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NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Wil said Apr 16, 2008, 7:19 AM:

Same NEH rules

5-7-5-7-5-7-5…..

Something in nature, earth, wind, fire, water or plant, animal, mineral, from atoms to gravitational webs we are all one and connected.

The chicken or egg
The question is, what came first
what does it matter

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Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Wil said Apr 16, 2008, 7:21 AM:

what does it matter
ether is just fine with me
I love creation

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Janet said Apr 16, 2008, 9:27 AM:

I love creation!
these elemental forces
synthesize my life

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FastDart said Apr 16, 2008, 11:52 AM:

Synthesize my life,
Insert thoughts inside your id
creation begins

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Wil said Apr 16, 2008, 12:48 PM:

creation begins
every little drop of rain
containing wonders

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

FastDart said Apr 16, 2008, 1:35 PM:

Containing wonders?
Let it rain, rain, rain, all over
The beautiful earth

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Janet said Apr 17, 2008, 6:44 PM:

The beautiful earth
supreme embodiment of
generosity

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Rosi said Apr 17, 2008, 8:54 PM:

Generosity
In all of life and in me…
My hormones surging.

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FastDart said Apr 18, 2008, 5:29 PM:

My hormonones surging.
Horny moans are spring flowers,
enjoy while they last.

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Janet said Apr 19, 2008, 9:19 AM:

Enjoy while they last

these fragile, fragrant blossoms

temporary gifts

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Wil said Apr 19, 2008, 6:08 PM:

temporary gifts
rainbows, sunsets, rain showers
cloud formations, dew

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jikishin said Apr 19, 2008, 7:59 PM:

cloud formations, due…
this reminds me of a joke.
Have you heard The One

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

quietlaughter said Apr 20, 2008, 7:39 AM:

have you heard The One

spring wind whispered to the sea

waves had the answer

~

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

FastDart said Apr 20, 2008, 3:08 PM:

Waves had the answer,
it is written by the wind.
Salty sting clears eyes.

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Mila said Apr 21, 2008, 10:55 AM:

Salty sting clears eyes.
Welcoming a surging wave
In a frolic leap.

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Wil said Apr 21, 2008, 11:15 AM:

Salty sting clears eyes.
Welcoming a surging wave
In a frolic leap.

Whatta flood of memories and then it dawned on me that some may not have had the joy of swimming in the ocean. While the salt doesn't sting much for me in my eyes, I've never got used to the taste when I get a mouthful.

Imagine being about chest deep in water with waves coming at you that are 2-4 foot swells….that is the surging wave. Now you can take it in your face or over your head as it curls, or you can make this 'frolic leap' a comical jump underwater trying to keep your head above water. It often works. Now if the wave is not curling, if you are beyond the break and just experiencing the roll of the swell this frolic leap becomes a little hop to insure your head floats and bobs above the water line and then you regain your footing in the trough. It is such fun, you become a part of a group of people you do not know, all together anticipating the next swell, all laughing and spitting. I can taste the salt.

In a frolic leap
I join with all creation
Riding the tide of life

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

FastDart said Apr 21, 2008, 11:29 AM:

In a frolic leap
The surge pulled me towards blue,
air so sweet and fresh.

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Janet said Apr 21, 2008, 3:11 PM:

Ride the tide of life!
Exuberantly I breathe
Air so sweet and fresh

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FastDart said Apr 21, 2008, 3:40 PM:

Air so sweet and fresh
right breathing unfolds with ease.
Hatha Seal Technique

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Wil said Apr 22, 2008, 5:33 PM:

an aside I just noticed NEH IV inspired by nature….what in nature often appears never ending?

IV

ivy

ok, tis just me that loves synchronicity….

alright then, back to our regularly scheduled programming.

at first I didn't know where to go with this, so I took the obvious.

hatha seal technique~
balance a ball on your nose
while clapping your fins

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

MamaSue said Apr 22, 2008, 8:19 PM:

While clapping your fins
Bark “YEAH!” and dive on in, deep
What is your ocean?

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Janet said Apr 23, 2008, 7:24 PM:

What is your ocean?
Listen to the siren song~
Your feet become fins

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

jikishin said Apr 23, 2008, 8:41 PM:

Your feet become fins
In a fit of empathy
With your own goldfish

Your feet become fins
The instant you disbelieve
That Darwin was right

Your feet become fins
Gills open at the jawbone
[insert whale-song here]

Your feet become fins
Standing in the high desert -
Patiently you wait

Your feet become fins
naturally sellecting
to swim the future

Your feet become fins
Your body remembering
What it used to be

Your feet become fins
If only for a moment -
Briney murk aglow

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

FastDart said Apr 24, 2008, 5:21 AM:

Sorry about that Wil, I get carried away by my seal avatar every now and again.
I really appreciate your thoughtful and insightful haiku's Your vibe is very strong.
Friend,
Lars

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Wil said Apr 24, 2008, 6:14 AM:

Namaste Lars, no worries!

Now Jikshin, awesome contributions, you were ablaze, in the flow but where do I go from here? How to honor all your efforts?? See if this suffices…

Your feet become fins
In a fit of empathy
With your own goldfish

With your own goldfish
You can contemplate
That Darwin was right

That Darwin was right
stirs thoughts through time in our seas
[insert whale-song here]

[insert whale-song here]
deciphering the essence
Patiently you wait

Patiently you wait
naturally sellecting
to swim the future

to swim the future
Your body remembering
What it used to be

What it used to be
If only for a moment -
Briney murk aglow

Briney murk aglow
primordial soup is stirred
by the creator

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Janet said Apr 24, 2008, 6:51 AM:

by the creator
we are blessed to co-exist
in this paradise

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MamaSue said Apr 24, 2008, 3:54 PM:

In this paradise
fragrant and green and holy
I love the backyard

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MamaSue said Apr 24, 2008, 4:03 PM:

I just read up a bit, and wow! Jikishin, Wil, FastDart, Janet, Mila, everyone… verily, Thou art haiku ROCK STARS!! Thanks for letting me play.

I love the backyard
crickets, bunnies, birds and squirrels
their choir sings to me

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Janet said Apr 24, 2008, 4:08 PM:

their choir sings to me
these nature haiku-istas
compose symphonies

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MamaSue said Apr 24, 2008, 6:17 PM:

(joyful at Janet's use of word she's coined for us)

compose symphonies
with instruments of love, peace
and of course haiku

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Janet said Apr 24, 2008, 7:24 PM:

And of course haiku~
Wisdom offered in these seeds
Eve's pomegranate

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MamaSue said Apr 24, 2008, 7:35 PM:

Eve's pomegranate
a microcosm of life
juicy miracle

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FastDart said Apr 27, 2008, 5:28 AM:

Juicy miracle
breathing so softly I stop,
frozen by your eyes

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Janet said Apr 27, 2008, 7:09 AM:

frozen by your eyes
fawn blends into dappled light
exquisite stillness

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MamaSue said Apr 27, 2008, 8:43 AM:

Exquisite stillness
Dewy, misty morning green
God's fragrance inhaled

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Wil said Apr 28, 2008, 9:18 AM:

God's fragrance inhaled
Stopping to smell the roses
awe, divinity

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Janet said Apr 28, 2008, 9:27 AM:

Awe divinity,
We think it's somewhere out there….
Hey look~ there's an ant

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

MamaSue said Apr 28, 2008, 7:00 PM:

Hey, look - there' s an ant
next to where the dolphin swims
wonder if they chat

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Mila said Apr 28, 2008, 10:39 PM:

Wonder if they chat
Listen to sounds of nature
energy of love

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FastDart said Apr 29, 2008, 5:43 AM:

energy of love.
someones been reading my mail
Hey, Mr. Postman.

