thrive / breathe / gravel

thrive / breathe / gravel

the gravel thriving
relished by the daredevil
breathe in and out

#haikuchallenge (thrive)
#HaikuQuest (gravel)
#BraveWrite (breathe)
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed
#ginkgo#haiku #senryu
#thaiku #tpoem

prolegomenon

prolegomenon

prolegomenon
when done in earnest becomes
a book by itself

#tpoem
#thaiku
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torrent / skyrocket

torrent / skyrocket

skyrocket took off
torrent of hopes and hard work
explosion shattered

#haikuchallenge (torrent)
#HaikuQuest
#BraveWrite (skyrocket)
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed
#ginkgo#haiku #senryu
#thaiku #tpoem

star /rubric

star /rubric

mistook for a star
the rubric light of the plane
through the gray clouds

#haikuchallenge (star)
#HaikuQuest 
#BraveWrite (rubric)
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed
#ginkgo#haiku #senryu
#thaiku #tpoem

sapid / dispel / gravel

sapid / dispel / gravel

cheat caught in the act
judge's gravel dispelled hopes
of sapid sojourns

#haikuchallenge (sapid)
#HaikuQuest  (gravel)
#BraveWrite (dispel)
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed
#ginkgo#haiku #senryu
#thaiku #tpoem

sage / trapdoor/ mesa

sage / trapdoor/ mesa

yoga on mesa
sages have their secret ways
trapdoor to ascent

#haikuchallenge (sage)
#HaikuQuest (mesa)
#BraveWrite (trapdoor)
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed
#ginkgo#haiku #senryu
#thaiku #tpoem

modesty

modesty

modesty prevails
recognizing reticence
today's profound thought

#tpoem
#thaiku
_________

@sheilabenson

I have nothing profound to say. I have nothing amusing to add ...

coulee /residual

coulee /residual

coolie in coulee
sweating and digging the bed
residual gold

#haikuchallenge
#HaikuQuest (coulee)
#BraveWrite (residual)
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed
#ginkgo#haiku #senryu
#thaiku #tpoem
www.baithuk.wordpress.com

replete / residual

replete / residual

petrodollar pride
replete with residual
bounties underground

#haikuchallenge (replete)
#HaikuQuest
#BraveWrite (residual)
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed
#ginkgo#haiku #senryu
#thaiku #tpoem
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simoleon/wages

simoleon/wages

sorting tomatoes
a simoleon a day
wages of migrant

#haikuchallenge
#HaikuQuest (simoleon)
#BraveWrite (wages)
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed
#ginkgo#haiku #senryu
#thaiku #tpoem
www.baithuk.wordpress.com

redolent / wage

redolent / wage

garden redolent
ushers in past memories
wages of new dawn

#haikuchallenge (redolent)
#HaikuQuest
#BraveWrite (wage)
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed
#ginkgo#haiku #senryu
#thaiku #tpoem
www.baithuk.wordpress.com

dare you not to care

 dare you not to care

dare you not to care
many are there who don't care
a few stand apart

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


@sheilabenson

Do I care ? I try not to ... but ... Yes, I do ...

radiant / sultry/ streaming

radiant / sultry/ streaming

sultry, radiant
streaming congenial smile
great companionship

#haikuchallenge (radiant)
#HaikuQuest (sultry)
#BraveWrite (streaming)
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed 
#ginkgo#haiku #senryu 
#thaiku #tpoem
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search for sanity

 search for sanity

search for sanity

found lurking under a rock
forlorn, abandoned

#tpoem #thaiku
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@sheilabenson
·
In search of "sanity" ... So far it is only visible within a herd of elephants 

writer

writer

pen, paper, keyboard
makes not a writer at all
bereft of feelings

#haikuchallenge
#HaikuQuest
#BraveWrite (writer)
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed #ginkgo
#haiku #senryu #tpoem #thaiku
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quiet

