Friday, July 26, 2013

Haiku

                                                    
... each poem posted here is the creation and sole property of Cletis L Stump or Teresa Evangeline unless otherwise indicated ...

I hope you enjoy these. They can be hard to do, or easy. I never know which until I begin. Some just click, others take several revisions, and some may never be as good as I'd wish them to be. You can be the judge of  how well I succeeded. Have fun!

You can find the old Haiku page at: http://haprochelle.blogspot.com/2013/06/haiku.html
I won't be updating it anymore. Sorry.

I've got a separate page for #HaikuChallenge, where the word to use
changes every day. You can find mine at:
http://hkrochelle.blogspot.com/2013/08/haiku-challenge.html

New: I'll leave my newest efforts at the top for a week, then transfer them to the appropriate subject.

August 21
Vivid gibbous moon~ Spectral Luna lights the night~ Lovers softly sigh.

August 20
Blind poet once spoke ~ Ancient tales of love and war ~ On Troy's summer hills
Holly
Holly's countenance ~ Belied the wintry weather ~ Warm and sunny smile
August 19
Kind
I think of myself ~ As a kind person      Others ~ Perhaps find me cold.
Death
I dreamed that death reached ~ out beckoning hands to me ~ As Winter tempts Fall.

August 18
Church
An Easter in church ~ The priest molests a boy while ~ a prostitute prays.
Luna
Luna's dark shadow ~ Whispers secrets to the stars ~ Sings tomorrows song.

August 17
Mountaintops scaled ~ Universe was unimpressed ~ We saw it better

August 16
Santa
Santa's helper smiled ~ She straddled my lap, we kissed ~ Christmas eve again.
Gloaming
Shadow in waning light ~ Glides softly through the gloaming ~ Destination
     Me!
Loneliness
Loneliness engulfs ~ One more winters night without ~ Amidst summers heat
Cherry blossoms fall ~ to warm earth like crimson rain ~ Face raised to the sun
Turned his back on life ~ Stretched cold palm cross frigid moor ~ Clasped the hand of death

August 12
Sun sparkled water ~ Summer winds fill bulging sails ~ Boat bounds through the swells.

August 11
Calm morning, priest sits ~ Busy Saigon street      Cremates self  ~ protesting evil.

August 10
Holly
A smile like lightning ~ Flashes briefly across her face ~ And lightens my heart
Summer
Summer morning dawns ~ Grey as forlorn reflections ~ Endeavor to smile





Life

Afterlife
The afterlife in ~ a cosmos without gods must ~ be universal.
Average
She said I was mean! / I thought I was average! / How neutral of me!
Change
There are people near / Who may suffer you to change / Heed only your heart
Child
The child in me likes / To lay in the grass and dream / Of days long ago.
Combat
Like bees zipping past / Sheltered in foxholes from / A flurry of death
Comrades
When comrades connect ~ Floods of emotion may swell ~ Ripening the bond.
Courage
One extra moment / Of sacrifice, in the face / Of fear, is courage!
Curves
Curves, lines of beauty / No thought for the camera / Only the angles
Dance
As the dance ends ~ She in my arms one last time ~ Then nevermore
Day Break
Sleep has come and gone / Day begins, dragging me / Into consciousness
Death
Rush at it or slouch ~ Death will have you at its whim ~ Your desire means naught.
Decisions
Shall I hurt someone? / Is that what I want? And why? / Better to be kind
Dragon
Beware the dragon! / For he is agile, breathes fire, / And you are crunchy!
Dreams
Feed dreams and starve fear / Be happy, don't cry my dear / Let your heart steer.
Dreamscape
A nightmare dreamscape / Spirits of the dead haunt me / I wake dripping sweat
     Or...
Nightmare imagery / Spirits of the dead     haunt / Dreams of the living.
Dusty
So dusty in here / Roaming in my mind / Need a mop and broom
Ends
Ends are not ends, / But beginnings. / Life always wins 
Essentials
Life is so simple / Shelter, sex, sleep, eat ice cream / The important things!
Fate
I find my fate ~ In the fickle hands of the ~ Immortal gods.
July 4th
Stars and stripes fly high / Beacon facing tyranny / Born and kept in blood
     and...
Parades! Bar-B-Que! / Independence Day is here! / Long live our freedom!
Life
Life is difficult / Short, savage and brutal / Then we eat ice cream!
     or...
Life is difficult / Short, savage and brutal / Then we die!
Memory
Memory flickers ~ Age gains ground, smiling; shows ~ The fear in private
Now
Now is all we have ~ The past a ghost      Tomorrow ~ Is never promised.
PB&J
Peanut butter and ~ Strawberry preserves!     Heaven ~ On fresh baked bread!
Picnic
Picnic neath shade tree ~ A broad brimmed, white summer hat ~ Dared not hide her eyes.
Piracy
I am the pirate / Captain Blood, cutlass in hand / With a smile I wake.
Regrets
Live life to the full / Embrace decisions with verve / Leave with no regrets
Scars
Scars are reminders / Of  conflicts fought / And battles won
Sin
If sin is the norm / Then saints are exceptions / That prove the rule
Sleep
As the dawn nears, / the night critters quieten, / prepare for slumber
Sleep
Sleep has come and gone / Day begins, dragging me / into consciousness
Sleepless
Sleepless hours creep, like / A young turtle desperate / To reach the sea
Spoon
Sun shines through window ~ Striking burnished silver spoon ~ And heats room fiercely.
Tears
Tears splatter to earth / Strewn on the ground like the dust / To which we return.
     Or...
Tears fall to earth / Raise clouds    the dust / To which we  return
Thirst
Unquenchable thirst ~ You draw me into your depths ~ I find no respite
Time
The fabric of time ~ Stretches across our lives ~ To the vast beyond.
Wings
I flew too high / Now my wings are broken / Fold them ere I die.
Woe
Woebegone ~ Nothing can reverse that ~ Once love is lost.
Women!
She cost me the sink / And now she desires a mink / Gad I need a drink!
Year
To the young a / Year is endless. To the old / A blink of the eye.



