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Lavenderblue2
16-Sep-07, 16:25
The rain pelting down
Above the sky is heavy
This is late summer? :(
Lavenderblue2
16-Sep-07, 16:31
Gather nuts and fruits
To make jams and chutneys now
Ready for Winter.
Lavenderblue2
16-Sep-07, 16:36
A roaring log fire
A glass of mellow red wine
Feet up and enjoy…
Hot, humid days here
Coming to a welcome end
Fresh autumn breeze blows.
Grey September morn
Perhaps some rain by noon time
Thirsty plants await.
Cloudy, drizzly day
Reminds me of my homeland
Mem'ries sprinkle down.
Drizzle for Sporran.
Warm and sunny, still for me,
But, what lies ahead ?
Cornstalks and pumpkins,
On front steps and gardens, stand.
Fall decorations.
The cool autumn days
Bring glorious warm colours
Of russet and gold.
Autumn - Sporran's back
We are in the Pink again
The sun shines once more.
Autumn - Sporran's back
We are in the Pink again
The sun shines once more.
Thank you, Trinkie dear
Your welcome's tickled me pink
'Tis good to be back! :)
roblovesplastic
18-Oct-07, 21:43
My good lord above
they are still posting this stuph
winter may stop them
Tubthumper
18-Oct-07, 21:57
Rob Who Loves Plastic
Does not like the Haiku much
Do we really care?
Winter comes around
Spelling goes out the window
Pointless stuph really
roblovesplastic
19-Oct-07, 20:34
you pick me up wrong
yet dive in and attack me
winter wind chills me
Warm Virginia breeze
Comes to melt cold exchanges
Between Rob and Tubs
Shake hands and be friends
Life is too short to bicker
Don't you both agree?
Caithness bound I am:
A day to see the sea, then
home to Edi lights.
Have fun in Caithness
Our lady of the clergy
Enjoy your time there! :)
Tubthumper
21-Oct-07, 21:42
Rob and I fell out
The first chill snap of autumn-
Was I just too sharp?
Suffering org fear
Was my teenage angst too much?
Someone spat dummy
Forum shut down now
Will winter be sans debate
Miss my .orguments
northener
22-Oct-07, 19:10
Deathly is the .Org
I muse on winters death chill
Brought on to us all.
Spring thaw may tell us
What froze our beloved threads.
May org health return!
Yellow, brown and gold
Colours down the strath today
Sutherland glory.
oh Canuck
Sutherland glory oh the autumn colours
of Tree Sea and Land
my heart be there forever
Ax
Warm grey autumn day
Pitter patter of rain here
No blue skies in sight!
roblovesplastic
02-Nov-07, 00:01
we all repent from
what we were, summer gives me
time to grow, a little
Tubthumper
03-Nov-07, 22:37
As each year passes
Summer sun helps all things grow
Each day a schoolday
Fireworks and bonfires
Will light Britain's skies tonight
Guy Fawkes n'er forgot!
The bangs, the loud booms!
Much noice crowds in my wee street.
When does it all end?
Bangers and rockets
Sirens too, pierce the darkness.
Poor creatures cower. :(
Nice they look, for sure
With green, pink and sparkly white;
But my head pounds now.
Colder weather now
In my neck of the woods here
Nippy November!
Who are the people
Behind the masks of orgland?
Will we soon know all?
December garden
Sodden grass, trees almost bare
But one pink rose blooms. :confused
Christmas trees glitter
With baubles, lights and tinsel
A heartwarming sight! :)
Each day shorter still
Long nights and a chilling frost
Snuggly warm indoors. :D :D
Cards drop on the mat
Christmas Greetings from old friends
Cheering my winter
helenwyler
13-Dec-07, 10:29
Under rising sun
Bright frost and sharded ice hold
Captive earth in thrall.
Helen has joined us,
Winter her inspiration,
Beautifully done! :)
Cold East Wind
Dull Grey December Day
One Bright Flash of Colour
Robin Redbreast on his Pillar
Welcome Annex
You paint a picture
Of dull grey December day
But brighten the thread.
