let us do something constructive today

 let us do something constructive today

let us do something constructive today
ban love and hatred, moon and sunshine
just the sound of the waves slapping the shores
       and a campfire
             and you and me
enveloped in silence

#tpoem
#www.baithuk.blogspot.com   

empyrean

 empyrean

manufacturing
empyrean myths
prey on simpletons

#haikuchallenge (empyrean)
#senryu #haiku #poetry
#poetrycommunity #poems
http://baithak.blogspot.com/

#thaiku 25

 #thaiku 25

bald eagles landed
it was a tiring flight
january six

#tpoem #thaiku
#www.baithuk.blogspot.com

emollient

emollient

qawwali music
emollient, soothing
whirling dervishes


#haikuchallenge (emollient)
#senryu #haiku #poetry
#poetrycommunity #poems
http://baithak.blogspot.com/

#thaiku 24

 #thaiku 24

chand aur sitaray
haiN pohanch say buhat door
aao mil baithaiN hum


#tpoem #thaiku
#www.baithuk.blogspot.com

#haikuchallenge (doyen) #micropoetry

 #haikuchallenge (doyen) #micropoetry

girls education
a doyen and a debutant
the young malala

#haikuchallenge (doyen)
#senryu #haiku #poetry
#poetrycommunity #poems
http://baithak.blogspot.com/

#thaiku 23

 #thaiku 23

la, la, la, la, la
la, la, la, la, la. la. la
kalma e awwal

#tpoem #thaiku
#www.baithuk.blogspot.com

#haikuchallenge (dilettante) #micropoetry

 #haikuchallenge (dilettante) #micropoetry

after millions dead
ex-president a dilettante
and war criminal

#haikuchallenge (dilettante)
#senryu #haiku #poetry
#poetrycommunity #poems
http://baithak.blogspot.com/

petrichor memories

 petrichor memories

petrichor memories
preserved in the subconscious
and as the need arises
we will unfold them carefully
lest they twist or break
smells and memories
           of times past
spent in good company

#tpoem 
#www.baithuk.blogspot.com

#haikuchallenge (depurate) #micropoetry

 #haikuchallenge (depurate) #micropoetry

selling bottled water
marketing, branding campaign
depurate tactics

#haikuchallenge (depurate)
#senryu #haiku #poetry
#poetrycommunity #poems
http://baithak.blogspot.com/

#thaiku 22

 #thaiku 22

aankh say jo tapkay
khoon, aansoo ya lub say aah
lajawab ghalib

#tpoem #thaiku
#www.baithuk.blogspot.com

#haikuchallenge (cherish) #micropoetry

 #haikuchallenge (cherish) #micropoetry

cherish the fingers
waltzing with ease all over
canvas, picture, book


#haikuchallenge cherish)
#senryu #haiku #poetry
#poetrycommunity #poems

#thaiku 21

 #thaiku 21

read, write, and enjoy
time is fleeing and fleeting
dilemma of times

#tpoem #thaiku
#www.baithuk.blogspot.com

#haikuchallenge (cathartic) #micropoetry

 #haikuchallenge (cathartic) #micropoetry

art, music, haiku
cathartic and better cure
doctors avoided


#haikuchallenge (cathartic)
#senryu #haiku #poetry
#poetrycommunity #poems

#thaiku 20

 #thaiku 20

kiya ghurbaa ki

ho jaati hay bhook ghayab

bain seh'r o iftar

#tpoem #thaiku
#www.baithuk.blogspot.com

#haikuchallenge (brilliant) #micropoetry

 #haikuchallenge (brilliant) #micropoetry

in a street-smart way
the urchin avoided death
brilliant repartee

#haikuchallenge (brilliant)
#senryu #haiku #poetry
#poetrycommunity #poems

#haikuchallenge (cerebral) #micropoetry

 #haikuchallenge (cerebral) #micropoetry

tactile relations
leads not to cerebral talk
light a cigarette

#haikuchallenge (cerebral)
#senryu #haiku #poetry
#poetrycommunity #poems

#thaiku 19

 caveat: not for the humor-impaired

#thaiku 19

kaha shaitaan nay
gunah ka sawab chunn lo
barkat e ramzaan


#tpoem #thaiku
#www.baithuk.blogspot.com

#haikuchallenge (bliss/blissful) #micropoetry

 #haikuchallenge (bliss/blissful) #micropoetry

blissful existence
a square meal, a book. some ish'q*
exhilaration

#haikuchallenge (bliss/blissful)
#senryu #haiku #poetry
#poetrycommunity #poems

*https://www.definitions.net/definition/Ishq

she said, 'i have nothing to add'

