796 - Tears

Haiku Horizons has the prompt “Tear”.

A quick decision.

Spontaneous.  Regretted.

We shed salty tears.

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© J Cosmo Newbery 2015

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795 - Jerk

Mad Kane has a weekly limerick challenge.

She provides the rhyme word, this week it is “jerk”.

The rest is up to us.

She had a few drinks after work

And then slept in the arms of a clerk.

She then dreamed of a life

As a happy young wife

But, alas, woke up with a jerk.

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© J Cosmo Newbery 2015

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Apologies to those who pronounce 'clerk', 'clark'.

Call it poetic license.

You could replace 'clerk with 'berk' but it weakens the jerk ending.

794 - That man Todd

Three Word Wednesday requires participants

to use the three words of the week in a composition.

The words this week were: nervous, puzzled, and lump.

That man Todd.

The nervous will oft close their eyes

As the barber deftly applies

The edge of the blade

To the lather he’s made

And to move is considered unwise.

But one barber with a habit most odd

Would dispatch all his clients to God.

He would then disguise

Their bodies in pies

Which puzzled the homicide squad.

To his credit, the cops all confessed

That his pies were considered the best.

What brought them up trumps

Was the absence of lumps

And a sauce that always impressed.

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© J Cosmo Newbery 2015

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793 - Daintree

A potted haiku summary of a brief but very pleasant 

visit to the Daintree region of northern Queensland.

Daintree.

Wheels leave the tarmac,

The plane defies gravity

As we hold our breath.

The louvered windows

Of the tropical villa—

Quaint yet comforting.

It smells different

When rain falls in the forest:

Earthy.  Primal. Close.

An electric blue.

The brief but colourful life 

Of a butterfly. (1)

A walk on the beach

Followed by a lazy beer—

Could get used to this.

Let go of your home:

When in Rome (or Daintree)

Drink the local beer.

Warm cuddles in bed,

No need for any nightwear,

A gecko tut-tuts. (2)

The morning chorus:

The birds, the rain, the children.

I go back to sleep. (3)

Ancient wilderness:

Diversity worth a look…

What’s a little rain? (4)

The boat glides along.

On the bank, a crocodile

Pays close attention.

The cassowary:

A large lumpy sort of bird

That hides in the wild.

Cassowary plum

Betray the odd bird’s passing:

Fowl bowel graffiti. (5)

Unusual sounds

Of the unseen bush dwellers,

Oddly comforting.

Cape Tribulation.

The place an early Cook’s tour

Came stuck.  And unstuck. (6)

Holiday chaos—

That fateful, distant message:

“Gone into labour”. 

Technology beats

The tyranny of distance:

The coming of Grace. (7)

Good travel advice:

Take nothing but photographs,

Leave only footprints.

Dinner in the trees—

The jungle meets fine dining,

Daintree à la carte. (8)

The final packing.

I wonder what will be left?

There’s always something.

Familiar smells 

Welcome us back to our home.

The kettle goes on.

I know I am home

When I can kick off my shoes,

Order a pizza.

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© J Cosmo Newbery 2015

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1. Ulysses Butterfly

2. Geckos, a type of lizard, makes an odd clicking noise at night.

3. Neighbours had a crying child.  Felt sorry for them.  Nothing more.

4. No rain, no rainforest.  But warm rain.

5. The plum needs the cassowary to eat and pass its seeds for them to germinate.

6. Captain James Cook got stuck on a coral reef in 1770.

7. Grand-daughter, Grace.

8. Nautilus restaurant.

792 - Relationships

Three Word Wednesday requires participants

to use the three words of the week in a composition.

The words this week were: Erect, Blemish, Lop-sided.

Relationships

Multi-sided

No relationship

Is a pairing of equals:

Different talents.

Lop-sided

Two unequal halves,

Although perfectly aligned,

Asymmetrical.

Open-sided

Life is like a dance—

Not a tango, more awkward,

Like a three-legged race.