 

Love

Abed
Sweating, rumpled sheets ~ Legs splayed akimbo.     Fingers ~ Enlaced, lips touching
Affair
'It doesn't matter' / Words that peel skin like a knife / Dooming any affair
Afire
She lays on her side ~ Eyes on mine, fingers touch skin ~ Afire with desire
Crazy
Love is crazy / Hate is crazy, I'd rather / Be crazy in love
Dream
She came, like a dream ~ Brightening my day       Cool, crisp ~ Spring dawn for the soul. 
Eyes
Our eyes met ~ My heart leapt, skipped a beat ~ Then she was gone.
Heart
I made a mistake / Perhaps I should have minded / When my head said no.
     or...
I made a mistake / Perhaps my heart should listen / When my head says no.
     or...
A heart drawn in sand ~ Promises true love, for all time ~ Waves wash it away. 
Heartbeat
My heart beats weakly ~ You give me that look I love ~ Invigorating!
Holly
We chatted for hours ~ Problems resolved     Her love was ~ avowed forever
     and...
Her smile is divine ~ Lips curled impishly upward ~ Hazel eyes glitter.
     and...
Her smile sears my soul ~ I ache with pain and pleasure ~ Perfect contention
Lonely
His arms are empty ~ A tear trickles down his cheek ~ A lonely burden.
 Lost
Lost without your love / Life seems empty and forlorn / Happy days are gone
     or...
Lost, lonely / Nights     days grind / On forever
Love
I lived without love, / Then you touched my heart and / It began beating!
     or...
I love you always / Our vow to one another / Always was not long.
     and...
Shiver, smile or cry / In turn I am sad or high / Love causes a sigh
     and...
I am not in love! / Once and again to myself! / Wishing it was true!
     and...
I am not in love! / I am not in love, I say! / I am not...oh crap!
     and...
With pen and paper / She wrote of  love     he died. It / Was for another
     Or...
She wrote of her love / for another     he died a / little with each word
     and...
Put away your fear / Smile and chase away your tear / Love may soon appear
Moths
Like moths to a flame / We are drawn to each other / Caught in the light.
Murderous
Love hate relation ~ Love her deeply, hate him so ~ Murderous joy!
 Wounds
Her heart, ice water ~ His soul rendered impotent ~ Two wounds together


