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4h · 24
Contemplated
what would you think
if you knew
that your country's President
was mentally unwell  
you'd be concerned about
his decision making brew
and whether he'd slip into
a dementia spell

over a period of time
his brain performance
could further
steeply decline
thereby leaving him totally
lacking in a competent stance
and less able to do
his important job really fine

this is but a scenario that
the narrator created
and on its subject matter
can be contemplated
over a long time
the Empire put much money
into war campaigns
as a consequence of this
didst bleed its coffers bone dry
3d · 69
Haiku
across the night sky
a luminous moon sailed
towards its dawn port
an ambrosia of love
permeated the
air
lovers captivated by
its beautiful
fair

two souls tasting the
oneness of love's
romance
a close combination
to the alluring
dance

hearts sharing a profound
link of
emotion
the fruits of love
conferring deep
devotion

ever savouring love's
bouquet so
divine
a harmony of such
satiating
entwine

an ambrosia of love
permeated the
air
lovers captivated by
its beautiful
fair
the evil twosome
signed an unholy contract
which was sinister
it didst bind them together
in the wickedest union
Jul 5 · 171
Haiku
the Empire shall fall
as it said so on a wall
outside the townhall
Oct 2024 · 560
Haiku
sorrow's lament plays
on the violin's sad strings
for victims of war
Oct 2024 · 633
Haiku
may a lasting peace
prevail on this our planet
for all of mankind
Jun 2024 · 537
Haiku
bright shining sun beams
reflected upon the lake
in glinting ripples
Jun 2024 · 233
The Four Seasons Haikus
Spring...

gardens adorned
in resplendent floral blooms
lovely of display  

Summer...

sunbathers shall lie
on golden beaches of sand
lulled by the sea

Autumn...

plain's grasses turn beige
as fall's air bleaches each blade
of its verdant tone

Winter...

snow clad pinnacles
make for an impressive sight
upon the skyscape
Jun 2024 · 124
Haiku
dark heavy brows of clouds
hang over the western hills
they indicate rain
upon the globe
a nuclear winter did descend
upon the globe
it was attired in death's robe
thereby bringing a total end
to humankinds existing trend
upon the globe
Jun 2024 · 243
Haiku
war is a madness
that causes too much sadness
let saneness prevail
Jun 2024 · 444
Haiku
petite elm leaves
fell upon the school playground
like wedding confetti
May 2024 · 259
Haiku
truth's flood of bright light
shall expose evil forces
who are now at play
May 2024 · 373
Haiku
politicians minds
are steeped in thoughts of war
their thinking unsound
May 2024 · 739
Haiku
the oppressor's law
muzzles a dissenting voice
lest it speak of truth
May 2024 · 278
Haiku
the greatest victory
for mankind will be the day
when world peace prevail
Apr 2024 · 440
Haiku
murderous war fiends
pleasure in lethal pursuits
they know not of pity
May 2022 · 523
The Drums Of War
the drums of war never
seem to
cease
hence why the world cannot find
a lasting
peace

in every corner of the globe
the people ask the same
question
is it necessary for yet
another warring
session  

the drums
reverberate
the drums
won't abate
the drums
constantly beating
the drums
not retreating  

and so the drums of war
stay
thereby negating that peaceful  
day
Mar 2022 · 334
Haiku
during winter months
trees are naked silhouettes
without their leaves
Mar 2022 · 471
Haiku
a magenta hue
showed in this morning's sky
as first light dawned
Mar 2022 · 250
Haiku
war is a maddness
causing much too much saddness
let saneness prevail
in his hands
he held a chunk of rock
within it lay
a diamond of beauty
he pined to extract
her from the ore
for he so wanted
to see her perfections
yet she'd not be
cajoled
out of her mother load's
material

he pondered
over the gem
so exquisite
how he yearned
to sense
her facets gleaming
exclusively for him
but she was embedded
and unreachable
there she'd stay in the
rough mantle's ore
ne'er could she be
his to embrace  


he'd not feel her heart
palpating along side him
all hopes were dashed
his longing would remain
the lovely diamond
not releasing out of the
rock's permanent casing
Jan 2022 · 822
Hey Mo
hey Mo I ain't ever seen you
looking so
low  
why oh why are you
looking so
low
I really reallly
want to
know

