sanguine / hand-written / revived

 sanguine / hand-written / revived

handwriting revived
sanguine tidings are welcomed
calligraphers smile

#haikuchallenge (sanguine)
#BraveWrite (hand-written)
#haikufeels (revived)

#micropoetry #HaikuSeed #ginkgo
#haiku #senryu #writingcommunity
#poetrycommunity #thaiku #tpoem
baithuk.wordpress.com
baithak.blogspot.com

slake / peacock/ release

 slake / peacock/ release

peacock's desert dance
narcissistic slake release
lost in wilderness

#haikuchallenge (slake)
#BraveWrite (peacock)
#haikufeels (release)
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed #ginkgo
#haiku #senryu #writingcommunity
#poetrycommunity #thaiku #tpoem
baithuk.wordpress.com
baithak.blogspot.com

revel / travail / hollow

 revel / travail / hollow

terrorists revel
palestinian travail
hollow victimhood

#haikuchallenge (revel)
#BraveWrite (travail)
#haikufeels (hollow)

#micropoetry #HaikuSeed
#ginkgo #haiku #senryu
#thaiku #tpoem
baithuk.wordpress.com
baithak.blogspot.com

reflect / bloviate / mirth

 reflect / bloviate / mirth

bloviated mirth
reflect on the intellect
inarticulate

#haikuchallenge (reflect)
#BraveWrite (bloviate)
#haikufeels (mirth)

#micropoetry #HaikuSeed
#ginkgo #haiku #senryu
#thaiku #tpoem
baithuk.wordpress.com
baithak.blogspot.com

recharge / dare / peace

 recharge / dare / peace  

forget yesterdays
recharge suit for I C J
dare to hope for peace

#haikuchallenge (recharge)
#BraveWrite (dare)
#haikufeels (peace)
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed
#ginkgo #haiku #senryu
#thaiku #tpoem
baithuk.wordpress.com
baithak.blogspot.com

quale / truculent / toasty

quale / truculent / toasty

pisa, taj, canyon
quale sagrada família
truculent? toasty?

#haikuchallenge (quale)
#BraveWrite (truculent)
#haikufeels (toasty)
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed
#ginkgo #haiku #senryu
#thaiku #tpoem
baithuk.wordpress.com
baithak.blogspot.com

quicken / dream / jolly

 quicken / dream / jolly

jolly dreams extinct
santa held back by missiles
the heartbeats quicken

#haikuchallenge (quicken)
#BraveWrite (dream)
#haikufeels (jolly)
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed
#ginkgo #haiku #senryu
#thaiku #tpoem
baithuk.wordpress.com
baithak.blogspot.com

quixotic / twinkle / childlike

 quixotic / twinkle / childlike

gaza

childlike eyes twinkle
nary a sign of azrael
quixotic moment

#haikuchallenge (quixotic)
#BraveWrite (twinkle)
#haikufeels (childlike)

#micropoetry #HaikuSeed
#ginkgo #haiku #senryu
#thaiku #tpoem
baithuk.wordpress.com
baithak.blogspot.com

poetry / vicinity / grief

 poetry / vicinity / grief

in vicinity
for agha shahid ali
poetry and grief

#haikuchallenge (poetry)
#BraveWrite (vicinity)
#haikufeels (grief)
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed
#ginkgo #haiku #senryu
#thaiku #tpoem
baithuk.wordpress.com
baithak.blogspot.com

pure / sparkle / awe

 pure / sparkle / awe

infant's smile awe-pure
it sparkled frozen in death
genociders win

#haikuchallenge (pure)
#BraveWrite (sparkle)
#haikufeels (awe)

#micropoetry #HaikuSeed
#ginkgo #haiku #senryu
#thaiku #tpoem
baithuk.wordpress.com
baithak.blogspot.com

peace / vehement / cozy

 peace / vehement / cozy

D C Tel Aviv
vehement in denial
cozy fireplace peace

#haikuchallenge (peace)
#BraveWrite (vehement)
#haikufeels (cozy)