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Sometime ago our betters told us in Haiku it has to be
five beats in the first line
seven in the second
and five again in the third line !!
Have a go it's fun - and send us some more.
Welcome Annex
You paint a picture
Of dull grey December day
But brighten the thread.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sometime ago our betters told us in Haiku it has to be
five beats in the first line
seven in the second
and five again in the third line !!
Have a go it's fun - and send us some more.
what you mean how or what do I have to do speak from the heart what I saw whats beats !!!
Tonight another Grey December Day
but as The Shortest Day Approaches
and we will all take in the daylight hours
for us is it Global Warning !!!
do we heed?
do we care ?
Nah Dounreay there
Snow falling softly.
Towards home we walk quickly,
Leaving our footprints.
We'd like to help you
To write haiku, dear Anne x
Let us be your guide! :)
Three lines in haiku
Five syllables, first and last
Seven in second.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/haiku (http://forum.caithness.org/go.php?url=http://forum.caithness.org/go.php?url=http://forum.caithness.org/go.php?url=http://forum.caithness.org/go.php?url=http://forum.caithness.org/go.php?url=http://forum.caithness.org/go.php?url=http://forum.caithness.org/go.php?url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/haiku)
Like to write haiku?
I do, and hope you do too
Don't forget to count!
Best Wishes,
Sporran
Hi Anne x Thank you for another pretty litttle poem.
You certainly do speak from the heart, and that's great !
You make us think about Another Grey December Day - good !
When I say ' beats ' I mean you have to count out the rhythm in each line. This is difficult to explain here. Can you imagine clapping your hands in time to your words in each line?
But what the hell Anne x it really doesn't matter.
You carry on sending in your poems and I'll do the clapping here at home !
Three cheers !!
Beats are syllables
In the Haiku form of verse
Count five seven five.
Beats are syllables
In the Haiku form of verse
Count five seven five.
canna cope we all your highbrow stuff dont know a beat from a syllable
so no bother anymore thanks all the same
canna cope we all your highbrow stuff dont know a beat from a syllable
so no bother anymore thanks all the same
Anne x, please do keep on posting your lovely poems! Haiku they're not, but then they don't have to be. I for one enjoy them very much.
There's absolutely no need for you to squeeze your personality into an uncomfortable poetic corset :eek:!! Why not start off new threads in the lit forum, and I'm sure you'll find other free spirits like yourself will join you. :D
Please don't stop writing!
Angela xx
Anne x, please do keep on posting your lovely poems! Haiku they're not, but then they don't have to be. I for one enjoy them very much.
There's absolutely no need for you to squeeze your personality into an uncomfortable poetic corset :eek:!! Why not start off new threads in the lit forum, and I'm sure you'll find other free spirits like yourself will join you. :D
Please don't stop writing!
Angela xx
I agree with what Angela has to say, Anne x, so please don't give up! :-)
A New Year has dawned
A new beginning for some
Hope for better times....
Twelfth Night comes tonight
Tree and baubles put away
Homes look stark and bare!
Tree lights and glitter
All gone for eleven months
Till the next Yuletide.
roblovesplastic
11-Jan-08, 23:01
Looks Like Likes Christmas Came
Early For Me, So Im Here
To Say Defo No
(*wombats 07)
Tubthumper
22-Jan-08, 23:18
Cryptic is Rob's style
Almost 5-7-5 perfect
Perhaps a windup?
roblovesplastic
23-Jan-08, 17:19
Cryptic is Rob's style
Almost 5-7-5 perfect
Perhaps a windup?
Tupthumper why me?
show your face and be up front
stop being silly
roblovesplastic
23-Jan-08, 21:00
last summer I died
down and out and no one there
justice will prevail
roblovesplastic
28-Jan-08, 21:05
when little to post
I cometh back here mostly
summer winter awwwwwwww.
The seasons are my
Haiku challenge, but always
Rob worketh them in.
We're drawn to the Org
Like a warm cosy hearthside
In the bleak winter.
helenwyler
30-Jan-08, 08:40
Surging energy
Springs loose in the earth once more
Uncoiling new life
its easy to say
disgusted to see it gone
haiku haiku haik.
