teeth

teeth

wisdom not sign of
the third molar's emergence
teeth are for chewing

#HaikuQuest (teeth)
#micropoetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #poetry #haiku #senryu #tpoem
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zenith

zenith

unbiased by fame
when at the zenith or nadir
blessed are the humble

#haikuchallenge (zenith)
#senryu #haiku #poetry
#poetrycommunity #tpoem
http://baithak.blogspot.com/

spill

spill

which is more harmful
spilling oil and waste in seas
or hate and rancor

#haikuquest
#spill


#senryu #haiku #poetry
#poetrycommunity #tpoem
http://baithak.blogspot.com

you

you

you remain transfixed
while others drown in amour
glad you are not me

#haikuchallenge (you)
#senryu #haiku #poetry
#poetrycommunity #tpoem
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only folks

 let's see will a poem suffice?

only folks
...with a conscience feel shame
...with disorders overtalk.
..who are self-critical have imposter syndrome
...with an inner child alive & kicking enjoy adulthood
..dare i say none of the above are autocrats
#tpoem
http://baithak.blogspot.com

_______________

Mahim Maher@MahimMaher

Can someone please share the best thing out there on shame, the emotion. And what does over talking mean? And imposter syndrome.And feeling like you’re a child in adult skin…Essay recommendations pls

texture

an abandoned soul
blinded, feels not love's texture
goddess of love nods


Ginkgo Haiku@ProjectTicToc
#haikuquest: 'texture'
@promptlist @promptadvant
#haikuchallenge (texture)
#senryu #haiku #poetry
#poetrycommunity #tpoem
http://baithak.blogspot.com

yellow

yellow

adjective and noun
yellow press, submarine, card
more than a colour

#haikuchallenge (yellow)
#senryu #haiku #poetry
#poetrycommunity #tpoem
http://baithak.blogspot.com/

#thaiku 68

#thaiku 68

sail

a sail is no good
without a boat and headwinds
for bitter birdbrained

#haikuchallenge #senryu #haiku
#poetry#poetrycommunity #tpoem
http://baithak.blogspot.com

yearling

yearling

curmudgeon's debut
acting as an introvert
a novice yearling

#haikuchallenge (yearling)
#senryu #haiku #poetry
#poetrycommunity #tpoem
http://baithak.blogspot.com/

#thaiku 67

#thaiku 67

sukoon

sukoon waqti hay
aimaal theek karo warna
gham na hoNgay kum

#haikuchallenge #senryu #haiku
#poetry#poetrycommunity #tpoem
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xenogeneic

xenogeneic

ironically
the policeman thanked the pig
xenogeneic heart


#haikuchallenge (xenogeneic)
#senryu #haiku #poetry
#poetrycommunity #tpoem
http://baithak.blogspot.com/

#thaiku 66

#thaiku 66

ashrafiya

garmi ki shiddat
bardaasht na hogi tum say
hijrat hogi phir

#haikuchallenge #senryu #haiku
#poetry#poetrycommunity #tpoem
http://baithak.blogspot.com

xenomorphic

xenomorphic

manufacturing
consent amongst gullible
xenomorphic folks


#haikuchallenge (xenomorphic)
#senryu #haiku #poetry
#poetrycommunity #tpoem
http://baithak.blogspot.com/

#thaiku 65

 #thaiku 65

into the sunset
musicians don't retire
they simply tune out

#haikuchallenge #senryu #haiku
#poetry#poetrycommunity #tpoem
http://baithak.blogspot.com

Sheila Benson

@sheilabenson

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Musicians don't retire ...

xeric

xeric

who would have wondered
global warming's survivor
a xeric reptile

#haikuchallenge (xeric)
#senryu #haiku #poetry
#poetrycommunity #tpoem
http://baithak.blogspot.com/

#thaiku 64

#thaiku 64

evolutionary metamorphosis

discovered offline
cobwebs on my dictionary
fundamental shift

#haikuchallenge #senryu #haiku
#poetry#poetrycommunity #tpoem
http://baithak.blogspot.com

windfall

windfall

be a good being
the mother taught her children
a lifetime windfall

#haikuchallenge (windfall)
#senryu #haiku #poetry
#poetrycommunity #tpoem
http://baithak.blogspot.co

#thaiku 60

 #thaiku 60

kehnay dO oosko
cheeno mut bolnay ka haq
raaj karay ga such

#haikuchallenge #senryu #haiku
#poetry#poetrycommunity #tpoem
http://baithak.blogspot.com

wellspring

 wellspring

philosophers sages
few wellsprings of didactics
made us what we are

#haikuchallenge (wellspring)
#senryu #haiku #poetry
#poetrycommunity #tpoem
http://baithak.blogspot.co

