Haiku ~ Haiku ~ Dedications ~
These are a selection of my Haiku in response to Haiku written by
others on the site http://www.midnightedition.com/
and hence they are dedicated to each author ~
I and Amanda Cazalet have responded mutually many times
which are not included here.
The Titles are superfluos ~
But I retain them tentatively ~ Gratitude To All Friends ~
THE WAITING ~
day night fuse in
astro-solar thunder rhymes
flame dawn erupts ~
[Dedidcated to “dancerina1”]
APOCALYPSE ~
fallen angels awaken in
infinite splendour in fiery
Apocalyptic Rapture ~
[Dedicated to “tragedy”]
LION POWER ~
lion’s grace triumphs ~
hunter with rifle wriggles
in bloody puddles ~
[Dedidcated to “ladypoet”]
NAURU ~
endless waters bloom
frigates’ dreams breeze in
nauru my island home ~
[Dedicated to Shyam Santhanam(shyamss)]
Note ~ Nauru ~ A small island nation [republic] of about 22 square kilometres situated in the Central Pacific Ocean, just south of the equator.
A HOSPITAL SCENE ~
the emergency room
doorway ~ the whimpering
mother prays silent ~
[Dedidcated to “Cindy Tebo”]
CITY AIR ~
dust explodes in
mist flow ~ rain splashes
twilight city air ~
[Dedidcated to “ladypoet”]
TASTE ~
tasteless sorrow ~
radiant dewdrops taste
of sunlight song ~
[Dedidcated to “Moonchilde”]
THE WATCHING
gentle sun watches
fiery butterflies in
twilight dances ~
[Dedidcated to “robin chrisman”]
TALES OF YONDER ~
in the Library of
Babel I look for my
baby dream tales ~
[Dedicated to ”ladypoet”]
TWILIGHT VISIONS ~
the old man
his dear alsatian
watch twilight sun ~
[Dedidcated to “Sherry Asbury”]
A FINE SPECTACLE ~
winds rock mountains
sun flies azure dreams ~
the cool butterflies ~
[Dedicated to “Cynthia”]
GOLDEN MEMORIES ~
memories melt into
incense moonlight wings
incant a new dawn ~
[Dedicated to “Moonchilde”]
A NEW COGNITION ~
the breeze slips
through my fingers as
I catch new reality ~
[Dedicated to “Cynthia”]
THE MORNING CHAT ~
two snails chat
in sacred snail codes
in moist light ~
[Dedicated to “Cynthia”]
MY GREEN TEMPLE
labyrinth jasmine
cottage ~ butterflies
in incense dances ~
[Dedidcated to “Cynthia”]
THE VEIL ~
a mist veils
young lovers in
sparrow songs ~
[Dedicated to “Lewis Sanders”]
THE IMMORTAL ~
the death’s chills
warm in spring songs in
eloquent new rhythms ~
[Dedicated to:”dancerina1”]
CITY CHAOS ~
endless traffic chaos ~
pedestrians gush on as
oldman gently trots ~
[Dedicated to:”nightfire2002”]
FRIGATE WORLDS ~
frigate droppings conjure
frigate vision island ~ tourists
wonder airy abandon ~
[Dedicated to “Shyam Santhanam(shyamss)”]
RAIN SONG ~
rain-drops trickle
radiant water-rhythms coax
gentle spring silences ~
[Dedicated to: “Shyam Santhanam(shyamss)”]
WINTER NOON ~
artic winter noon ~
polar-bear cubs in
warm white weather
[Dedicated to “unpoetic”]
FINAL BLOOM ~
bloom again
wilted rose chant your
final incense hymns ~
[Dedicated to “unpoetic”]
SILVER DOVE ~
willow branch shivers
silver dove flies away ~
rifle awaits prey ~
[Dedicated to “unpoetic”]
A NIGHT WATCHMAN ~
midnight stillness ~
the dog shuffles
in dog’s dreams ~
[Dedicated to “anya” ]
ALL PINE ~
even wild roses pine
for unborn flame worlds
of ether light songs ~
[Dedidcated to “Moonchilde”]
BATHROOM ~
moist twilight in
moss scented bathroom ~
a frog croaks ambience ~
[Dedicated to “Lewis Sanders”]
FLAME SPLENDOUR ~
ether light melodizes
incense rainbows in unborn
flame universes ~
[Dedidcated to “Crimson Dragon”]
FRUITIONS ~
immortal memories in
timeless labyrinths bloom
Apocalyptic Fruitions ~
[Dedicated to “Moonchilde”]
CHRISTOS ~
Christmas arrives ~
snowstorms howl silences
beckon Final Christos ~
[Dedicated to “Lewis Sanders”]
MAHASHISHTA ~
even after all
Maha Nibbana
Mahashishta Leela ~
Even after all
The Great Enlightenments
The Great Residual Delights ~
[Dedicated to “Moonchilde”]
FLAME DAWNS ~
Epitaphs in flames
sing hymns of silences to
unborn lotus-dawns ~
[Dedidcated to Shyam Santhanam(shyamss)]
ETERNAL WAITING ~
Christmas again ~
alone I await my
infant Nazarene ~
[Dedicated to “Lewis Sanders”]
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