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Haiku Prompt Challenge #45 Pitch & Time

RonovanWrites Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt Challenge #45 Pitch&Time

I like the combination of these two challenge words.

Pitch could be lots of things, pitching a tent, perfect pitch of voice, a pitcher of juice, a football pitch, and time’s such a fine word to conjure up all sorts of mysterious ideas.

Here’s my funny one:

A thief’s fun day out

Perfect pitch Sunday car boot

Time to weigh the loot

Here’s my serious one:

Her perfect pitch of voice

Gone, cancer robbed, deleted

Time’s sweet song silent

Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge#44 Charge & Lovers

RonovanWrites Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt Challenge #44 Charge&Lovers

So a new prompt this week from Ronovan Writes: Charge and Lovers, an interesting combination. I wonder what I can come up with?

Here goes, a funny one, no worries this time Ron, no more tomato balloons exploding, I promise! But, I couldn’t resist the redness of the hearts in amongst the frozen gold coins.

Cash Desk Woes

Frozen cash desk woes

Preposterous charge overflows

Poor lovers tiff grows

My attempt at a more serious offering, this is difficult!

Lover’s Staff

Lover’s purple staff

A battle locked last embrace

Killing life’s sweet flame

Why does everything end up sounding ridiculous? Well, I reckon it’s because I find a cute picture and the seriousness gets lost, oh and I have a tendency to be a bit prone to silliness, I suppose, guilty your honour!!!

Ronovan Writes Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge #43 Source & Thought

RonovanWrites Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt Challenge #43 Source & Thought

Here’s my funny one:

The source of red sauce

Full ketchup balloons of course

What a messy thought

A serious One:

Fleeting source of life

A Butterfly caught in time

It flutters winged thoughts

Ronovan Writes Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge #42 Love & Last

RonovanWrites Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt Challenge #42 Love&Last

This week Ronovan Writes Haiku Prompt Challenge are the words Love and Last, here’s my two haikus for the week:

Love’s careless dreamers

So lets dream happily

Will it last who knows?

Love’s Rubik’s Cube sings

Tempting passion’s puzzling song

Jigsaw Love Pieces

Ronovan Writes Weekly Haiku Challenge #41

RonovanWrites Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt Challenge #41 Want&Tatters

Another fine prompt from Ronovan Writes Weekly Haiku prompt challenge.

This time I thought I’d dedicate my Haiku to the 150th Anniversary of The Adventures of Alice in Wonderland so here goes:

thG79JS7GJ — Statue of Alice in Wonderland, New York

Bronze Alice

Bronze New York Alice

She wants Wonderland dreaming

Dreams tatter like cards

For some reason I found this week’s haiku especially hard, the words wants and tatters were alluding me somewhat but anyway had a go. Tried my best.

Links:

http://www.centralparknyc.org/things-to-see-and-do/attractions/alice-in-wonderland.html

http://lewiscarrollresources.net/2015/

Fantastic illustrations on this site: http://www.150alice.com/about/

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Haiku Prompt Challenge #40 New and Time

RonovanWrites Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt Challenge #40 New&Time

This weeks Haiku Prompt challenge from Ronovan Writes really appeals to me as I have a bit of a fascination with time. Time always seems a thoughtful, contemplative topic to me so both of my haikus are more serious in nature. The first haiku ends on an a more positive yet sad note with – new life replaces old, as opposed to new life surrenders. It’s amazing where a few lines of haiku can make your mind drift off to! Quite unintentional, but interesting how both of my haikus end.

Below is my photo of the Corpus Christi Clock in Cambridge, a popular tourist attraction. My first haiku is inspired by this weird and wonderful timepiece.

New Life Replaces Old

Clock ticks on gossamer wings

Time runs its cruel rollercoaster ride

New life replaces old

Clock ticks on gossamer wings, time runs its cruel rollercoaster ride.

Time runs its cruel rollercoaster ride, new life replaces old.

Now on to my second haiku:

New Life Surrenders

The parched land crumbles

Time can’t wait for falling rain

New life surrenders

The parched land crumbles, time can’t wait for falling rain.

Time can’t wait for falling rain, new life surrenders.

Haiku Challenge No. 39 Vie and Reach

https://ronovanwrites.wordpress.com/2015/04/06/ronovanwrites-weekly-haiku-poetry-prompt-challenge-39-vie-reach/

Just recently I watched a wonderful documentary called First Position about six young dancers from around the world, as they prepare for the Youth America Grand Prix, one of the most prestigious ballet competitions in the world. The Haiku challenge vie and reach, seemed to be a perfect match for the hardworking, dedicated ballerinas who strive so hard for much coveted perfection.

