Carpe Diem: LIbra (Scales of Justice)

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Balance in justice?

I have to see to believe

corruption prevails

Corruption prevails

until we stand together

following Libra

Haiku My Heart Sunbright

Hold your head up high

my heart my girl my sunlight

and the fear will pass

Carpe Diem: Cancer

This is my sign

Cancer the Crab - 69

Cancer is the Crab

soft shell are hard to get this

far from the ocean.

I can think of a 

better use of 69

than my horoscope

Hard outer shell but

soft and delicate inside

likes buttering up

Crabby paddy is
a treat for Sponge Bob Square Pants
too much kids TV

Too much kids TV
wears away at my patience
and makes me crabby

Chemotherapy
blasting away at cancer
live to fight again.

Seafood, sex, disease
personality, TV
stick a fork in crab 

Haiku Heights: Fire

Inspired by the theme at

Burning inside me
something I can barely control
passionate desire

Spark into a flame
inspiration burning bright
only fire quenches me

Diving in head first
throwing caution to the wind
baptism by fire

Carpe Diem: Blossom

I got a chance to read up on some Japanese culture and the symbolic meaning of the cherry blossom.  

Very cool. 

I am sharing what I found in Haiku. 

The cherry blossom

delicate fragility

a moment in time

A moment in time

life and death are in balance

like the falling snow

Like the falling snow 

the life of a samurai

the cherry blossom 

Carpe Diem Special: Tree of Life

I found this picture the other day of the Celtic Tree of Life - which I am connected to through my Celtic ancestry. So this is my inspiration. 

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Golden tree of life

keeps me connected to myself

ancestors wisdom

Haiku Heights: Egshells

Inspired by the theme at

Easter is over 
dead bunnies make nice slippers
eggshell evidence

Haiku Heights: Candle

Inspired by the theme at

Burning the candle

at both ends - inspiration

keeps me up all night

Carpe Diem: Taurus

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Taurus surrounds me

my wife, my daughter, my ex

the stars challenge me

The stars challenge me

if the moons line up I'm dead 

pre menstrual nightmares

Pre menstrual nightmares

I can run but cannot hide

purchasing safety

Purchasing safety

shopping soothes the savage beast

Taurus surrounds me

Haiku Heights: Butterfly

Inspired by the theme at

Undetectable 

movement becomes tsunami 

butterfly effect

Haiku Heights: Ascent

Inspired by the theme at

Rise above petty

feelings of hurt and sorrow

inner peace reward

Carpe Diem: Aries

I'm Aries the Ram

the Consequences be damned

I am what I am

Carpe Diem - Pine Tree

This is my first try at Carpe Diem. I am usually very humorous in my Haiku writing but this site seems traditional. So I thought I would follow and see what I can learn. The prompt is Pine Tree. My take on the pine tree may be a little different. In my area the pine stands are devastated by the Pine Beetle and our Forests are in a state of decay.

Suffering pine tree

 beetle attacking unchecked

global warming myth?

Global warming myth?

insults my friend the pine tree

hide beneath a lie

Pine forest decay

feeding precious forest growth 

life and death hold hands

Rising from ashes

a single seed taking hold

rise to destiny

Destiny fulfilled

 a new green reality

do the next right thing

Fortitude

This week's prompt for Haiku Heights is Fortitude. 

 As I was playing around with the language and ideas surrounding fortitude 

The words "Parent"and "Father" kept popping up. 

So, with that said,  here are this week's Haiku submissions 

From the father of three girls ... 

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Expecting

Courage under fire

intestinal fortitude

not for faint of heart 

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Delivery

Savage princess bride

front row seat to horror show

magic puff of life

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 Home Alone

Ecstasy and fear

two o'clock feeding surprise

little poop machine

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Toddle

"Why Daddy why?"

machine gun question attack

fall asleep at eight.

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School

Band aids and bullies

I'm tough enough to wear pink

sports day keeping score

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Pre-teen Girl

"OMG Dad please"

"whatever you're so not cool"

tongue ring heart attack

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Cacophony

I found a new weekly challenge - Haiku heights. This week's prompts is Cacophony. Here goes my first shot at this one...

Random noise clusters

assault sensibilities

fathers jazz CD

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My infant jabbers
endless mumbo jumbo scat
thought I heard "dada"

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A loon's lone cry
a coyote's hollow wail
a beaver tail slap

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Never thought that I
would hear myself say the words
turn that music down

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5-7-5 Poems

These are not technically Haikus but along that line.

So here are my three 

5-7-5 poems for you

to read and critique:

Loneliness

loneliness, a leaf

falls softly to the ground and

nobody sees it.

Surrender

Three daughters, one wife

my life is a tightrope of

calm apologies.