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Seán Mac Falls Feb 2015
10 Haiku of Raven

        1
black God

Huge cumulus clouds,
Exploding into the blue,
  .  .  .  Shadowed by raven.


        2
valley morn

Dark hands working fields,
Raven tracing mountain crests,
  .  .  .  Carnal tillers wake.


        3
Raven spell

Dark sound raven makes,
Chortles top fir tree, haunting—
  .  .  .  Druids incantation.


        4
unfaithful

Snow covers valley—
Solitary raven staining world,
  .  .  .  Love has turned black.


        5
outcast

Many years alone,
Suddenly— old thoughts of her,
  .  .  .  Lone raven in sky.


        6
mischief

Lone raven cackles  .  .  .
Clouds splinter across the sky,
  .  .  .  Mist cuts down the woods.


        7
marked

Full moon crowns tall pine,
Raven landing in cross hairs,
  .  .  .  Dark angels halo.


        8
Loki

Raven knows a charm,
A child's costume jewelry,
  .  .  .  Colours a black eye.


        9
tall tale

Zenith of winter—
Lone raven in naked tree,
  .  .  .  Spring only legend.


       10
dark angel

In his feathered dress  .  .  .
Raven shrouds beneath the clouds,
  .  .  .  Even eyes are black.
Seán Mac Falls Jan 2016
( Haiku )*

1
black God

Huge cumulus clouds,
Exploding into the blue,
  .  .  .  Shadowed by raven


2
valley morn

Dark hands working fields,
Raven tracing mountain crests,
  .  .  .  Carnal tillers wake


3
Raven spell

Dark sound raven makes,
Chortles top fir tree, haunting—
  .  .  .  Druids incantation


4
unfaithful

Snow covers valley—
Solitary raven staining world,
  .  .  .  Love has turned black


5
outcast

Many years alone,
Suddenly— old thoughts of her,
  .  .  .  Lone raven in sky


6
mischief

Lone raven cackles  .  .  .
Clouds splinter across the sky,
  .  .  .  Mist cuts down the woods


7
marked

Full moon crowns tall pine,
Raven landing in cross hairs,
  .  .  .  Dark angels halo


8
Loki

Raven knows a charm,
A child's costume jewelry,
  .  .  .  Colours a black eye


9
tall tale

Zenith of winter—
Lone raven in naked tree,
  .  .  .  Spring only legend


10
dark angel

In his feathered dress  .  .  .
Raven shrouds beneath the clouds,
  .  .  .  Even eyes are black
Seán Mac Falls Jun 2017
( Haiku )


1
black God

Huge cumulus clouds,
Exploding into the blue,
  .  .  .  Shadowed by raven


2
valley morn

Dark hands working fields,
Raven tracing mountain crests,
  .  .  .  Carnal tillers wake


3
Raven spell

Dark sound raven makes,
Chortles top fir tree, haunting—
  .  .  .  Druids incantation


4
unfaithful

Snow covers valley—
Solitary raven staining world,
  .  .  .  Love has turned black


5
outcast

Many years alone,
Suddenly— old thoughts of her,
  .  .  .  Lone raven in sky


6
mischief

Lone raven cackles  .  .  .
Clouds splinter across the sky,
  .  .  .  Mist cuts down the woods


7
marked

Full moon crowns tall pine,
Raven landing in cross hairs,
  .  .  .  Dark angels halo


8
Loki

Raven knows a charm,
A child's costume jewelry,
  .  .  .  Colours a black eye


9
tall tale

Zenith of winter—
Lone raven in naked tree,
  .  .  .  Spring only legend


10
dark angel

In his feathered dress  .  .  .
Raven shrouds beneath the clouds,
  .  .  .  Even eyes are black*
.
Seán Mac Falls Nov 2021
(Haiku)
.

1
Black God

Huge cumulus clouds,
Exploding into the blue,
  .  .  .  Shadowed by raven


2
Valley Morn

Dark hands working fields,
Raven tracing mountain crests,
  .  .  .  Carnal tillers wake


3
Raven Spell

Dark sound raven makes,
Chortles top fir tree, haunting—
  .  .  .  Druids incantation


4
Unfaithful

Snow covers valley—
Solitary raven staining world,
  .  .  .  Love has turned black


5
Outcast

Many years alone,
Suddenly— old thoughts of her,
  .  .  .  Lone raven in sky


6
Mischief

Lone raven cackles  .  .  .
Clouds splinter across the sky,
  .  .  .  Mist cuts down the woods


7
Marked

Full moon crowns tall pine,
Raven landing in cross hairs,
  .  .  .  Dark angels halo


8
Loki

Raven knows a charm,
A child's costume jewelry,
  .  .  .  Colours a black eye


9
Tall Tale

Zenith of winter—
Lone raven in naked tree,
  .  .  .  Spring only legend


10
Dark Angel

In his feathered dress  .  .  .
Raven shrouds beneath the clouds,
  .  .  .  Even eyes are black
.
Seán Mac Falls Jul 2015
.
*1
Paired truths' paradox
Instant gratifications
Dissatisfactions


2
Black and white suits drone
Crushing joys in stale board rooms
Wishing for lunchtime


3
Only prints can touch
Rejection up on the screens
Instant messages


4
At water cooler
Smiles are leaving as they begin
Punch clock is waiting


5
New lovers are blind
Eyes on mobile devices
Hands in empty laps


6
Paper copies voids
Work a day world is shuffled
Even carpets smudged


7
Message coming in
Break away from actuality
Machine is turnoff


8
Monitoring tables
New job for prince or princess
Thrown cushy with wheels


9
Economy rules
Each worker replaceable
Sociopaths king


10
Drones chirp in dreamworld
Beyond corporate glass room
Birds singing outside
Seán Mac Falls Mar 2015
Haiku  ( splendour )

Youth spins out of dream  .  .  .
Children are made as they play,
  .  .  .  In green leaves of grass.