quiet

it is quite a quiet
unique confabulation
silence overwhelms

#haikuchallenge (quiet )
#HaikuQuest
#BraveWrite
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed #ginkgo
#haiku #senryu #tpoem #thaiku
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union

union

heavenly union
china, russia, u s a
under umbrella


#haikuchallenge
#HaikuQuest
#BraveWrite (union)
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed #ginkgo
#haiku #senryu #tpoem #thaiku
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quicken i and ii

quicken i

the heartbeat quickens
or calms down when observing
nature or a bod

quicken ii

pulse slows or quickens
viewing nature or venus
wonderment abounds

#haikuchallenge (quicken)
#HaikuQuest
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed #ginkgo
#haiku #senryu #tpoem #thaiku
www.baithuk.wordpress.com

destroy

destroy

to destroy past
without learning from mistakes
digging own grave


#haikuchallenge
#HaikuQuest (destroy)
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed #ginkgo
#haiku #senryu #tpoem #thaiku
www.baithuk.wordpress.com

quadrate

quadrate

life is chasing tails
going around in circles
sphere or quadrate

#haikuchallenge (quadrate)
#HaikuQuest
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed #ginkgo
#haiku #senryu #tpoem #thaiku
www.baithuk.wordpress.com

cry

cry

call for attention
infants cry, for the adults
cathartic way out

#haikuchallenge
#HaikuQuest (cry)
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed #ginkgo
#haiku #senryu #tpoem #thaiku
www.baithuk.wordpress.com

prolific

prolific

unenlightenment
is prolific and viral
kill it in the bud

#haikuchallenge (prolific)
#HaikuQuest
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed #ginkgo
#haiku #senryu #tpoem #thaiku
www.baithuk.wordpress.com

haze

haze

the haze overwhelmed
the ruler could not decide
drugs impair thinking

#haikuchallenge
#HaikuQuest (haze)
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed #ginkgo
#haiku #senryu #tpoem #thaiku
www.baithuk.wordpress.com

petrichor

petrichor

in the dusty lanes
the truck comes spraying water
hazy petrichor

#haikuchallenge (petrichor)
#HaikuQuest (hazy)
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed #ginkgo
#haiku #senryu #tpoem #thaiku
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panorama

panorama

they say before death
life's panorama beams by
as the curtain falls

#haikuchallenge (panorama)
#HaikuQuest
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed #ginkgo
#haiku #senryu #tpoem #thaiku
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afoot

afoot

upheaval afoot
in the vast panorama
black hole in distress

#haikuchallenge (panorama)
#HaikuQuest (afoot)
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed #ginkgo
#haiku #senryu #tpoem #thaiku
www.baithuk.wordpress.com

windy

windy

with no sails or oars
drifting in windy ocean
paging poseidon

#haikuchallenge
#HaikuQuest (windy)
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed #ginkgo
#haiku #senryu #tpoem #thaiku
www.baithuk.wordpress.com

overflow

overflow

the dam of nature's patience
gave in to the overflow
drowned humanity

#haikuchallenge (overflow)
#HaikuQuest
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed #ginkgo
#haiku #senryu #tpoem #thaiku
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ornamental

ornamental i

the inner sanctum
inlaid with gems and mirrors
ornamental retreat

ornamental ii

ornamental hostess
to host, stand by, and receive
woes of trophy wives

#haikuchallenge (ornamental)
#HaikuQuest
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed #ginkgo
#haiku #senryu #tpoem #thaiku
www.baithuk.wordpress.com

obcordate ii

obcordate ii

logo obcordate
glittering ornamental
sizzling amorous


#haikuchallenge (obcordate)
#HaikuQuest
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed #ginkgo
#haiku #senryu #tpoem #thaiku
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obcordate

obcordate

obcordate dagger
engraved ornamental gems
in museums now

#haikuchallenge (obcordate)
#HaikuQuest
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed #ginkgo
#haiku #senryu #tpoem #thaiku
www.baithuk.wordpress.com

suggest

suggest

suggested the sage
give up all worldly desires
attain nirvana

#haikuchallenge (nirvana)
#HaikuQuest (suggest)
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed #ginkgo
#haiku #senryu #tpoem #thaiku
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nirvana

nirvana

first love, car, house, child
real nirvana remains
ever elusive

#haikuchallenge (nirvana)
#HaikuQuest
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed #ginkgo
#haiku #senryu #tpoem #thaiku
www.baithuk.wordpress.com