well the reason why I'm
looking so
low
is cause I've been
cancelled
bro
          
my act didn't well please
the ones afflicted with that
cancel culture disease

cancelled for good
cancelled for life
cancelled like a six  
p.m. flight

hey Mo you can't get around  
looking so
flat
you just got to get off that
cancelling
mat

don't let that cancelling
get you
down
cause I don't like looking
at your downcast
frown
  
yeah a smile is the
thing I must
wear
that'll show them
that I don't
care
Jan 2022 · 442
502 Bad Gateway
it is patently obvious that the HP site's server
isn't functioning
well
as the 502 Bad Gateway notification
does regularly
tell

the webmaster hasn't yet repaired
the faulty connection at his
end
and in not doing so he's losing many
a poetry writing
friend  

with the ongoing problem
being left
unresolved
how can his ill attention to the matter
ever be
absolved

sooner rather than later the poets
will desert the
place
for they'll grow tired of the message
constantly hitting them in the
face
Jan 2022 · 203
No Blazing Sting (Rondelet)
no blazing sting
the summer sun hasn't displayed
no blazing sting
there's been little heat in its biting
milder temps have so arrayed
prevailing as the days played
no blazing sting
Dec 2021 · 247
Rain's Salvo (Tanka)
a dark band of clouds
massed in the northern skies
late this afternoon
they threatened rain's salvo
however it didn't happen
Biden begins to feel the gelid winter air/
for his polling numbers aren't so fair/
the people of the country did opine/
his leadership isn't all that fine/
hence our disappproving despair/

they were in need of administration flair/
which would bring urgent repair/
yet none was on offer in his mine/
Biden begins to feel the gelid winter air/

our hopes our dreams of sunny alair/
being an unmaterialized affair/
his policies falling short in twine/
like that of a poorly directed vine/
his current percentages lowly of stair/
Biden begins to feel the gelid winter air/
Rondeau

A Rondeau is a French form, 15 lines long, consisting of three stanzas: a quintet, a quatrain, and a sestet with a rhyme scheme as follows: aabba aabR aabbaR. Lines 9 and 15 are short - a refrain (R) consisting of a phrase taken from line one. The other lines are longer (but all of the same metrical length).
Dec 2021 · 436
Christmas (Haiku)
a brilliant star shone
o'er Bethlehem the very night
Jesus was birthed
Dec 2021 · 238
Wish
be careful what you wish for
as you just might get
it
and after a while you'll certainly
regret
it

the Democrats had their wish
granted in
full
they got a dream team who were
possessed of supporter
pull  

yet now the team seems to be
falling
apart
somehow they've lost that
unity of
heart

with the relationship being on
the
rocks
how can the beleagured Democrats
recover from the
shocks  

the President and the Vice President
the much wished for
ideal
has so regretfully waned
in its
appeal

be careful what you wish for
as you just might get
it
and after a while you'll cretainly
regret
it
Dec 2021 · 228
Haiku
amid sparkling stars
sailed a luminous moon
chartering night seas
Dec 2021 · 234
Haiku
a brilliant blue sky
presides o' er our region
in indigo rule
Dec 2021 · 183
Pfizer's Warehouse Door
Pfizer's share price has quite
literally gone through the
roof
as investors are cashing in
on the dividend's
proof

no doubt there's plenty of
money on
offer
when Pfizer sells more and more
vaccines for its
coffer

to bring the profit margin
a helpful
elevation
Pfizer says we'll need a third jab
in each
population
  
there's been a boom
on the stock market
floor
since Pfizer has rolled vials
out the warehouse
door
Dec 2021 · 138
Holiday Break
will be so nice to get a holiday break
away from micro-managing
colleague
as I'm suffering terribly
with her supervisory
fatigue

I've spoken to others
at my place of
work
and they also say she's right
into every small detail's
perk

my recovery period will begin
this coming
Friday
then I can do things in
my own undirected
way
Nov 2021 · 164
Haiku
bright sunlight splinters
cut slender pathways down to
the vale's dim lit floor
Nov 2021 · 1.2k
Electric Car
I dream of owning an electric
car
but to buy one is a dream too
far

with a price tag of above sixty
grand
how can I get that sort of money in my
hand

