Monday, April 24, 2017

1012 - Fire when ready.


Haiku Horizons prompt: burn


Fire when ready.

Eternal hellfire.
Strange for a forgiving God—
A contradiction.


Unpredictable—
Our heart can burn for someone
And surprise our brain.


A warm crackling fire;
It is just so comforting.
What?  Damn the climate!


A book will ignite:
Fahrenheit four fifty one.
Cold stupidity.


Kids—full of mischief!
They will grab hold of your arm,
Give a Chinese burn.


We’ll burn all the coal!
Lemmings racing to the cliff.
Come on, bring it on!


A summer sunburn—
A rite of passage back then.
There are regrets now.


Eucalyptus oil:
Gives a beautiful blue haze
And burns very well.
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© J Cosmo Newbery 2017
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15 comments:

  1. I'm all fired up now!!

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  2. A wonderful selection in an artform which is beyond me.

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  3. Well written array on theme of of the day.

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  4. I wonder what the term is for a collection of Haiku? A Zen? ;) Nice work.

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  5. Lovely senryu sequence. You're on fire!

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  6. Yes, definitely on fire with this sequence! My favourite:
    'Unpredictable—
    Our heart can burn for someone
    And surprise our brain'.

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  7. Such a wonderful senrye party. Love them all, from the starting contradiction to the one that burns well.

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  8. Gorgeously penned!!❤️

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  9. Love these ponderings...

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  10. You worked the theme very well. The second especially made me smile.

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  11. you've kept the fire burning.

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  12. So well done. Love the first as it echoes my thoughts.
    Anna :o]

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  13. Yes, you worked the theme brilliantly. The first one has special meaning for me as a former Southern Baptist.

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  14. burn baby burn, disco inferno! there's your earworm, you're welcome. :) ~

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