Wednesday, April 1, 2015

HaikuJAMS March2015

collaborative poetry from website HaikuJAMS

31March2015

Dirty Sneakers and Popcorn Balls

Your breath sucks the life from me
Your words a scratched, skipping recording
Your earworm imbedded with no escape
Ginger, CelenaDiana, Nan

Summer

On the heels of spring
seaweed brine at ocean's edge
morning fog burns off as surfers pack up
Ginger, CelenaDiana, Nan

Courage

Put on big wolf pants
Bared teeth, low growl from the chest
Piercing eyes that defy fear within
CelenaDiana, Ginger, Nan

When

Spaghetti noodles twisted and bare
Waiting for alfredo to complete them
Shirmp and oregano sublty accent
Ginger, Nan, CelenaDiana

Don't Go

Hate like bruised apples
Aims at the core merciless
Carve away past crimes
Ginger, Nan, CelenaDiana

Moments In Now

I painted m toenails bright pink
Bazooka bubble gum shade
Two-stepping away from the past
Ginger, Nan, CelenaDiana

Solace

Moon-cratered ceiling
His feet planted in the earth
Roots for stability sky's the limit
CelenaDiana, Ginger, Nan

Shaky

Dodge desperate calls
A liking turned to stalking
Build an impenetrable wall
CelenaDiana, Ginger, Nan

He

His shadow traces on my sheets
His still whisper across my shoulder
Aroma still lingers on the shirt we share
Ginger, CelenaDiana, Nan

At Night Truths Are Laid Bare

Whisper away--dusk
Shadows melding connecting
Barn owl on the rise
CelenaDiana, Nan, Ginger

Where It Takes Us

Fog lost boat--we drift
life's currents steering the way
Awed sunset gazing
CelenaDiana, Nan, Ginger


30March2015

Apologetic

Based on misunder-
Standing principles not shared
The bent rules broke us
Ginger, Nan, CelenaDiana

Acceptance

Eyes on phone it rings
Hoping to hear her voice
Answering machine listens
CelenaDiana, Ginger, Nan

Mammogram

Open paper gown
Ice cold clamps clench soft breast
Quite prayers
Nan, CelenaDiana, Ginger

Low Key

More Director than Rockstar
Coercing in undertones
Silent, coveting the mic
CelenaDiana, Nan, Ginger

No

Roar of apology on these sanguine lips
Look at me!  My resolve is not resting
Only said it to diffuse
CelenaDiana, Ginger, Nan

My Last Day Without

Frustration burning ashes in my mouth
My soul balled up in a tight knot
Couldn't wait another minute. Lit up
CelenaDiana, Ginger, Nan

For Clarity

Opaque smile offered
Wearing the truth in her voice
Eyes revealing all
CelenaDiana, Ginger, Nan

She Left

Riot of colors in her wake
She left his clothes on the floor
Resigned as his personal maid
CelenaDiana, Ginger, Nan


27March2015

Caught

The pin pricked stick stuck
Now just observing, apart
It stuck.  Stick pin pricked
CelenaDiana, Nan, Ginger

HaikuJAMS April 2015

Collaborative poems from website HaikuJAMS

07April2015

Innocence can be overrated

your naivete
can leave you vulnerable
Sheep among the wolves
CelenaDiana, Nan, Ginger

Hoarder

Empty soda cans
Feral cats play with roaches
stacks of newspapers
Nan, Ginger, CelenaDiana

Shoebox

Faded prom photo
Seventeen two dollar bills
coded love letters
Nan, Ginger, CelenaDiana

Unplugging

under the radar
no tweets or tags to distract
FaceBook calling me
CelenaDiana, Nan, Ginger

Blink

Sun sparkling off pool
Squinting at hunky lifeguard
Trying not to stare
CelenaDiana, Nan, Ginger

She said

Remain in the light
want to see your lying eyes
For this one...last...time
CelenaDiana, Nan, Ginger


06April2015

Ecclectic Tastes

Schubert and Elvis
Pate and fried gizzards
Raw silk and cashmere
Nan, Ginger, CelenaDiana

The snake that eats its tail

Reincarnation
Returning in its next life
Choking on itself
CelenaDiana, Nan, Ginger

They cry

fussy baby squalls
hoping to be rescued from 
her own hunger pain
CelenaDiana, Nan, Ginger

Ghosts hover around

Dead man playing flute
Graceful spirits pirouette
Sing heavenly songs
CelenaDiana, Nan, Ginger
ekphrastic poem based on:
El Flautista/The Flutist 1952
by Gabriel Fernandez Ledesma
pyroxylin on masonite


Lone Woman

Tendrils frame her face
Delicate impish features
Who kisses her mouth?
CelenaDiana, Nan Ginger
ekphrastic poem based on:
Olga Costa, Coyoacan
Mexico City, 1972
by Paulina Lavista
gelatin silver print


I will regress

Tease me but don't torture me
I balance between yesterdays and tomorrows
Only to walk backwards
CelenaDiana, Ginger, Nicholas


04April2015

What it opened...(haiku)

right combination
alabaster precious box
Things that were once lost
CelenaDiana, Ginger, Nicholas

What they represent

gifts remain unwrapped
dusty and forgotten behind the couch
and so am I
CelenaDiana, Ginger, Nicholas

Infinite Vulnerabilities

hunted by her own
secret insecurities
paranoia will
CelenaDiana, Nan, Ginger

I...
I sing about
Lost loves and old friends 
New Year's Auld Lang Syne
Ginger, CelenaDiana, Nan

Currency 

the rate of exchange
found coins in pink piggy bank
dimes equal coffee
CelenaDiana, Ginger, Nan

Three

Wheels on tricycles
Me, myself and I
Bird, bee, and butterfly
Nan, CelenaDiana, Ginger

Exercise Control

Only one more Snickers
trying to portion size
10 reps in sets of 10
Nan, CelenaDiana, Ginger

Pairs

Thigh high sexy boots
Candy apple stilettos
Dollar Store flip flops
Nan, CelenaDiana, Ginger

Cottage

cool air tickles lavender stems
Collie plays tag with Horse
Wrap-around porch swing
Ginger, CelenaDiana, Nan

Riverside

City street slipping
Streets lit up with hurried voices
Coffee shops curbside
CelenaDiana, Ginger, Nan

Soldiers

Opaque mirrors we
March in muddied surplus boots
Eating desert sand
CelenaDiana, Ginger, Nan

Immigration

Hot topic ignites
Brown skin, natives played like pawns
Green card currency
CelenaDiana, Ginger, Nan

If You Font

You wonder what could Helvetica
Georgia often rests inside my poems
Of love in flowing FrenchScript
Ginger, CelenaDiana, Nan

01April2015

Who Are We To Sacrifice?

Who is the knife?  The lamb?
Altar and fire ready
How much is required?
CelenaDiana, Ginger, Nan