Happy to see you
Blown in on cold winter wind
Relax, stay a while.
Cold wind chills the air
Sit quietly and smile now
Soon warmth comes to heal
Haiku I missed you
Winter chilled my bones.
but you are not lost.
Haiku never lost
Resting, waiting for new blood
Sel arrives in time.
Welcome
Daffodil or leek?
Which one for your buttonhole
On St David's Day?
Leeks help flavour soup
Daffodils brighten gardens
Both serve a purpose
March winds blow fiercely
Mad hares boxing in the fields
A strange time of year
roblovesplastic
04-Mar-08, 17:06
you could say the king
is dead and gone to us now
are you all still warm?
Elvis Presley's dead
But his music still lives on
King of Rock and Roll! :cool:
presley gave me roll
nirvana let me rock out
seasons make me old
you could say the king
is dead and gone to us now
are you all still warm?
Elvis Presley's dead
But his music still lives on
King of Rock and Roll! :cool:
presley gave me roll
nirvana let me rock out
seasons make me old
The years do roll on
We age each passing season
As we live our lives.
helenwyler
10-Mar-08, 10:02
Twisting helplessly
Bowed and sodden daffodils
Mimic thrashing trees
Rocking and rolling
To the rhythm of March wind
Oh let’s Twist Again .
Shake, rattle and roll
Powerful, blustering wind
Makes its presence known.
Blossom on the trees
Such a beautiful sight here
Springtime cheers me up! :)
Here these last two days
Spring's arrived -it's all around!
Could we yet have snow? :confused
Cold early Easter
Will we roll our eggs downhill?
Or throw our snowballs? :roll:
Watery spring sun
Yellow and blue flow'rs abound
Easter Egg untouched.
Easter Egg consumed
Sky is clouding over now
Wind no doubt to come?
Sunny Easter here
Cool but very pleasant day
Lovely walk on beach.
Buds bursting open
Birds are in the trees again
Spring renews us all.
White flakes keep falling
Sol is not victorious
Winter still the lord.
'Tis said hell is hot
But Hell is to me at least
Cold as frost and snow.
a long winter past
at last 'e music begins
lets rock dunnet heid
Music at lighthouse
Rock and roll atop a cliff
Waves rolling below.
Light music on rock
A little Brahms and Lizt now
Swaying in the wind .
Light music on rock
A little Brahms and Lizt now
Swaying in the wind .
Liszt's lilting music
And Brahms' soothing lullaby
Satisfy my soul.
A mother-in-law
I am to be, hat and all.
Oh, lovely springtime.
guid for ye canuck
im no happy ifanow,
missin ma buddy....:~(
lafin ma ass off,
'e 'grumpy' man cracks me up...
bet ye miss her too :lol::Razz
A mother-in-law
I am to be, hat and all.
Oh, lovely springtime.
Canuck, in your hat
I'm sure you will look charming
And so elegant! :)
Hats may challenge you
Enjoy your day, whatever
And return, refreshed...
:D
Flaming June brings rain
Roses hang low on the bush
Slugs and snails abound.
Carefree summer days
Enjoy the sun, sea and sand
But use sunscreen too.
Outside my window
The sycamores have raindrops
Clinging to each leaf
Summer's arrival!
Long days growing shorter - but
Warmth now in the air.
Smoke gets in your eyes
From the wildfires of summer
Hope they snuff out soon!
Autumn breezes in
Chasing summer heat away
Cooler days ahead.
Melancholy Man
25-Sep-08, 11:09
They think they are smart
Dissenting orgers will soon
Go off to org jail
I hope Haiku 'fans' will follow up on this with more and much better.
Melancholy alone
Homour returns through haiku wisdom
Fresh breeze wafts
Melancholy alone
Homour returns through haiku wisdom
Fresh breeze wafts
Melancholy Man
Beautiful - but remember
The syllable rule
Five in the first line
Seven in the second line
And five in the last
If you count the beats
In each line of my verses
They're five, seven, five
Melancholy Man
25-Sep-08, 20:00
Showa demanded rules
Man separated from love of man
In Unit 731
Life bites bum makes cry
Loneliness gives way to shout
Foolish made to look
Hopes pinned falsely on
And so wrong to do unfair
Trick of mind bad used
September's last day
Is overcast and grey here
No sun to be seen.