Senryū | Haiku  ( verity )

She walks in beauty  .  .  .
Shines without delusion,
  .  .  .  Certain as starlight.



Haiku  ( choral works )

Sun sings in morning  .  .  .
Music of light starts each day,
  .  .  .  Song birds joining in.



Haiku  ( raiments )

Sun-shower dressed tree,
Rain left bright silver jewels,
  .  .  .  Beads on evergreen.



Haiku  ( showcase )

Wild flowers touring  .  .  .
Fine art pieces we all see,
  .  .  .  Pollen rides with bee.



Haiku  ( changeling )

Echoes from stone walls,
Rain bleeds rocky into being,
  .  .  .  Water drips to wells.



Haiku  ( great blue angel )

With forgotten wings,
Walking on shallow waters,
  .  .  .  So proud stalks heron.



Haiku  ( maddening )

Sun— my nemesis  .  .  .
Even moon is foe with arms,
  .  .  .  Light embraces her.



Senryū | Haiku  ( scrumptious )

Two eyes glazed over  .  .  .
First time naked with my love,
  .  .  .  Icing on our cakes.



Senryū | Haiku  ( rainmakers )

My eyes indifferent  .  .  .
Made hers well as we made love,
  .  .  .  Both crying for more.
Seán Mac Falls Dec 2015
( Haiku )

1
Sanctuary

She told me with tears
How others had abused her
Our hands knotted tight


2
Infirmary

In whispers we feel
Breaths' suture of souls entwined
Long sufferings bare


3
Red Haired Wonder

Little pouting face
You hate me now but please wait
Never say never


4
Eternals

Your breath so giving
In the springtime of our love
Eyes uncrushing souls


5
Purple Waking

Her lips were pure bread
And prince woke up as beggar
Lone in lost kingdoms


6
Drowning

Breaths underwater
In rivulets of her hair
Man could surely end


7
Stars Clustered

Heavens orbs breasted
Up her laid body
There is Milky Way


8
Innocent Aphrodite

She dominates day
Even light in garden frays
Her little sun dress


9
Arousals

Moisted air belies
Nothing is fair beside her
Wetness on *******


10
Hollows

Into beated air
The soul without any flame
Grasps identity


11
Red Siren

Her skin a tableau
Layers of light and starshine
Freckles dizzying
Seán Mac Falls Jul 2015
.
*1
Wet welling from earth
Deep valleys, hills, sweating *******
I plung into her


2
We are lost at sea
In moonless night our soft cries
Curled waves drowning us


3
Above her in bed
Little breaths lifting our bodies
Eyes, fingers, dreaming


4
Her green eyes are set
Jewels from sargasso seas
My ghost ship is wrecked


5
Her long hair tangles
No struggle in rising— then
We are rapt in bed


6
Her eyes blinding me
Milky way of her body
There is a heaven


7
In forest we taste
Each other in evergreens
Hot dews on the moss


8
Blissful time kissing
My bare thighs sink into hers
Running sands so quick


9
As olive or grape
So shed, paired souls are threshed
Out of their bodies


10
Hummingbirds share truths
Nature sounds with all sweetness
Bee in the flower


11
Always in a field
Wild flowers— a bunch to pick
Herself a bouquet


12
In the park we walk
Flocks of white birds taking flight
Two hearts light as air


13
We kissed under moon
Pox of stars grew flowering
Nightshade of her lips


14
She took me to bed
Skinned in bliss— was reborn, lost
In her satin folds
Seán Mac Falls May 2017
.
1
Wet welling from earth
Deep valleys, hills, sweating *******
I plung into her


2
We are lost at sea
In moonless night our soft cries
Curled waves drowning us


3
Above her in bed
Little breaths lifting our bodies
Eyes, fingers, dreaming


4
Her green eyes are set
Jewels from sargasso seas
My ghost ship is wrecked


5
Her long hair tangles
No struggle in rising— then
We are rapt in bed


6
Her eyes blinding me
Milky way of her body
There is a heaven


7
In forest we taste
Each other in evergreens
Hot dews on the moss


8
Blissful time kissing
My bare thighs sink into hers
Running sands so quick


9
As olive or grape
So shed, paired souls are threshed
Out of their bodies


10
Hummingbirds share truths
Nature sounds with all sweetness
Bee in the flower


11
Always in a field
Wild flowers— a bunch to pick
Herself a bouquet


12
In the park we walk
Flocks of white birds taking flight
Two hearts light as air


13
We kissed under moon
Pox of stars grew flowering
Nightshade of her lips


14
She took me to bed
Skinned in bliss— was reborn, lost
In her satin folds
Seán Mac Falls Dec 2014
.
*1
Wet welling from earth
Deep valleys, hills, sweating *******
I plunge into her