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Janet said Apr 29, 2008, 6:17 AM:

hey mr. postman
didn't you used to be a
carrier pigeon?

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Susan #1 said Apr 29, 2008, 9:55 AM:

carrier pigeon
delivering messages
on the wings of time

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Janet said Apr 29, 2008, 5:58 PM:

On the wings of time
canyons are carved by rivers
water always wins

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Mila said Apr 30, 2008, 3:58 AM:

Water always wins
flows from the mountains to vales
and back to the sea.

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FastDart said Apr 30, 2008, 3:41 AM:

Water always wins,
it's the dance of the Cosmos.
Runs deep and steady

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Wil said Apr 30, 2008, 12:48 PM:

Runs deep and steady
upstream to spawn, procreate
and back to the sea.

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FastDart said Apr 30, 2008, 1:40 PM:

And back to the sea.
Rivulets rippling over dazed
mermaids frolicking

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Janet said May 1, 2008, 4:13 AM:

mermaids frolicking
gaze longingly at the shore
the sea is their home

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MamaSue said May 1, 2008, 4:33 AM:

the sea is their home
so long and thanks for the fish
we can all change course

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FastDart said May 1, 2008, 8:15 AM:

We can all change course
North by Northwest I set my
sail towards you

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Sea [no longer around] said May 1, 2008, 8:34 AM:

We can all change course
a ship at sea or rhythms
course soft ebb and flow

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Sea [no longer around] said May 1, 2008, 9:12 AM:

OOPS and So sorry
Fast Dart got past my radar
overlook my muff

With gratitude
Sea

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FastDart said May 1, 2008, 9:14 AM:

Course soft ebb and flow
moon has started it's rise above
shines bright in the flow

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Wil said May 1, 2008, 10:14 AM:

Namaste Sea and all…quite easy to fix when we get astray,
simply grab the last line from one add a line to the middle
which honors the last line that was unintentionally overlooked.

shines bright in the flow
a herd of leaves in the stream
sail towards you

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Wil said May 1, 2008, 10:41 AM:

Janet told me that the previous Haiku reminded her of this clip, please enjoy

sail towards you
impeccable alignment
flow naturally

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Janet said May 1, 2008, 6:11 PM:

Flow naturally
from the mountain to the sea
what awaits you there?

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FastDart said May 2, 2008, 4:59 AM:

What awaits you there?
The trees rooted like statues,
rise in awe with me

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MamaSue said May 2, 2008, 4:23 PM:

rise in awe with me
the morning sky bejeweled
breathe in and taste love

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FastDart said May 2, 2008, 5:50 PM:

breathe in and taste love
beneath the misty night sky
on soft velvet grass

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MamaSue said May 2, 2008, 6:15 PM:

on soft velvet grass
I learned to speak butterfly
and made a new friend

hmmm.. that one will be awkward to begin with. How about

on soft velvet grass
I learned to speak butterfly
with my eyelashes

(Hey, it's better than the first one I thought of: “I ate twenty-three rice cakes - and wrote a weird poem!”)

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FastDart said May 2, 2008, 6:22 PM:

with my eyelashes
a flutter with brilliant star
shining reflections

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Mila said May 3, 2008, 3:25 AM:

Shining reflections
Fireflies dance over you
Hear the rhapsody?

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Janet said May 3, 2008, 4:35 AM:

Hear the rhapsody?
The Universe is singing
A Spring symphony!

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MamaSue said May 3, 2008, 5:50 AM:

A Spring symphony!
Elements combine to play
Crescendos of Love

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FastDart said May 3, 2008, 6:42 AM:

Crescendos of Love
Imagination runs wild
winking back at you

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sandy said May 3, 2008, 6:46 AM:

you saw my wink -they ,
made me see a shrink and that,
made me shrunk -what a skunk !

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MamaSue said May 3, 2008, 4:26 PM:

winking back at you
was a precious, tiny skunk
a rainforest gift

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Mila said May 4, 2008, 9:16 AM:

A rainforest gift
quickly hugged the giant tree
“I love my new home.”

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FastDart said May 4, 2008, 10:18 AM:

“I love my new home.”
Fly up the steps into a
room full of Love

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MamaSue said May 4, 2008, 4:30 PM:

A room full of love
this hallowed, hollow tree branch
ladybugs snug here

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FastDart said May 4, 2008, 5:51 PM:

ladybugs snug here
between glistening moist bark,
soft little snores emit

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MamaSue said May 4, 2008, 6:48 PM:

little snores emit
softly while ladybugs dream
and astral project

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FastDart said May 4, 2008, 6:58 PM:

thanks for the great save

little snores emit
gossamer wings unfolding
beneath burning light

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MamaSue said May 5, 2008, 6:28 PM:

I'm here for ya, Bud!

and astral project
up to the sun, safe and cool
beneath burning light

beneath burning light
I lift my face joyfully
the sun we all share

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FastDart said May 5, 2008, 6:38 PM:

the sun we all share
in nubile delight we
bake brown as biscuits

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MamaSue said May 5, 2008, 9:13 PM:

bake brown as biscuits
as Bob Marley sings “One Love”
kiss your freckled nose

kiss your freckled nose
sand, sea and sky conspire in
our kaleidoscope

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FastDart said May 6, 2008, 5:33 AM:

our kaleidoscope
turns in multi colored light
reflecting your heart

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Wil said May 6, 2008, 5:37 AM:

reflecting your heart
I see simplistic wonder
In lieu of chaos

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sandy said May 6, 2008, 5:45 AM:

reflecting my heart ,your heart -
the heart and soul of the lives -
lost in mother earth disaster -
violence unleased ,fury and storm ,lashing trees-
hearts ripped asunder ,torn apart-
cyclone and thunder ,wind ,white spray ocean-
roaring of sound ,pounding pain

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Janet said May 6, 2008, 6:37 AM:

In lieu of chaos,
even through this violence
nature self corrects

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Bry [no longer around] said May 6, 2008, 7:53 AM:

nature self corrects
calm before, and after storm
has no other choice

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FastDart said May 7, 2008, 8:47 AM:

has no other choice
remember, no burden' s large
great mystics taught me

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Mila said May 7, 2008, 11:13 AM:

Great mystics taught me
oneness with one another
and my soul awakes.