#thaiku 63

 #thaiku 63

jahaaN sub khuda hoN
mukhlooq ka kya banay ga
marx ya adam smith


#haikuchallenge #senryu #haiku
#poetry#poetrycommunity #tpoem
http://baithak.blogspot.com

wayfare

wayfare

from first to last breath
wayfare the predestined maps
end ambiguous

#haikuchallenge (wayfare)
#senryu #haiku #poetry
#poetrycommunity #tpoem
http://baithak.blogspot.co

#thaiku 62

#thaiku 62

silence is blissful
nonverbal substitution
heartaches avoided

#haikuchallenge #senryu #haiku
#poetry#poetrycommunity #tpoem
http://baithak.blogspot.com

vista

vista

sadequain's vista
art, murals, and poetry
history enslaved

https://www.sadequainfoundation.com/about-sadequain/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadequain
#haikuchallenge (vista)
#senryu #haiku #poetry
#poetrycommunity #tpoem
http://baithak.blogspot.com

#thaiku 61

 #thaiku 61

ik zarra haiN hum
saahil e samundar ka
dawa khudai ka

#haikuchallenge #senryu #haiku
#poetry#poetrycommunity #tpoem
http://baithak.blogspot.com

vermilion

vermilion

some wear it some don't
vermilion on the forehead
good for camouflage

#haikuchallenge (vermilion)
#senryu #haiku #poetry
#poetrycommunity #tpoem
http://baithak.blogspot.co

vast

vast

in vast history
we are but a spec of dust
legend in our minds


#haikuchallenge (vast)
#senryu #haiku #poetry
#poetrycommunity #tpoem
http://baithak.blogspot.co

#thaiku 59

 #thaiku 59

fragile foggy hope
elements cause destruction
ship of faith sails by

#haikuchallenge #senryu #haiku
#poetry#poetrycommunity #tpoem
http://baithak.blogspot.com

uplift

uplift

climbing temperatures
and inspired uplifting youths
ensuring future

#haikuchallenge (uplift)
#senryu #haiku #poetry
#poetrycommunity #tpoem
http://baithak.blogspot.co

#thaiku 58 ultimate

#thaiku 58

ultimate

going cold turkey
the ultimate sacrifice
giving up on lies

#haikuchallenge (ultimate)
#senryu #haiku #poetry
#poetrycommunity #tpoem
http://baithak.blogspot.com/

ultimate

ultimate

the ultimate twist
trumpian humility
when elephant fly

#haikuchallenge (ultimate)
#senryu #haiku #poetry
#poetrycommunity #tpoem
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ubiquitous

ubiquitous

ubiquitous smiles
seen all over shangri la
utopian faith

#haikuchallenge (ubiquitous)
#senryu #haiku #poetry
#poetrycommunity #tpoem
http://baithak.blogspot.com/

#thaiku 57

#thaiku 57

ja kal daikhaiNgay
doobtay suraj say kaha
chand muskuraya


#haikuchallenge #senryu #haiku
#poetry#poetrycommunity #tpoem
http://baithak.blogspot.com

tranquil

tranquil

the tranquil ocean
obscuring the turbulence
tsunamis lurking

#haikuchallenge (tranquil)
#senryu #haiku #poetry
#poetrycommunity #tpoem
http://baithak.blogspot.com/

maaN

 maaN

#mothersday

apni maaN tou hoti hee hay pyari
maghfirat ki dua'ain
kertay thakhtay nahiN hum
aaj aao saath meray
oon maaouN ko bhee yaad kerlaiN
haiN jin kay bachchay goomshuda

#tpoem
http://baithak.blogspot.com/

titivate

titivate

despite best efforts
Royals failed to titivate
the bedeviled crown

#haikuchallenge (titivate)
#senryu #haiku #poetry
#poetrycommunity #tpoem
http://baithak.blogspot.com/

#thaiku 56

 #thaiku 56

so much food for thought
yet the masses go hungry
a feast or famine

#haikuchallenge
#senryu #haiku #poetry
#poetrycommunity #tpoem
http://baithak.blogspot.com

tempean

tempean

visit khajurao
kandariya tempean
art and creation

https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/240
#haikuchallenge (tempean)
#senryu #haiku #poetry
#poetrycommunity #tpoem
http://baithak.blogspot.com/

soigne

soigne

not very well-off
she had sartorial sense
was always soigne

#haikuchallenge (soihne)
#senryu #haiku #poetry
#poetrycommunity #tpoem
http://baithak.blogspot.com/

#thaiku 55

 #thaiku 55

political chess

in the game of nerves
traps set to lure the rookie
impending checkmate


#haikuchallenge
#senryu #haiku #poetry
#poetrycommunity #tpoem
http://baithak.blogspot.com

scion

scion

elegant, graceful
if her parents were married
a scion she'd be

#haikuchallenge (scion)
#senryu #haiku #poetry
#poetrycommunity #tpoem
http://baithak.blogspot.com/

