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  Mila : going with the flow

NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

Mila said Feb 18, 2009, 10:37 PM:
 

It’s taking ages to download so am starting another friendship haiku part 2. Requesting our mods to lock the previous one. Thank you for our friendship and our joint friendship haiku. Keep on co-creating and empowering one another!

Am repeating the last entry below, from me:

Vibration takes flight
resonance ignites a flame
thunder meets lightning
  Taikunping : nature

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

Taikunping said Feb 19, 2009, 9:46 AM:
 

thunder meets lightning
heaven and earth joined by light
rain refreshes earth
  rudyan : quasar

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

rudyan said Feb 19, 2009, 11:45 AM:
 

rain refreshes earth
shared tears replenish spirit
springtime comes again
  Taikunping : nature

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

Taikunping said Feb 19, 2009, 10:16 PM:
 

springtime comes again
joy fills earths freshly made air
renewal happens
  sandy : Activist and Ambassador

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

sandy said Feb 19, 2009, 10:41 PM:
 

Thankyou for the new thread- at LAST -I can post once more :)
 
renewal happens   
 
old friends together again 
 
joyful reunion
 
 



 
  Taikunping : nature

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

Taikunping said Feb 20, 2009, 1:54 AM:
 

joyful union
so blooms perfume the chilled air
friendships made once more
  sandy : Activist and Ambassador

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

sandy said Feb 21, 2009, 8:24 PM:
 

friendships made once more



colours the day with gladness



and lightens the heart
  Taikunping : nature

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

Taikunping said Feb 22, 2009, 8:42 AM:
 

and lightens the heart
gently cradled in loves light
we blossom and grow
  Fa- La- La- La- La- La- La- : Buddhasattva; Pitaji (oH yrteop:-)

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

Fa- La- La- La- La- La- La- said Feb 24, 2009, 9:58 AM:
 

we blossom and grow
even when winter winds blow
buds form, grow, and chill
  Fa- La- La- La- La- La- La- : Buddhasattva; Pitaji (oH yrteop:-)

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

Fa- La- La- La- La- La- La- said Feb 24, 2009, 10:03 AM:
 

buds for, grow, and chill
for friendship warms from within,
Love radiates it

Love radiates it
as warm water rises and
shares its heat with all
  Taikunping : nature

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

Taikunping said Feb 25, 2009, 1:52 AM:
 

shares its heat with all
glow spreads above and below
earth’s heat, sky’s warm sun
  Mila : going with the flow

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

Mila said Feb 27, 2009, 6:32 AM:
 

Earth’s heat, sky’s warm sun
invigorating our lives
friendship’s energy
  Taikunping : nature

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

Taikunping said Feb 27, 2009, 9:45 AM:
 

friendship’s energy
sees us through life’s ups and downs
forever smiling
  FastDart : Peaceful Arrow

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

FastDart said Mar 2, 2009, 6:43 PM:
 

forever smiling
it takes far fewer muscles
to show your pearlies 
  Taikunping : nature

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

Taikunping said Mar 3, 2009, 1:10 AM:
 

to show your pearlies
all waking bright and early
greeting the sun’s light
  sandy : Activist and Ambassador

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

sandy said Mar 3, 2009, 2:39 AM:
 

greeting the sun’s light
 
changing us to day from night
 
making the world bright
  Taikunping : nature

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

Taikunping said Mar 3, 2009, 5:34 AM:
 

making the world bright
singing in moons precious light
eye shine in wonder
  sandy : Activist and Ambassador

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

sandy said Mar 6, 2009, 3:52 PM:
 

eye shine in wonder

at what it means to be free

cheeky glints of glee
  FastDart : Peaceful Arrow

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

FastDart said Mar 6, 2009, 7:14 PM:
 

cheeky glints of glee
painted by me on your vine
with a quick giggle

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  Taikunping : nature

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

Taikunping said Mar 7, 2009, 7:28 AM:
 

with a quick giggle
which went straight down the middle
we all laughed out loud
  MamaSue : Wondrous Woman

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

MamaSue said Mar 7, 2009, 8:53 AM:
 

we all laughed out loud
and learned that laughter does heal!
let’s do this daily
  ~Kes : be cause

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

~Kes said Mar 7, 2009, 1:32 PM:
 

let’s do this daily
we can cause our own feelings
force yourself to smile

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  MamaSue : Wondrous Woman

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

MamaSue said Mar 7, 2009, 11:42 PM:
 

(I am lovin’ that smiling furball!!)