#micropoetry #HaikuSeed
#ginkgo #haiku #senryu
#thaiku #tpoem
baithuk.wordpress.com
baithak.blogspot.com

oracle / meet-cute / pride

 oracle / meet-cute / pride

cute oracle pride
el castillo, vatican
coasting on the past


#haikuchallenge (oracle)
#BraveWrite (meet-cute)
#haikufeels (pride)
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed
#ginkgo #haiku #senryu
#thaiku #tpoem
baithuk.wordpress.com
baithak.blogspot.com

ornament / marquise / chilly

 ornament / marquise / chilly

ornament laden
both the marquis and marquise
chilly in Yukon

#haikuchallenge (ornament)
#BraveWrite (marquise)
#haikufeels (chilly)
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed
#ginkgo #haiku #senryu
#thaiku #tpoem
baithuk.wordpress.com
baithak.blogspot.com

occasion / erstwhile / whimsical

 occasion / erstwhile / whimsical

revere nabka ii
and erstwhile hitler's birthday
whimsy occasion

#haikuchallenge (occasion)
#BraveWrite (erstwhile)
#haikufeels (whimsical)

#micropoetry #HaikuSeed
#ginkgo #haiku #senryu
#thaiku #tpoem
baithuk.wordpress.com
baithak.blogspot.com

nestle / real life / mighty

 nestle / real life / mighty

mighty real life
nestle mid fact and fiction
walking on thin air

#haikuchallenge (nestle)
#BraveWrite (real life)
#haikufeels (mighty)
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed
#ginkgo #haiku #senryu
#thaiku #tpoem
baithuk.wordpress.com
baithak.blogspot.com

noel / polemic / loose

 noel / polemic / loose

polemics aside
novel noel on the skis
loose hypothesis

#haikuchallenge (noel)
#BraveWrite (polemic)
#haikufeels (loose)
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed
#ginkgo #haiku #senryu
#thaiku #tpoem
baithuk.wordpress.com

natural / trifecta / intolerant

  natural / trifecta / intolerant

natural gamblers
gullible intolerance
trifecta bettors

#haikuchallenge (natural)
#BraveWrite (trifecta)
#haikufeels (intolerant)
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed
#ginkgo #haiku #senryu
#thaiku #tpoem
baithuk.wordpress.com
baithak.blogspot.com

mollify / skulk / disillusioned

 mollify / skulk / disillusioned

who would mollify
skulking and disillusioned
the whole world a foe

#haikuchallenge (mollify)
#BraveWrite (skulk)
#haikufeels (disillusioned)
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed
#ginkgo #haiku #senryu
#thaiku #tpoem
baithuk.wordpress.com
baithak.blogspot.com

melodic / cashmere / demure

 melodic / cashmere / demure

melodic music
demure maiden in cashmere
challenging karma


#haikuchallenge (melodic )
#BraveWrite (cashmere)
#haikufeels (demure)
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed
#ginkgo #haiku #senryu
#thaiku #tpoem
baithuk.wordpress.com
baithak.blogspot.com

librate / double entendre / devastated

 librate /  double entendre   / devastated

double entendre
librate, waver or waiver
be devastated

#haikuchallenge (librate)
#BraveWrite (double entendre)
#haikufeels (devastated)
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed
#ginkgo #haiku #senryu
#thaiku #tpoem
baithuk.wordpress.com
baithak.blogspot.com

manifest / rampart / jittery

 manifest / rampart / jittery

manifest to all
the great wall is no rampart
to nuclear jitters

#haikuchallenge (manifest)
#BraveWrite (rampart)
#haikufeels (jittery)
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed
#ginkgo #haiku #senryu
#thaiku #tpoem
baithuk.wordpress.com
baithak.blogspot.com

lyric / echo chamber / solemn

 lyric / echo chamber / solemn

in echo chambers
'if i must die' lyrics
solemnly rebound

#haikuchallenge (lyric)
#BraveWrite (echo chamber)
#haikufeels (solemn)
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed
#ginkgo #haiku #senryu
#thaiku #tpoem
baithuk.wordpress.com
baithak.blogspot.com

