Echoes

late summer-

your face is a candle, fading

in echoes of raindrops 

Narcissus & Echo - by John William Waterhouse

Upon pool of water, I gaze 

Daze

Your face, a perfect moon

Swoon

Swaddled of brightest starlight 

Light

Enchanted, I say, Hello?

           Woe

I swear to your beauty, delicate as snow

           No

I will bestow  

           No

All my strength and devotion

           Delusion 

Why do you shun my presence?

           Vengeance

Are not my smiles charming?

           Boring

Are not my words persuasive?

           Repulsive 

Please let me stay here

           Where?

At your feet, where my devotion lies 

           Lies 

You are my muse, your name echoes

           Gallows

Within me, dulcet

           Horseshit

Until I know that you love

           Rust 

Me, I will deeply grieve    

           Freeze

Do you believe me?

           Leave me

You are breaking me, I will die.  

           Bye.

Posted for D'verse Poets Pub - OpenLinkNight Hosted by Bjorn
& Late entry for Echo Verse hosted by Mary

Haiku: The bamboo forest

This photo of Arashiyama is courtesy of TripAdvisor

 Bamboo Forest in Arashiyama, Japan

gentle sway of breeze

brush of bamboo leaves - music

strings the night in gold

~0~0~0~

above lantern lights

moon sparkles like diamond,

beating steadfast heart

~0~0~0~

my mother tells me:

grow upright like a bamboo

& nourish your sons

Posted for   Imaginary Garden for Real Toads

and Poets United ~ Thanks for the visit ~

Letters

                                      vintage pages 
                                      scenting of autumn's pines--     
                                      grandma's words echo like bells           

                                                            ~0~0~

                                                            calligraphy
                                                            on torn pages -- 
                                                            canvas of a stormy sky 


Posted for Haiku Heights - Prompt is Script
and Haiku My Heart


Picture credit:   here

Hopes for the land

snow melts

prairie of amber & fiery ash--

charred,  roots awaken    

(Wiki Photograph of Pulsatilla patens growing in Boulder, Colorado.)

~0~0~

sun pulses

the grassland in sepia and and emptiness--

hope blooms in blues

~0~0~

(due to recent news in USA)

blood-inked stains 

on broken blue & pink crayons -- 

the barren sky weeps     

~0~0~

Posted for Imaginary Garden with Real Toads - Transforming Fridays

and Haiku Heights and Haiku My Heart - Wishes for peace and love ~

Haiku Heights - Pain

maple tree, 

bare of leaves and children's voices,   

listens as the bell tolls  

     Grace @ Everyday Amazing

~0~0~

the night stings-

hornets swarming the sky- 

 empty of your blooms

Posted for Haiku Heights - Pain 

Storm

white veined hands 

tear the lilac sky into pieces - 

thousand candles fell

~0~0~

Late Night Nebraska Thunderstorms

~0~0~

her eyes --
blooms  of darkest violet -- 
kept secrets  

Haiku Heights:  Storm

picture credit:   here

Desert

Namib Desert by Bernhard Edmaier

 

above eagle eyes, 
the desert stretches and weaves -
empty burlap sack 

~0~0~

fire-streaked sands
follow the wind-swept sky -
fine as silk-stitched blooms

~0~0~

once lush and ample
of fruits and blooms, she sleeps -
weary old woman
 

Posted for Imaginary Garden with Real Toads - Burlap
Haiku Heights:   Desert

and Haiku My Heart

Picture credit:   here

Silent forest

morning light
sparkles the rushing river --
restless feet on unmarked trail  

~0~0~

maple trees bow
in silent prayer as  
black scarred leaves float by 

~0~0~

hush of pine forests
with first blush of winter frost -- 
face of bride in lace  

~0~0~ 

forest trees heave
in sigh of fading footsteps -- 
white silence is music  

Posted for Imaginary Garden with Real Toads - Transforming Fridays with Hannah Gosselin

and Haiku Heights:  Silence ~  I just came from Blue Mountains where we had our office conference.   There was light snow on the trees and mountains.  And I survived a tough mountain hike/climb this morning ~   Whew ~  Have a good weekend ~  

Also for Haiku My Heart

picture credit:  here

The storm

flash of lightning
as winds flee in haste -  
tempest of woman scorned  

~0~0

pouring rain 
sharp pointed as knives -    
oak trees fall in surrender
   
~0~0 

stormy skies: 
mighty wrecking ball, 
yet fleeting as blue butterflies 
     

Posted for Haiku Heights - nature 

picture credit:   here

a Zen moment

i inhale

slow gathering of green and red blooms,

rising sun

~0~0~

i exhale

choking shadows and grey clouds, 

 empty bird cage     

~0~0~

i cluster

all the decaying golden leaves,

seeded poems 

Posted for:   Haiku Heights - Conscious
                   and Imaginary Garden with Real Toads - A Word with Laurie - Zen Meditation 

