Done for Haiku Horizon
Salt
war galore
they eat pepper and salt
to spew out spite
Copyright © Celestine Nudanu
16/11/15
Haiku Horizons: Salt
16 Monday Nov 2015
Posted in Afriku, Challenges, Haiku, Poetry
Raindrops On Bamboo
13 Friday Nov 2015
Posted in Carpe Diem, Challenges, Haiku, Haiku My Heart, Poetry, Romance
Done for for Carpe Diem and for Haiku My Heart. Completing Chèvrefeuille’s haiku below with my two lines of 7 syllables each.
Raindrops on Bamboo
raindrops on bamboo
shimmer in the sunlight
little diamonds
2
how the memory lingers
the night of your proposal
Copyright © Celestine Nudanu
13/11/15
Carpe Diem: Yugen
12 Thursday Nov 2015
Posted in Afriku, Carpe Diem, Haiku, Poetry
Carpe Diem: Maple Leaf
11 Wednesday Nov 2015
Posted in Carpe Diem, Challenges, Haiku, Poetry
Done for for Carpe Diem. Written in the same tone, mood and spirit as Ese’s below.
a maple leaf
I search for life line
in my palm
© Ese
Maple Leaf
maple tree
falling seeds budding
in my palm
2
maple leaf
inhaling the scent of
peace
Maple Leaf
Copyright © Celestine Nudanu
11/11/15
Dawn Cocktail
10 Tuesday Nov 2015
With Ricky’s Permission
Dawn Cocktail
Rising early on a night without lights is like waking up in a factory.
Generators at full throttle
Coughing out fumes
And spoiling the ancient calm of dawn
The dawn of prayer
The dawn of plans
The dawn of quiet meditation
The dawn of cock crows.
In its place you have bleary eyed dizzy cocks crowing themselves hoarse
In bed you lay unsure how many “Hail Marys” you have said
The din drowning out your brain
Alas you give up and recite the “Glory be to the Father”.
Still laying, you plan , in futility, your day, so you give up
Moving about your home is a test in navigation and recollection.
Amnesia of old comes back with a vengeance
Then as if on cue a united blast of cock crows.Still no competition for the puttering generators.
Next, a chorus of baby protestations from across the estate and with that the vexed murmurings of mothers snatched from spasms of morning sleep.
Barking instructions to the young
Dragging them half awake
Checking the results of their lackluster dental hygiene exercise
Frustrated by crumpled uniforms, missing shoe laces,evasive combs and uncooperative bag zippers.
The madness of the urban morning!
Copyright © Kasise Ricky Peprah
(10/11/15)
Haiku Horizons: Steam
09 Monday Nov 2015
Posted in Challenges, Haiku, Poetry
Done for Haiku Horizon
full steam
scent of coffee lingering
long after the rains
Copyright © Celestine Nudanu
09/11/15
It’s Monday
09 Monday Nov 2015
With Ricky’s Permission
It’s Monday
Its Monday again
And we are at it again,
Early rising and commuting,
To our jobs and trades.
Yesterday we spent praising the Lord
Or just busying ourselves in dread of today.
We woke to a constant morning and a punctual sun.
Tedium anew?
Or purpose afresh?
Many the world over have roused by automaton
Or so they think.
Clocks chimed and phones tinkled
But that does not give life.
Limbs taut and whims about
Hopes rising and ambitions gingered,
Eyes wide and ears erect
Tummies grumbling or same quietened with caffeine or Ceylon tea
Deadlines ever-present
Bosses ubiquitous
Reports to be written
But all this turmoil, a prayer can handle
And arm yourself with a thankful smile.
Copyright © Kasise Ricky Peprah
(09/11/15)
Carpe Diem: Strokes
06 Friday Nov 2015
Posted in Carpe Diem, Challenges, Haiku, Haiku My Heart, Poetry, Romance
Done for for Carpe Diem and for Haiku My Hear. In the same tone, spirit and mood of Ese’s below:
how calm she looks
with beads of dew frost on her wings
red dragonfly
© Ese of Ese’s Voice
Strokes
how calm she looks
sheathed only in beads of dew
his fingers trailing
Copyright © Celestine Nudanu
06/11/15
Carpe Diem: Leap
04 Wednesday Nov 2015
Posted in Carpe Diem, Challenges, Haiku, Poetry
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Done for Carpe Diem. The first one is for my birthday. :-)
Leap
time suspends
slowly exhaling
the now
2
breathless moment
time stands still
only to roll back
Copyright © Celestine Nudanu
04/11/15
Haiku Horizons: Forget
02 Monday Nov 2015
Posted in Challenges, Haiku, Poetry