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FastDart said May 7, 2008, 12:11 PM:

and my soul awakes.
beating lump, lump, inside waits
with empty patience

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MamaSue said May 7, 2008, 3:09 PM:

with empty patience
I finally decide to
evolve a little

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Bry [no longer around] said May 7, 2008, 5:53 PM:

evolve a little
progress, advance and transform
self image evolves

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FastDart said May 8, 2008, 8:30 AM:

self image evolves
your reflections look back in
surprised fulfillment

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Wil said May 8, 2008, 9:06 AM:

surprised fulfillment
the apple falls from the tree
call it gravity

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Janet said May 8, 2008, 3:42 PM:

call it gravity
continous adventure
landing on my ass

(can we say ass in NEH?)

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FastDart said May 8, 2008, 3:56 PM:

landing on my ass
sliding through the misty eye
falling to pieces

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Bry [no longer around] said May 8, 2008, 6:17 PM:

falling to pieces
pieces join back different
better than before

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sandy said May 9, 2008, 4:42 AM:

better than before

yet not enough for sure

nature has struck

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Janet said May 9, 2008, 6:34 AM:

sure nature has struck
then with a fierce hurricane
now a gentle breeze

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MamaSue said May 9, 2008, 3:10 PM:

now a gentle breeze
rustles through leaves and shapes clouds
fluff-topped seeds take flight

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Wil said May 9, 2008, 3:26 PM:

dandelions were exactly what was in my mind when I read the last one…
just the dichotomy, how they sprout right up in a day… a hurricane could easily blow through one day and the very next we'd see dandelions…

fluff-topped seeds take flight
from a field of white puff balls
as the child watches

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MamaSue said May 9, 2008, 6:06 PM:

Wil, we shared a thought. I saw dandelions, also pictured the seeds both as tiny first steps to regrowth, and as all of our healing thoughts for them, floating in, spreading freely, taking root.

as the child watches
she sees life stripped to its bones
what will she see next?

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sandy said May 10, 2008, 4:24 AM:

what will she see next ?

perhaps she may see the blue sea

with white foam splashing sand

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Mila said May 12, 2008, 10:24 AM:

White foam splashing sand
creates tingling sensations
paradise on earth

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FastDart said May 12, 2008, 10:48 AM:

paradise on earth
that whatsoever is good
is divinity

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Mila said May 13, 2008, 11:44 AM:

Is divinity
holy cow, phoenix rising
the earth is trembling.

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Janet said May 13, 2008, 1:04 PM:

the earth is trembling
in great anticipation
we call them earthquakes

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FastDart said May 13, 2008, 3:52 PM:

we call them earthquakes
sojourner of a rhythm
deep sacred places

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MamaSue said May 13, 2008, 4:41 PM:

deep sacred places
exterior disruptions
spirits always safe

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Bry [no longer around] said May 14, 2008, 5:15 AM:

spirits always safe
we experience safeness
when we're connected

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Janet said May 14, 2008, 6:18 AM:

when we're connected
water, earth, wind, and fire
all dance together

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FastDart said May 14, 2008, 6:33 AM:

all dance together
relinquish and manifest
rushing of feet

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Mila said May 14, 2008, 1:04 PM:

Rushing of feet
hikers run after boobies
blue-footed wonders

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sandy said May 15, 2008, 3:18 AM:

blue footed wonders

and blue tongued lizards too

coming for us all

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FastDart said May 15, 2008, 4:44 PM:

coming for us all
our purpose and destiny
we are not alone

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Janet said May 15, 2008, 6:04 PM:

we are not alone
everyone feels Earth's embrace
loving gravity

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sandy said May 16, 2008, 12:35 AM:

aren't we supposed to stick with the 5-7-5 format here ?

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Wil said May 16, 2008, 3:48 AM:

aren't we supposed to stick with the 5-7-5 format here ?

yes we are, glad you asked, syllables, syllables = sound breaks, if you can hear a new vowel its a syllable, liable 3 syllables, friends one syllable.

5 syllables
7 syllables
5 syllables

flip side, we are all learning and even the experienced make mistakes sometimes.

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FastDart said May 16, 2008, 5:00 AM:

loving gravity
The pull depends on the height
Unity in a apple

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Janet said May 16, 2008, 10:39 AM:

Unity in an apple
horizontal slice reveals
star of Venus

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Susan said May 16, 2008, 6:54 PM:

Star of Venus

Shine your bright intensity.

Ignite the spark of love.

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sandy said May 16, 2008, 9:32 PM:

ignite the spark of love

let me see the flame shine bright

help overcome the black night

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Mila said May 17, 2008, 4:42 AM:

Overcome the dark
the rays of the sun filters
through the lace curtains.

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MamaSue said May 17, 2008, 5:20 AM:

through the lace curtains
sunshine and fresh air breezes
dust swirls and dances

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Janet said May 17, 2008, 5:56 AM:

dust swirls and dances
bare feet, long skirt, sufi spins
towards enlightenment

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FastDart said May 17, 2008, 8:25 AM:

towards enlightenment
truth declares freedom for self
I attract all I need

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Mila said May 18, 2008, 10:55 PM:

I attract all I need
all I need is love, not greed
that's sustainability.

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jikishin said May 18, 2008, 11:13 PM:

That's sustainability!
When where what who why and how
All comes together

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sandy said May 19, 2008, 5:12 AM:

All comes together

though not through foul weather

shroud over cloud

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Mila said May 19, 2008, 2:19 PM:

Shroud over cloud
the wind gently lifts the veil
rainbow emerges

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MamaSue said May 19, 2008, 2:31 PM:

rainbow emerges
symbol of collective hope
watch us all go, “aaaaahhhhh…”

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FastDart said May 19, 2008, 3:54 PM:

watch us all go, “aaaaahhhhh…”
And the sounds will manifest
deep within your being

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sandy said May 19, 2008, 3:58 PM:

Deep within your'e being

energy rises ,with collective love

chakra's lift accordingly

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Janet said May 19, 2008, 6:38 PM:

lift accordingly
with my arms streched up like this
I feel like a tree

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MamaSue said May 20, 2008, 2:03 AM:

I feel like a tree
purifying what I breathe
frolic space for squirrels

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sandy said May 20, 2008, 3:17 AM:

space for squirrels

secret squirrels , hiding not residing

bushy tails ,alert

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Mila said May 21, 2008, 3:53 AM:

Bushy tails, alert
sifting through pebbles and twigs
hunger satiated.

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Wil said May 21, 2008, 9:18 AM:

hunger satiated.
view unlimited grandeur
breatharian sighs

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MamaSue said May 21, 2008, 3:37 PM:

breatharian sighs
invisible elixir
taste love on your tongue

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Mila said May 22, 2008, 6:13 AM:

Taste love on your tongue
it alone will gratify
I drown in passion.