2
We are lost at sea
In moonless night our soft cries
Curled waves drowning us


3
Above her in bed
Little breaths lifting our bodies
Eyes, fingers, dreaming


4
Her green eyes are set
Jewels from sargasso seas
My ghost ship is wrecked


5
Her long hair tangles
No struggle in rising— then
We are rapt in bed


6
Her eyes blinding me
Milky way of her body
There is a heaven


7
In forest we taste
Each other in evergreens
Hot dews on the moss


8
Blissful time kissing
My bare thighs sink into hers
Running sands so quick


9
As olive or grape
So shed, paired souls are threshed
Out of their bodies


10
Hummingbirds share truths
Nature sounds with all sweetness
Bee in the flower


11
Always in a field
Wild flowers— a bunch to pick
Herself a bouquet


12
In the park we walk
Flocks of white birds taking flight
Two hearts light as air


13
We kissed under moon
Pox of stars grew flowering
Nightshade of her lips


14
She took me to bed
Skinned in bliss— was reborn, lost
In her satin folds
Seán Mac Falls Apr 2016
.
1
Wet welling from earth
Deep valleys, hills, sweating *******
I plung into her


2
We are lost at sea
In moonless night our soft cries
Curled waves drowning us


3
Above her in bed
Little breaths lifting our bodies
Eyes, fingers, dreaming


4
Her green eyes are set
Jewels from sargasso seas
My ghost ship is wrecked


5
Her long hair tangles
No struggle in rising— then
We are rapt in bed


6
Her eyes blinding me
Milky way of her body
There is a heaven


7
In forest we taste
Each other in evergreens
Hot dews on the moss


8
Blissful time kissing
My bare thighs sink into hers
Running sands so quick


9
As olive or grape
So shed, paired souls are threshed
Out of their bodies


10
Hummingbirds share truths
Nature sounds with all sweetness
Bee in the flower


11
Always in a field
Wild flowers— a bunch to pick
Herself a bouquet


12
In the park we walk
Flocks of white birds taking flight
Two hearts light as air


13
We kissed under moon
Pox of stars grew flowering
Nightshade of her lips


14
She took me to bed
Skinned in bliss— was reborn, lost
In her satin folds
Seán Mac Falls Aug 2021
.
1
Wet welling from earth
Deep valleys, hills, sweating *******
I plung into her


2
We are lost at sea
In moonless night our soft cries
Curled waves drowning us


3
Above her in bed
Little breaths lifting our bodies
Eyes, fingers, dreaming


4
Her green eyes are set
Jewels from sargasso seas
My ghost ship is wrecked


5
Her long hair tangles
No struggle in rising— then
We are rapt in bed


6
Her eyes blinding me
Milky way of her body
There is a heaven


7
In forest we taste
Each other in evergreens
Hot dews on the moss


8
Blissful time kissing
My bare thighs sink into hers
Running sands so quick


9
As olive or grape
So shed, paired souls are threshed
Out of their bodies


10
Hummingbirds share truths
Nature sounds with all sweetness
Bee in the flower


11
Always in a field
Wild flowers— a bunch to pick
Herself a bouquet


12
In the park we walk
Flocks of white birds taking flight
Two hearts light as air


13
We kissed under moon
Pox of stars grew flowering
Nightshade of her lips


14
She took me to bed
Skinned in bliss— was reborn, lost
In her satin folds
.
Seán Mac Falls Oct 2017
.
1
Wet welling from earth
Deep valleys, hills, sweating *******
I plung into her


2
We are lost at sea
In moonless night our soft cries
Curled waves drowning us


3
Above her in bed
Little breaths lifting our bodies
Eyes, fingers, dreaming


4
Her green eyes are set
Jewels from sargasso seas
My ghost ship is wrecked


5
Her long hair tangles
No struggle in rising— then
We are rapt in bed


6
Her eyes blinding me
Milky way of her body
There is a heaven


7
In forest we taste
Each other in evergreens
Hot dews on the moss


8
Blissful time kissing
My bare thighs sink into hers
Running sands so quick


9
As olive or grape
So shed, paired souls are threshed
Out of their bodies


10
Hummingbirds share truths
Nature sounds with all sweetness
Bee in the flower


11
Always in a field
Wild flowers— a bunch to pick
Herself a bouquet


12
In the park we walk
Flocks of white birds taking flight
Two hearts light as air


13
We kissed under moon
Pox of stars grew flowering
Nightshade of her lips


14
She took me to bed
Skinned in bliss— was reborn, lost
In her satin folds

.
Seán Mac Falls May 2018
.
1
Wet welling from earth
Deep valleys, hills, sweating *******
I plung into her


2
We are lost at sea
In moonless night our soft cries
Curled waves drowning us


3
Above her in bed
Little breaths lifting our bodies
Eyes, fingers, dreaming


4
Her green eyes are set
Jewels from sargasso seas
My ghost ship is wrecked


5
Her long hair tangles
No struggle in rising— then
We are rapt in bed


6
Her eyes blinding me
Milky way of her body
There is a heaven


7
In forest we taste
Each other in evergreens
Hot dews on the moss


8
Blissful time kissing
My bare thighs sink into hers
Running sands so quick


9
As olive or grape
So shed, paired souls are threshed
Out of their bodies


10
Hummingbirds share truths
Nature sounds with all sweetness
Bee in the flower


11
Always in a field
Wild flowers— a bunch to pick
Herself a bouquet


12
In the park we walk
Flocks of white birds taking flight
Two hearts light as air


13
We kissed under moon
Pox of stars grew flowering
Nightshade of her lips


14
She took me to bed
Skinned in bliss— was reborn, lost
In her satin folds
.
Seán Mac Falls Nov 2015
.
1
Wet welling from earth
Deep valleys, hills, sweating *******
I plung into her


