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First verse by Dragonfly, next and every other
verse by Lady Bleaux.



~ Haiku Game XXlll ~

Across Heaven's skies
Beauty is painted in gold
Life is wonderful

Life is wonderful
Lulled to sleep by soft night winds
Waking to the sun...

Waking to the sun
The rooster does his duty
A big mouthed show off

A big mouthed show off
Vainly boasts of his brave deeds
with a coward's heart...

With a coward's heart
Beating like a trip hammer
Bite a hot pepper

Bite a hot pepper
and titillate your senses
With a searing blaze

With a searing blaze
the lightening gently touches
the stately pine tree

The stately Pine Tree
now lies in a lumber yard
amidst old saw dust...

Amidst old saw dust
A grown termite might wonder,
Is this baby food?

Is this baby food?
Another query deary...
or weary theory...

Or weary theory
Can make me somewhat leery
The eyes get teary

The eyes get teary
When moved to strong emotion
Both sadness and joy...

Both sadness and joy
Are but different sides of
The very same coin

The very same coin
once bought a gallon of gas
It's now just worthless...

It's now just worthless
fur and meat. Once it lived free
A male alpha wolf

A male alpha wolf
Leads with brave hearted courage
and true loyalty...

And true loyalty
Stands like a fortress of stone
To shield and protect

To shield and protect
Takes a person of true strength
The valiant and brave

The valiant and brave
Seem to smile much more than most
Cowards are all frowns

Cowards are all frowns
their deep scowls delineates
Their dark character...

Their dark character
is better than just plain milk
Nestle's Quick drinks

Nestle's Quick drinks
is just another brand name
Boasting it's merits

Boasting it's merits
The busy bee works all day
Making sweet honey

Making sweet honey
allures and tempts your taste buds
Nature's pure bounty

Nature's pure bounty
Is meant for all to enjoy
Love and protect it

Love and protect it
Give nurture to Mother Earth
As she sustains life...

As she sustains life
With her own life's blood
A Mother dreams dreams

A Mother dreams dreams
for her children's happiness
'Midst labors of love...

'Midst labors of love
Sometimes selfishness slips in
A fly in the soup

A fly in the soup
don't fret, how much can he eat?
C'est la vie, 'mon 'cher

C'est la vie, 'mon 'cher
Share with a perfect stranger
Give it to your friends

Give it to your friends
Imprisoned by needy hearts
Placate them with hope

"Placate them with hope"
Said the miserly old king ..
"Hope is free to all"

Hope is free to all
Seeking to better themselves
A strong driving force ...

A strong driving force
The need to be understood
By those that matter

By those that matter
Unpleasant words cut deeper
When unexpected...

When unexpected
A quick kiss or warm hug leaves
A lingering smile

A lingering smile
Often pleasantly attracts
Reciprocation

Reciprocation
The circle ever turning
From start to ending

From start to ending
We all face sadness and joy
Along life's journey...

Dragonfly
& Barbara LaBarbera
(ThunderWolf)

(Continued HERE)