raven / chrysanthemum / cackle / Oct 02

raven / chrysanthemum / cackle / Oct 02 bright raven cackles with graceful chrysanthemum summer-autumn long #haikuchallenge (raven) #BraveWrite (chrysanthemum) #haikufeels (cackle) #WritersOfBluesky #PoetsOfBluesky #micropoetry #senryu #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #thaiku #tpoem baithuk.wordpress.com baithak.blogspot.com

rapt / defiance / gasp / Oct 01

rapt / defiance / gasp / Oct 01 pay rapt attention no gasping in defiance autocracy woes #haikuchallenge (rapt) #BraveWrite (defiance ) #haikufeels (gasp) #WritersOfBluesky #PoetsOfBluesky #micropoetry #senryu #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #thaiku #tpoem baithuk.wordpress.com baithak.blogspot.com

radiant / azalae / copy / Sep 30

radiant / azalea / copy / Sep 30 copy radiant aura and its ambience azalea's spring joys #haikuchallenge (radiant) #BraveWrite (azalea) #haikufeels (copy) #WritersOfBluesky #PoetsOfBluesky #micropoetry #senryu #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #thaiku #tpoem baithuk.wordpress.com baithak.blogspot.com

quill / enabler / shrink / Sep 29

quill / enabler / shrink / Sep 29 the shrink or his quill pray who is the enabler as long as it works #haikuchallenge (quill) #BraveWrite (enabler) #haikufeels (shrink) #WritersOfBluesky #PoetsOfBluesky #micropoetry #senryu #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #thaiku #tpoem baithuk.wordpress.com baithak.blogspot.com

query / diverge / cool / Sep 28

query / diverge / cool / Sep 28 diverge the query civilians not terrorists uncool holocaust #haikuchallenge (query) #BraveWrite (diverge) #haikufeels (cool) #WritersOfBluesky #PoetsOfBluesky #micropoetry #senryu #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #thaiku #tpoem baithuk.wordpress.com baithak.blogspot.com

quench / accelerate / promise / Sep 27

quench / accelerate / promise / Sep 27 quench thirst for learning accelerate the promises of a better world #haikuchallenge (quench) #BraveWrite (accelerate) #haikufeels (promise) #WritersOfBluesky #PoetsOfBluesky #micropoetry #senryu #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #thaiku #tpoem baithuk.wordpress.com baithak.blogspot.com

pantheon / keynote / bump / Sep 26

pantheon / keynote / bump / Sep 26 bump usurpers to pantheon of oligarchs keynote speakers say #haikuchallenge (pantheon) #BraveWrite (keynote) #haikufeels (bump) #WritersOfBluesky #PoetsOfBluesky #micropoetry #senryu #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #thaiku #tpoem baithuk.wordpress.com baithak.blogspot.com

palisade / forgive / produce / Sep 25

palisade / forgive / produce / Sep 25 palisades produce defensive temperament forgive nor forget #haikuchallenge (palisade) #BraveWrite (forgive) #haikufeels (produce) #WritersOfBluesky #PoetsOfBluesky #micropoetry #senryu #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #thaiku #tpoem baithuk.wordpress.com baithak.blogspot.com

palette / carnation / seem / Sep 24

palette / carnation / seem / Sep 24 it seemed the colours on the palette came alive as carnations bloomed #haikuchallenge (palette) #BraveWrite (carnation) #haikufeels (seem) #WritersOfBluesky #PoetsOfBluesky #micropoetry #senryu #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #thaiku #tpoem baithuk.wordpress.com baithak.blogspot.com

onset / crosstown / attend / Sep 23

onset / crosstown / attend / Sep 23 onset of the fairs attend the celebrations crosstown rivalry families attend crosstown or cross-country fairs seasonal onset #haikuchallenge (onset) #BraveWrite (crosstown) #haikufeels (attend) #WritersOfBluesky #PoetsOfBluesky #micropoetry #senryu #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #thaiku #tpoem baithuk.wordpress.com baithak.blogspot.com