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Janet said May 22, 2008, 6:35 AM:

I drown in passion
tumbled by the salty waves
kiss of Yemaya

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Mila said May 23, 2008, 7:37 PM:

Kiss of Yemaya
caressing me all over
I fall on the sand.

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MamaSue said May 24, 2008, 5:48 AM:

I fall on the sand
it warmly embraces me
God's comfy earth hug

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Mila said May 25, 2008, 2:55 AM:

God's comfy earth hug
like a cuddly cashmere throw
it's sophorific.

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MamaSue said May 25, 2008, 11:49 AM:

it's soporific
enfolded in sweet nature
snoozing with a smile

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Mila said May 26, 2008, 7:59 AM:

Snoozing with a smile
face brushes against pillow
just ten minutes more.

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FastDart said May 26, 2008, 10:01 AM:

just ten minutes more.
Demands the Universal
DIVA of Haiku

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Janet said May 26, 2008, 3:40 PM:

Diva of Haiku
invokes the elements and
casts a magic spell

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MamaSue said May 26, 2008, 8:59 PM:

casts a magic spell
on a midsummer night's eve
gnomes sigh dreamily

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Mila said May 28, 2008, 3:47 AM:

Gnomes sigh dreamily
as the faeries dance with glee
party's not over.

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

MamaSue said May 28, 2008, 4:03 PM:

party's not over
we leapfrog over toadstools
tipsy on sweet dew

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

sandy said May 30, 2008, 4:37 AM:

tipsy on sweet dew

like the hummingbird that flew

tumultously higher towards the sky

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Wil said May 30, 2008, 5:50 AM:

tumultously high
Mountain peak or Sequoia
life soars over each

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Janet said May 30, 2008, 5:59 AM:

life soars over each
blade of grass, wiggling worm
rocks warmed by the sun

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

MamaSue said May 30, 2008, 5:17 PM:

rocks warmed by the sun
rubbed with oil on cool, still skin
feels incredible

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

FastDart said May 31, 2008, 10:28 AM:

feels incredible
to trascend haiku magick
from nothing but air

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Mila said Jun 1, 2008, 3:51 AM:

From nothing but air
we pick up thoughts, vibrations
a haiku is born.

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

FastDart said Jun 1, 2008, 9:45 AM:

a haiku is born.
life is a song - sing it loud
enlightened seeker

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Janet said Jun 1, 2008, 2:31 PM:

enlightened seeker
finds the universe in a
sparkling grain of sand

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Bry [no longer around] said Jun 1, 2008, 5:45 PM:

sparkling grain of sand
go ahead, marvel through a
magnifying glass

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

sandy said Jun 1, 2008, 9:25 PM:

a magnifying glass

clearly shows the glitters bright

sparkling colour in the sand

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

MamaSue said Jun 2, 2008, 7:30 PM:

colour in the sand
as are brilliant wisdom specks
everywhere we go

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Mila said Jun 2, 2008, 10:22 PM:

Everywhere we go
nature overpowers us
I soak in its love.

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Janet said Jun 3, 2008, 8:25 PM:

I soak in its love
even weeds are elegant
clothed in new spring green

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Mila said Jun 4, 2008, 2:10 AM:

Clothed in new spring green
Smells of after rain freshness
I feel God's presence.

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Bry [no longer around] said Jun 4, 2008, 10:19 AM:

I feel God's presence
how can I make feeling last
alas, world must turn

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Janet said Jun 4, 2008, 8:35 PM:

alas, world must turn
we stay connected to Her
gravity's our friend

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

jikishin said Jun 4, 2008, 8:57 PM:

gravity's our friend
sit down for a heart to heart
with the fallen wren

with the fallen wren
a universe passed away
shh… (tap-tap, peck-peck)

shh… (tap-tap, peck-peck)
Come Mama! Look in the nest!
a world is reborn

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

sandy said Jun 5, 2008, 4:13 AM:

a world is reborn

cleansed by the violent fury of storm

now with new life arisen

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Mila said Jun 5, 2008, 11:12 AM:

New life arisen
an eaglet opens its eyes
stumbles from the glare.

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

MamaSue said Jun 5, 2008, 6:20 PM:

stumbles from the glare?
never to worry, my love
instinct will prevail

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Mila said Jun 6, 2008, 12:28 PM:

Instinct will prevail
the penguin can't catch a note
but can tap his feet.

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

FastDart said Jun 8, 2008, 10:18 AM:

but can tap his feet.
to a sympathetic beat,
frozen penguin toes

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

MamaSue said Jun 8, 2008, 2:17 PM:

frozen penguin toes
still, the eternal question
do penguins have knees?

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

FastDart said Jun 8, 2008, 3:06 PM:

do penguins have knees?
ask a gay penguin and see
if he is at ease

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Janet said Jun 8, 2008, 5:53 PM:

[SNORT!!!] Good one….I got nothin' just had a laugh.

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

sandy said Jun 8, 2008, 5:59 PM:

if he is at ease ?

well , he would be hard to please

and would freeze his knees!

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

MamaSue said Jun 9, 2008, 8:29 PM:

and would freeze his knees
(his alleged knees); penguin
water aerobics

water aerobics
graceful, natural movement
Neptune's fluid dance

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Mila said Jun 10, 2008, 5:29 AM:

Neptune's fluid dance
captures a mermaid's delight
giggles bubble up.

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Wil said Jun 10, 2008, 5:55 AM:

oh we are headed who knows where with penguins….

was concerned for a bit that we need press releases from the penguins involved.

whee, made it out almost unscathed…

and then to

giggles bubble up…

what a picture in my head giggling mermaids below the surface
bubbles rising which can hardly contain the laughter inside,
the surface of the bubble being expanded like a kick on a pregnant womans belly,
these bubbles popping at the surface and as they do each one emits a giggle..

I could write all day with the visions you all provide from reading your haiku…

giggles bubble up
falling trees making their noise
and no one to hear

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Janet said Jun 10, 2008, 6:25 AM:

Uh, Wil….having been twice through childbirth myself, I'm a little concerned about your kicking pregnant women in the stomach;-) Moving right along then….

and no one to hear
the joyous symphony of
this morning birdsong

this morning birdsong
cross sensory blessing of
synesthesia

synesthesia
my strawberries sing to me
their color humming

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

FastDart said Jun 10, 2008, 6:42 AM:

their color humming
until the eye is open
I Wil hum no more

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Wil said Jun 10, 2008, 8:15 AM:

Janet said…”Uh, Wil….having been twice through childbirth myself, I'm a little concerned about your kicking pregnant women in the stomach;-) ”

-and you didn't get kicked? Thought it was like 'break a leg' in theater…

I Wil hum no more
I am wil and hum no less
tulip vibrations

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

FastDart said Jun 10, 2008, 11:05 AM:

tulip vibrations
resurrection is assured
stamens erection

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

MamaSue said Jun 10, 2008, 7:42 PM:

I am loving this read!! All of it. Man, you guys are good. Janet, I particularly have to tell you that your “their color humming” caught me by surprise and put chillbumps on my arms! Beeeeyoooteeeful!