October about
Good month it is for someone
My wishes I send
I smell autumn air
Hug warmth into my cold bones
Smile at the crisp day
Faint hope is all gone
Perhaps it is for the best
Stay true but empty
Birthday girl am I
Lady of the Libra sign
Time to celebrate! :D
Oh is it today?
Balance is yours libra girl
Have a real good one!
Thank you, wifie dear :)
Yes, it's my birthday today
Opal is my gem
helenwyler
06-Oct-08, 10:01
This day had to come.
Until summer brings you home
Fare well my precious. x
Helen, your haiku
Has brought some tears to my eyes.
Safe, happy travels....... :)
She's adventurous
And it's good to see the world
But she'll miss her mum!
Glittering bracelet
Suspended above the Forth
Travelling homeward
All my days and nights
Filled with precious moments please
Greed on my behalf
Wonderful treasure
So glad I found you about
Cannot keep you though
Anticipation
Will not be better this time
All will be so fine
We all need our dreams
Dreams can come true sometimes please
They can can they not?
A single magpie
Strutting across the garden
Does he bring sorrow?
helenwyler
14-Oct-08, 13:57
Magpie brought you its
inspiring iridescence -
A haiku, not sorrow. :)
Shiney for magpie
Black and white bird of the sky
He inspired you much
Warm autumn day here
Trees barely changing colour
Winter's far away!
The second magpie
Not following its partner
Brought no joy to me...
Communication
New ways to express ones self
Literary skills
Sad song playing quiet
Longing of the heart goes on
Disc goes round and round
Adventure for me
Wheels turning get me there soon
New experience
she stuck it in me
stuff went through my flabby arm
she said, there no harm
Yellow leaves slowly
Drifting down onto the grass
Autumn's with us now.
Cooler autumn temps
No more Indian summer
Where I'm living now.
Robin redbreast sits
Atop an old wrought iron pole
Looking around him
helenwyler
18-Oct-08, 22:21
Hedgehog scuttles off
Hurriedly into the dark
Winter approaching.
Wishin and hopin
Do they help me in copin?
With life, maybe not
Cold with no heating
Waiting for plumber, waiting
One week, two? Maybe never!
helenwyler
20-Oct-08, 10:52
Tossed leaves leap and chase
In the hectic liberty
Of their final fling.
Winds rising higher
Dry brown leaves rattle past me
Nature closing down.
Will I ever know
Just don't think so, makes me sad
Hurts and confuses
Hurt does go away
It fades with time, the healer
Wound is raw at first.
I am impatient
Just canna bloomin wait me
Someone slow me down
Fall of soft white snow
Silently so beautiful
Turn my world so right
Tattie houkin' time
Autumn brings Long Blues
Boiled Cod and butter.
Halloween draws near
Children will go door to door
In disguise for treats.
Name is Bond, James Bond
Quantum of Solace out then
No guising for me
Pumpkin lantern grins
In the dark, children guising,
Witches fly tonight.
Witches flew away
Now's the day of hallowed saints
Ghosts and goblins gone.
All Souls day today,
We remember and reflect.
Times past, people gone.
Obama has won
Now the future looks brighter
With him comes new hope!
Hopeful and relieved!
Today I feel quite diff'rent
America's changed.:)
A change might be true .
Will it bring all we hope for ?
Only time will tell .
( I hope it does.)
Remembrance Sunday
For a little while we pause
Humbled and grateful.
For homeland they died
The ultimate sacrifice
Let us not forget.
My ears are so cold
Winter winds are now blowing
Must don a warm hat
helenwyler
10-Nov-08, 15:57
All day the rain has
Plip plop plippety plopped on
My sky lights and me. :(
Breezy breezy day
Nearly all the leaves are gone
Bare winter calling
Bit nippy here now
Hat weather at cool of night
Milder during day.
Little tabby cat
Getting used to her new home,
Still timid and shy....
Cold, crisp winter day
Sunny and no snow in sight
Cosy here indoors.