she said, 'i have nothing to add'

on life's stage

we always have

options to add

with silence

a grin, or grimace

or with a bedeviled look

this stops

when we leave

or are forced

to leave

the stage

#tpoem

#www.baithuk.blogspot.com

@sheilabenson

#haikuchallenge (biophilia) #micropoetry

 #haikuchallenge (biophilia) #micropoetry

carter or sagan
better biophilia?
results awaited

#haikuchallenge (biophilia )
#senryu #haiku #poetry
#poetrycommunity #poems

#haikuchallenge (biophilia) #micropoetry

 #haikuchallenge (biophilia) #micropoetry

she truly loved them
jane goodall a genuine
biophilia

#haikuchallenge (biophilia )
#senryu #haiku #poetry
#poetrycommunity #poems

#thaiku 18

 #thaiku 18

jhooti sunami
hum sub ko lay doobaygi
jash'n kon manaye


#tpoem #thaiku
#www.baithuk.blogspot.com

#haikuchallenge (azure) #micropoetry

#haikuchallenge (azure) #micropoetry

aphotic at night
empyrean in daylight
azure awe absorbs

#haikuchallenge (azure)
#senryu #haiku #poetry
#poetrycommunity #poems

#thaiku 17

 #thaiku 17

yeh faaqa tera
muflisi ka yeh roza
shikwa halaat ka

#tpoem #thaiku
#www.baithuk.blogspot.com

#haikuchallenge (ariose) #micropoetry

 #haikuchallenge (ariose) #micropoetry

cacophony din
of congregation gone wild
anti ariose

#haikuchallenge (ariose)
#senryu #haiku #poetry
#poetrycommunity #poems

#haikuchallenge (ariose) #micropoetry

 #haikuchallenge (ariose) #micropoetry

the ariose call

wafting from the minaret

calls for forty winks

#haikuchallenge (ariose)

#senryu #haiku #poetry

#poetrycommunity #poems

#thaiku 16

 #thaiku 16

at the funeral
slide show of her on the screen
happy memories

#tpoem #thaiku
#www.baithuk.blogspot.com

#haikuchallenge (appetent) #micropoetry

 #haikuchallenge (appetent) #micropoetry

the petrichor puff
summer's dusty village path
the appetent stirred

#haikuchallenge (appetent)
#senryu #haiku #poetry
#poetrycommunity #poems

#thaiku 15

 #thaiku 15

meh'v e hairat hooN
doobay ga ya doobaiga
qismat ka yeh oont

#tpoem #thaiku
#www.baithuk.blogspot.com

#thaiku 14

 #thaiku 14

the sun shines brightly
chirping birds herald spring
heralding snow storm

#tpoem #thaiku
#www.baithuk.blogspot.com

#haikuchallenge (zoetic) #micropoetry

 #haikuchallenge  (zoetic) #micropoetry

fragrant zoetic smell

long after she had escaped

a poetic curse

#haikuchallenge (zoetic)

#senryu #haiku #poetry

#thaiku 13

 #thaiku 13

all visible traps
dislodged to please the braggart
ambushed blindsided

#tpoem #thaiku
#www.baithuk.blogspot.com


 #thaiku 13

#haikuchallenge (zenith) #micropoetry

 #haikuchallenge  (zenith) #micropoetry

blame unzipped pants

for some men's shattered stature

zenith to nadir

#haikuchallenge (zenith)

#senryu #haiku #poetry

#poetrycommunity #poems

#thaiku 12

 #thaiku 12

cherished reflections
numbing, frozen memories
flashcards to jog by

#tpoem #thaiku
#www.baithuk.blogspot.com

#haikuchallenge (zephyr) #micropoetry

 #haikuchallenge (zephyr) #micropoetry

wafted the zephyr
makeda, bilqis, sheba
hoopoe? solomon?

