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 Jan 19 LL
Jeremy Betts
Five quick syllables
Then you plug in seven more
Five will wrap it up

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My first ever haiku...or is this a senryu?

~ Haiku ~
An unrhymed verse form of Japanese origin having in English three lines containing usually five, seven, and five syllables respectively
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The word Haiku comes from the Japanese words hai (amusement) and ku (verse). It is a shortened version of the phrase haikai no ku, which translates to "light verse".
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Seven-petaled daisy,
Rare beauty graces my garden,
Will luck now find me?
A butterfly rests,  
On the giraffe's gentle hue,  
Grace in stillness found.
 Jan 16 LL
Kalliope
Cravings
 Jan 16 LL
Kalliope
I want something sweet on the tip of my tongue,
a strawberry, some coolwhip, and coconut ***
I need it to send dopamine to my brain,
I want to stop laying here, going insane
Ice cream and syrup and sprinkles could do,
But after it all,
I'm still craving you.
Salted caramel cheesecake,
This separation's hard to take,
Peanutbutter French toast,
You are what I crave the most.
 Jan 16 LL
Dani Just Dani
How heavy it is
that I seem to find
you in the eyes
of those I love now.

So inconsiderate,
wretched ghost,
poltergeist,
specter that haunts
my every sleep.

Following me
into every store,
every car,
every plane,
and boat.

How could
I ever live
without you,
when it’s you
that haunts
me?
 Jan 16 LL
Dani Just Dani
I’m no killer,
But every once
In a while
I look at
The knifes
And ponder
A little too hard,
So instead I grab
My jacket and go
Outside, smoke
A cigarette,
watch the rain
Caress the concrete,
Creating little
Rivers,
I wonder
If my blood
Would pool,
Or if it’ll run,
What oceans
Will it find?
 Jan 12 LL
Immortality
To be a star,
you must burn.

To be a flower,
you must blossom.

To be art,
you must be created.

To be music,
you must be played.

To be a river,
you must flow.

But to be a lover,
you may not be loved.
I think love should never be conditional...

I’m not perfect, and maybe I’m the most complicated and imperfect girl.
Anddd... a lot of people dislike me and give sarcastic comment for that, buttttt.... my parents and siblings love me unconditionally <3...I thank God every day for it.
It's not about quantity of people, but quality of love, for me..... hehehe..... :)

Remember,
You are never alone; there’s always someone with you.
Maybe it’s just you who are too focused on what's in front of you and haven’t noticed the one standing beside you.
 Jan 11 LL
Zywa
Pressure in my chest:

it's happened before, I know --


nothing to worry!
Novel "Omstandigheden" ("Circumstances", 2020, Koos van Zomeren), page 220

Collection "Actively Passive"
 Jan 11 LL
Zywa
Who and what am I?

In my own eyes, in your eyes?


And in spider eyes?
Novel "a word child" (1975, Iris Murdoch), chapter Saturday [1]

Collection "Unspoken"
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