2
We are lost at sea
In moonless night our soft cries
Curled waves drowning us


3
Above her in bed
Little breaths lifting our bodies
Eyes, fingers, dreaming


4
Her green eyes are set
Jewels from sargasso seas
My ghost ship is wrecked


5
Her long hair tangles
No struggle in rising— then
We are rapt in bed


6
Her eyes blinding me
Milky way of her body
There is a heaven


7
In forest we taste
Each other in evergreens
Hot dews on the moss


8
Blissful time kissing
My bare thighs sink into hers
Running sands so quick


9
As olive or grape
So shed, paired souls are threshed
Out of their bodies


10
Hummingbirds share truths
Nature sounds with all sweetness
Bee in the flower


11
Always in a field
Wild flowers— a bunch to pick
Herself a bouquet


12
In the park we walk
Flocks of white birds taking flight
Two hearts light as air


13
We kissed under moon
Pox of stars grew flowering
Nightshade of her lips


14
She took me to bed
Skinned in bliss— was reborn, lost
In her satin folds
Seán Mac Falls May 2015
Wet welling from earth
Deep valleys, hills, sweating *******
I plung into her


We are lost at sea
In moonless night our soft cries
Curled waves drowning us


Above her in bed
Little breaths lifting our bodies
Eyes, fingers, dreaming


Her green eyes are set
Jewels from sargasso seas
My ghost ship is wrecked


Her long hair tangles
No struggle in rising— then
We are rapt in bed


Her eyes blinding me
Milky way of her body
There is a heaven


In forest we taste
Each other in evergreens
Hot dews on the moss


Blissful time kissing
My bare thighs sink into hers
Running sands so quick


As olive or grape
So shed, paired souls are threshed
Out of their bodies


Hummingbirds share truths
Nature sounds with all sweetness
Bee in the flower


Always in a field
Wild flowers— a bunch to pick
Herself a bouquet


In the park we walk
Flocks of white birds taking flight
Two hearts light as air


We kissed under moon
Pox of stars grew flowering
Nightshade of her lips


She took me to bed
Skinned in bliss— was reborn, lost
In her satin folds
Seán Mac Falls May 2015
.
Wet welling from earth  .  .  .
Deep valleys, hills, sweating *******,
  .  .  .  I plung into her.


We are lost at sea  .  .  .
In moonless night our soft cries,                                                           ­            
Curled waves drowning us.


Above her in bed  .  .  .
Little breaths lifting our bodies,
Eyes, fingers, dreaming.


Her green eyes are set,
Jewels from sargasso seas,
My ghost ship is wrecked.


Her long hair tangles  .  .  .
No struggle in rising— then,
  .  .  .  We are rapt in bed.


Her eyes blinding me,
Milky way of her body,
  .  .  .  There is a heaven.


In forest we taste  .  .  .
Each other in evergreens,
Hot dews on the moss.


Blissful time kissing  .  .  .
My bare thighs sink into hers,
  .  .  .  Running sands so quick.


As olive or grape  .  .  .
So shed, paired souls are threshed,
  .  .  .  Out of their bodies.


Hummingbirds share truths .  .  .
Nature sounds with all sweetness,
  .  .  .  Bee in the flower.


Always in a field  .  .  .
Wild flowers— a bunch to pick,
  .  .  .  Herself a bouquet.


In the park we walk  .  .  .
Flocks of white birds taking flight,
  .  .  .  Two hearts light as air.


We kissed under moon  .  .  .
Pox of stars grew flowering,
  .  .  .  Nightshade of her lips.


She took me to bed  .  .  .
Skinned in bliss— was reborn, lost,
  .  .  .  In her satin folds.
Seán Mac Falls Sep 2018
.
1
death dirges

Frogs in distance sing  .  .  .
Foxes, herons, join in too,
  .  .  .  A round of croaking.



2
love gifts

Her gift of flowers  .  .  .
Came at night without garden,
  .  .  .  Were picked in bedroom.



3
twins demure

Full moon and she  .  .  .
Beauties without crescent smile,
  .  .  .  Naked in starlight.



4
light music

Before even sun  .  .  .
Gleam opens to paint each day,
  .  .  .  Beauty in birdsong.



5
iridescent

After sun showers  .  .  .
Sparkle of rainbow colours,
  .  .  .  Busy hummingbirds



6
chilling

Hollow sound through trees,
Naked and bare branches sway,
  .  .  .  Old winter creeping.



7
flirting

She wanted a child  .  .  .
Rushed from one suitor to next,
  .  .  .  Clock set to maybe.



8
super villain

Truth once singular  .  .  .
Mucked all up with politics,
  .  .  .  In cowl of falsehoods.



9
casualties

Blood spills in gardens  .  .  .
Naïve worms torn from loose grounds,
.  .  . Red robins, green lawns.



10
stigmata

Each spring miracle  .  .  .
Trees blessed by caterpillars gifts,
  .  .  .  Holey hands of leaves.



11
consecrations

Ripples lead to bows  .  .  .
After fish breaks the water,
  .  .  .  A kingfisher dives.



12
constancy

Steadfast as always  .  .  .
Wildflower in sun and rain,
  .  .  .  Showing true colours.



13
roommates

Chaste lovers wonder  .  .  .
How bodies weather the cold,
  .  .  .  Never knowing touch.



14
swept away

Suddenly we kissed  .  .  .
At beach as tides rolling in,
  .  .  .  Drowning by ocean.