october / geranium / monitor / Sep 22

october / geranium / monitor / Sep 22 october harvest monitor geraniums bring annuals in #haikuchallenge (october) #BraveWrite (geranium) #haikufeels (monitor) #WritersOfBluesky #PoetsOfBluesky #micropoetry #senryu #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #thaiku #tpoem baithuk.wordpress.com baithak.blogspot.com

ocean / relatable / dry / Sep 21

ocean / relatable / dry / Sep 21 pacific ocean weather is relatable could be wet or dry #haikuchallenge (ocean) #BraveWrite (relatable) #haikufeels (dry) #WritersOfBluesky #PoetsOfBluesky #micropoetry #senryu #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #thaiku #tpoem baithuk.wordpress.com baithak.blogspot.com

nuance / round / kneel / Sep 20

nuance / round / kneel / Sep 20 round up nuances abuse nor transgress nature kneel to the heavens #haikuchallenge (nuance) #BraveWrite (round) #haikufeels (kneel) #WritersOfBluesky #PoetsOfBluesky #micropoetry #senryu #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #thaiku #tpoem baithuk.wordpress.com baithak.blogspot.com

nascent / first-hand / boost / Sep 19

nascent / first-hand / boost / Sep 19 nascent half-baked thoughts 'that' egomaniac boosts we all know first-hand #haikuchallenge (nascent) #BraveWrite (first-hand) #haikufeels (boost) #WritersOfBluesky #PoetsOfBluesky #micropoetry #senryu #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #thaiku #tpoem baithuk.wordpress.com baithak.blogspot.com

nacre / wounds / envy /Sep 18

nacre / wounds / envy /Sep 18 nacre is more than wounds of oysters and mussels envy of women #haikuchallenge (nacre) #BraveWrite (wounds) #haikufeels (envy) #WritersOfBluesky #PoetsOfBluesky #micropoetry #senryu #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #thaiku #tpoem baithuk.wordpress.com baithak.blogspot.com

mauve / nerine / deserve / Sep 17

mauve / nerine / deserve / Sep 17 lucky ones deserve mauve nerine gibsonii brings prosperity #haikuchallenge (mauve) #BraveWrite (nerine) #haikufeels (deserve) #WritersOfBluesky #PoetsOfBluesky #micropoetry #senryu #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #thaiku #tpoem baithuk.wordpress.com baithak.blogspot.com

marvel / proxy / circle / Sep 16

marvel / proxy / circle / Sep 16 marvel the circle no beginning nor an end a proxy for dots #haikuchallenge (marvel) #BraveWrite (proxy) #haikufeels (circle) #WritersOfBluesky #PoetsOfBluesky #micropoetry #senryu #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #thaiku #tpoem baithuk.wordpress.com baithak.blogspot.com

majestic / gladiolus / forbid / Sep 15

majestic / gladiolus / forbid / Sep 15 vibrant bouquet of majestic gladiolus forbids wistfulness #haikuchallenge (majestic) #BraveWrite (gladiolus) #haikufeels (forbid) #WritersOfBluesky #PoetsOfBluesky #micropoetry #senryu #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #thaiku #tpoem baithuk.wordpress.com baithak.blogspot.com

lantern / wind-down / chop / Sep 14

lantern / wind down / chop / Sep 14 wind down the debate chop the logic and caprice raise the red lantern #haikuchallenge (lantern) #BraveWrite (wind-down) #haikufeels (chop) #WritersOfBluesky #PoetsOfBluesky #micropoetry #senryu #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #thaiku #tpoem baithuk.wordpress.com baithak.blogspot.com

happiness

happiness is it contentment a square meal, roof and a book call it happiness #WritersOfBluesky #PoetsOfBluesky #micropoetry #senryu #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #thaiku #tpoem baithuk.wordpress.com baithak.blogspot.com

landmark / curate / rescue / Sep 13

 landmark / curate / rescue / Sep 13

landmark rescue push
at par with past holocausts
curate genocide

#haikuchallenge (landmark)
#BraveWrite (curate)
#haikufeels (rescue)