Lavenderblue2
10-Dec-08, 08:53
Christmas is looming
I have hardly bought a thing
No motivation
Not happy for all
Impossible to escape
Christmas is coming.... :confused
Hear the bell ringing
Heralds Santa's arrival
Christmas party time
Lavenderblue2
10-Dec-08, 19:46
Woollies are closing
Disaster for all involved
Towns are torn apart :(
Lavenderblue2
10-Dec-08, 19:57
Hark, the angels sing
Soothing the souls of many
Season full of peace.
Woman finds a key
Lambasted from all corners
Merry Christmas Org
;)
Such a great big gob
Much trouble it makes for me
So so sorry mate
Mem'ries of Christmas
In times gone by, warm my heart
Bring me Yuletide cheer! :)
Gone, the age of steam
Brief encounter just a dream
Romance or just lust?
The hand of friendship
Offered true and so well meant
Grasp it firm, hold tight
Welcomefamily
25-Dec-08, 23:45
The light thats shining
Gives calm to mans nocturnal fear
And liberates his imagination.
Welcomefamily
26-Dec-08, 00:06
The image cut him cold
Fear tormented logical thought
His head occupied.
One slash of his knife
Like madame guillotine end of life
His attacker walked away.
We must not forget
The Haiku syllable rules
Five, seven, then five
Five in the first line
Seven in the second line
Five again in third.
A difficult year
Lies ahead for so many.
Are we brave enough? :confused
Tubthumper
30-Dec-08, 23:56
Two Thousand And Eight
Greedy Bankers made fortunes
Tough for others now
Two Thousand And Nine
Let's pray it's a better year
Put best foot forward.
A new year upon us
We start with such hope each one
Such hope in our hearts
Starting my diary,
New Year turns another leaf
In my life's story.
A nippy New Year
Jack Frost biting at our toes
Indoor warmth welcome!
Back to work
The festivities over
for a while..
Twelfth day of Christmas
Decorations must come down
Or bad luck, they say! :eek:
A dreich winter's day
Grey, rainy and mis'rable
Yet my mood's not blue.
God bless Obama
On whom we pin so much hope
Long live the new Pres!
Gone, not forgotten
Safe in hearts kept forever
Lives touched for better
White flecks in the grass?
Why, snow drops have re-appeared!
Spring must be very close. :)
Forsythia's out,
And my sycamore's budding!
We could still have snow... :roll:
Snowdrops grace the grass
Yet snow may still drop from sky
Floating like feathers.
No feathers fall here.
Snow comes in giant white blobs
Plastering the ground.
helenwyler
02-Feb-09, 11:33
Our tracks already
Ghostly and insubstantial
Fill up without trace.
Whirling dancing flakes
Gather silently around
White and oh so clean
White watery mush
Edi is making a statement
Bring back the real spring.
Shiny black pavement
No it is not polished up
Just rained on again
The promised snow swirled
In flurries, but did not lie.
Dark and rainy day.
Bonnie sicht of snow
Has turned to rain and dreichness
In Auld Reekie toon.
A snowy Caithness
Blanketed in fluffy white
Stunning to behold!
Cupid gets ready
To fire his bow and arrow
Who'll be smitten next?
Death is bitter sweet
A time to leave, go to rest
Peace and anguish ours
David Banks
02-Mar-09, 19:57
A haiku may be
bovine consuming grasses
herd by Scottish ears
David Banks
02-Mar-09, 21:45
ergo sum thought it
frivolity be it gone
knowing it did not
Surprise of Spring warmth
Chases away Winter cold
Makes me smile again.
Lost an hour of sleep
Early DST this year
My side of the pond.
Dark day in Deutschland
School shooting spree near Stuttgart
Tragic March madness!
Leapin' leprechauns!
Some luck o' Irish to ye
On St Paddy's day! :D
Opened door today
Warm sun on my face, welcome
Spring brings a smile here
Spring blossoms on trees
Nature renewing herself
Showing her beauty.
March soon marches out
Will April come pouring in?
Not too much, I hope!
Lion weather here.
April will arrive cold and wet.
Better things to come.
