The dust had settled

The dust had settled

20 October 2020

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Landscapes gyrating

Moon a backdrop of ashes

the Earth spun onwards


The soot filled the sky

fragments disintegrating

the ground split in flakes


Dirt strewn everywhere

the flowers lost to the weed

battles in gardens


Tea estates littered

cinders from the teeming pit

Magmatic plates moved


Soil’s upheaval

The hills turned into mountains;

valleys disappeared


Churning sand of time

Gradual recovery

the dust had settled


Reading of the poem:

Written in the context of Ronovan writes weekly Haiku challenge using the words “Dust”, “Weed” and their synonyms. Rules and other contributions available here: https://ronovanwrites.com/2020/10/19/ronovan-writes-weekly-haiku-poetry-prompt-challenge-328-dust-weed/

Massive Attack – The Spoils ft. Hope Sandoval

Trace of red teardrops

Trace of red teardrops

12 October 2020

Courtesy alphacoders.com

Dewdrops in the air

Pearls scattering on my face

the first of the rains


Heads hung low they weep

Zoroastrian filters

drizzle through their plight


Drop by drop gathers

weight of a hundred stones cast

millenary fate


Maidens in tatters

their backs particles of flesh

sprinkled across choice


A dash of freedom

drips through time that seeps in age

beads of silver pain


A splash in the pond

Murky waters now stirring

trace of red teardrops


Reading of the poem:

Hope – Azam Ali

Written in the context of Ronovan writes weekly Haiku challenge using the words “Drip”, “Drop” and their synonyms. Rules and other poems available here https://ronovanwrites.com/2020/10/12/ronovan-writes-weekly-haiku-poetry-prompt-challenge-327-drip-drop/

All rage now vanquished

All rage now vanquished

23 September 2020

Courtesy flickr.com

 

Seething energy

the fury of elements

breaks into a storm

 

Heavy lightning strikes

Nature no longer passive

shares its violence

 

All furor unleashed

in sync with nature’s madness

heavens turn ink black

 

Churned into frenzy

seascapes heave with creeping waves

overcoming land

 

Waters once stagnant

restore passion of their roots

Marshes spill over

 

Ferocity speaks

intensity at its peak

in quaking mountains

 

The heart follows storms

A pyre for minds alights

magmatic, alive

 

Wistful rain falls fast

upon the brooding landscapes

reluctant soothing

 

Gradual easing

Slow trickle of honey flows

into my bosom

 

The quiet restored

Ire a ghost of the past

All rage now vanquished

 

Reading of the poem:

Michael Kiwanuka – Love and Hate

 

Written in the context of Ronovan writes weekly Haiku Challenge using the words “Slow” and “Fury” or their synonyms. Rules and other poems can be found here: https://ronovanwrites.com/2020/09/21/ronovan-writes-weekly-haiku-poetry-prompt-challenge-324-furyslow/

A heron looked on

A heron looked on

8 June 2020

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The pond was icy

Surface a thin pane of glass

Like mirror it cracked

 

The gap extended

Glistening scales gleamed within

Their presence promise

 

A heron looked on

Slowly the surface did break

The fish would come through

 

Reading of the poem:

Written in the context of Ronovan Writes Weekly Haiku Challenge using the words Break and Glass. Words and rules consultable here

 

Stive Morgan – Magic Travel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfLvR5kpVvY

Solid ground denied

Solid ground denied

12 May 2020

Courtesy Stefan Gesell

 

 

North and South battle

Irreconcilable straits

Conflict in bosom

 

Flourishing in reed

Graceful attire of heart

Swaying to the rhythm

 

Solid ground denied

My soul like a wild gypsy

Yearning for travel

 

 

Written in the context of Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 305 using conflict and gypsy. Rules and pingback here

Reading of the poem:

Sam Myers – I Got The Blues

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-KluFB9A8M

Our future is bright

Our future is bright

31 March 2020

Courtesy Bojan Jevtic

 

The days may seem bleak

The hours may turn into weeks

Hark! The angels speak

 

Keep your mind hopeful

There is no need for a fight

Make it effortless

 

Know it in your heart

Know it through the changing times

Our future is bright

 

Written in the context of Ronovan writes weekly haiku challenge. For rules and other poems visit the link here.

Reading of the poem:

Amber Run – I Found

 

Ocean greets me kin

Ocean greets me kin

24 March 2020

 

This is not a play

Tragedy nor comedy

This is a life’s toil

 

I splatter the drops

The waters in rivulets

Aspire for bay

 

Ocean greets me kin

Movement of waves like my skin

A body of clay

 

 

Reading of the poem:

 

Written in the context of Ronovan writes weekly Haiku 298 using the words bay and play. For rules and more poems follow this link.

 

Gurdjieff – De Hartmann Vol 12: Prière Pour La Miséricorde, Alain Kremski

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlq3a2JfMRc

Slow fall drops of rain

Slow fall drops of rain

21 February 2020

Courtesy akhepedia.com

 

Hear pitter patter

Slow fall drops of rain

On my window sill

 

Mind wandering back

Memories that my mind drain

As I sit so still

 

Reading of the poem:

Haiku written in the context of Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge with words Rain and Drain. Rules and timeline here

 

Tomorrow we sail – Eventide

 

Into heaven’s frame

Into heaven’s frame

10 October 2017

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Water lilies float

Bed in no need for pillow

Yellow gold in pink

 

Leaves intertwined lay

Upon a still pond’s surface

Like sheen of my heart

 

The water whispers

To leaves and lilies molded

Into heaven’s frame

 

Reading of the poem: 

Written in the context of Ronovan writes weekly haiku challenge with words Heart and Need. Instructions/rules here

Raag Darbari flute by Ronu Majumdar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9LUoXLO4-E

Passion’s hue

Passion’s hue

13 September 2017

lover polyvore com
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Come and play

Let me be your clay

Handle me

 

Carefully

Whisper lovingly

Words of glee

 

Stroke my nose

With tip of your beard

Is that weird?

 

Play the part

Riddle in my heart

Whence to start

 

Multiply

Love beyond the lie

As we sigh

 

You yearn too

Deep red in dark blue

Passion’s hue

 

Reading of the poem: 

Love life Thomasz Alen Kopera
Courtesy Thomasz Alen Kopera

Merging Of Two Hearts – Stive Morgan feat Moon Haunter

 

Written in the context of Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge using Passion and Play. Details here