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#micropoetry #senryu #writingcommunity
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lambent / honour / orient / Sep 12

 lambent / honour / orient / Sep 12

praise the protesters
orient lambent honour
dictators will fall

#haikuchallenge (lambent)
#BraveWrite (honour)
#haikufeels (orient)

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#micropoetry #senryu #writingcommunity
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kindred / hometown / ground / Sep 11

 kindred / hometown / ground / Sep 11

kindred terrorists
levelling native's hometown
gaza's ground zero

#haikuchallenge (kindred)
#BraveWrite (hometown)
#haikufeels (ground)

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kimono / flair / beam / Sep 10

 kimono / flair / beam / Sep 10

kimonos with flair
saris and evening gowns beam
sartorial grace

#haikuchallenge (kimono)
#BraveWrite (flair)
#haikufeels (beam)

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#micropoetry #senryu #writingcommunity
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karma / kinesis / help / Sep 09

 karma / kinesis / help / Sep 09

haiku kinesis
prompts cascading helpfully
karma in action

#haikuchallenge (karma)
#BraveWrite (kinesis)
#haikufeels (help)

#WritersOfBluesky #PoetsOfBluesky
#micropoetry #senryu #writingcommunity
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jewel / lexicon / employ / Sep 08

 jewel / lexicon / employ / Sep 08

morphemes the jewels
exploring the lexicons
employ diligence

#haikuchallenge (jewel)
#BraveWrite (lexicon)
#haikufeels (employ)

#WritersOfBluesky #PoetsOfBluesky
#micropoetry #senryu #writingcommunity
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jasmine / allium / live / Sep 07

 jasmine / allium / live / Sep 07

live and let them live
both allium and jasmine
unhealthy for dogs

#haikuchallenge (jasmine)
#BraveWrite (allium)
#haikufeels (live)

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#micropoetry #senryu #writingcommunity
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elevator / japonica / inch / Sep 06

 elevator / japonica / inch / Sep 06

inch by inch it grows
red, white, pink japonica
elevates pleasure

#haikuchallenge (elevator)
#BraveWrite (japonica)
#haikufeels (inch)

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#micropoetry #senryu #writingcommunity
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contravene / image / grade / Sep 05

contravene / image/ grade / Sep 05

contravene images
genocide or holocaust
graded by victims

#haikuchallenge (contravene)
#BraveWrite (image)
#haikufeels (grade)

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#micropoetry #senryu #writingcommunity
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relief / idyll / number / Sep 04

 relief / idyll / number / Sep 04

after the carnage
an idyll nature number
relieving relief

#haikuchallenge (relief)
#BraveWrite (idyll)
#haikufeels (number)

#WritersOfBluesky #PoetsOfBluesky
#micropoetry #senryu #writingcommunity
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harness / icicle / fan / Sep 03

 harness / icicle / fan / Sep 03

harness emotions
relationships scintillate
fanning icicles

#haikuchallenge (harness)
#BraveWrite (icicle)
#haikufeels (fan)

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#micropoetry #senryu #writingcommunity
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heather / coil / absent / Sep 02

 heather / coil / absent / Sep 02

coiled round the cortege
when family was absent
resilient heather

#haikuchallenge (heather)
#BraveWrite (coil)
#haikufeels (absent)

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#micropoetry #senryu #writingcommunity
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harmony / manipulation / back / Sep 01

 harmony / manipulation / back / Sep 01

false harmony calls
back to manipulation
fascists tired technique

#haikuchallenge (harmony)
#BraveWrite (manipulation)
#haikufeels (back)

#WritersOfBluesky #PoetsOfBluesky
#micropoetry #senryu #writingcommunity
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hallmark / innocuous / convince / Aug 31

 hallmark / innocuous / convince / Aug 31

aim at wrong target
innocuous speech's hallmark
failure to convince

#haikuchallenge (hallmark)
#BraveWrite (innocuous)
#haikufeels (convince)

#WritersOfBluesky #PoetsOfBluesky
#micropoetry #senryu #writingcommunity
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gesture / orwellian / shove / Aug 30

 gesture / orwellian / shove / Aug 30

A I has shoved out
all orwellian gestures
post nineteen eighty

#haikuchallenge (gesture)
#BraveWrite (orwellian)
#haikufeels (shove)