Miscellaneous




Band
Danced to a rock band / The music though grand, was canned / A copycat brand
Battle of the North Atlantic
German battleships ~ British dreadnoughts. Fire, founder ~ Sea of lost souls
Bauble
Shiny bauble ~ Glitters in the sunlight ~ Eyes bright in wonder.
City
The sound of the city ~ Thunderous          The quiet of ~ the country serene.
Coffee
Steam rises from pot ~ Gurgle of black gold slows ~ Aroma fills the air.  
Constant
Search for a constant / Look no further, the only thing / Constant is     change.
Cover
Diaphanous gown / Envelopes and yet proclaims / Arousing passion
     Or...
Diaphanous gown / Covers but reveals / Rousing     passion!
Dead Skunk
Loudon Wainwright sang / The Dead Skunk song in my brain / Over and over
Golf
Wedge arcs in the sun / Ball sails toward the green / And lands     bunkered!
     and...
Windblown pasture ~ Seaside links, ancient ~ Course     St. Andrews
     and...
Muirfield greens / like putting on ice!      Perhaps / some water tonight!
Good Old Days
In ten years time / Yesterday and today will / be the good old days.
Holocaust
Such a nasty name / Creates turmoil in the brain / Its name Holocaust!
Patience
Patience is my foil / I abhor waiting at all / Poise is a toil
Protection
Protection the shield / Show disdain and suspicion / Armor against pain
Pudding
Vanilla and eggs ~ Milk and sugar. The glory ~ That is      pudding!
Question
Wherein lies the lie? / And will we be or won't we? / Question the questions!
     and...
The age old question, / Should I speak or hold my tongue / I never know which.
Sea
The sea was angry / Waves poured over the gunwales / She foundered, and sank
Tower
White tower rises / Ancient gaol sits empty now / Visitors Only
Twitter
Retweets mean too much / Importance overrated / Yet we yearn for them!
     and...
Twitter is social / Networking with new people / Oh so contagious
Twittering
Rain pounding on roof ~ Cozy under my covers, ~ Twittering my friends
Walls
The crumbling walls ~ The broken pews     No throng ~ sings joyous praise.
War
There is no cure ~ For the disease of war.     A ~ Virus run amok
Wrong Turn
I knew the road well / I got lost there just the same / Where did I go wrong?