I only receive a meagre
wage
and to pay it off would take an
age

I wonder if Elon Musk could loan me some folding
stuff
then I'm sure I'd be financial
enough
Nov 2021 · 1.2k
Winter Lingers (Rondelet)
winter lingers
down in the southern hemisphere
winter lingers
still we're feeling those cold fingers
spring's warm touch hasn't yet arrived here
as the days stay so dismally drear
winter lingers
Nov 2021 · 154
Appeal
be careful what you wish for
as you just might get
it
and after a while you'll certainly
regret
it

the democrats had their wish
granted in
full
they got a dream team who were
possessed of supporter
pull  

yet now the team seems to be
falling
apart
somehow they've lost that
unity of
heart

with the relationship being on
the
rocks
how can the democrats recover
from the
shocks  

the President and the Vice President
the much wished for
ideal
has so regretfully waned
in its
appeal
Nov 2021 · 263
One Point Five Degrees
in the year two thousand and thirty
Desmond was expecting a rising temperature
of one point five degrees
so he scampered outside to sit in a
cooler southern breeze

but much to his surprise the temperature
wasn't as hot as that
therefore he wasn't in need of a sun shading
broad brimmed hat

the horrendous predictions that were made
at COP 26
didn't appear to be in its temperature
mix  

he thought unto himself how could
climate forecasters get it all so wrong
thence he rushed back inside to dress himself
in a woolen coat which was ankle length long
Nov 2021 · 213
Catastrophists
catastrophists
here
catastrophists
there
catastrophists
everywher­e

they're predicting the globe
shall see catastrophic
warming
and that we must heed
their catastrophizing
warning

yet catastrophic events have
occured since time
began
where increasing temperatures
had a longer life
span

the green lobby's coming catastrophe
wants to hold us all
hostage
by dramatizing their dire  
alarmist's
message
  
catastrophists
here
catastrophists
there
catastrophists
eve­rywhere
Nov 2021 · 258
Haiku
across late eve skies
volleys of thunder echoed
like far canon fire
Oct 2021 · 344
Haiku
at Glasgow's altar
green zealots offer prayers  
for carbon cut backs
Oct 2021 · 211
A Martian Named Zurdidoit
a martial named Zurdidoit was flying
over the Earth just the other day
and his antenni were tuned into what
the airwaves did say

world leaders at Glasgow are
adopting green guidelines
to save the world's population
from higher emission bines

he thought to himself aren't
these earthlings a dumber than dumber lot
for they've not yet invented a miraculous  
energy providing plot

Zurdidoit was of the opinion
that fossil fuels must not be thrown out
by humankind who require
supplies of them being about
Oct 2021 · 477
Net Zero Heroes
the world's population
went looking for heroes
and perchance they found
those very heroes

the heros were the
net zero heroes
who had a no concept
of being real heroes

the heroes but a destructive
mob
who introduced a costly
energy hob

the heroes weren't heroes
no not at all  
yet they professed to be
heeding a noble call

around the planet
electricity issues arose
whereupon the lights
fast dimmed on the heroes

the world's population
went looking for heroes
and perchance they found
but inept heroes
Oct 2021 · 252
Death Wish
fast forward
to the year of 2050
all countries who
adopted the net zero target
in the year 2021
became failed nation states

their industries were decimated
their jobs disappeared
their people became beggars
oh yes and extinction
did visit upon them

the fanatical believers of global warming
such as Greta Thunberg and Joe Biden and Sir David Attenborough
wrought damage untold on every society
  
and the footnote
to this tale goes like this
they administered
but a death wish
Oct 2021 · 1.4k
Haiku
drab low hanging clouds
encircle our township to-day
with their raining drear
Oct 2021 · 2.8k
Pitch Black Velvet (Haiku)
night's darkened mantle
respendently adorned
in stellar sparkles

tis like looking at
encrusted diamond jewels
on pitch black velvet
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