abstract homo sapiens

Summer Night Albert Bloch 1913

abstract “homo sapiens,”
weather-beaten, ice-burned,
exhausted warlords,
hands of pure water.

sunk in an alternate world
each reacts differently:
neurasthenia, irritation,
anger, rage;
paralyzing stagnant anemia.

beyond excitation they
gather with beaded moonbeams,
encrusted with precious stones,
filled with similarly colored fluids.

into the eyes of shameful friends,
sharing bondage, telling tales.
blueberry juice on their skin.
isolated from autumnal craftsmen —
an out-of-society culture.

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Magpie Tales – Mag 133

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The letter “H ” for ‘olly ‘ock

Image credit:  Art Experts Inc.

Under Windsor Bridge Senryu

Under Windsor Bridge, 1912, by Adolphe Valette

thinking in darkness
“presidential candidates?”
no hope for our future

foggy cityscape
impassioned meditation
intended hermitage

insufferable,
annoying, son of a bitch!
go jump off a bridge

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Magpie Tales – Mag 121

Image credit:  canvaz.com

four child with book senryu

four child with book senryu

sailing island-ward
tireless monsters await
where the wild things are

all the eggs have hatched
quaking and waddling road-ward
make way for duckling

man with yellow hat
curious monkey named George
unlimited fun

what words can you read
child with upside down book
living life forward

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Written for:

Sunday Mini Challenge

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Open Link Night ~ Week 54

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Photo credit:  Imaginary Garden With Read Toads Sunday Challenge

Olympic Torch Senryu

In the face of oppression the Olympic torch is carried through Britain alongside a Pit Bull. Maybe one day BSL will be lifted there and sights like this won’t be extraordinary.

shouting clear and loud
“eradicate B.S.L”
Our Olympic Torch

running with THE Torch
loving best friend at his side
limitless meanings

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Written for:

Prompt #154 – Meaning

Also written for:

#328 – Limitless

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haiku my heart summer rain

Photos credits: Facebook

valued benevolence haiku

Joy With Gorilla

precious wildlife
deep grumbling adulation
gorilla moment

remarkable hug
unwavering affection
instinctive wisdom

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Written for:

Prompt #146 – Joy

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haiku my heart

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V is for VISION

Photo credit:  Wild for Wildlife and Nature – Please LIKE them on Facebook

ugly man mask

Ugly, Tortured Man

ugly man mask

dissassembled face
tortured ugly zombie mask
scare and frighten friends

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Written for:

Prompt #143 – mask

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The letter U of Urban Legend.

Photo credit:  wizzly masks

space ship tanka

XCOR suborbital spacecraft

my own little ship
travel into outer space
fantastic landscape
hypersonic travelling
transatmospheric spacecraft

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This week’s theme is: Landscape

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OpenLinkNight — week 46

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X is For (Xcor)

This week, I was fortunate enough to attend the Space Craft Technology Expo at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

I went on a Press pass because I have a column on Nanotechnology now (see the right side of my page, there’s a link.) My column is writing poetry. XCOR had an interesting of their suborbital spacecraft. I want one. But you can buy a ride into orbit. Check out their website. It’s amazing that you can get into space now, and not be a superman astronaut. The spacecraft can be sued for payloads and experiments too, not just space travel. Seriously, check out their website, if you ever wanted to go into space, you can save up and go now!

Photo credit:  Bat-Ami Gordin  © 2012 all rights reserved, credit if you use it, please.

three magnolia haiku

Magnolia with Purple Satin Flowers

see magnolia
scattering in vernal winds
lovely petals fly

colorful satin
purple out of paradise
cherry trees compete

Shiraki lotus
flowering magnolias
sumptuous season

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The prompt for today is: Magnolia

Image credit: Bat-Ami Gordin  © 2012 all rights reserved, credit if you use it, please. If interested in vector graphics form, please contact me.

five raindrop senryu

Raindrops

father’s raindrop rule:
oil rises to the top
be extra careful

on desert highways
drivers don’t know what to do
daunted by raindrops

my spoiled canines
feel innocuous raindrops
scratch to come inside

unpredictable
raindrops mixed with snowy flakes
hybrid conditions

illustrator art
raindrops falling in my head
moving to next theme…

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The prompt for today is: RAINDROPS

Image credit: Bat-Ami Gordin  © 2012 all rights reserved, credit if you use it, please. If interested in vector graphics form, please contact me.

spring haiku and tanka

Tehachapi wildflowers in spring

early spring rainfall
soaks into dry claylike soil
regeneration

scattering seedlings
diverting mountain waters
biological
interference criticized
let spring bloom naturally

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Written for:

This week’s theme is: Spring

Also written for:

Prompt #143 – hour

Also written for:

#318 – Wild

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haiku my heart

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Photos credits: Wall Street Journal Online

Photo credit:  Bat-Ami Gordin  © 2010 all rights reserved, credit if you use it, please.