#thaiku 76

 (for all chai-koffee lovers)

#thaiku 76

t'lub hay buhat
lub say laga looN oosko
kaafi ho ya chai

#haikuchallenge
#HaikuQuest
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed #ginkgo
#haiku #senryu #tpoem #thaiku
www.baithuk.wordpress.com

shape

shape

they come in all shapes
sizes, colors and persuasions
war and peace saga

#haikuchallenge
#HaikuQuest (shape)
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed #ginkgo
#haiku #senryu #tpoem #thaiku
www.baithuk.wordpress.com

neoteric

neoteric

marshall mcluhan's
tune in, turn on and drop out
neoteric rule

#haikuchallenge (neoteric)
#HaikuQuest
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed #ginkgo
#haiku #senryu #tpoem #thaiku
www.baithuk.wordpress.com

nature

nature

obsession is not
the neoteric nirvana
nor essence of love

#haikuchallenge (nature)
#HaikuQuest
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed #ginkgo
#haiku #senryu #tpoem #thaiku
www.baithuk.wordpress.com

nature

nature

nature or nurture
passion, love, life, or laughter
conundrum of times


#haikuchallenge (nature)
#HaikuQuest
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed #ginkgo
#haiku #senryu #tpoem #thaiku
www.baithuk.wordpress.com

expanse

expanse

in rab al khali
vast vista of the expanse
and an oasis

#haikuchallenge
#HaikuQuest (expanse)
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed #ginkgo
#haiku #senryu #tpoem #thaiku
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#thaiku 75

#thaiku 75

nizam e qudrat
chalta hay aur rahay ga
tu apni ker ja

#haikuchallenge
#HaikuQuest
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed #ginkgo
#haiku #senryu #tpoem #thaiku
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abstract + diamond

abstract + diamond

out of box, abstract
rational outshines diamonds
pavolovian vibes

#haikuchallenge 
#HaikuQuest (abstract + diamond)
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed #ginkgo
#haiku #senryu #tpoem #thaiku
www.baithuk.wordpress.com

mystical

mystical

artists debated
mischievous or mystical
mona lisa's smile

#haikuchallenge (mystical)
#HaikuQuest
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed #ginkgo
#haiku #senryu #tpoem #thaiku
www.baithuk.wordpress.com

moon

moon

living on the moon
do the lovers view the earth
wondering aloud

#haikuchallenge
#HaikuQuest (moon)
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed #ginkgo
#haiku #senryu #tpoem #thaiku
www.baithuk.wordpress.com

mellifluous

mellifluous

mellifluous sea
nursing deadly tsunamis
global warming

#haikuchallenge (mellifluous)
#HaikuQuest
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed #ginkgo
#haiku #senryu #tpoem #thaiku
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mellifluous

mellifluous

the call for prayer
dawn's mystical majesty
mellifluous note

#haikuchallenge (mellifluous)(majesty)(mystical)
#HaikuQuest
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed #ginkgo
#haiku #senryu #tpoem #thaiku
www.baithuk.wordpress.com