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Mila said Jun 11, 2008, 5:15 AM:

Stamens erection
vital to fertility
pollens set free to seed.

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

FastDart said Jun 11, 2008, 9:49 AM:

just a little twist here and it will fly off into the misty, Mila

pollens free to seed.
and bees buzz between the space
beyond the sharing

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Bry [no longer around] said Jun 11, 2008, 3:23 PM:

beyond the sharing
buzzing home to royal queen
long distance travel

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

MamaSue said Jun 11, 2008, 8:28 PM:

long distance travel
organization bee-speaks
universal mind

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Mila said Jun 12, 2008, 1:38 AM:

Universal mind
diversity in oness
colonies abuzz.

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

FastDart said Jun 12, 2008, 6:48 AM:

colonies abuzz.
hark-en, where-be the Queen Bee?
One must find the Source

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Janet said Jun 12, 2008, 6:58 AM:

one must find the source
mysterious trails back to
the river of life

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

FastDart said Jun 12, 2008, 7:10 AM:

the river of life
flows through this valley of love
cascade into foam

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

sandy said Jun 12, 2008, 4:48 PM:

cascade into foam

frothing, splashing, churning, to seek for land

searching, to disturb the sand

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

FastDart said Jun 13, 2008, 5:06 AM:

Sandy.. know that I love you poems and you spirit.

searching, to disturb
the cadence is not quite right
five then seven then five

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Wil said Jun 13, 2008, 5:11 AM:

five, seven then five
syllabic dance of haiku
simply challenging

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Mila said Jun 13, 2008, 5:18 AM:

Simply challenging
throwing myself to the winds
in my haiku wings.

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Bry [no longer around] said Jun 13, 2008, 6:30 AM:

in my haiku wings
constrained within syllables
and yet, there's freedom

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

FastDart said Jun 13, 2008, 7:40 AM:

and yet, there's freedom
and abundance within the
beat of your wing tips

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Mila said Jun 13, 2008, 1:09 PM:

Beat of your wing tips
creeps through and tickles my feet
let's boogie woogie.

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

FastDart said Jun 13, 2008, 1:35 PM:

let's boogie woogie.
bring your mermaids and horn
Flippers flop to beat

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Mila said Jun 14, 2008, 2:56 AM:

Flippers flop to beat
boots fly in NEH page
energies collide.

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Janet said Jun 14, 2008, 5:43 PM:

energies collide
protons, neutrons, electrons
spinning & dancing

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Mila said Jun 14, 2008, 9:50 PM:

Spinning and dancing
in atomic harmony
galactic rainbows.

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

FastDart said Jun 14, 2008, 10:41 PM:

galactic rainbows.
shimmering rhythmic embrace
sets me a quiver

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Bry [no longer around] said Jun 15, 2008, 7:25 PM:

sets me a quiver
etheral iridescence
in labradorite

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

MamaSue said Jun 15, 2008, 8:35 PM:

(hey, Bry, the link didn't work. I got a “Forbidden!” message. :)

in labradorite
or crystal selenite wands

tools for miracles

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Mila said Jun 16, 2008, 6:13 AM:

Tools for miracles
sacred ash, holy water
aligning with God.

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Janet said Jun 16, 2008, 6:23 AM:

aligning with god
examine a grain of sand
all I need to do

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

FastDart said Jun 16, 2008, 7:13 AM:

all I need to do
be still and know that IAM
rhythm of the One

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Janet said Jun 17, 2008, 7:00 AM:

rhythm of the one
energy that is all of us
spirals in the air

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

FastDart said Jun 17, 2008, 1:53 PM:

spirals in the air
purifying fire consumes,
my flame arises

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

sandy said Jun 17, 2008, 2:00 PM:

my flame arises

burning strong,red and orange tongues

leaping, reaching for the sky

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

MamaSue said Jun 17, 2008, 5:29 PM:

leap, reach for the sky
fire, air, water, earth conspire
in combination

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Bry [no longer around] said Jun 17, 2008, 6:41 PM:

in combination
where sky meets the horizon
i will meet you there

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

sandy said Jun 17, 2008, 6:45 PM:

I will meet you there

near, where the sun touches the ocean

golden kisses, blessed at last

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Mila said Jun 19, 2008, 10:35 AM:

Golden kisses bless
fishermen half asleep
wakes up to a catch.

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

MamaSue said Jun 19, 2008, 6:34 PM:

wakes up to a catch
that's how easy this world is

nature supplies all

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Mila said Jun 20, 2008, 1:21 PM:

Nature supplies all
If there's no greed, there's enough
Take what you need.

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

sandy said Jun 21, 2008, 6:34 PM:

Take what you need

only enough and never more, to feed

earth's harvest enough for all

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

MamaSue said Jun 22, 2008, 6:10 AM:

earth's enough for all
we change the balance, giving
love and perspective

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

FastDart said Jun 22, 2008, 7:02 AM:

love and perspective
expression is the doorway
staircase to the Heart

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Janet said Jun 22, 2008, 2:54 PM:

staircase to the heart
carved into ancient red rocks
step backward through time

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

FastDart said Jun 22, 2008, 4:15 PM:

step backward through time
the stair way etched through my mind
older than stardust

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

sandy said Jun 22, 2008, 4:34 PM:

older than stardust

tiny shiny fragements from long long ago

swirling and seeking together again

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

MamaSue said Jun 22, 2008, 5:30 PM:

together again
atoms rearrange themselves
the universe shares

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Janet said Jun 22, 2008, 10:19 PM:

the universe shares
opportunities to learn
heretic's wisdom

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

MamaSue said Jun 23, 2008, 7:18 PM:

heretic's wisdom
seeing the darks, whites and greys
smiling at it all

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

FastDart said Jun 23, 2008, 7:55 PM:

smiling at it all
penetration into the
darkness, is easy

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

sandy said Jun 23, 2008, 10:59 PM:

darkness is easy

comforting old friend, not to be feared

heavy warmth of a mantle

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Janet said Jun 24, 2008, 7:38 AM:

darkness is easy
just keep your eyes closed tightly
ignorance is bliss

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

FastDart said Jun 24, 2008, 7:50 AM:

ignorance is bliss
all things find their own balance
Newton speaks of it

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

sandy said Jun 23, 2008, 11:06 PM:

darkness is easy

when the night is an old friend

pitch blackness, no stars alight

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

MamaSue said Jun 24, 2008, 8:13 PM:

blackness speaks of bliss
twinkling stars and dark of night
sweet soul elixir

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Janet said Jun 25, 2008, 6:53 PM:

(Tool Alert!!)