(But enough about Lars)

(ba domp, bomp) ;oD

force yourself to smile
and let it wash over you
pity party gone!
  Taikunping : nature

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

Taikunping said Mar 8, 2009, 12:21 AM:
 

pity party gone
there’s enough for everyone
smile and be happy!
  Mila : going with the flow

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

Mila said Mar 11, 2009, 12:03 PM:
 

Smile and be happy
be, just like the buzzing bee
flower hopping free

http://www.funlovinart.com/DesktopModules/wildPortfolio/ThumbNail.ashx?width=180&height=180&Image=/Portals/3/wildPortfolio/buzzingbeeWB.jpg
  Taikunping : nature

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

Taikunping said Mar 13, 2009, 8:20 AM:
 

flower hopping free
zooming around in the breeze
floating in the air
  sandy : Activist and Ambassador

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

sandy said Mar 15, 2009, 4:55 PM:
 

floating in the air

spread and carried by the wind

the sounds of laughter
  Taikunping : nature

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

Taikunping said Mar 16, 2009, 8:29 AM:
 

the sounds of laugher
ticklish sounds so full of joy
happiness abounds
  jikishin : composer

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

jikishin said Mar 17, 2009, 3:28 PM:
 

happiness abounds
as if the clearest of skys
pulses through our hearts
  Taikunping : nature

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

Taikunping said Mar 18, 2009, 4:04 AM:
 

pulses through our hearts
joy and peace light up our lives
living for today
  Mila : going with the flow

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

Mila said Mar 21, 2009, 7:03 AM:
 

Living for today
with friends we get by each day
loving nourishment
  Taikunping : nature

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

Taikunping said Mar 21, 2009, 7:09 AM:
 

loving nourishment
in living, playing, laughing
singing life's sweet song

Mila - good you're here, sending flowers

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  jikishin : composer

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

jikishin said Mar 23, 2009, 10:27 PM:
 

singing life's sweet song
both the chore and the honor
all rolled into one
  Taikunping : nature

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

Taikunping said Mar 24, 2009, 6:11 AM:
 

all rolled into one
sunshine on blades of grass
dark night, shadows cast
  rudyan : quasar

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

rudyan said Mar 24, 2009, 9:35 AM:
 

dark night, shadows cast,
chaos erupts—prelude to
birthing a new star

[Image source: ESA/Hubble]

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  Taikunping : nature

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

Taikunping said Mar 24, 2009, 9:49 AM:
 

birthing a new star
milky way come out and play
star clusters transform

great pic rudyan!
  rudyan : quasar

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

rudyan said Mar 24, 2009, 4:48 PM:
 

star clusters transform
over millions of years
we have less patience :)
  Taikunping : nature

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

Taikunping said Mar 25, 2009, 2:13 AM:
 

we have less patience
it is good to pause a while
re-group and transform
  Mila : going with the flow

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

Mila said Mar 25, 2009, 11:03 AM:
 

Re-group and transform
recreating harmony
friendship's intention
  FastDart : Peaceful Arrow

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

FastDart said Mar 25, 2009, 5:54 PM:
 

friendship's intention
rubbing Eskimos noses
will warm up the night
  Taikunping : nature

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

Taikunping said Mar 26, 2009, 2:21 AM:
 

will warm up the night
smile and don't take fright today
love lies all around
  rudyan : quasar

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

rudyan said Mar 26, 2009, 9:19 AM:
 

love lies all around,
just can't get away from it—
then, who would want to?