#thaiku 54

#thaiku 54

zair e aab aansoo
kho jaatay haiN bahao maiN
sailabi jazbaat


#haikuchallenge
#senryu #haiku #poetry
#poetrycommunity #tpoem
http://baithak.blogspot.com

sage

sage

my uncle bless him
sagacious, wise, at times a
curmudgeon or sage

#haikuchallenge (sage)
#senryu #haiku #poetry
#poetrycommunity #tpoem
http://baithak.blogspot.com/

#thaiku 53

 #thaiku 53

underwater tears
subterranean anguish
flooded emotions

#haikuchallenge
#senryu #haiku #poetry
#poetrycommunity #tpoem
http://baithak.blogspot.com/

refuge

refuge

emotions in check
refuge behind poker face
but the slip reveals

#haikuchallenge (refuge)
#senryu #haiku #poetry
#poetrycommunity #tpoem
http://baithak.blogspot.com/

#thaiku 52

#thaiku 52

NRA and fundamentalists

guns and faithful kill
most folks unwilling to die
guns and faith both kill

#haikuchallenge 
#senryu #haiku #poetry
#poetrycommunity #tpoem
http://baithak.blogspot.com/

rathe

rathe

guantanamo bay
hope for rathe impotent
hope extinguisher

#haikuchallenge (rathe)
#senryu #haiku #poetry
#poetrycommunity #tpoem
http://baithak.blogspot.com/

#thaiku 51

#thaiku 51

ser-durd

kahaaN hay ser-hudd
ser hay aur ser-hudd bhee hay
b'jooz ser-durd kay

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

radiant

radiant

princess diana
radiant and infectious
with her demure smile

#haikuchallenge (radiant)
#senryu #haiku #poetry
#poetrycommunity #tpoem
http://baithak.blogspot.com/

radiant

radiant

post-nuclear doom

will we be radiant or

glow in the dark?

#haikuchallenge (radiant)

#senryu #haiku #poetry
#poetrycommunity #tpoem
http://baithak.blogspot.com/

khuda say sawal ki jurrat

khuda say sawal ki jurrat

kyuN
teray naam per
teri mukhlooq
teri mukhlooq hee ko
qatal karti hay?

#tpoem
http://baithak.blogspot.com

quiescent

quiescent

drops on still water
circular oscillation
buddha quiescent

#haikuchallenge (quiescent)
#senryu #haiku #poetry
#poetrycommunity #tpoem
http://baithak.blogspot.com/

#thaiku 50

#thaiku 50

this wall of hatred
between neighbors embarrassed
postpartum ennui

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

quamoclit

quamoclit

entwined in a web
of rapturous quamoclit
or non-verbal byes

#haikuchallenge (quamoclit)
#senryu #haiku #poetry
#poetrycommunity #tpoem
http://baithak.blogspot.com/

bhool ga'aye

 

bhool ga'aye

bachpun maiN suni thee yeh kahani
          wohi, baap wali
apnay bachchon say kaha
jao jungal maiN, aik aik lakRi lao
baandh ker sub ki lakRiouN ko...
          khair
hum bhool ga'aye woh kahani
hum bhool ga'aye woh sabaq

#tpoem
http://baithak.blogspot.com

quaint

quaint

a quaint curmudgeon
erratic and eccentric
iconoclastic

#haikuchallenge (quaint)
#senryu #haiku #poetry
#poetrycommunity #tpoem
http://baithak.blogspot.com/

#thaiku 49

 #thaiku 49

trekking in the woods
knowing not when will walk out...
wood, paper, haiku

#tpoem #thaiku
#www.baithuk.blogspot.com
__________________
@sheilabenson

Me ... in the woods ...

philtre

philtre

philtre a prop
fraudsters prey on the baffled
more for the incels


#haikuchallenge (philtre)
#senryu #haiku #poetry
#poetrycommunity #tpoem
http://baithak.blogspot.com/

#thaiku 48

#thaiku 48

fearsome bear
and cuddly teddy bear
dichotomy rules

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

pellucid

 pellucid

the dictator's moves
pellucid from miles away
judicious care must

#haikuchallenge (pellucid)
#senryu #haiku #poetry
#poetrycommunity #tpoem
http://baithak.blogspot.com/

gila

 gila

shub ki tareeki say gila kaun karay
kauf tou aata hay din kay ujalay say
na'janay kya aafat lay ker aaye ga

#tpoem
http://baithak.blogspot.com/

peach

peach

prunus persica
like it, love it, enjoy it
but do not impeach


#haikuchallenge (peach)
#senryu #haiku #poetry
#poetrycommunity #tpoem
http://baithak.blogspot.com/