Life is a short thing
Give much love and happiness
Pain is a bad gift
David Banks
22-May-09, 20:27
No bright light was seen
not on this hazy highway
pray was it summer
David Banks
22-May-09, 20:58
Summer street its ends
bracketting lives too many
free yourself from fate
June will soon be here
Family celebrations
Annivesaries
Beautiful June brides
Love blossoming all around
Sheer summer delight!
A June bride I was
Forty five June years ago
Love still blossoming
A June bride I was
Forty five June years ago
Love still blossoming
Congratulations!
Forty five's your sapphire one
Precious like your love
Feel old feel foolish
Life goes on disillusionment
Sun on a cloudy day
Love precious as gold
Beautiful as four seasons
Not all so lucky
We all have down times
But hope it springs eternal
Up you'll come up again
Quick changes in the weather
Summer heat turns cold
Confusing mother nature
Pink Lippy
20-Jun-09, 00:20
One cold Friday night
Making love by warm fireside
Puts smile on my face :)
Haiku sucks big time,
A fourteen line sonnet rocks,
Will listen harder.
Haiku sucks big time,
A fourteen line sonnet rocks,
Will listen harder.
A Haiku Hoover?
Now there's a thought to ponder
Vacuuming by verse!
Haiku not your thing?
Go write your sonnet Rheghead
We wait breath baited
;)
Will he take the bait?
Does Rheghead have a sonnet
Under his bonnet?
Farrah and Michael
Both are with the angels now
May they rest in peace.
David Banks
06-Jul-09, 20:16
A high coo may be
bovine consuming grasses
heard by Caithness ears
A haiku may be
bovine consuming grasses
herd by Scottish ears
A high coo may be
bovine consuming grasses
heard by Caithness ears
Clever play of words
Witty and so "coo"l, in fact
Do you have some more?
Did not understand it
Slow to get the gist
Dawning on me now though
David Banks
07-Jul-09, 10:27
Haiku form permits
Concentrated Campbell soup
Can hold many bits
Campbell quality assured
Never second best
Will always be the best one
Where have all the Haikus gone
A Long time has passed
Are you sleeping everyone
Awake again now
Summer siesta's over
Haiku time again! :)
Is Summer ending
Or is autumn beginning
Which one do you choose
Summer slips away
But still lingers where I am
Hot and humid yet!
Canuck and G2
My best wishes to you both
On your shared birthday! :)
David Banks
22-Aug-09, 19:59
Awake again now
Summer siesta's over
Haiku time again! :)
I'm not a verse to
Rhyme or reason or Haiku
'Cause punning is al (lowed at any time of the year, and in any weather)
Tubthumper
24-Aug-09, 12:19
Noise and threats on org
Mods pour oil on troubles
Tranquility reigns
A hot August night
A thunderstorm threatening
In these southern skies
Apples on the tree
Red and orange as they glow
Thoughts of crumble please.
Yellow on the broom
Purple on the heather hills
Winter changes soon
September beckons
Who will fall for her beauty
Too cool to resist?
Autumn fruits provide
Choose cream or custard yum yum
Hot fruity crumble
Old Thirsa piccies
Memories come flooding back
Of my childhood days
rain, rain, much more rain
cool, cold, more cold, very cold
summer slips away
David Banks
01-Sep-09, 12:40
Compact rhyming skills
Orgers have aplenty and
Makes a treat to read
Grey September day
Sun hidden behind the clouds
Trying to peep through
Haiku short and sweet
Nutshell of expressive words
Literary snack
Precious Memories
Of Halcyon childhood days
Forever Golden
Brilliant morning sun
Thunder clouds at noontime
Later wind and rain
Revived Haiku thread
Makes me feel happy again
Brightens up my day! :)
Margaret M.
01-Sep-09, 22:56
Glad or sad we must
Bid one more summer farewell
No way can it stay
Sunshine on jewels
What a vista to behold
Morning sun on dew
The nights grow darker
More dark for the loss of friends
Roll on the Spring time
In your heart your head
Good memories forever
A light in dark days
Soft September breeze
Sways the branches in the trees
Sunshine smiling down :)
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