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gallery / black eyed susan / control

 gallery / black-eyed susan / control

just, strong, resilient
black-eyed susan controls
garden's gallery

#haikuchallenge (gallery)
#BraveWrite (balck-eyed susan)
#haikufeels (control)

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#micropoetry #senryu #writingcommunity
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garden / phrasing /contrast / Aug28

 garden / phrasing /contrast / Aug28

despite or in spite
contrast phrasing highlights points
garden in late fall

#haikuchallenge (garden)
#BraveWrite (phrasing)
#haikufeels (contrast)

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fervour / elucidate / buffer / Aug 27

 fervour / elucidate / buffer / Aug 27

elucidate what
buffer the inner turmoil
verbalize fervour?

#haikuchallenge (fervour)
#BraveWrite (elucidate)
#haikufeels (buffer)

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favour / backlash / prevent / Aug 26

 favour / backlash / prevent / Aug 26

to prevent backlash
truth is blended with falsehood
favours are encashed

#haikuchallenge (favour)
#BraveWrite (backlash)
#haikufeels (prevent)

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#micropoetry #senryu #writingcommunity
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nature, art and poetry

 nature, art and poetry

when missing morsels
nature, art and poetry
is not as pleasing

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#micropoetry #senryu #writingcommunity
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facet / implication / venture / Aug 25

 facet / implication / venture / Aug 25

emerging facet
new venture implication
discarding dogma

#haikuchallenge (facet)
#BraveWrite (implication)
#haikufeels (venture)

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let us go then, you and I

 let us go then, you and I

it's not the love song
let us go then, you and I
where t. s. e. dreams

times are a-changing
let us go then, you and I
where life is coloured

black to white to red
let us go then, you and I
bleed to nirvana

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https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/44212/the-love-song-of-j-alfred-prufrock

effusion / power / pretend / Aug 24

 effusion / power / pretend / Aug 24

verbal effusion
from the pulpit of power
pretensions galore

#haikuchallenge (effusion)
#BraveWrite (power)
#haikufeels (pretend)

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echo / dropdown / scramble / Aug 23

 echo / dropdown / scramble / Aug 23

dropdown or dropout
wait not for blast to echo
scramble for cover

#haikuchallenge (echo)
#BraveWrite (dropdown)
#haikufeels (scramble)

#WritersOfBluesky #PoetsOfBluesky
#micropoetry #senryu #writingcommunity
#poetrycommunity #thaiku #tpoem

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ebullient / decompensated / miss / Aug 22

 ebullient / decompensated / miss / Aug 22

symptoms when ignored
decompensated and missed
ebullient aura

#haikuchallenge (ebullient)
#BraveWrite (decompensated)
#haikufeels (miss)

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desire / humblebrag / scorch / Aug 21

 desire / humblebrag / scorch / Aug 21

scorch the humblebrag
with wit laced with eloquence
douse his/her desires

#haikuchallenge (desire)
#BraveWrite (humblebrag)
#haikufeels (scorch)

#WritersOfBluesky #PoetsOfBluesky
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depiction / freesia / fund / Aug 20

 depiction / freesia / fund / Aug 20

for good aesthetics
freesia depiction worked
fund boost for the poor

#haikuchallenge (depiction)
#BraveWrite (freesia)
#haikufeels (fund)

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dawn / intel / border / Aug 19

 dawn / intel / border / Aug 19

dawn at the border
dispassionate herd of sheep
intel rules supreme

#haikuchallenge (dawn)
#BraveWrite (intel)
#haikufeels (border)

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charm / linen / exist / Aug 18

 charm / linen / exist / Aug 18

linen and cotton
historical existence
both with their own charms

#haikuchallenge (charm)
#BraveWrite (linen)
#haikufeels (exist)

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celebrity / fringe / boil / Aug 17

 celebrity / fringe / boil / Aug 17

fringe celebrity
perplexities boil over
pompous arrogance

#haikuchallenge (celebrity)
#BraveWrite (fringe)
#haikufeels (boil)

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#micropoetry #senryu #writingcommunity
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