November Wordle MLMM

no longer  cage struck
or figmaled skuddling about in the dark
his punarjanmam had transformed him
into a maganda state

being reincarnated as a bright orange teekva
was far preferable to being reborn as an
ardle or shiprighteous schlepping nudnik

his guru said
"sayang 
the transport potential for late night
sorties from balls as a coach
looks promising for your future "

there was
an aarambham
an avasaaham
and
sandwiched in between
was the usual mayhem of
glass slippers cut feet
outbursts of hysteria
torn aprons ugly sisters
stalker prince charmings
and blondes waking up
to little blue birds
chirping on their pillows

Sunday Whirligig 32

greetings
time for expulsion of
limp'd wrist despair and sorrow
replaced by  mystery miracles
shining dreams and bear hugs
topped with a swagger of happiness