#thaiku 74

 #thaiku 74

legalize dreaming
pierce polluted pressure
let smiles flourish

#haikuchallenge
#HaikuQuest
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed #ginkgo
#haiku #senryu #tpoem #thaiku
www.baithuk.wordpress.com

majesty

majesty

heading to the seas
the hatched turtles frolicking
kodak majesty

#haikuchallenge (majesty)
#HaikuQuest
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed #ginkgo
#haiku #senryu #tpoem #thaiku
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lissome

lissome

the kathak dancer
beats ballerina feet down
lissome warming moves


#haikuchallenge (lissome)
#HaikuQuest
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed #ginkgo
#haiku #senryu #tpoem #thaiku
www.baithuk.wordpress.com

lissome

lissome

the lissome amble
that laudable landmark trot
secretariat


#haikuchallenge (lissome)
#HaikuQuest
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed #ginkgo
#haiku #senryu #tpoem #thaiku
www.baithuk.wordpress.com

foot/paw print

foot/paw print

no foot or paw print
found in submerged continent
obliterated

#haikuchallenge
#HaikuQuest (foot/paw print)
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed #ginkgo
#haiku #senryu #tpoem #thaiku
www.baithuk.wordpress.com

laudable

laudable

regretful remorse
even when no wrong was done
laudable always

#haikuchallenge (laudable)
#HaikuQuest
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed #ginkgo
#haiku #senryu #tpoem #thaiku
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scamper

scamper

no room to scamper
neglecting mother nature
will do us in first

#haikuchallenge
#HaikuQuest (scamper)
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed #ginkgo
#haiku #senryu #tpoem #thaiku
www.baithuk.wordpress.com

landmark

landmark

in all the landmarks
show one for the refugees
north-south conundrum

#haikuchallenge (landmark)
#HaikuQuest
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed #ginkgo
#haiku #senryu #tpoem #thaiku
www.baithuk.wordpress.com

jetty

jetty

the jetty confronts
the rough seas from the harbor
normalcy prevails

#haikuchallenge
#HaikuQuest (jetty)
#micropoetry #poetrylovers
#poetrycommunity
#HaikuSeed #ginkgo
#haiku #senryu #tpoem #thaiku
www.baithuk.wordpress.com
http://baithak.blogspot.com/

klatch

klatch

late into the night
they debated if it was
klatch or persiflage

#HaikuChallenge (klatch)
#HaikuQuest
#micropoetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity
#HaikuSeed #ginkgo
#haiku #senryu #tpoem #thaiku
www.baithuk.wordpress.com
http://baithak.blogspot.com/

kiss

kiss

writ in history
be it on lips, hands or rings
the first kiss seals fate

#HaikuChallenge (kiss)
#HaikuQuest
#micropoetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity
#HaikuSeed #ginkgo
#haiku #senryu #tpoem #thaiku
www.baithuk.wordpress.com
http://baithak.blogspot.com/

independence

independence

what independence
living we are indentured
death is real freedom

#HaikuChallenge
#HaikuQuest (independent)
#micropoetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity
#HaikuSeed #ginkgo
#haiku #senryu #tpoem #thaiku
www.baithuk.wordpress.com
http://baithak.blogspot.com/

chaos

 chaos

absence of chaos
an existential death
chaotic is fun

#HaikuQuest (chaos)
#micropoetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity
#HaikuSeed #HaikuChallenge #ginkgo
#haiku #senryu #tpoem #thaiku
www.baithuk.wordpress.com
http://baithak.blogspot.com/

kindle

 kindle

ameliorating
curiosity kindles
fruitful existence

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

juicy

 juicy

of all the juices
mango, strawberry, orange
cactus is the best

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

jasmine

 jasmine

captivating smell
rising from the bride's hair
jasmine memories

#haikuchallenge (jasmine)
#HaikuQuest
#micropoetry #poetrylovers
#poetrycommunity
#HaikuSeed #ginkgo
#haiku #senryu #tpoem #thaiku
www.baithuk.wordpress.com
http://baithak.blogspot.com/

jasmine

 jasmine

its unique fragrance
transports me to summer days
jasmine + petrichor

#haikuchallenge (jasmine)
#HaikuQuest
#micropoetry #poetrylovers
#poetrycommunity
#HaikuSeed #ginkgo
#haiku #senryu #tpoem #thaiku
www.baithuk.wordpress.com
http://baithak.blogspot.com/