15
seductress

Her red hair so long  .  .  .
Brushing my face, hiding eyes,
  .  .  .  A kind entrapment.
.
Seán Mac Falls Mar 2019
.
1
death dirges

Frogs in distance sing  .  .  .
Foxes, herons, join in too,
  .  .  .  A round of croaking.



2
love gifts

Her gift of flowers  .  .  .
Came at night without garden,
  .  .  .  Were picked in bedroom.



3
twins demure

Full moon and she  .  .  .
Beauties without crescent smile,
  .  .  .  Naked in starlight.



4
light music

Before even sun  .  .  .
Gleam opens to paint each day,
  .  .  .  Beauty in birdsong.



5
iridescent

After sun showers  .  .  .
Sparkle of rainbow colours,
  .  .  .  Busy hummingbirds



6
chilling

Hollow sound through trees,
Naked and bare branches sway,
  .  .  .  Old winter creeping.



7
flirting

She wanted a child  .  .  .
Rushed from one suitor to next,
  .  .  .  Clock set to maybe.



8
super villain

Truth once singular  .  .  .
Mucked all up with politics,
  .  .  .  In cowl of falsehoods.



9
casualties

Blood spills in gardens  .  .  .
Naïve worms torn from loose grounds,
.  .  . Red robins, green lawns.



10
stigmata

Each spring miracle  .  .  .
Trees blessed by caterpillars gifts,
  .  .  .  Holey hands of leaves.



11
consecrations

Ripples lead to bows  .  .  .
After fish breaks the water,
  .  .  .  A kingfisher dives.



12
constancy

Steadfast as always  .  .  .
Wildflower in sun and rain,
  .  .  .  Showing true colours.



13
roommates

Chaste lovers wonder  .  .  .
How bodies weather the cold,
  .  .  .  Never knowing touch.



14
swept away

Suddenly we kissed  .  .  .
At beach as tides rolling in,
  .  .  .  Drowning by ocean.



15
seductress

Her red hair so long  .  .  .
Brushing my face, hiding eyes,
  .  .  .  A kind entrapment.
.
Seán Mac Falls Feb 2015
.
1
death dirges

Frogs in distance sing  .  .  .
Foxes, herons, join in too,
  .  .  .  A round of croaking.



2
love gifts

Her gift of flowers  .  .  .
Came at night without garden,
  .  .  .  Were picked in bedroom.



3
twins demure

Full moon and she  .  .  .
Beauties without crescent smile,
  .  .  .  Naked in starlight.



4
light music

Before even sun  .  .  .
Gleam opens to paint each day,
  .  .  .  Beauty in birdsong.



5
iridescent

After sun showers  .  .  .
Sparkle of rainbow colours,
  .  .  .  Busy hummingbirds



6
chilling

Hollow sound through trees,
Naked and bare branches sway,
  .  .  .  Old winter creeping.



7
flirting

She wanted a child  .  .  .
Rushed from one suitor to next,
  .  .  .  Clock set to maybe.



8
super villain

Truth once singular  .  .  .
Mucked all up with politics,
  .  .  .  In cowl of falsehoods.



9
casualties

Blood spills in gardens  .  .  .
Naïve worms torn from loose grounds,
.  .  . Red robins, green lawns.



10
stigmata

Each spring miracle  .  .  .
Trees blessed by caterpillars gifts,
  .  .  .  Holey hands of leaves.



11
consecrations

Ripples lead to bows  .  .  .
After fish breaks the water,
  .  .  .  A kingfisher dives.



12
constancy

Steadfast as always  .  .  .
Wildflower in sun and rain,
  .  .  .  Showing true colours.



13
roommates

Chaste lovers wonder  .  .  .
How bodies weather the cold,
  .  .  .  Never knowing touch.



14
swept away

Suddenly we kissed  .  .  .
At beach as tides rolling in,
  .  .  .  Drowning by ocean.



15
seductress

Her red hair so long  .  .  .
Brushing my face, hiding eyes,
  .  .  .  A kind entrapment.
.
Seán Mac Falls Oct 2019
.
1
death dirges

Frogs in distance sing  .  .  .
Foxes, herons, join in too,
  .  .  .  A round of croaking.



2
love gifts

Her gift of flowers  .  .  .
Came at night without garden,
  .  .  .  Were picked in bedroom.



3
twins demure

Full moon and she  .  .  .
Beauties without crescent smile,
  .  .  .  Naked in starlight.



4
light music

Before even sun  .  .  .
Gleam opens to paint each day,
  .  .  .  Beauty in birdsong.



5
iridescent

After sun showers  .  .  .
Sparkle of rainbow colours,
  .  .  .  Busy hummingbirds



6
chilling

Hollow sound through trees,
Naked and bare branches sway,
  .  .  .  Old winter creeping.



7
flirting

She wanted a child  .  .  .
Rushed from one suitor to next,
  .  .  .  Clock set to maybe.



8
super villain

Truth once singular  .  .  .
Mucked all up with politics,
  .  .  .  In cowl of falsehoods.



9
casualties

Blood spills in gardens  .  .  .
Naïve worms torn from loose grounds,
.  .  . Red robins, green lawns.



10
stigmata

Each spring miracle  .  .  .
Trees blessed by caterpillars gifts,
  .  .  .  Holey hands of leaves.



11
consecrations

Ripples lead to bows  .  .  .
After fish breaks the water,
  .  .  .  A kingfisher dives.



