Obsession

obsession with words 

letters, phrases, syllables 

to write perfect verse 

racing against time

catching thoughts in mid-air flight

to rest in our hands    

0~0~0

sand trickling hourglass,

every second counts as time, 

won't wait nor tarry   

moments carved in glass,

wrapping the past with colours    

irreplaceable 

  

Posted for Haiku Heights:   Prompt # 94 is Obsession. 


One Single Impression:   Hourglass


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Mystery

painting colours sprayed 

on concrete walls; nature or  

mystery artist?

~0~0~

eagle wings dazzling 

flight of heights soaring to 

unknown destination

~0~0~

where to find the key

to unlock life's mystery?

if you know, tell me ~ 

Posted for In Tandem - picture credit to Jinksy


and Haiku Heights - prompt #93 is Mystery.   Poetry form is haiku :  3 lines (17 syllables)

Ghostly

pale like a ghost 

she screamed so loudly until

white sheet fell away


~0~0~

ghostly encounters

real or imagined scenes

gives me frightful dreams

~0~0

unsociable, shy  

she was a ghost of herself

living in the past

Posted for Haiku Heights :  Prompt # 92 is Ghosts.   Poetry form:   3 lines of 5-7-5 syllables

Happy Halloween ~

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Autumn in October

russet leaves peek

at old wooden barn

seams bursting with

harvest of corn and wheat,

summer's hay stacked high

long slender arms twirl

the cool winds whispering     

coppery meadow, until  

dust brown leaves sleep,

falling into arms of mother earth 

Posted for Imaginary Garden with Real Toads:   Friday Picture Prompt

Pink

pink vase sponge floating

amidst dark murky waters

bright ray of sunshine  

Posted for Haiku Heights:   Prompt # 91 is sponge

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Autumn

the tree greeted me

vibrant colours of autumn 

sunny homecoming


maple leaves on ground 
orange, yellow, red splashes
nature's lively dance  

Posted for Haiku Heights:    Prompt # 90 is Vibrant.    I have arrived home after a two week travel to visit my family.   I woke up this morning with the maple leaves scattered all over the garden.   

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Impossible dreams

purple, red colors

brightening gray horizon;

garden on roof top

~0~0

i search stars above

unblinking in what can be;

possibilities

~0~0

i hold burning torch

steady in my hands; seeking

curtain of silence

For Haiku Heights:   Prompt 89 - is Impossible

Picture credit:   In Tandem - Jinksy

Thoughts

white jasmine flowers
scattered on carved wooden feet, 
favors for the Gods

~


chasing the sun's tail
above spaces of white clouds,
pale moon puffed and huffed 


~


pockmarked red apples
basket of handpicked harvest;
black crows all in rows




~


butterfly wings framed
adorning white walls; pricking
skin of conscience



~


pink frangipani
falling on rusty park bench;
rose scent stirring crypt


~


yellow maple leaves
falling on wide brim straw hat;
early prognosis



Posted for D'Verse Poets Pub - Form for All.   My favorite poetry forms - haiku and senryu.

Invitations

the lake waters rise

from deep briny ocean bed

inviting swimmers

see the blue mountains

closely touching the skies, clouds

beckoning, come close

~O~O

Author's Note:  This is the last prompt of the Haiku Heights Challenge for the month of September.   Thank you to everyone who have visited, and left wonderful comments.   It was pleasure to read your poems and visit your blogs.      

Posted for Haiku Heights:  # 88 Any Topic 
In Tandem # 12


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Water

cadence of water

rushing in, rushing out, rush

morning, evening tide




rhythm of water
waving in, waving out, wave
sun rise to sun set 

Haiku Heights:   Prompt # 87 is Rhythm   


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