Subsided

Just one small blemish

Can block out all the good points;

Out of proportion

Blind-sided

Fearing the unknown,

And sometimes knowing the known,

We erect fences.

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© J Cosmo Newbery 2015

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791 - The Woods

Photo by Oer Wout

Mindlovemisery’s prompt.

The Woods.

Life is seldom

A straight path

Through a copse of trees

To the light.

Reality meanders.

Shadows call.

Enticing sounds call you

Through the mists,

From the trees,

To come and visit,

Come…come…

Come away from the path,

Away with me…

Come…

Curiosity 

Abhors the normal.

Sirens of the woods,

Ulysses would understand.

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© J Cosmo Newbery 2015

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790 - Trust

Haiku Horizons has the prompt "Trust".

Trust only yourself.

All others must be suspect,

Experience shows.

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© J Cosmo Newbery 2015

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789 - Erectile Dysfunction

Mad Kane has a weekly limerick challenge.

She provides the rhyme word, this week it is “pad”.

The rest is up to us.

Erectile Dysfunction

They thought that the Rajah was mad

For building a solid gold pad.

This golden emporium

And fornicatorium

Used all of the money they had.

The place was built to rehearse

Karma Sutra, chapter and verse,

But the exertion required

Meant that the Rajah expired:

Premature ejaculation, 

Only worse.

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© J Cosmo Newbery 2015

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787 - Drama Queen

Drama Queen

(to the tune of Dancing Queen - Abba)

You can flounce, you can pout, always having your nose put out,

See that show, watch that scene, mocking the poor Drama Queen.

Every night and the swoons are fake

Looking for some offence to take

It doesn’t matter what they say, interpret it the other way,

You come to create an affray

Anyone can cop that flack

If they don’t protect their back

With a few mocking words, sarcastic too

You have your sights upon your prey 

With any sense they will slip away…

You’re the Drama Queen, ruddy faced, like a tangerine

Drama Queen, feel the heat of your venting spleen,

You can flounce, you can pout, always having your nose put out,

See that show, watch that scene, mocking the poor Drama Queen.

You’re a teaser, then turn on them

Leave them stinging with your venom

Looking out for another, anyone will do

You have your sights upon your prey 

With any sense they will slip away…

You’re the Drama Queen, ruddy faced, like a tangerine

Drama Queen, feel the heat of your venting spleen,

You can flounce, you can pout, always having your nose put out,

See that show, watch that scene, mocking the poor Drama Queen.

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© J Cosmo Newbery 2015

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786 - Pond

Haiku Horizons has the prompt “Pond”.

Pond

Darkness, lying still,

A pool of tranquility—

To reflect upon.

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Lilies, frogs and reeds,

Hidden from the broader view

Lives another world

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© J Cosmo Newbery 2015

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Repost: Cups of Joy

Sunday Scribblings 2 has the prompt “Teacups”.

Here’s one I prepared earlier:

Cups of Joy

Seldom in the daily rush of life

Do you meet with such perfection;

Beautifully displayed, with love and care,

They arouse a deep affection.

Such vessels are a joy to hold

And warm the cockles of your heart.

Lovingly filled, sweet and warm and milky,

They are a most wond’rous piece of art.

O glorious porcelain saucer and cup

I swoon, en route to fainting,

Now, if the woman will kindly step away,

I can look more closely at the painting.

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© J Cosmo Newbery

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785 - Deeply Distressing

Three Word Wednesday requires participants

to use the three words of the week in a composition.

The words this week were: Absorbed, Deeply, Frantic.

Deeply Distressing

Leaking, 

Sinking, 

Far too much 

Weight.

Frantic 

Scrambling 

Follows.

There is no 

Stopping 

Its demise

The ocean 

Always 

Swallows

The scared

The unprepared

Their cries

Absorbed 

By their watery graves.

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A small child 

Resigns to its fate

And slips 

Beneath 

The waves.

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© J Cosmo Newbery 2015

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