12
constancy

Steadfast as always  .  .  .
Wildflower in sun and rain,
  .  .  .  Showing true colours.



13
roommates

Chaste lovers wonder  .  .  .
How bodies weather the cold,
  .  .  .  Never knowing touch.



14
swept away

Suddenly we kissed  .  .  .
At beach as tides rolling in,
  .  .  .  Drowning by ocean.



15
seductress

Her red hair so long  .  .  .
Brushing my face, hiding eyes,
  .  .  .  A kind entrapment.
.
Seán Mac Falls Dec 2014
Wet welling from earth  .  .  .
Deep valleys, hills, sweating *******,
  .  .  .  I plung into her.


We are lost at sea  .  .  .
In moonless night our soft cries,
Curled waves drowning us.


Above her in bed  .  .  .
Little breaths lifting our bodies,
Eyes, fingers, dreaming.


Her green eyes are set,
Jewels from sargasso seas,
My ghost ship is wrecked.


Her long hair tangles  .  .  .
No struggle in rising— then,
  .  .  .  We are rapt in bed.
Seán Mac Falls Jun 2015
.
In autumn, leaves fall and here is elegy,
Dry are the woods upon their bareness.

In winter, snows creep as they blanket,
White is the sun as it is sailing on high.

In spring, a melting of blood streaming,
Carries new flesh, a green world comes.

In summer, is a light so still and calming,
All creatures sing as they sit on summit.
Seán Mac Falls Nov 2019
.
In autumn, leaves fall and here is elegy,
Dry are the woods upon their bareness.

In winter, snows creep as they blanket,
White is the sun as it is sailing on high.

In spring, a melting of blood streaming,
Carries new flesh, a green world comes.

In summer, is a light so still and calming,
All creatures sing as they sit on summit.
.
Seán Mac Falls Apr 2017
.
In autumn, leaves fall and here is elegy,
Dry are the woods upon their bareness.

In winter, snows creep as they blanket,
White is the sun as it is sailing on high.

In spring, a melting of blood streaming,
Carries new flesh, a green world comes.

In summer, is a light so still and calming,
All creatures sing as they sit on summit.
Seán Mac Falls May 2018
.
In autumn, leaves fall and here is elegy,
Dry are the woods upon their bareness.

In winter, snows creep as they blanket,
White is the sun as it is sailing on high.

In spring, a melting of blood streaming,
Carries new flesh, a green world comes.

In summer, is a light so still and calming,
All creatures sing as they sit on summit.
.
Seán Mac Falls Feb 2016
( Haiku )

1
Peace on Pond

Sun frog so centered
Sitting on whole world a buzz
Lily pads flowering



2
Heads in Sand

Dramas of mankind
To what nature has in store
Heats of long winter



3
Deluged

In the rains of spring
Love drenched in joys true cleansing
Only memory stains



4
Out in Opens

Chaste lovers scratch free
Insatiable love makings
Bees in briar patch



5
Saviours

In heart of gardens
Angels arrive after storms
Little wings beating
Seán Mac Falls Aug 2015
.
1
Explosions

Fireworks at dawn
Fields of colour opening
Wildflowers bursting



2
Perspectives

Youth has horizons
Elders have reached a new sun
Beyond a mountain



3
Bagged

Shy lovers so coy
Faces, face off each other
Pursed lips waiting



4
Unsaids

Breaths of love in bed
Heft of lovers airy touch
Weight of whisperings



5
Love Dimmed

*I have shuttered light
All that is left of my love
Photos in a box
Seán Mac Falls May 2016
( Haiku )
.

Inclinations

All dream comes to naught
Still I sing at great mountains
Fantasias of faiths


Spinsterhood

Ancient fruitless tree
Time droops on leftover boughs
Such weight in the winds


Morning Poet

Taste of wings smoking
Flighty tangs breathe in coffee
Words land onto page


Fresh Eyes

Rain clings to window
Morning world is washed away
Now garden sparkles


Springtime

We teared love naked
In joy winter cloths broke down
Rains ******* us
Seán Mac Falls Mar 2016
~
*1
Tabulations

In autumn leaves fall
Each year turns heavens verses
Chapters from the sky


2
Illuminating

Songbirds in bushes
Sing love to lowly gardens
Choirs from heaven


3
Flying Colours

Butterflies and birds
Joy parades wings from heaven
In showered gardens


4
Fragrant Joy

At start of each day
Little breaths from heaven sent
Flowers opening


5
Enchantress

How goddess might speak
Voice so illuminating
Scent of ambrosia
From Wikipedia:
In the ancient Greek myths, ambrosia (Greek: ἀμβροσία, "immortality") is sometimes the food or drink of the Greek gods, often depicted as conferring longevity or immortality upon whoever consumed it.  It was brought to the gods in Olympus by doves.
.
Seán Mac Falls Jun 2017
~

*1
Tabulations

In autumn leaves fall
Each year turns heavens verses
Chapters from the sky


2
Illuminating

Songbirds in bushes
Sing love to lowly gardens
Choirs from heaven


3
Flying Colours

Butterflies and birds
Joy parades wings from heaven
In showered gardens


4
Fragrant Joy

At start of each day
Little breaths from heaven sent
Flowers opening


5
Enchantress

How goddess might speak
Voice so illuminating
Scent of ambrosia
From Wikipedia:

In the ancient Greek myths, ambrosia (Greek: ἀμβροσία, "immortality") is sometimes the food or drink of the Greek gods, often depicted as conferring longevity or immortality upon whoever consumed it.  It was brought to the gods in Olympus by doves.
.
Seán Mac Falls May 2015
Little dull birdies  .  .  .
Love own songs by mirror pond,
  .  .  .  Graceful swan sails by.


