Carpe Diem: Leo

Carpe Diem

The king's spirit lives

true savana royalty 

nature's pure hunter

Nature's pure hunter

undefeated in his kingdom

a fair fight is his

A fair fight is his

a gun steels his throne away

regal tragedy

Regal tragedy

trophy hunter's hollow pride

shoots him from the truck

Shoots him from the truck

the "great white hunter" prevails

The king's spirit lives

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 

Carpe Diem: Gemini

Carpe Diem

Together they make one

umbilical connection

power of the twins

Power of the twins
Cain and Abel legacy
divided we fall

Haiku Heights: Candle

Inspired by the theme at

Burning the candle

at both ends - inspiration

keeps me up all night

Carpe Diem: Taurus

Carpe Diem


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

Innocence and Experience

This week's Trifection is 3 words: rain, remember and rebellion which we are to add our own 33 words to for a total of 36. 

Enjoy a little throw back to the Romantics...

*************

I remember when the rain washed us clean.

Rebellion was the triumph of Innocence.

The Tyger changed all that.

He slaughtered the sleeping Lamb.

And made the rain feel dirty.

Rebellion became the duty of Experience.

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

*****

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

*****

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

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

****

Thirty-three

Thirty-three

He 
died 
when 
he was 
thirty-three. 

It's not like we weren't warned. We all knew he was coming back. 

Some looked 
forward
 to it. 
Some 
were 
scared.

But no one 
expected this.

Photo credit: Bérenger ZYLA / Foter.com / CC BY-NC-ND

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.

It's Time

It is Time

Time to:

           get on with IT

                get over IT

               let go of IT.

Time to Stop running from

                             Convenient 

                                            Tr-

                                               Age-

                                                    Dies

                                                           and Stop running towards ...

                                                           Inconvenient Reconciliations                                                              

Time to get even with those who have been ... 

                                                               Good to Me

                                                                                and let the Dead ...

                                                                                                         Die.

Time to stand up against Suffering In - 

                                                       NO - cence.

                                                                        No sense

                                                                        In

                                                                        way -

                                                                        -> sting ->->

                                                                                          ti .......                                                                                      

                                                                                              me.....

It is the Sting of a Squandered Life ->->->                              

                                                 That pushes ->->->

                                                                   me over ->->->

                                                                                 The E
                                                                                        d
                                                                                        g
                                                                                        e ...

Ode to Dr Seuss ...

Ode to the Master... with a twist.

Sunshine forever
is never quite as bright

as a night light
when bed bugs
don't bite
you at night

safe at home
cookie dough
bat her up
Call a cop
soda-pop fly-ball
hip hop on Pop

chipped Tooth Fairy secrets
bruised chinny chin chin
Calm-bat man trau ma
I'll blow your house in.

reta-tat-tat you're a brat
don't do that
can't hear myself drink
kitty Cat in the Hat

snuggle Bugs Bunny
Porky Pig in the poke
Dad fell asleep drinking
Mom started to choke

tippie toe to the kitchen
oven open the door
I smell green eggs and ham
They can't hurt me no more


Written by Sam,  Sam I am

Closure ...

Driving to the bridge was uneventful.

Relief and panic came in waves.

She was heavy and awkward ... difficult to the end.

She hit the water gracefully … and sank like a stone.