#haikuchallenge (zephyr)
#senryu #haiku #poetry
#poetrycommunity #poems

#haikuchallenge (zephyr) #micropoetry

 #haikuchallenge  (zephyr) #micropoetry

beyond the heavens

and earth lies a shangri la

zephyr woven yarn

#haikuchallenge (zephyr)

#senryu #haiku #poetry

#poetrycommunity #poems

everything

 everything

everything
yes, everything
you always wanted to know
but were afraid, lest...

hold your peace
you may be better off
not knowing everything

#tpoem
#www.baithuk.blogspot.com

#haikuchallenge (yeoman) #micropoetry

 #haikuchallenge  (yeoman) #micropoetry

mother teresa

in the slums of calcutta

great yeo(wo)man

#haikuchallenge (yeoman)

#senryu #haiku #poetry

#poetrycommunity #poems

girdaa-gird

girdaa-gird

gird e rah

  gird e douraaN

    gird o pesh

      gird e ghubaar

aur ird gird

gird e aansoo gas

#tpoem

#www.baithuk.blogspot.com

#haikuchallenge (yearn) #micropoetry

#haikuchallenge  (yearn) #micropoetry

yearning caviar

existing on hand to mouth

fantasy mirage

#haikuchallenge (yearn)

#senryu #haiku #poetry

#poetrycommunity #poems

#thaiku 11

 #thaiku 11

judge ho ya jarnail

likha kahaaN hay kay yeh

sadiq-amin haiN

#tpoem #thaiku

#www.baithuk.blogspot.com

#haikuchallenge (yield) #micropoetry

 #haikuchallenge  (yield) #micropoetry

moon yields to the sun

the slave bowed to the king

peace on the gallows

#haikuchallenge (yield)

#senryu #haiku #poetry

#poetrycommunity #poems

#haikuchallenge (Xeriscape) #micropoetry

 #haikuchallenge  (Xeriscape) #micropoetry

xeriscaping plants

works wonders in the desert

banned in pubs and bars

#haikuchallenge (Xeriscape)

#senryu #haiku #poetry

#poetrycommunity #poems

#thaiku 10

#thaiku 10

nahiN naz'm o zab't

khilaouN main posheeda

na nizam na shah

#tpoem #thaiku

#www.baithuk.blogspot.com

#thaiku 9

 #thaiku 9

sitamzareefi

ghalib, mir, rashid, iqbal

paRhay jaatay haiN

#tpoem #thaiku

#www.baithuk.blogspot.com

#haikuchallenge (Xenial) #micropoetry

 #haikuchallenge (Xenial) #micropoetry

oil and water

palestine and israel

xenial challenge

#haikuchallenge (Xenial)

#senryu #haiku #poetry

#poetrycommunity #poems

#haikuchallenge (Xenial) #micropoetry

  #haikuchallenge (Xenial) #micropoetry

pizza and kebab

classic xenial mixup

baffling libation

#haikuchallenge (Xenial)

#senryu #haiku #poetry

#poetrycommunity #poems

#thaiku 8

 #thaiku 8

padrana nizam

mamlukat e iblistan

qehat insaaf ka

#tpoem #thaiku

#www.baithuk.blogspot.com

#haikuchallenge (Xanthic) #micropoetry

  #haikuchallenge (Xanthic) #micropoetry

turmeric rubbing

a pre-wedding ritual

xanthic rhapsody

#haikuchallenge (Xanthic)

#senryu #haiku #poetry

#poetrycommunity #poems

metamorphosis

metamorphosis

illusions transposes into disillusions dreams transmogrify into nightmares comedy transmutes to tragedy you and i

the spectators

the bystanders

in this existential dilemma

#tpoem #www.baithuk.blogspot.com

Sheila Benson

@sheilabenson

·

4h

Nothing is ever what it seems ...

#haikuchallenge (whimsy) #micropoetry

 #haikuchallenge (whimsy) #micropoetry

compare george*and art*

their whimsies, wit and humor

smiling all the way

#haikuchallenge (whimsy)

#senryu #haiku #poetry

#poetrycommunity #poems

*george carlin

*art buchwald

#thaiku 7

 #thaiku 7

bay lagaam lehraiN

sahil say hum aaghoshi

ashkbaar kinaray

#tpoem #thaiku

#www.baithuk.blogspot.com

#haikuchallenge (whet) #micropoetry

  #haikuchallenge (whet) #micropoetry

unrelenting waves

angrily whetting the shores

mountains speculate

#haikuchallenge (whet)

#senryu #haiku #poetry

#poetrycommunity #poems

#haikuchallenge (whet) #micropoetry

  #haikuchallenge (whet) #micropoetry

asked gypsy rose lee

are you happy seeing me

whetting on the pole

#haikuchallenge (whet)

#senryu #haiku #poetry

#poetrycommunity #poems

taghayyur e mausom

 taghayyur e mausom

haqeeqat hay

mausam

badaltay rehtay haiN

srif hamaray desh maiN

bahar guraizaN hay

#tpoem

#www.baithuk.blogspot.com