Nature


Bees
The buzzing about / My ear was incessantly / Loud and ceaseless
Black
Blacker than midnight ~ Stalking, quiet as a tomb ~ Eyes delving the dark.
Black Widow
Patient as death / Lair quiet, and dark as night / Web quivers    she springs!
     and...
She waits, touching web / With legs, vibrations begin. / Anticipation!
     Or...
Patiently she waits / Legs lightly touching web / Vibration!
Bluebell
Large field in Spring / One, solitary, Bluebell / Strains toward the sun.
Bluebonnets
Field of Bluebonnets ~ Orange of Paintbrush scattered ~ Amidst       Texas spring.
Care
Cherry tree blooms / On hillside, lava creeps near / Life does not care.
Cat
Black cat in a tree ~ Stares at the full moon ~ Engorged white orb
Cold
Antarctic freeze ~ The air is translucent blue ~ A three dog night.
Crane
Crane stands gracefully ~ One leg raised      Nature's beauty ~ Undeniable
Dandelion
Wave Dandelion ~ Dozens of parachutes ~ Sail in the breeze.
Dark
Day is done / Dark looms, advancing west / Light struggles in vain.
Dawn
Dawn broke over the plain / Creatures stirred, began their day / Others stilled, to sleep.
     and...
Cool of the night / Holding back the heat     False / Dawn lights the East
Evening
Evening at streamside / Rush of water in rapids / Soothe the stressed.
Fairy
Gossamer winged / Fairy is an imp.     Alters / All on a whim.
Forest
Between leafless trees ~ The sliver of crescent moon ~ Lights the forest floor.
Forest
Tap of woodpecker ~ Buck jerks, antlers raised, ears twitch ~ Bounds into forest.
Grain
Windblown wheat on a / Vast plain      Ripening grain / Awash in sunlight
Guadalupe
Cottonwoods line both / Sides of the Guadalupe / Waters rush South
Heat
Humid, grinding heat / Assails the spirit     Dooms the / Soul to lethargy
     or...
Dust puffs with each step ~ Grass brown and sparse.      Heat thunder ~ Rumbles, no sweet rain.
Heaven
Perhaps I overlook / Heaven, while searching / For my star
Holly
Lovely deep green leaf / Ripe red waxen berries shine / Holly pricks when touched
     or...
Shiny green leaf / Red waxen berries / Holly     pricks!
Life
Birds circle above / A mortal struggle below / Life meeting death
Light
Bright white sunlight / Beats down on azure water / Overwhelming all!
Lion
With an old males roar ~ Nearby savannah noise stilled ~ The lioness slept
Longhorn
Hillside of 'bonnets / Longhorn rests and chews its cud / Lazy Texas day.
Lucifer
False dawn in the east ~ Lucifer stalks quarry       One ~ Last mouse before sleep.
Luna
Deep in the night / Luna shines bright / Catch of breath    rapture
Meteor
Sky filled with streaks / Meteors fly    Counter / Point to still stars
Milky Way
The fuss around me / Dies away as I glimpse the / Unchanged Milky Way
         or....
I lift my eyes from / The fuss around me to the / Constant Milky Way
Mockingbird
Mockingbird sings a / Song into the empty night. / Searching for a mate
Moon
The moon is blue... / Cheese that is. So the sun / Must be cheddar!
Moonlight
Shattered moonlight / On a choppy lake    Link to / The rips in my heart.
Moonshine
The storm, then moonshine ~ Peeks through somber scuttling clouds ~ Air fresh, crisp, bracing.
Morning Glory
Brief, beautiful bloom / Unfurls in Morning     Glory / Fades by eve.
Night
Gazing at the dark / Lights flicker in the night / Stars or fireflies?
Pre-dawn
Purple of pre-dawn ~ Light outside the window.      Birds ~ Querulously tweet
Rain
Rain falls heavy ~ as a curtain    Obscures ~ the wounded land.
Rainbow
Sun shines while rain falls ~ Rainbow arcs across the sky ~ Face raised, tongue tastes.
Roses
Roses twining skyward / Creeping toward the gable / Smile creases a raised face
    and...
Rose aroma wafts / A gentle breeze sends fragrance / Into every nook
Scent
Scents in the air ~ She sniffs, ears move, eyes sharpen ~ Stalks onward, silent
Seasons
Spring is birth / Autumn death    Seasons / Echo wheels of life.
Skies
Town is dirty grey ~ Country is dusty brown     Skies ~ Are icy blue.
Starlight
Twinkling of starlight / Sparkling in the firmament / The landscape lightens.
Storms
Thunder rumbles as / Lightning flashes in the night / Creating shadows
     or...
Electrical storm / Lightning flashes / Thunder echoes.
     and...
Winds blow, rains adorn / Thunder rolls from night to morn / Saved from heat, storm borne
      or...
Wind blows, rain falls / Lightning streak     Thunder / Slaps the night.
Summer
Summer again / Autumn years grow long / Winter    looms
     and...
Heavy yellow orb / Heat waves rising on the plain / Summer in Texas
     and...
Heat from the pavement / Waves of shimmering mirage / Summer in the city
     and...
Oppressive heat / Calm and humid      sweat / Drives me inside
     and...
Gentle dawn slides / Away     Summer storms / Rumble into eve
     and...
Footprints in white sand / Waves urging breezes ashore / Gentle beachside days
Summer Night
Sultry summer night / The sounds of small critters hush / As footfalls disturb.
     Or...
Sultry summer night / Small critters / Hush      Footfalls.
     Or...
Sultry night / Small critters hushed / By footfalls
Time
The clock ticks forward / Second by second, never / Slowing, in a rush.
     Or...
The clock ticks forward / Second by steady second, / Always in a rush.
     Or...
Clock ticks on, / Seconds mount     rush by / On wings.
     and...
Time meanders when / one is young; flashes past at / Mach speed in old age.
     Or...
Time meanders / when one is young. / Flies past in old age.
Undercurrent
Undercurrent / Terror from beneath / Sweeps all away
Walking
Walking in a field / Insects hum, breeze blows gently / Rustling through the grass.
Waves
The thrill of crashing / Waves upon the rocks. / Nature most fierce!
Winds
Zephyr of summer ~ Gentle breeze     Hawk of ~ Winter, icy blast.
Wisteria
Wisteria blooms / Deep in the moonlit shadows / Brings joy to the dawn.
Yellowstone
Yellowstone beauty / Disguises massive eruption / Marking time.