Hello Poetry  .  .  .
Rube lords with simple vainness,                                                        ­­              
Watch him crown himself.


Hello Poetry  .  .  .
Day sullies night, bright vanity
  .  .  .  Rube is a poser.


Hello poetry  .  .  .
Even vain rube's bio drains,
Spews self promotion.


Here is Pantheon  .  .  .
Dabblers, self aggrandizers,
  .  .  .  What a hollow hall.
Hello Poetasters,
vanity Reeks
mediocrity shines on HP
Seán Mac Falls Aug 2016
( 5 Haiku )


1
Primal Tao

Bright petals spell all
Old structure in rage of bloom
Who questions flower?


2
Playful Gods

Stars born clustering
On earth as in bright heavens
Child picking flowers


3
Writ in Water

Prints splatter on glass
Her eyes tearing love fall outs
Rain welts on window


4
Moony

Love spoke all the while
After date moon and she ****
Never heard a word


5
Burning

Lips singe each other
Heat in kiss of first meeting
Lightening strikes from sky
Seán Mac Falls Aug 2015
( five new haiku )

1
Overcast

Rain painting the streets
Colours lost on lonesome roads
Reflects only grey


2
Dry Season

Question sails in air
Above late summer flowers
Lone white butterfly


3
Things Mounting

Before hurricanes
Wind stirs about treeless plains
Little things matter


4
Salt beds

Great oceans moulting
Lost weight of life giving grace
Scales of dead fishes


5
Caroling

Little angels come
Alł throughout winter they sing
In tree without leaves
Seán Mac Falls Jan 2016
( Haiku )*

1
Autumn Burns

Fall of memories
Past potentialities
All the red lit leaves


2
Crowning

At end of all days
Sky is regal vermillion
Mellow is the sun


3
Sweet Spot

O what pleasures here
Deep down in her drowning ***
Joy wells echoing


4
Verdancy

Temptations glisten
Wants of youth burn in the sun
In moist grass growing


5
Bird Song

Speaking in God tongues
Sprite melodies in mid air
Leaved bushes burning
Seán Mac Falls Nov 2016
( Haiku )


1
Frantic

Not much left of day
On piney branches birds dart
Sun shots behind them



2
Sparklings

Autumn blue jays come
Light unvarnished from nowhere
Leaves lit up on ground



3
Love Grows

Whole world spins seasons
Time budding graces in trees
For love roots and leaves



4
Fruition

Life unshackled now
Mountain rains in the distance
Old age so freeing



5
Breathing

Most verdant meadows
Wild in flowers of her hair
First spring of Eden



6
Vox Populi

Zombie ego shouts
Among bloodless dead columns
That I once had lived
Seán Mac Falls Jan 2017
( Haiku )*


1
Night Music

Her voice so plaintive
My ears never so joyous
Moans under light sheets



2
Sun Rides

Time so beauteous
Round fields traveled in flower
Wheeling in the sun



3
Light Shoots

Hands and lips twining
In the sun a garden grows
Lovers in a field



4
Daughter Nature

Such dazzle waking
Her morning hair brightened air
Lemon scent of sun



5
Heavens' Apparition

Sleet fog raking skies
Ghost mountains strobe in distance
Both here and not here



6
Dream Lovers

Moist wind strafes garden
Among maples and water
One day we shall kiss



7
Sparkle days

Night dreams conjure births
Such waiting life waking us
Bird song in morning
Seán Mac Falls Nov 2015
( haiku )


1

windfallen

Instant lovers join—
In her bohemian flat,
The breadth of heaven.



2

bright winter

Sun beams in finery  .  .  .
Heaven and earth enthroned,
White sky, white mountains.



3

mirroring

Under azure skies—
Fuzz of bees and lavender,
Blue REM's of heaven.



4

ephemera

Doomed bright innocence,
Vibrating sirens of youth,
  .  .  .  Bodies of Heaven.



5

testament

Autumn leaves falling,
Trees burn stories of the sun—
Pages from heaven.



6

annunciation

Wind through pine needles,
Humm  .  .  .  of iridescent birds,
Whispers from heaven.

7

unfolding

White of sky blooming—
Little clouds from heaven fall,
Snow geese land on lake.
Seán Mac Falls Dec 2014
7 Pieces of Heaven  ( haiku | senryu )                                                


      1

windfallen

Instant lovers join—
In her bohemian flat,
The breadth of heaven.



      2

bright winter

Sun beams in finery  .  .  .
Heaven and earth enthroned,
White sky, white mountains.



      3

mirroring

Under azure skies—
Fuzz of bees and lavender,
Blue REM's of heaven.



      4

ephemera

Doomed bright innocence,
Vibrating sirens of youth,
  .  .  .  Bodies of Heaven.



      5

testament

Autumn leaves falling,
Trees burn stories of the sun—
Pages from heaven.



      6

annunciation

Wind through pine needles,
Humm  .  .  .  of iridescent birds,
Whispers from heaven.



