OCTOBER HAIKUS

Grey like foggy days
Rivers sludge toward oceans
Icy bricks float on

Icy bricks float on
Downward from the river's source
Winter takes its toll

Winter takes its toll
The freeze settles deep inside
Finding hidden seeds

Finding hidden seeds
To sow this love of writing
Reap my heart's content

Reap my heart's content
Rip open my brimming soul
And ignite mind's eye

And ignite mind's eye
With beauty that hath abound
Seek, beyond this plane

Seek, beyond this plane
Wonders which expand the mind
Space and time, boundless

Space and time, boundless
Exploration unending
Locked in a small ship

Locked in a small ship
The pirate in a bottle
Sails the living room

Sails the living room
Child above the carpeting
Parents' hearts go still

Parents' hearts go still
Now, all doubt has been replaced
Swelling with their pride

Swelling with their pride
Is the reaction each time
They see his new bride

They see his new bride
She brings out his love, his soul
Stirs desire and lust

Stirs desire and lust
Plus a touch of larceny
To her recipe

To her recipe
Add some chocolate for lust
And sugar for sweet

And sugar for sweet
But nothing to eat it with
Is my tooth's lament

Is my tooth's lament
really very poisonous?
Or chocolate hoard?

Or chocolate hoard
by loose brained chocolatiers?
Oh... misunderstood

Oh... misunderstood
The words he said so sweetly
"Will you become mine?"

"Will you become mine,"
"Wait a minute," she replied,
"This ain't Valentines."

This ain't Valentines
But it is an utterance
Of humour and jest

Of humour and jest
The mask is fabricated
To hide our sorrow

To hide our sorrow
We don robes of chocolate
Fill our mouths with wine

Fill our mouths with wine
Partake in communal bread
Holy feast, divine

Holy feast, divine
Raw tuna on seasoned rice
Sushi for Christmas

Sushi for Christmas
Noni prepared just seven
I order in mine

I order in mine
Dreams, illusions, fate, designs
A handy machine

A handy machine
Fingers tap on the keyboard
And stories come out

And stories come out
Frozen digits stir plasma
Empty feelings flow

Empty feelings flow
Like smoke, coiling translucent
Ghostly tracks ascend

Ghostly tracks ascend
Take possession of my heart
Only memories...

September Haikus!

Shimmer in the light
Sparkle of love's reflection
Captured in your eyes

Captured in your eyes
The silhouette of the bed
Upon which we sleep

Upon which we sleep
Life's endless raging river
Begs us to awake

Begs us to awake
NO! Life fights the ebb and flow
Eddies circle round

Eddies circle round
The rain returns to the sea
Flowers face the sun

Flowers face the sun
Petals tanning into bronze
No hats for daisies

No hats for daisies
For their lovely, wild beauty
In the earth should stay

In the earth should stay
Magma and the rotting dead
Both unwelcome here

Bothe unwelcome here
Point and counterpoint return
Minds closed to reason

Minds closed to reason
Humanity's common norm
How I yearn for more

How I yearn for more
Like wolves howling at the moon
I lope after you

I lope after you
Spelled U-I-L-O-P-E
My brand new password

My brand new password
Lingers long upon your lips
Touch again to me

Touch again to me
This password, I swear to you
It is yours, not mine

It is yours, not mine
My words will be much more kind
Let me whisper them

Let me whisper them
(The words you long to hear), soft
So that I can't hear

So that I can't hear
Fingers to skin softly touch
Read my glistening lips

Read my glistening lips
Crimson rush to orbit
Dizzy heights freefall

Dizzy heights freefall
Floating to terra firma
Kissed by autumn grass

Kissed by autumn grass
Study clouds gently floating
Wind eddies through trees

Wind eddies through trees
Clouds and darkness, no sunlight
Foreboding takes hold

Foreboding takes hold
It's another bad news day
Turn off the TV

Turn off the TV
Stop all the ticking clocks
Death speaks in whispers

Death speaks in whispers
We had let it go before
Here it is again

Here it is again
New holidays before us
Resolution time

Resolution time
A clock missing its hands that
Never strikes the hour

Never strikes the hour
Overnight in a winter
Yet to blow its nose

Yet to blow its nose
Baby Cyrano sneezes
Elephant snot spreads

Elephant snot spreads
With water and soap, all suds
Handler soaked again

Handler soaked again
Elephant can't help its sneeze
Grey like foggy days