Palestinian poet Refaat Alareer killed in Gaza
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/08/palestinian-poet-refaat-alareer-killed-in-gaza

https://www.democracynow.org/2023/12/8/jehad_abusalim_on_refaat_alareer_death

kraal / covered bridge / intimidated

 kraal / covered bridge / intimidated 

sheebeens in the kral
intimidated rendezvous
by the covered  bridge

#haikuchallenge (kraal)
#BraveWrite (covered bridge)
#haikufeels (intimidated)

#micropoetry #HaikuSeed
#ginkgo #haiku #senryu
#thaiku #tpoem
baithuk.wordpress.com
baithak.blogspot.com

knavish / illuminate / contemplative

 knavish / illuminate / contemplative

polemic redux
contemplative knavish knack
illuminates doubts


#haikuchallenge (knavish)
#BraveWrite (illuminate)
#haikufeels (contemplative)
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed
#ginkgo #haiku #senryu
#thaiku #tpoem
baithuk.wordpress.com
baithak.blogspot.com

kith / ambit / chagrined

 kith / ambit / chagrined

the kiths were chagrined
vows needed not in ambit
time to hone the skills

#haikuchallenge (kith)
#BraveWrite (ambit)
#haikufeels (chagrined)
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed
#ginkgo #haiku #senryu
#thaiku #tpoem
baithuk.wordpress.com
baithak.blogspot.com

jolly / diktat / disheartened

 jolly / diktat / disheartened

the jolly marchers
disheartened by the diktat
turned murderous mob

#haikuchallenge (jolly)
#BraveWrite (diktat)
#haikufeels (disheartened)
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed
#ginkgo #haiku #senryu
#thaiku #tpoem
baithuk.wordpress.com
baithak.blogspot.com

joy / long shot/ welcome

 joy / long shot/ welcome

@TorahJudaism
welcome longshot in wasteland
fleeting, fleeing joy


#haikuchallenge (joy)
#BraveWrite (long shot)
#haikufeels (welcome)
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed
#ginkgo #haiku #senryu
#thaiku #tpoem
baithuk.wordpress.com
baithak.blogspot.com

jingle / lambast / welcome

 jingle / lambast / welcome

lambasting the ride
unwelcome piped jingles
adrenaline flows


#haikuchallenge (jingle)
#BraveWrite (lambast)
#haikufeels (welcome)
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed
#ginkgo #haiku #senryu
#thaiku #tpoem
baithuk.wordpress.com
baithak.blogspot.com

iridescent / watershed / distraught

 iridescent / watershed / distraught

iridescent bombs
brutal watershed moment
distraught children's tears

#haikuchallenge (iridescent)
#BraveWrite (watershed)
#haikufeels (distraught)
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed
#ginkgo #haiku #senryu
#thaiku #tpoem
baithuk.wordpress.com
baithak.blogspot.com

intrepid / vat / wide-eyed

 intrepid / vat / wide-eyed

wide-eyed intrepid
peeking into rusty vat
to find the wine gone

#haikuchallenge (intrepid)
#BraveWrite (vat)
#haikufeels (wide-eyed)
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed
#ginkgo #haiku #senryu
#thaiku #tpoem
baithuk.wordpress.com
baithak.blogspot.com

intrepid / vat / wide-eyed

 intrepid / vat / wide-eyed

wide-eyed intrepid
peeking into rusty vat
to find some old wine

#haikuchallenge (intrepid)
#BraveWrite (vat)
#haikufeels (wide-eyed)
#micropoetry #HaikuSeed
#ginkgo #haiku #senryu
#thaiku #tpoem
baithuk.wordpress.com
baithak.blogspot.com