      7

unfolding

White of sky blooming—
Little clouds from heaven fall,
Snow geese land on lake.
Seán Mac Falls Dec 2015
1
Creation

Musical is life
Strange order out of chaos
Magic symphonies


2
Red Headed Sky

Dim stars of heaven
Such perfect imperfections
Freckles on her face


3
Existence

Fantasia of days
All night long what dreams have come
Misty morning sun


4
Passing

Blindly saw it come
With one touch she loved me whole
Lost the world entire


5
Empyreal

Winter never was
Late morn her hair in my eyes
Breeze through summer grass


6
Grey Love

Dried flowers in vase
Lovely garland she once gave
No colours left now


7
Sunny Acolyte

In corners of room
Her heart shined so innocent
Small plastic Buddhas
Seán Mac Falls Apr 2016
( nine haiku )


1
Quintessences

In prisms of light
Different colours of truth
Rainbow perfections



2
Cold Clears

All in stark light falls
Memories stirred with the colds
Wind in autumn leaves



3
Godlike

Bashful light blooming
Lovers in morning meadow
Brighter than new sun



4
Love Harmonies

Flowers' colour sounds
Song of birds, buzzing bees, all
Notes of creation



5
Time Vain

Popularity
Such fleeting and hollow wins
Spoonfuls of nothings



6
Widower

Last hill at sundown
Old man picks mountain lilies
Lone pine in distance



7
Metanoia

Out of soul sameness
Dark daze blur of obsession
Comes bright transcendence



8
Pole Star

Autumn falling leaves
Dull winter merely blows in
Brighter sun beckons



9
Looking Back

Gold light caps mountains
Regrets fade as melting snows
Moon slice in the sun
Seán Mac Falls Oct 2015
( nine haiku )


1
Quintessences

In prisms of light
Different colours of truth
Rainbow perfections



2
Cold Clears

All in stark light falls
Memories stirred with the colds
Wind in autumn leaves



3
Godlike

Bashful light blooming
Lovers in morning meadow
Brighter than new sun



4
Love Harmonies

Flowers' colour sounds
Song of birds, buzzing bees, all
Notes of creation



5
Time Vain

Popularity
Such fleeting and hollow wins
Spoonfuls of nothings



6
Widower

Last hill at sundown
Old man picks mountain lilies
Lone pine in distance



7
Metanoia

Out of soul sameness
Dark daze blur of obsession
Comes bright transcendence



8
Pole Star

Autumn falling leaves
Dull winter merely blows in
Brighter sun beckons



9
Looking Back

Gold light caps mountains
Regrets fade as melting snows
Moon slice in the sun
Seán Mac Falls May 2017
.
1

Venus

Beauty of true love
Apparition in the sun
No need for dreaming



2

Eucharist

Lost chalice is found
Blood whines of creation cupped
Deep in the flower



3

Weighty Chill

Scales of love seasons
When autumn leaves start to fall
Bereavement rises



4

Treed

Upstart crows landing
Always go for highest branch
Till eagles arrive



5

Life

Eyes and lips with her
My whole life flashed before me
The longest moment



6

Heavenly Bodies

Eyes first greeting light
Out of void universe born
Infant stars crying



7

Regrettings

Mountains of memory
In the distance all is haze
Only blue beyond



8

Aroused

Lovers dipping toes
Salt legs before diving deep
In scent of ocean



9

Iridescence

After making love
Her body glowed like dawning
Such heavenly light
Seán Mac Falls Oct 2015
.
*1

Venus

Beauty of true love
Apparition in the sun
No need for dreaming



2

Eucharist

Lost chalice is found
Blood whines of creation cupped
Deep in the flower



3

Weighty Chill

Scales of love seasons
When autumn leaves start to fall
Bereavement rises



4

Treed

Upstart crows landing
Always go for highest branch
Till eagles arrive



5

Life

Eyes and lips with her
My whole life flashed before me
The longest moment



6

Heavenly Bodies

Eyes first greeting light
Out of void universe born
Infant stars crying



7

Regrettings

Mountains of memory
In the distance all is haze
Only blue beyond



8

Aroused

Lovers dipping toes
Salt legs before diving deep
In scent of ocean



9

Iridescence

After making love
Her body glowed like dawning
Such heavenly light
Seán Mac Falls Sep 2014
Empty rooms are for loving her,
For love in a dark silence grows
And crowded rooms in volumes
Speak as the crush of loves goes.
When may I know ends to trap—
After deep valleys, cold snows?
Seán Mac Falls Aug 2015
Empty rooms are for loving her,
For love in a dark silence grows
And crowded rooms in volumes
Speak as the crush of loves goes.
When may I know ends to trap—
After deep valleys, cold snows?
Seán Mac Falls Feb 2015
Empty rooms are for loving her,
For love in a dark silence grows
And crowded rooms in volumes
Speak as the crush of loves goes.
When may I know ends to trap—
After deep valleys, cold snows?
Seán Mac Falls Sep 2016
.
Empty rooms are for loving her,
For love in a dark silence grows
And crowded rooms in volumes
Speak as the crush of loves goes.
When may I know ends to trap—
After deep valleys, cold snows?
Seán Mac Falls Oct 2012
Rain, softly falls in old deer valley,
All the woodlands swimming underneath
The steaming fog.  What peaceful sound
I hear, softly rings out of the sparkling
Woods and meadows, chimes like a thousand
Sleepy bells announcing the rising sun,
Who sings loudest, after the rains.
Seán Mac Falls Feb 2013
Rain, softly falls in old deer valley,
All the woodlands swimming underneath
The steaming fog.  What peaceful sound
I hear, softly rings out of the sparkling
Woods and meadows, chimes like a thousand
Sleepy bells announcing the rising sun,
Who sings loudest, after the rains.
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