Haiku Chain

[Mark Foote]

13 hours ago, Thrice Daily said:

Together as one 

both Electricity and

Magnetism Guide Us
 

Magnetism guide us
to da nort' pole, man it cold
pink camellias
 

[心神 ~]

1 hour ago, Mark Foote said:

Magnetism guide us
to da nort' pole, man it cold
pink camellias
 

 

pink camellias'

sacred fragrance fills my heart;

divine passion blooms

 

[Keith108]

On 11/24/2024 at 8:00 PM, Mark Foote said:

Magnetism guide us
to da nort' pole, man it cold
pink camellias
 

 

Pink Camelias

Cold and windy, dreams of spring

Flower buds shiver

 

 

[Mark Foote]

On 11/24/2024 at 6:44 PM, 心神 ~ said:

 

pink camellias'

sacred fragrance fills my heart;

divine passion blooms

 

 

 

divine passion blooms

seasonless awakening

Flower buds shiver

 

Flower buds shiver

winter suddenly arrives

mountains topped with snow

[Sherman Krebbs]

19 hours ago, Mark Foote said:

Flower buds shiver

winter suddenly arrives

mountains topped with snow

 

 

mountains topped with snow

slumbering lords witness my

quiet solitude

[Taomeow]

21 minutes ago, Sherman Krebbs said:

 

mountains topped with snow

slumbering lords witness my

quiet solitude

 

Quiet solitude.

A ruby red rose blooming

in a beer bottle.  

 

[Keith108]

18 hours ago, Taomeow said:

 

Quiet solitude.

A ruby red rose blooming

in a beer bottle.  

 

In a beer bottle

A fly stuck in the backwash

Samsara again

[Mark Foote]

On 12/24/2024 at 3:57 AM, Keith108 said:

In a beer bottle

A fly stuck in the backwash

Samsara again
 

 

... samsara again,

out where a friend, is a friend...

(takes one to know one)

 

 

[Keith108]

1 hour ago, Mark Foote said:

 

... samsara again,

out where a friend, is a friend...

(takes one to know one)

 

 

 

(takes one to know one)

ice cube melts, leaving a puddle

which melts another

 

 

[Mark Foote]

21 minutes ago, Keith108 said:

 

(takes one to know one)

ice cube melts, leaving a puddle

which melts another

 

 

 

which melts another

two popsicles on the floor

licked clean by the dog

 

 

[Filosofy]

On 2024-12-27 at 11:38 PM, Mark Foote said:

 

 

which melts another

two popsicles on the floor

licked clean by the dog

 

 

 

winter at standstill

hearkens for barks ambitious,

passes only meows

 

 

 

 

[Keith108]

3 hours ago, Filosofy said:

 

winter at standstill

hearkens for barks ambitious,

passes only meows

 

 

 

 

Beautiful! I love the peace and solitude of winter. ❤️

 

When I started posting here, I made the same mistake in this thread, though. For this thread, we are supposed to use the last line of the preceding poem, which in this case was  “licked clean by the dog”. Challenging one!

 

Licked clean by the dog
Plate on the floor, now empty

Full belly, big smile

 

🙏

[Mark Foote]

On 1/2/2025 at 3:57 AM, Keith108 said:

Beautiful! I love the peace and solitude of winter. ❤️

 

When I started posting here, I made the same mistake in this thread, though. For this thread, we are supposed to use the last line of the preceding poem, which in this case was  “licked clean by the dog”. Challenging one!

 

Licked clean by the dog
Plate on the floor, now empty

Full belly, big smile

 

🙏

 

 

Sometimes we even patch:

 

which melts another

two popsicles on the floor

licked clean by the dog

 

licked clean by the dog

sprinkles-smeared pane, revealing

winter at standstill

 

winter at standstill

hearkens for barks ambitious,

passes only meows

 

passes only meows

the cardboard box of kittens

licked clean by the dog

 

Licked clean by the dog

Plate on the floor, now empty

Full belly, big smile

 

(whew!)

[Cobie]

16 minutes ago, Mark Foote said:

Licked clean by the dog

Plate on the floor, now empty

Full belly, big smile

 

Full belly, big smile.

Dog ignores thoughts of ancients, 

whose bones turned to dust.

 

 

Edited January 3 by Cobie

[Mark Foote]

On 1/3/2025 at 3:44 PM, Cobie said:

 

Full belly, big smile.

Dog ignores thoughts of ancients, 

whose bones turned to dust.

 

 

 

whose bones turned to dust,

I think I know; his house is

in the village, though

 

(apologies to Robert Frost, "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Night")

 

Edited January 5 by Mark Foote

[心神 ~]

On 1/5/2025 at 4:39 PM, Mark Foote said:

 

 

whose bones turned to dust,

I think I know; his house is

in the village, though

 

(apologies to Robert Frost, "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Night")

 

 

In the village, though
No voice rings out, no bird sings
Nothing here remains

 

[Keith108]

14 hours ago, 心神 ~ said:

 

In the village, though
No voice rings out, no bird sings
Nothing here remains

 

 

Nothing here remains

And yet, the body feels cold

Sitting in winter

 

[Mark Foote]

On 1/16/2025 at 12:55 PM, Keith108 said:

 

Nothing here remains

And yet, the body feels cold

Sitting in winter

 

Sitting in winter

Walking hand in hand--bite through

Here's the bridge that flows

 

Edited 1 hour ago by Mark Foote

[Cobie]

34 minutes ago, Mark Foote said:

Sitting in winter

Walking hand in hand--bite through

Here's the bridge that flows

 

 

Here's the bridge that flows. 
It started so romantic. 

But then, bite through hands? 

 

Edited 52 minutes ago by Cobie

[Mark Foote]

16 minutes ago, Cobie said:

 

Here's the bridge that flows. 
It started so romantic. 

But then, bite through hands. 
 

 

But then, bite through hands

and feet, gently--pearl in teeth

here's the bridge that flows

 

Edited 50 minutes ago by Mark Foote

[blue eyed snake]

37 minutes ago, Mark Foote said:

 

But then, bite through hands

and feet, gently--pearl in teeth

here's the bridge that flows

 

 

here's the bridge that flows

so gently curving upwards

touching mystery