Sweet soul elixir
tears relieve barren soil
nature always wins

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

FastDart said Jun 26, 2008, 10:57 AM:

nature always wins
And Spirit use to sing it
It was Natures Way

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

MamaSue said Jun 26, 2008, 7:21 PM:

It was nature's way
that new, green growth would follow
the merciless flames

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

sandy said Jun 27, 2008, 2:47 AM:

the merciless flames

sparks leaping and flying afar

scorching the treetops

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Mila said Jun 27, 2008, 3:55 AM:

Scorching the treetops
fireflies dance in a frenzy
healing forest wounds.

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

MamaSue said Jun 27, 2008, 5:24 AM:

healing forest wounds
gaia is most adept at
regeneration

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

FastDart said Jun 27, 2008, 1:28 PM:

regeneration
a metamorphosis is
part of my nature

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Bry [no longer around] said Jul 2, 2008, 12:39 PM:

part of my nature
curving back inside myself
recreating me

recreating me
again, in the next moment
molecules renew

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Janet said Jul 2, 2008, 12:51 PM:

molecules renew
trysting their way to a new
cellular structure

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Sarah said Jul 2, 2008, 1:21 PM:

Cellular structure
Three-quarters water are we
Crystallized dewdrops

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

MamaSue said Jul 2, 2008, 8:46 PM:

crystallized dewdrops
circle back so we can share
atoms everywhere

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Janet said Jul 3, 2008, 9:03 AM:

atoms everywhere
they never actually meet
miraculous touch!

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Mila said Jul 3, 2008, 9:40 AM:

Miraculous touch
fingertip to fingertip
how ET connects.

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Janet said Jul 5, 2008, 7:27 AM:

how ET connects
display of interspecies'
communications

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

FastDart said Jul 5, 2008, 10:48 AM:

communications
follows the phonemic beat
chemicals blending

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Bry [no longer around] said Jul 5, 2008, 2:11 PM:

chemicals blending
pinch of this and pinch of that
mixing elixir

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Crnel said Jul 5, 2008, 4:53 PM:

mixing elixir
old fashion cures better than
pharmaceuticles

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

MamaSue said Jul 7, 2008, 3:08 AM:

pharmaceuticals:
intentions are everything -
profit or healing?

profit or healing?
healing first, profit follows
healthy abundance

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Janet said Jul 9, 2008, 8:48 PM:

healthy abundance
knows no bounds with plenty of
fruits and vegetables

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

MamaSue said Jul 10, 2008, 4:12 AM:

fruits and vegetables
and if you're Sue, butter! lots
and lots of butter!

(just kidding - not about ruining most of my veggies with butter, about sticking y'all with that haiku to follow)

fruits and vegetables
so many of them to love
can't choose favorite

can't choose favorite
perhaps it's asparagus
steamed and al dente

(I think I feel a NEH37 coming on, about food)

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Mila said Jul 10, 2008, 9:58 AM:

Steamed and al dente
Sue's cooking up something new
food filling haiku

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

sandy said Jul 11, 2008, 4:04 AM:

food filling haiku

supplied from the earth's harvest

growth from the sun's heat

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Wil said Jul 17, 2008, 2:46 PM:

growth from the sun's heat
photosynthesis secrets
faith of mustard seed

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

FastDart said Jul 17, 2008, 11:43 PM:

faith of a mustard seed
moves mountains inside your heart
where there's only one

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Mila said Jul 18, 2008, 11:40 AM:

Where there's only one
everything that I wanted
makes me feel complete.

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

MamaSue said Jul 18, 2008, 9:15 PM:

(Love Avril!)

makes me feel complete:
cool morning forest breathing
communion with leaves

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

sandy said Jul 19, 2008, 12:29 AM:

communion with leaves

dripping with dew from the trees

moistening the air

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

FastDart said Jul 19, 2008, 4:39 AM:

moistening the leaves
as the candle is burning
the sun is rising

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Mila said Jul 19, 2008, 5:26 AM:

Thanks, Lars. The timing is perfect for my just changed avatar.

The sun is rising
its rays filter through the clouds
bounce on the puddles.

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Mila said Jul 21, 2008, 1:04 PM:

Bounce on the puddles
clearing the murkiness
just for the moment.

Just for the moment
tiny light sparks a prayer
thank you for this day.

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Bry [no longer around] said Jul 30, 2008, 10:39 AM:

thank you for this day
yet more opportunities
to observe nature

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

FastDart said Jul 30, 2008, 1:43 PM:

Hey it's all natural..

to observe nature
brutal in dispassionate
choice of selection

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Janet said Jul 30, 2008, 3:05 PM:

choice of selection
look for the beauty inside
natural wonders

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

FastDart said Jul 30, 2008, 4:53 PM:

natural wonders
stalagmites hang suspended
pointing directions

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Lynn said Aug 1, 2008, 10:45 PM:

Pointing directions
an expanse of beauty free
All within souls reach

MySpace and Orkut Flower Glitter Graphic - 6

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

FastDart said Aug 3, 2008, 4:42 PM:

All within souls reach
blueberry's burst delightful
sweet fruity Escents

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Mila said Aug 4, 2008, 11:42 AM:

Sweet, fruity Escents
aromas swirl through my nose
blissing my aura.

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

MamaSue said Aug 5, 2008, 7:43 PM:

Oh, Mila… that's just beautiful. What scent-ual imagery!

blissing my aura
tantalizing my taste buds
I'm one with the dew

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Janet said Aug 5, 2008, 7:51 PM:

I'm one with the dew
the universe in one drop
curved reflections glow

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Mila said Aug 6, 2008, 12:54 PM:

Curved reflections glow
illuminate our paths to
make sure we arrive.

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Beansprout said Aug 7, 2008, 5:35 AM:

             make sure we arrive
             our tour guides are everywhere
             my dog knows the way…

             my dog knows the way
             she doesn't ask how or why
             reading nature's map

             reading nature's map
             five senses guide her
             hhmmm… wag more, bark less…

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Mila said Aug 7, 2008, 7:14 AM:

Hhmmm… wag more, bark less…
as wisdom lurks in stillness
once grasped, joy screams.

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

FastDart said Aug 7, 2008, 1:40 PM:

once grasped, joy screams
shadow lengthens in twilight's
web of gossamer

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Janet said Aug 7, 2008, 3:01 PM:

web of gossamer
lacy strands of silk create
messages for me

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

FastDart said Aug 8, 2008, 8:16 PM:

messages for me
graffiti is everywhere
Invisible Sun

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

MamaSue said Aug 10, 2008, 11:31 AM:

Invisible sun
shines brightly and just as hot
our time to reflect

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Janet said Aug 10, 2008, 11:47 AM:

our time to reflect
on the gratitude spiral
G it's everywhere

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

FastDart said Aug 10, 2008, 12:56 PM:

Very nice Janet how is it everywhere we look?