:)
  Taikunping : nature

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

Taikunping said Mar 26, 2009, 10:01 AM:
 

then, who would want to
blissfully soak up good vibes
sharing love is good
  Mila : going with the flow

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

Mila said Apr 1, 2009, 11:44 AM:
 

Sharing love is good
which we do as we haiku
it's paradise here.
  Taikunping : nature

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

Taikunping said Apr 2, 2009, 12:41 AM:
 

it's paradise here
self-expression in haiku
follow on the chain
  sandy : Activist and Ambassador

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

sandy said Apr 5, 2009, 7:39 PM:
 

follow on the chain

connecting links of people

live across the web
  Taikunping : nature

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

Taikunping said Apr 6, 2009, 12:19 AM:
 

live across the web
it's only a click away
no distance at all…
  Taikunping : nature

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

Taikunping said Apr 10, 2009, 6:17 AM:
 

no distance at all
travels so far reaching out
holding and loving
  sandy : Activist and Ambassador

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

sandy said Apr 13, 2009, 8:47 PM:
 

holding and loving

how I wish that I could still

but you had to go
  MamaSue : Wondrous Woman

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

MamaSue said Apr 13, 2009, 10:24 PM:
 

but you had to go
and I respected your choice
now we talk with hearts
  Taikunping : nature

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

Taikunping said Apr 14, 2009, 2:30 AM:
 

now we talk with hearts
companionship, side by side
travelling through life

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  Taikunping : nature

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

Taikunping said Apr 15, 2009, 8:47 AM:
 

travelling through life
sometimes fast, sometimes slower
life finds its balance
  FastDart : Peaceful Arrow

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

FastDart said Apr 15, 2009, 3:11 PM:
 

life finds its balance
equilibrium returns
a spinning Dervish
  Taikunping : nature

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

Taikunping said Apr 16, 2009, 2:30 AM:
 

a spinning Dervish
spins into eternity
meditational
  FastDart : Peaceful Arrow

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

FastDart said Apr 18, 2009, 10:36 AM:
 

meditational
a Oming circle of bliss
vibration game
  Taikunping : nature

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

Taikunping said Apr 19, 2009, 12:21 AM:
 

vibrational game
playing on the haiku chain
friendships happening
  Mila : going with the flow

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

Mila said Apr 19, 2009, 12:27 AM:
 

Friendships happening
it only takes a moment
to reach out and love
  Taikunping : nature

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

Taikunping said Apr 19, 2009, 11:06 AM:
 

to reach out and love
drawing near in friendships here
unity held dear
  FastDart : Peaceful Arrow

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

FastDart said Apr 29, 2009, 8:32 PM:
 

unity held dear
haiku energy booster
in a photograph
  Taikunping : nature

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

Taikunping said Apr 30, 2009, 12:07 AM:
 

in a photograph
living in the sunny”shine”
of my Gaia friends

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  MamaSue : Wondrous Woman

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

MamaSue said May 1, 2009, 7:54 AM:
 

of my Gaia friends'
qualities, peacefulness is
my favorite one
  Taikunping : nature

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

Taikunping said May 1, 2009, 9:18 AM:
 

my favourite one
tranquility is so right
happiness so bright
  MamaSue : Wondrous Woman

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

MamaSue said May 2, 2009, 7:42 AM:
 

happiness so bright
emanating from chakras
spinning and glowing
  Taikunping : nature

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

Taikunping said May 2, 2009, 8:21 AM:
 

spinning and glowing
like bright fireworks in the night
sparks of divine bliss
  Fa- La- La- La- La- La- La- : Buddhasattva; Pitaji (oH yrteop:-)

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

Fa- La- La- La- La- La- La- said May 5, 2009, 10:17 AM:
 

sparks of Divine Bliss
5-break mortar shells burst: red
yellow, green, blue, white
  Taikunping : nature

