The way to freedom is a line,
straight or a meandering vine,
circling and entwines,
never to join the beginning.
Do not think to what came before,
gone to be left evermore,
in the path you score,
what happens in a river?
As troubled water flows it pounds,
eroding till what was left drowns,
tumbling til it washes down,
the stain of its memory.
Not all life is about life, it’s about living as well.
Playing in the in between moments of need, want, loss, and fear.
Relenting to the everyday only leads to the everyday.
For the Sijo Challenge this past week.
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Take solace there is hope of better times.
From the cycles of change of the past.
The soul has survived lifetimes.
The mind questions unasked.
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Darkness No More
the warmth of his glow
frightening in its brightness
a sign of night’s death
his is my entry for this weeks Haiku Poetry Challenge GLOW and Night.
There are details in the prompt on how to write a Haiku.
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Seeds of Discontent
the forbidden fruit
the apple of every eye
picked but not savored
his is my entry for this weeks Haiku Poetry Challenge APPLE and Pick.
There are details in the prompt on how to write a Haiku.
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In Course
rise up and be bright
for the day has not been planned
you are the helmsman
his is my entry for this weeks Haiku Poetry Challenge AIM and Guide.
There are details in the prompt on how to write a Haiku.
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Reigns
deep love leads the heart
in an ever hopeful fate
melancholy reigns
his is my entry for this weeks Haiku Poetry Challenge DEEP and Woe.
There are details in the prompt on how to write a Haiku.
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Free Flowing
be slow as turtles
heed little the passing time
like twigs flowing free
This is my entry for this weeks Haiku Poetry Challenge REED and Turtle.
There are details in the prompt on how to write a Haiku.
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Empty Skies
clouds roll, billowing
dreams once gripped with joyous heart
blown from vacant skies
This is my entry for this weeks Haiku Poetry Challenge BLEW and Skies.
There are details in the prompt on how to write a Haiku.
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The World Rolls
the tide keeps rolling
steady through ages of time
empires rise and fall
This is my entry for this weeks Haiku Poetry Challenge ROLLING and Steady.
There are details in the prompt on how to write a Haiku.
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Painted Knees
too many live their lives
denied knowing the green grass
stains the dreams of youth
This is my entry for this weeks Haiku Poetry Challenge GRASS and Stain.
There are details in the prompt on how to write a Haiku.
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Dance of the Heart
each night the heart breaks
not knowing what new day brings
dance like it’s your last
This is my entry for this weeks Haiku Poetry Challenge BREAK and Dance.
There are details in the prompt on how to write a Haiku.
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Head Spinning
breaking out all day
cardboard flat on the sidewalk
dancing on my head
This is my entry for this weeks Haiku Poetry Challenge BREAK and Dance.
There are details in the prompt on how to write a Haiku.
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Party Days
Eighteen years ago one month from today, the party started.
Cheeseburgers in Paradise and blew out a flip flop in the air.
Now at work, almost grown up, on the way to independence day.
This is my entry for this weeks Sijo Poetry Challenge with theme/inspiration of PARTY.
There are details in the prompt on how to write a Sijo, a syllable based poetry form similar to a haiku but originating in Korea.
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The Light Side
you light up my life
with inner beauty and smiles
life would be brighter
This is my entry for this weeks Haiku Poetry Challenge.
There are details in the prompt on how to write a Haiku.
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Now I See
I once saw through eyes tinted by past lives… my own and others.
Mistakes made from then till now… guiding hands toward a dark end.
No longer blind… free of mind… eyes now see the world in its true form.
This is my entry for this weeks Sijo Poetry Challenge with theme/inspiration of GROWING Reality.
There are details in the prompt on how to write a Sijo, a syllable based poetry form similar to a haiku but originating in Korea.
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Errs of the Sage
wisdom comes with slips
of the heart, mind, and the soul
which guides your life’s way
This is my entry for this weeks Haiku Poetry Challenge of GUIDE and Slips.
There are details in the prompt on how to write a Haiku.
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Break the Stays
fight to rip apart
the cages and their masters
will not stop freedom
This is my entry for this weeks Haiku Poetry Challenge of DIVIDE and Rise.
There are details in the prompt on how to write a Haiku.
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Hot Nights
hot days and warm nights
steam the soul of man and beast
to obvious ends
This is my entry for this weeks Haiku Poetry Challenge of BEAST and Steam.
There are details in the prompt on how to write a Haiku.
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Full Speed
Waiting to reach a number… thinking wisdom comes with age.
Surprised… discovering more mistakes and foolishness ahead.
What brings maturity and wisdom… surviving and embracing it all.
This is my entry for this weeks Sijo Poetry Challenge with theme/inspiration of GROWING UP/Mature.
There are details in the prompt on how to write a Sijo, a syllable based poetry form similar to a haiku but originating in Korea.
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