Picture credit:   here

Leaves of autumn

Grace @ Everyday Amazing - beside our house

autumn leaves

cover the ground - soft carpet

of afternoon sky 

~0~0~

cool wind gathers 

pine cones and green needles,

warm bed for winter  

~0~0~

maple tree 

shiver in dress of dying colors - 

she dreams of tulips   

Posted for Haiku Heights:   Shroud and Haiku My Heart

Happy Weekend and Thanks for your visit ~ 

Pink blooms

© Joy Ann Jones


enamoured: 
yellow bee tangled in her     
flowered-pink skirt  
   
~0~0~

pink petals 
falling one by one,
i come unhinged -

~0~0~

broken, her words flew 

across mud-stained walls - still   

softest blooms    

Posted for Imaginary Garden with Real Toads 

and Haiku Heights:   Free  - Joining you for the last day of September Challenge ~ 

Sleep

your words like

warm chocolate cup,

evening lullaby

~0~0~

your lips tasting of cinnamon,
turns me into a

restless tide

 

~0~0~

folding wings,

you nestle close to me -

black butterfly

Posted for Haiku Heights:   Sleep

picture credit:   here

Pears

For Haiku Heights:  Paradox

three golden pears
unwashed, untouched, unpared dessert;    
she wanted apples 


For Real Toads:   Sevenling (Pears)


in the fading light, he clings to her image:   
autumn leaves falling on hair, 
ripe pear cheeks and laughing eyes  

in the kitchen, she slices the fruits, 
soaking them with spiced red wine and sugar 
concoction, and drizzling cinnamon dust 

beside the homecoming dish, she waits for the call     



Posted for Haiku Heights and Real Toads ~  Thanks for the visit ~  

Street Art

Picture Credit:  Franco Cignelli

splashing colors,

wall comes alive with stories,

haunting stormy sky

~0~0~

in the fading light,

he paints his soul on the wall,

flaming dragon

~0~0~

red and blue oils

mingle with sweat and dust:

art for everyday man

Update:   I am pleased to announce that this poem has been included in the Second Issue of Nain Rouge.

Posted for Haiku Heights:   Birth

and Haiku My Heart

Bittersweet

her love poems,
sweeter than lemon cake
topped with fresh strawberries

~0~0~

his parting words
grated like lemon rinds on cake,
bittersweet fruit  

~0~0~

chocolate dessert,
warm as honey, drips slowly
her hardened heart


Posted for :  Haiku Heights - Creation - Happy Friday ~and Haiku My Heart

Picture credit:   here 

Pepper

her laughter

like black whole pepper,  

crinkled over bowl of noodles  

~0~0~0

his lecture 

woke up the sleepy audience, 

slice of orange zest 

~0~0~0

spicy sauce

dotted the conversation, 

as a lace strap falls   

Posted for Haiku Heights - Pepper - Thanks for the visits ~

picture credit:  here

this rainy day

                                                                        M. Bednar



i  hang blue plates 
on wooden twines: shiny, unbroken
unlike me 

~0~0~

grief came in a small jug
empty of spice, but on my neck
heavy stone   

~0~0~

rain washed  
morning in salmon and teal,  
but for coffee mug, stained of you



Update:   I am pleased to announce that this poem has been selected for Emerge Literary Journal - Fall 2013 Issue.

Posted for:   Imaginary Garden with Real Toads:   Sunday's Challenge
and Haiku Heights:   Gloss

Moon

Photography Credit:   Reena of Missing Moments

moon-lit night,

dazzling symphony

of light and shadows  

~0~0~ 

concert park 
echoed the soulful strings,   

the moon wept

~0~0~


she adores the sun
swaying yellow petals in wind,  
the blue moon

Posted for Haiku Heights:  Moon - This is part of the September Challenge in HH ~

Loneliness

                                                          Gull Lake @ Everyday Amazing

blue waves

couldn't break ancient stones,

filled with sadness

~0~0~0

cries by seagulls 

ripple the serene lake,

empty of boats

~0~0~0

leave me here

on island stones by dawn:

hollowed tree     

Posted for Haiku Heights:   Loneliness ~  This is part of the September Challenge of HH.