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

Taikunping said May 6, 2009, 4:06 AM:
 

yellow, green, blue, white
many colours opening up
light colours shine bright
  Mila : going with the flow

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

Mila said May 15, 2009, 12:03 AM:
 

Light colours shine bright
when friends gather together
there's optimism

There's optimism
friends see opportunities
solutions emerge
  Taikunping : nature

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

Taikunping said May 15, 2009, 1:56 AM:
 

solutions emerge
problems solve, back to balance
center and align
  Taikunping : nature

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

Taikunping said Jun 7, 2009, 1:11 AM:
 

center and align
tufted birds laying in nest
earth is full and young
  iljungseansassonsalaam : tao

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

iljungseansassonsalaam said Jun 7, 2009, 3:11 AM:
 

earth is full and young
spring sprouts out, shouts out sing song
time to plant the seed
  Taikunping : nature

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

Taikunping said Jun 7, 2009, 4:46 AM:
 

time to plant the seed
sunshine buds open and full
gift of true springtime

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  FastDart : Peaceful Arrow

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

FastDart said Jun 7, 2009, 6:47 AM:
 

gift of true springtime
calls to me from google mail
it's a mystery

It's a mystery
haikugarden pokes at me
Notifications?

Oriole
  chloe : Wonderer

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

chloe said Jun 7, 2009, 4:18 PM:
 

a solid knowledge
warm, easy, kind and infinite
i will be your friend
  Taikunping : nature

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

Taikunping said Jun 8, 2009, 12:06 AM:
 

i will be your friend
journey of life never ends
joining haiku chain
  jikishin : composer

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

jikishin said Jun 8, 2009, 10:59 AM:
 

joining haiku chain
the missing link is present
even as we touch
  Mila : going with the flow

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

Mila said Jun 8, 2009, 7:34 PM:
 

Disappeared for a while but did read. Thank you all for gliding in and warming up the friendship haiku river.

Even as we touch
syncopated heartbeats
notifications?
  Fa- La- La- La- La- La- La- : Buddhasattva; Pitaji (oH yrteop:-)

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

Fa- La- La- La- La- La- La- said Jun 20, 2009, 9:02 AM:
 

notifications?
oH! knowing without knowing!
psychic connections
  Fa- La- La- La- La- La- La- : Buddhasattva; Pitaji (oH yrteop:-)

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

Fa- La- La- La- La- La- La- said Jun 20, 2009, 9:52 AM:
 

psychic connections
an inkling, intuition;
an understanding

an understanding
doesn't always call for words
when friendship unites
  Taikunping : nature

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

Taikunping said Jun 21, 2009, 3:28 AM:
 

when friendship unites
like minds linking together
fresh new memories
  jikishin : composer

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

jikishin said Jul 21, 2009, 8:36 PM:
 

fresh new memories
bud from in a pruning's clip
life born of death sings
  Taikunping : nature

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

Taikunping said Jul 21, 2009, 11:39 PM:
 

life born of death sings
joy found in circles of life
singing of beauty
  Janet : Strategic Enthusiast

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

Janet said Jul 22, 2009, 3:57 AM:
 

singing of beauty
seen by many pairs of eyes
we are united
  Taikunping : nature

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

Taikunping said Jul 22, 2009, 4:47 AM:
 

we are united
friends from all parts of the earth
one community
  FastDart : Peaceful Arrow

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

FastDart said Jul 22, 2009, 1:28 PM:
 

one community
and Nine Billion Names of God
I Don't Understand.
  Taikunping : nature

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

Taikunping said Jul 22, 2009, 11:48 PM:
 

I Don't Understand
finding God deep in ones self
divine reminder
  Kiwina : Convergentleman

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

Kiwina said Jul 28, 2009, 3:10 PM:
 

divine reminder
if only one can hear it
saying, “you've God mail”
  Taikunping : nature

Re: NEH VII - Friendship Haiku Part 2

Taikunping said Jul 30, 2009, 1:31 AM:
 

says “you've got God mail”
feeling inside the divine
heart opens to love