G it's everywhere
nine is also everywhere
gee nine in six nine

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Wil said Aug 12, 2008, 11:09 AM:

gee nine in six nine
yarf fu san orsk milk lookin
I don't understand

I don't understand
but had a good time campin
me, kids, in nature

me, kids, in nature
travel Pennsylvania
thunderbolts lightning

thunderbolts lightning
trees sunshine campfires card games
we just had a blast

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Janet said Aug 12, 2008, 11:18 AM:

Yay! Wil's back! Hey Wil, that's just Lars bein his usual naughty self;-) Funny thing, I was just lookin at this one, thinking: I have no idea where to got with it. I like your way:-)

we just had a blast
last time at the shore and waves
water, sand and sun.

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

FastDart said Aug 12, 2008, 6:00 PM:

Wil, don't believe everything you hear, it takes two to tangle…;-)

water, sand and sun.
drawing hearts in the sand and
watch it wash away.

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Bry [no longer around] said Aug 13, 2008, 10:55 AM:

watch it wash away
water wears grooves in granite
after thousand years

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Janet said Aug 13, 2008, 7:50 PM:

after thousand years
of wind, and rain and pressure
arch fin'lly gave way

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

sandy said Aug 14, 2008, 12:34 AM:

arch fin'lly gave away

formation gone with a storm

last straw, there no more

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Beansprout said Aug 14, 2008, 5:52 AM:

                last straw, there's no more
            no then, no when, only now
                a fresh new canvas

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Wil said Aug 14, 2008, 6:04 AM:

I probably don't do this often enough,

You all are incredible and I constantly sit and contemplate some of these wonderful words you put together.

This one just bears repeating, it says so much to me, explains so much, so far beyond beyond arches, into political strife, relationships, war….

.               last straw, there's no more
            no then, no when, only now
                a fresh new canvas

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Mila said Aug 14, 2008, 12:47 PM:

A fresh new canvas
lifts the veil of mist into
possibilities

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Beansprout said Aug 14, 2008, 2:39 PM:

Wil, I too sit in awe of the wonder that flows through these pages… I feel so blessed by the fountain of wonderful energy always but a mere click away!!

             Possibilities
             let each breathe be a bath - peace
             love will lead the way

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Janet said Aug 15, 2008, 5:20 AM:

love will lead the way
caressed by morning's warm light
inspired by dawn

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

FastDart said Aug 15, 2008, 7:49 AM:

inspired by dawn
beans ripening in sun
savor the flavor

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Janet said Aug 15, 2008, 8:30 PM:

(Okay lars, I think that may be the theme song for the Naked Coffee Club, nice one!)

savor the flavor
sampling what is near me
ever lick a rock?

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Rachel said Aug 16, 2008, 7:00 PM:

Ever lick a rock?
I don't recommend it much
Taste is a bit off

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

FastDart said Aug 16, 2008, 7:43 PM:

Taste is a bit off
bitter fruit the coffee bean
do not gather it

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Rachel said Aug 16, 2008, 9:11 PM:

Do not gather it
Porcupines hold long grudges
Keep hands off the quills

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Mila said Aug 16, 2008, 10:51 PM:

Great meeting your here, Rachel!

Keep hands off the quills
no touch appreciation
hear the vibrations

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Rachel said Aug 17, 2008, 9:34 AM:

Hear the vibrations
The earth resonates power
Volcano erupts

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Miriamele said Aug 17, 2008, 11:30 AM:

Volcano erupts
fast and furious it cries
tempertantrum much?

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Janet said Aug 17, 2008, 11:49 AM:

tempertantrum much?
emotional outbursts aren't
the way nature plays

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Miriamele said Aug 17, 2008, 1:23 PM:

the way nature plays
is delightful to behold
always bright and sweet

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Rachel said Aug 17, 2008, 6:22 PM:

Always bright and sweet
Colors collide peacefully
The evening sunset

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Fa- La- La- La- La- La- La- said Aug 17, 2008, 9:08 PM:

the evening sunset,
a diverse pallate disolves
into pure blackness

into pure blackness,
all colors, and none, as One;
Beautiful Empty!

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Mila said Aug 17, 2008, 11:12 PM:

Beautiful Empty!
ether oozing with pure Love
powerful unseen

Warm welcome to Miriamele and
to Steve fa la la la la (though I've seen him in the other NEH already)!

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Rachel said Aug 18, 2008, 6:01 PM:

Powerful unseen
Whether calm or destructive
How great is the wind

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Beansprout said Aug 18, 2008, 6:13 PM:

          How great is the wind
          That it can whisper your name
          as the breath of God

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Janet said Aug 18, 2008, 6:18 PM:

As the breath of god
caresses the fields of grain
grasses dance and sway

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

FastDart said Aug 18, 2008, 8:39 PM:

grasses dance and sway
implanted into nature's
manifestation

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Bry [no longer around] said Aug 19, 2008, 6:40 AM:

manifestation
the circle of life restores
remake and transform

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Janet said Aug 19, 2008, 5:54 PM:

remake & transform
last year's leaves, this year's roses
fertilize em yeah!

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

FastDart said Aug 19, 2008, 6:03 PM:

fertilize em yeah!
breathless form enfolds the earth
in musky humus

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Janet said Aug 30, 2008, 1:15 PM:

in musky humus
small villages begin to grow
life will find a way

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

FastDart said Aug 30, 2008, 2:04 PM:

life will find a way
beyond love there is grace
in the flowing tide

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Janet said Aug 30, 2008, 3:14 PM:

in the flowing tide
new things appear on the shore
early morning stroll

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

FastDart said Aug 30, 2008, 4:23 PM:

early morning stroll
A Garden in Autumn is
drifting butterflies

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Janet said Aug 31, 2008, 8:28 AM:

drifting butterflies
memories of when they crawled
as caterpillers

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

MamaSue said Aug 31, 2008, 8:28 PM:

as caterpillars
we contain all that we need
patience is helpful

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Susan said Sep 1, 2008, 10:41 AM:

patience is helpful

but when the time is ripe

Pounce! mused the cat.

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

FastDart said Sep 1, 2008, 11:10 AM:

Pounce! mused the cat.
faerie dust rises and drifts
into the sunlight

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Susan said Sep 2, 2008, 10:15 AM:

into the sunlight

the particles swirl.

a new daydream is born.

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Rachel said Sep 3, 2008, 4:12 PM:

A new daydream is born
Cloud shapes drift among the sky

What do they look like?

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

FastDart said Sep 4, 2008, 8:04 PM:

What do they look like?
dew drops on flowers glisten
like pearls of satin.

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Mila said Sep 5, 2008, 12:31 PM:

Like pearls of satin
sliding on verdant long leaves
thirst-quenching presents

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Beansprout said Sep 6, 2008, 9:35 AM:

                  thirst quenching presents
                  delight in seasons changing
                  nature's premier gig

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Janet said Sep 6, 2008, 5:56 PM:

nature's premier gig
creating patterns of life
beautful spirals

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Rachel said Sep 7, 2008, 3:03 PM:

Beautiful spirals
The wind twists the leaves about
Then releases them

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

FastDart said Sep 8, 2008, 8:09 PM:

Then releases them
far away, there in the sun
beams; scattering trails.

