DWP: silence prompt

not a word nor sound
my most powerful weapon
i'm gonna break you.

---

sit by the fountain
and hear the sound of quiet:
the trickling water.

DWP: fear prompt

the four-letter word
that no one dares admit to
but the face shows it.

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a stray snake slithers
bunks inside my living room
this is my great fear.

DWP: beauty

you see the surface
not the intrinsic value
at times we're shallow

-o0o-

i see beauty in
the aftermath of snowstorm
to you it's nuisance

DWP: the doctor

"is the doctor in?"
"away, on assylum round."
"is the doc in-sane?"

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take one black bird's egg
drink with goat's urine at night
quack doctor's advice?

DWP: the bartender

the bartender

i'm your bartender
fixing drinks for sad egos
and the lonely souls

---

hand me your car keys
can't give you anymore booze
let's call you a cab

beaches

Beaches

walk along the shore
fine white sands stretch beyond
blue waters beckon

---

oiled bodies abound
burn under the blazing sun
palm leaves swaying

seeds

the seeds of hatred
they can grow like a wildfire
nip the bud right now!
--
plant the seeds of love
let it grow and fill your heart
and let peace rule us.

laundry day

angora sweater:
does it go in the dyer?
that is the question.
---
socks, drawers and such
towels, bed sheets and what’s this?
yuk! smelly sneakers!

DWP -outer space: prompt

outer space

an endless darkness
a sea of lonely planets
a stunning silence

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so, are we alone
here in this vast universe?
we may never know.

DWP - stars: prompt

see that li'l bright star?
over there below the moon?
i'll pluck it for you.

-o0o-

your eyes shine like stars
well at least to me, they do.
(though crossed they might be.)

DWP - the drunkard: prompt

he goes for detox
but sneaks in with a flask of
gewurztraminer.

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Hiram Walker Old
Seagram's, Black Velvet Deluxe
his favourite things.

DWP - footprint

i watched you walk out
stared at your back 'til you're gone
footprint stayed behind.

-o0o-

i know who you are
your footprint gives you away
you, tulip bulb thief!

DWP - music: two haiku's

the music's only
in his head but it's too loud
it needs toning down.

-o0o-

firmly grips the mic
the karaoke hugger
singing out of tune.

DWP - water: two haiku's

water



a blow to the head
tossed onto the cold waters
a perfect murder

body won't be found
been buried under the lake
hundred years later

DWP - kittens: two haiku

this actually happened to my sister when she was about 7 years old.

kittens

walking towards home
i found a cute black kitten
but mother said "no".

brought kitten to church
ran home as fast as i could
cat arrived home first.

DWP - left behind: two haiku tuesday

my sister marries
the man of her dreams and more
leaving home and me.

-o0o-

solitary leaf
left clinging to its frail branch
soon there'll be the snow.

DWP - the dragon's birthday: two haikus

the dragon's birthday

the dragon's birthday
celebrated in China
plenty food and coins.

-0-

on Dragon's birthday
he learned how to roar and blow
fire at his momma.