Ballerinas reach

Giddy balletic new heights

Vie for perfection

Ballerinas reach giddy balletic new heights

Giddy Balletic new heights vie for perfection

The second haiku incorporating nature came to me quicker than the first:

Reach high for the stars

Whatever you do try hard

Vie for the moon too

Reach high for the stars whatever you do try hard

Whatever you do try hard vie for the moon too

Link:

First Position Ballet Documentary: http://www.balletdocumentary.com/

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Ronovan Writes: Weekly Haiku Challenge – No. 38 ILL AND REST

RonovanWrites Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt Challenge #38 ill&rest

Well I enjoyed doing Challenge #37, so I thought I’d do another Haiku Prompt Challenge.

It’s fun so here goes.

The theme this week is ill and rest.

I wrote two Hiakus this week, they are both about loss and death, sorry for being so morbid but the prompt of ill and rest seemed to lead me down that path!

My first Haiku A Bitter Ill is about illness resulting in loss of life, whereas my second Haiku,

The Tornado’s Fist is about loss of life, caused by the devastating effect of natural disasters.

A Bitter Ill

A bitter ill may kill

Rest survive when others die

Too cruel this sad world.

A bitter ill may kill, rest survive when others die.

Rest survive when others die, too cruel this sad world.

The Tornado’s Fist

The Tornado’s Fist

Strangers far away do grieve

Lives lost with one blow

The tornado’s fist, strangers far away do grieve.

Strangers far away do grieve, lives lost with one blow.

Haikus are my very own! Hope you enjoyed.

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Ronovan Writes, Weekly Haiku Challenge: Foul and Sweet Haiku

RonovanWrites Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt Challenge #37 Foul&Sweet

“Welcome everyone to the Weekly Haiku Prompt Challenge. You may have found your way here through The Daily Post pages, the WordPress Reader, Twitter, Google+, or however you found us, we’re glad you came. I’m not just saying that. After you have been with us for a time you will realize we aren’t just a place to share a three line poem. We are a community of friends here. That doesn’t mean you have to talk to us. Just visit the various Haiku and click Like if you actually like something.”

The Weekly Haiku challenge is from Ronovan Writes: https://ronovanwrites.wordpress.com/2015/03/23/ronovanwrites-weekly-haiku-poetry-prompt-challenge-37-foul-sweet/

Some Ronovanwrites tips on how to write a haiku poem:

https://ronovanwrites.wordpress.com/2014/07/03/how-to-write-a-haiku-poem/

Here’s my attempt at Foul and Sweet Haiku:

Foul porridge – ain’t nice

Bear taste buds shift in uproar

Sweet porridge – just right.

Foul porridge ain’t nice, bear taste buds shift in uproar.

Bear taste buds shift in uproar, sweet porridge just right.

Haiku is my very own!

My Friday Post: Celebrating Dragon Delights

Golden Dragon

Oh,

Mighty Dragon

Your fiery dare,

Gleams in a challenge,

No Childish mask,

Highlights your eyes.

Golden elixir promises,

Hang in the air,

Lining up,

To slide off the curve of

Your celebrated tongue.

A challenge!

Adventuress, take a ride.

Will I or forever still,

Remain in this moment,

Too fearful to slip on,

Temptation’s back.

To sail the secretive seas,

Witness the wonder of sunsets,

Smell the sweet aroma of Waterfalls,

Discover Dry Deserts

And Tempting Temples.

Cavernous Canyons,

Concealed Caves,

Resplendent Rainbows,

Rippling Rivers,

Incandescent Islands,

Languid Lakes,

Majestic Mountains,

Too many splendours,

To describe.

I step back from,

Tempestuous skies.

Foolish, I.

Must I question

when I can do.

Trust my,

Ever growing,

Heart’s desire Dragon,

Please.

Take me,

with

you!

Link:

The Incandescent Britania Islands: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/467819/the-incandescent-britania-islands

Cuevas del Drach, in Porto Cristo, Mallorca.

Dragons Lair

I took a risk,

Now I am here,

In Lair,

With you.

Enchantment,

Lingers,

Tapering Black Stalagmite,

Promises.

The still water,

Quietens your flaming fire,

Softens your gentle gaze,

Oh Dragon.

Porto Cristo,

Golden dragon,

I’m forever,

Yours.

Porto Cristo Prisoner,

So In Lair,

With,

You.

Dragon Tree

To fly above the Dragon Tree,

You and Me,

You laughed,

At such suggestiveness.

A Tree yes, a dragon no,

An imposter,

A preposterous,

Poisonous Asparagus.

Hidden Bright Red Resin.

Dragon’s Blood,

Fire once omitted,

No flame.

Oriental Dragon

You grace my table,

My steps and temples,

For 7,000 years

Such splendid majesty.

Meeting you in a cave,

My deepest fears disappear,

For 7,000 years,

Such Enlightenment.

Your creativity,

Is renowned,

For 7,000 years

Such Good Fortune.

Flames of pearl power,

Light up your lightning path,

For 7,000 years,

Guarding Gods palace in heaven.