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Janet said Sep 11, 2008, 2:17 PM:

beams, scattering trails
colored leaves make the journey
from branches to ground

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

FastDart said Sep 11, 2008, 4:01 PM:

from branches to ground
kaleidoscopic dreaming
audacious fall hues

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Mila said Sep 14, 2008, 9:02 AM:

Audacious fall hues
burnt orange, mauve, chestnut
leaves hide their green

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

FastDart said Sep 14, 2008, 9:08 AM:

leaves hide their green
blushing highlights hidden by
mornings early dew

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Mila said Sep 16, 2008, 11:34 AM:

Morning's early dew
I catch it as it drops on
nature's yearning lap

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Janet said Sep 16, 2008, 2:35 PM:

“nature's yearning lap” that is so beautiful Mila!!!!

Nature's yearning lap
gladly welcomes each season
each in its own turn

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

FastDart said Sep 16, 2008, 5:13 PM:

each in its own turn
intuitively merges,
figuratively.

figuratively,
divine immanence
permeates nature.

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Mila said Sep 18, 2008, 9:54 AM:

Permeates nature
feel its daily majesty
with all your senses

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Janet said Sep 18, 2008, 9:57 AM:

with all your senses
feel the seasonal changes
leaves are letting go

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Mila said Sep 18, 2008, 11:49 AM:

Leaves are letting go
revealing the wondrous form
intricate branches

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Janet said Sep 20, 2008, 6:34 AM:

intricate branches
revealing lacy patterns
against the blue sky

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Mila said Sep 20, 2008, 11:55 AM:

Against the blue sky
eagles soar in majesty
penetrates the clouds

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

FastDart said Sep 21, 2008, 4:41 PM:

penetrates the clouds
Primordial Vibration,
“OM” the eternal

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

sandy said Sep 21, 2008, 6:55 PM:

“ OM ” the eternal

omits from us, deep inside,

yearning, calling peace

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Janet said Sep 21, 2008, 7:05 PM:

lovely sandy:-)

yearning, calling peace
brightly colored flowers praise
gently fading light

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

jennifer said Sep 21, 2008, 9:30 PM:

gently fading light
all but an ember remains
longing to feel warmth

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

rudyan said Sep 22, 2008, 10:54 AM:

longing to feel warmth
ursa nests inside her den
i too go within

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

jennifer said Sep 22, 2008, 6:26 PM:

I too go within
like the turtle in his shell
I know this too well

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

FastDart said Sep 24, 2008, 4:17 PM:

i know this too well
Ptolemy also knew,
Van Gogh painted it

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Janet said Sep 24, 2008, 6:29 PM:

van gogh painted it
golden galaxy of suns
captured in a vase

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

FastDart said Sep 24, 2008, 7:18 PM:

captured in a vase
flowers revel fragrance
aromatic touch

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Mila said Sep 25, 2008, 12:32 PM:

Aromatic touch
captivating my senses
don't want to wake up

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

FastDart said Sep 27, 2008, 7:42 PM:

don't want to wake up
rose and the thorn intertwine
bitter and the sweet

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Mila said Sep 30, 2008, 3:53 AM:

Bitter and the sweet
dark chocolate in my mind
makes me salivate.

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

FastDart said Sep 30, 2008, 7:33 PM:

makes me salivate
frothy mixture enhances
raw natural blend

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Mila said Oct 7, 2008, 12:08 AM:

Hi Sarah! Your haikus are beautiful. However, the rule here is to make the last line of the previous haiku, the first line of the next, like I did below:

Raw natural blend
brewed to perfection by Lars
a haiku cuppa

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

oceangoddess [no longer around] said Oct 2, 2008, 6:25 AM:

Desert rose - delight!
Rock, mineral, or other
Always beautiful

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

oceangoddess [no longer around] said Oct 2, 2008, 6:28 AM:

Dolphins race the boat,
Chirping in delight. I laugh
I can die happy!

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Janet said Oct 7, 2008, 4:40 PM:

(hmmm…I tried to be inclusive here:-) and get things knitted together.

a haiku cuppa
chirping in delight I laugh
knowing nature's ways

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Mila said Oct 17, 2008, 2:16 PM:

Knowing nature's ways
could tickle your funny bones
or make your jaw drop.

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Janet said Oct 21, 2008, 7:17 PM:

or make your jaw drop
the masseter helps me chew
amazingly powerful

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

FastDart said Oct 21, 2008, 8:06 PM:

amazingly powerful
and long, is a Woodpeckers'
tongue. it's a cool tool.

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Mila said Oct 29, 2008, 10:46 AM:

Tongue. It's a cool tool!
Long with barbs, gluey at tip
to catch burrowed grubs

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Janet said Nov 14, 2008, 12:43 PM:

to catch burrowed grubs
just dig around in compost
fertile soil is there

fertile soil is there
we recycle old into
something beautiful

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

FastDart said Jan 11, 4:58 PM:

something beautiful
in fertile humus soil,
decomposition

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Taikunping said Jan 12, 2:14 AM:

decomposition
lace brown leaves never-ending
circle of nature

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Mila said Jan 12, 10:14 AM:

Circle of nature
the moon, sun, earth, life
tirelessly turning.

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Taikunping said Jan 12, 11:07 AM:

tirelessly turning
renewing, uplifting us
growth, eternal growth

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Janet said Jan 15, 4:34 AM:

growth, eternal growth
one half of the turning wheel
the other, decay

the other, decay
mushrooms, fungus, worms & grubs
ah sacred cycles!

ah sacred cycles
something dies so I can eat
honor nature's ways

honor nature's ways
of moving through these stages
feel the ebb and flow

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Taikunping said Jan 15, 8:36 AM:

feel the ebb and flow
the ocean's tides
cleansing our sweet earth

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Mila said Jan 24, 10:03 AM:

Cleansing our sweet earth

positive energy flows

kindness overflows.

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Taikunping said Jan 24, 11:16 AM:

kindness overflows

positive vibes whiz around

gaia is on fire!

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Mila said Jan 26, 9:38 AM:

Gaia is on fire

kindled by you, me and we

can’t be extinguished.

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Taikunping said Jan 26, 10:55 AM:

can’t be extinguished

can’t stop the light waves, here, now!

penetrating all

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Fa- La- La- La- La- La- La- said Sep 10, 8:47 AM:

penetrating all
Vandergraph born bolts bridge space
time seems Dali-esk

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Taikunping said Sep 11, 3:13 AM:

time seems Dali-esk
living in time and no space
time ceases in now

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Fa- La- La- La- La- La- La- said Sep 30, 8:55 PM:

time ceases in now.
an endless hallway of doors
that open on worlds

Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature

Taikunping said Oct 1, 2:41 AM:

that open on worlds
dimensional exposure
forming universe