People


Ali Baba
'Open', sez me ~ Ali Baba waved a hand ~ Magic carpet ride!
Butterfly Kiss
Eyes caress and smile / Soft cheeks accept silky / Butterfly kisses
Carol
Green space protector / Councilors quake when facing / Her dauntless spirit.
Einstein
Einstein sorted mail ~ While a complex universe ~ Haunted his waking dreams.
Fiddling
Fiddling / While Rome burns / He laughs    delighted!
First To Fight
First to fight, and die / Retreat will never apply / Semper Fi they cry
Friends
Friday Follows / Friends find new friends / Twitter tradition
Gandhi (Paraphrase)
Happiness is when / What you think, you do, you say / Live in harmony.
Grace
My secret girlfriend / Loves another. Her role play / Helps my rod ascend!
Grumbling Gargoyle
The stone gargoyle lurks / Hunched on the rampart above / Licking craggy lips.
     Or...
The gargoyle lurks / Hunched on the ledge / Licking craggy lips
Jack
Jack savors a treat / He adores his ma and pa / But he loves to nap!
Jo
Autism will not win / Kindness shines through in her life. / Love directs each day.
     and...
Making her way / Through tears and pain / With a smile
Kory
She said she was hot / And not in a very good way / I gave her a blow...
Lucifer
Lucifer and I / Share a look; we understand. / I stroke her, she purrs.
Lynn
Deeply disturbing / Poems of shadow, struggle / Shine bright as the sun
Lynnie
Blue skies, little breeze / All things bright is what she sees / Monday morning love!
Marines
Marines never leave / their dead behind. No matter / the cost they come home.
Politician
Politician! Bah! / I spit the word on the ground / And wash out my mouth.
Poe
Poe said it well. Life / Is a dream within a dream. / Reality bites!
Reyna
The lovely chica / Who brightens my every day / With her boundless charms.
ScarlettFlame
Her rear is so dear ~ Got Twitter all atitter ~ Would you like a leer?
Stony & Hedges
Stony was stalwart ~ Hedges became an obstacle ~ Both impervious
Van Gogh
"Starry, starry night", / MacLean wrote about Van Gogh's / beautiful painting
WABAC
Peabody and Sherm / Used their wayback machine / To right past days wrongs




Relationships

Age
You swore age was not / Important, yet your letter / Spoke solely to that.
Bonds
Connection and warmth / The association means / Contact and fervor
Family
Friends and family / Life distilled to memories / Of time together
Followers
New followers are / New friends; exotic wonders / To experience.
Foreign Land
Hails from foreign lands / Has crossed so much empty sand / Just to hold her hand
Giving
Giving is a / Boon above all else. / Blessing the giver.
Governing
When did the servant / Become the master? We gave / Our freedoms away!
Hate
If it ends in hate / No matter the reason / It was not love.
Holly
Holly drives me nuts ~ Fascinating but prickly ~ Look but do not touch
Mistakes
We make mistakes / Stumble, perhaps rise again / Earth turns regardless
Moment
A moment with / The right person can last / A lifetime
     or...
A moment with / The wrong person can feel / Like a lifetime
Only
You live in my soul ~ My one and only desire ~ No one else comes near!
Worthwhile
Everyone hurts us! / The art is picking the ones who / Make it worthwhile.




Sex


Chocolate
Chocolate drizzled / On bare skin, and strawberry. / Lovely, tasty treat.
Deeper
Back arches as / I reach deeper, hoping to / Touch your soul
Entwined
Our bodies enlaced / Thoughts turn to what comes next / Do you take          plastic?
Heaven
Heaven is your hips / Sweet flowering labia / Nectar for my lips.
Intercourse
Man woman abed / Coitus interruptus / I wish you gave head!
Moans
Fingers flick rapidly / Over fully engorged nub / Soft moans escalate
Mons
He ached ~ To touch her ~ Mons veneris.
Pleasure
Pleasure me, I plead. / Touch me where I'm most in need / Pray love, take the lead
Sex
HIM:
The kiss was good / The sex was even better / Cuddling was a bore.
HER:
Why was there no play, / Before that quick performance / Practice, practice please!
     and...
Soft and warm / I stroke deeply / Her back arches.


Spooky

Dark
Gaze into the dark / Your stare must not long linger / The dark may stare back!
Dead
Dead as a doorknob / Cold as a clam. Apocalypse / Rising     Zombie!
Jack
He stalked the East End / Girls of the night were his prey / Ripper was his name.
Knife
Body was curvy / Until the knife sliced deep, / Then there was blood!
Scream
The scream rolled on / Into the night     How dare they / Change Coke for Pepsi!
Something
Darkened room / Windswept limb scratches window / Something neath the bed.
Stalking
Stalking the night / Searching the dark needily / Can't find the       keys!
Zombies
The virus was fleet / Went thru humans like a treat / Tonight zombies eat.


Haiku written for me...

by Rose @Gentle_Caress


Better to be safe / Let's stop talking this minute / I will put it on.
Let us get started / Your erection in my mouth / Thrust deep into me
Giving you pleasure / Your sweet cum filling my throat / I want to milk you.
Nails dig very deep / Thighs wrapped tightly around you / Hips tilt to meet yours.
Thrust deep into me / Complete me with your passion / Two souls become one