veil / sinecure / spin / Apr 19

 veil / sinecure / spin

spin it as you like
sinecure was a reward
to silence veiled threats

#haikuchallenge (veil)
#BraveWrite (sinecure)
#haikufeels (spin)

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

vast / cold-call / grind / Apr 18

 vast / cold-call / grind

cold-call from beyond
grinding through the vast network
E T returning

#haikuchallenge (vast)
#BraveWrite (cold-call)
#haikufeels (grind)

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

vantage / embroil / note / Apr 17

 vantage / embroil /note

from their vantage perch
they noted the genocide
but did not embroil

#haikuchallenge (vantage)
#BraveWrite (embroil)
#haikufeels (note)

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

unspoilt/unspoiled / sad-sack / invite / Apr 16

 unspoilt/unspoiled / sad-sack / invite

no unspoiled leaders
sad-sack rulers everywhere
invites inaction

#haikuchallenge (unspoilt/unspoiled)
#BraveWrite (sad-sack)
#haikufeels (invite)

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

unique / thrust / roam / Apr 15

 unique / thrust / roam

roam the universe
enslaving minds young and old
unique psionic thrust

#haikuchallenge (unique)
#BraveWrite (thrust)
#haikufeels (roam)

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

union / world-weary / peck / Apr 14

 union / world-weary / peck

as civilians die
world-weary leaders union
ineptly pecking

#haikuchallenge (union)
#BraveWrite (world-weary)
#haikufeels (peck)

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

tendril / zest / shower / Apr 13

 tendril / zest / shower

zest in the shower
union of body and soul
torso in tendril

#haikuchallenge (tendril)
#BraveWrite (zest)
#haikufeels (shower)

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

tapestry / xanthous / grow / Apr 12

 tapestry / xanthous / grow

xanthous tapestry
sunset over the ocean
euphoria grows

#haikuchallenge (tapestry)
#BraveWrite (xanthous)
#haikufeels (grow)

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

taiga / double-edged / nix / Apr 11

 taiga / double-edged / nix

taiga venture nixed
trial balloon by gulf states
a double-edged move

#haikuchallenge (taiga)
#BraveWrite (double-edged)
#haikufeels (nix)

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

sanguine / newsy / impact / Apr 10

 sanguine / newsy / impact

in tsunami's wake
impactful sanguine newsy
ephemeral ease

#haikuchallenge (sanguine)
#BraveWrite (newsy)
#haikufeels (impact)

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

salvia / adagio / row / Apr 09

 salvia / adagio / row

adagio in spring
ecstatic row of dervishes
salvia whirling

#haikuchallenge (salvia)
#BraveWrite (adagio)
#haikufeels (row)

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

saffron / stud / putter / Apr 08

 saffron / stud / putter

saffron aroma
turned a stud to a putter
lazy days of spring

#haikuchallenge (saffron)
#BraveWrite (stud)
#haikufeels (putter)

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

redolent / mocktail / spry / Apr 07

 redolent / mocktail / spry

maintain spry routine
intermitted fasting and
redolent mocktail 

#haikuchallenge (redolent)
#BraveWrite (mocktail)
#haikufeels (spry)

#micropoetry #HaikuSeed #ginkgo
#haiku #senryu #writingcommunity
#poetrycommunity #thaiku #tpoem

baithuk.wordpress.com
baithak.blogspot.com

raven / terracotta / groove Apr 06

 raven / terracotta / groove

terracotta groove
raven perched on sculpture's head
watching the mayhem

#haikuchallenge (raven)
#BraveWrite (terracotta)
#haikufeels (groove)

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

raptor / elixir / numb / Apr 05

 raptor / elixir / numb

willing and weak-willed
elixir stupified as
raptor numbs the prey

#haikuchallenge (raptor)
#BraveWrite (elixir)
#haikufeels (numb)

#micropoetry #HaikuSeed #ginkgo
#haiku #senryu #writingcommunity
#poetrycommunity #thaiku #tpoem

baithuk.wordpress.com
baithak.blogspot.com

quercine / gizmo / immerse / Apr 04

 quercine / gizmo / immerse

will it work or not
immerse the quercine gizmo
in water and see

#haikuchallenge (quercine)
#BraveWrite (gizmo)
#haikufeels (immerse)

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

quamoclit / amok / rummage / Apr 03

 quamoclit / amok / rummage

quamoclit rummage
butterflies running amok
spring is in the air

#haikuchallenge (quamoclit)
#BraveWrite (amok)
#haikufeels (rummage)

