
Current poems in progress...
Dead leaves on the lawn
---BR
Remnants of Spring's sweet promise
---BR
Like an old man's dreams
---BR
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---Anonymous
Corpse in the gutter
---Anonymous
Remnant of last night's party
---Anonymous
Like peppered jerky
---Anonymous
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---Tea Leaves, Santa Ana, CA, USA
Haiku likes you too
---Tea Leaves, Santa Ana, CA, USA
So entreat her with your heart
---Tea Leaves, Santa Ana, CA, USA
True secret keeper
---Tea Leaves, Santa Ana, CA, USA
BR, the first three lines are a wonderfully crafted Haiku. It speaks to the heart and blesses. Poignant, succinct, a sculpted poem.Add to commentary
Lida Jo from Idaho
2-12-08
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BR, the first three lines are a wonderfully crafted Haiku. It speaks to the heart and blesses. Poignant, succinct, a sculpted poem.
Lida Jo from Idaho
2-12-08
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Anonymous, your three lines, while making a macabre echo of BR's poem, is strong enough to stand by itself. I wish it had been posted 08separately. "Like peppered jerky" is an enviable phrase.
Lida Jo from Idaho
2-12-08
Smoke plumes in the air
---BR
Promise of laughter and cheer
---BR
Friends 'round the fireside
---BR
Such a nice feeling! Thanks!--GrandmaBea --9-18-2007Add to commentary
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BR, I like this one, also. A beautiful friendship piece. May I send it to my daughter-in-law? This is perfect for her hospitality.
Lida Jo from Id.
Grandma Bea are you the same person as Grandma Thing? I've been gone a long, long time from these pages. LJ from ID
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Lida Jo, I haven't been on here for ages. Glad you liked my poems. I hope you sent it to your daughter-in-law without waiting for my reply. And Hi to you, too, GrandmaBea.
...BR
Leaves blow in the wind
---BR
And your old men will dream dreams
---BR
Autumn's interlude
---BR
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---Anonymous
In this land of mud
---eritain
Your young men shall see visions
---eritain
A lotus opens
---eritain
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---Anonymous
Time is but a notion
---Anonymous
young men see visionsAdd to commentary
and your old men will dream dreams
a day at the beach
..WR
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the young men's dreams
become old men's wishes
a gift of ghosts
---robbynl
You feel, in a dream,
---BR
The touch of a lover's hand
---BR
Sweet times remembered
---BR
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---Anonymous
You wake, in the morn
---Anonymous
A lover's hand still touching
---Anonymous
You remember it's mother
---Anonymous
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i awaken
---Anonymous
moonlight kissing my face
---Anonymous
as she once did
---Sasha
Get counseling!!Add to commentary
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Mmmmmm, gorgeous! ·····rl
Chowders are for fridays
---Anonymous
Chowders for FridaysAdd to commentary
Mem'ries of cold winter days
Thoughts can make me warm
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true :)
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Chowder's for Fridays
the warm and mellow comfort
of a new ending
·····robbynl
window candle light
---Anonymous
beacon in the dark of night
---Anonymous
leads me home to you
---Anonymous
NICEAdd to commentary
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anonymous, wish you had put a name for us to call you by. But we must cry, "Author, Author." This is so gentle and so simple, straightforward and touching. I love it.
Lida Jo from ID
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I wrote the above poem. Glad you liked it.
...BR
Statement in the mail
---Anonymous
Tells the tale of grief and woe
---Anonymous
Overdrawn again
---BR
Good one :)Add to commentary
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I know exactly what you mean! I predated a check and got 2 'offings' for $20 each. Nasty business. GrandmaBea-May you know love!
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Great collaboration, Anon and BR! I was all set to cry and then you capped with that great line! Thanks for the chuckle, however rueful!
Lida Jo from Idaho
Gentle flakes of snow
---WR
Herald another winter
---WR
No need to rush things
---WR
WR, I like the picture you have drawn here. The picture and the downhome wisdom. Beautiful writing.Add to commentary
Lida Jo from ID
Geese fly with the wind
---Anonymous
Does the effort make them cry?
---Anonymous
Sages say it's bliss
---Anonymous
Migration
---WR
Primeval urgingAdd to commentary
A beconing slant of light
Leads the wand'rer home
...WR
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WR, thee does have a way of wringing the heart. Understated elegance.
I've been gone over a year. Just looked this up today and here is this beautiful piece. Thank you. Lida Jo from Idaho
when i see you, i feel safe
---Anonymous
line three before two
---Anonymous
in a tortoise shell
---Anonymous
Anon, this is an interesting remodel of a Haiku. Like a puzzle. It is fascinating. Lida Jo from IdahoAdd to commentary
Between cracks
---Alice, Australia
yellow ochre spills
---Alice, Australia
honeyeater
---Alice, Australia
I like this, Alice. Beehives fascinate me though I'm so afraid of the bees that I never got too close. But still, I recognize the image. Lovely. Lida Jo from IdahoAdd to commentary
sodium pumper
---Anonymous
wearing a wooly jumper
---Anonymous
shooting up sandmen
---Anonymous
a
---Anonymous
tiny
---Anonymous
pome
---Anonymous