fast as silver
moonlight dropped in the abyss
a mermaid
from the purity
of the abyss a mermaid
looks at silver hooks
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This poem was written in response to March 26, 2018: Mermaid, another great prompt at Seeds and Sand. The prompt and poems can be read here. And, to finish, here’s Fleetwood Mac –
my quiet heart
or fish returning upstream
in a silver wake
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This poem was written in response to Carpe Diem #863 Black Lake (Khar Us), another great prompt from Chèvrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai. For this prompt we were asked to ‘distil’ this poem by Mongolian poet, L. Olziitogs:
Looking at mountains, I feel I am a mountain.
Looking at mist and haze, I feel I am a cloud.
After the rain has fallen, I feel that I am grass, and
When sparrows start to sing, I remember I am morning.
I am not a human, that’s for sure.
When stars flare up, I feel I am the darkness
When girls shed their clothes, I remember I am spring
When I smell the desire of everybody in this world,
I realize how my quiet heart is a fish’s.
I am not a human, that’s for sure.
Under the colorful sky, an immense EMPTINESS
Starting from today I am only…
All of the poems in the link-up can be read here. And, to finish, here’s Hawkwind –
the rustling leaves
in tune with summer’s silver
bells
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This poem was written in response to Carpe Diem #763 outdoor concerts, another great prompt hosted by Chèvrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai. All of the poems in the link-up can be read here. And, to finish, here’s Roxy Music –
I always miss you –
as clear moonlight passes through
the silver lake
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This poem was written in response to Carpe Diem Tokubetsudesu, N. Scott Momaday’s “the Delight Song of Tsoai-talee”, another great prompt hosted by Chèvrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai. My favourite line from the ‘Delight Song’ is this:
“I am the long track of the moon in a lake”
– so, I wrote around that image, of a fashion.
All of the poems in the link-up can be read here. And, to finish, here’s Scott Walker –
silver zips unzip
quick squeals meet black leather
the fireworks start
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This poem was written in response to Carpe Diem #636, Fireworks, another great prompt hosted by Chèvrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai. All of the poems in the link-up can be read here. Tonight’s festive TV naturally included celebrations of the life and works of the king, including his ’68 comeback special – which is the only reason my mind was focused on black leather, see –
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