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

quadrifid / hopelessness / primp / Apr 02

 quadrifid / hopelessness / primp

east, west, north and south
quadrifid globe hopelessness
praise primp autocrats

#haikuchallenge (quadrifid)
#BraveWrite (hopelessness)
#haikufeels (primp)

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

paradigm / paradoxical / spring / Apr 01

 paradigm / paradoxical / spring

paradoxical
spring paradigm destiny
buds, bugs, bullets, bombs

#haikuchallenge (paradigm)
#BraveWrite (paradoxical)
#haikufeels (spring)

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

palate / why / blend / Mar 31

 palate / why / blend

why blend the palate
oil and water do not mix
nor do good or bad

#haikuchallenge (palate)
#BraveWrite (why)
#haikufeels (blend)

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

paean / angel / enact / Mar 30

 paean / angel / enact

life was different
when angels enacted paens
fanaticism rules

#haikuchallenge (paean)
#BraveWrite (angel)
#haikufeels (enact)

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

occident / remorse / rave / Mar 29

 occident / remorse /rave

for war in ukraine
occidental remorse raves
but not for gaza

#haikuchallenge (occident)
#BraveWrite (remorse)
#haikufeels (rave)

#micropoetry #HaikuSeed #ginkgo
#haiku #senryu #writingcommunity
#poetrycommunity #thaiku #tpoem

baithuk.wordpress.com
baithak.blogspot.com

obeisance / vessel / colour / Mar 28

 obeisance / vessel / colour

colour them in awe
a vessel of obeisance
felon's followers

#haikuchallenge (obeisance)
#BraveWrite (vessel)
#haikufeels ( colour)

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

@sheilabenson Now I understand why I can't paint "Happy"

 @sheilabenson

Now I understand why I can't paint "Happy"

with brushes, paint, canvas
why I cannot paint "Happy"
genocide anguish

#micropoetry #HaikuSeed #ginkgo
#haiku #senryu #writingcommunity
#poetrycommunity #thaiku #tpoem

baithuk.wordpress.com
baithak.blogspot.com

oasis / aquamarine / render / Mar 27

 oasis / aquamarine / render

to render rapport
aquamarine oasis
in rab al khali

#haikuchallenge (oasis)
#BraveWrite ( aquamarine)
#haikufeels (render)

#micropoetry #HaikuSeed #ginkgo
#haiku #senryu #writingcommunity
#poetrycommunity #thaiku #tpoem

baithuk.wordpress.com
baithak.blogspot.com

nexus / peach / mean / Mar 26

 nexus / peach / mean

nexus to a peach
whether fruit or a person
nirvana heaven


#haikuchallenge (nexus)
#BraveWrite (peach)
#haikufeels ( mean )

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

nascent / dissociate / catch / Mar 25

 nascent / dissociate / catch

detachedly focus
dissociate from the catch
follow nascent hint

#haikuchallenge (nascent)
#BraveWrite (dissociate)
#haikufeels (catch)

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

nacre / play / jog / Mar 24

 nacre / play / jog

play with cultured pearl
nacre iridescence jogs
dormant memories

#haikuchallenge (nacre)
#BraveWrite (play)
#haikufeels (jog)

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

mandala / short story / lend / Mar 23

 mandala / short story / lend

a crisp short story
lend soloman's mandala
to help immigrants

#haikuchallenge (mandala)
#BraveWrite (short story)
#haikufeels  (lend  )

#micropoetry #HaikuSeed #ginkgo
#haiku #senryu #writingcommunity
#poetrycommunity #thaiku #tpoem

baithuk.wordpress.com
baithak.blogspot.com

magnolia / novel / yelp / Mar 22

 magnolia / novel / yelp

magnolia fragrance
in the middle of waste dump
worth a yelp or two

#haikuchallenge (magnolia)
#BraveWrite (novel)
#haikufeels (yelp)

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

magenta / ars poetica / wave / Mar 21

 magenta / ars poetica / wave

wave of magenta
sweeps the valleys and mountains
ars poetica

#haikuchallenge (magenta)
#BraveWrite (Ars Poetica)
#haikufeels (wave)

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

@sheilabenson There must be Peace!

 @sheilabenson

There must be Peace!

peace is there resting
neatly laid out in graveyards
yes resting in peace

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