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(haiku x 3)

Life is a river
we swim, we drift...a cycle
of rising....falling.

equanimity
is ******* soft riverbed
we reel....sometimes drown,

we give up, they dry
we fight...we breathe....rivers flow!
ripples do follow.

Sally
Copyright March 2015
Rosalia Rosario A. Bayan
(Wrote this a long time ago, and while writing, I thought of a fellow poet, our good  friend, Harlon Rivers.)
She led me by the hands
saying she would never leave me.

I was happy
for once believing
and loved her more.

The little I had in the purse
was hers
saved nothing willingly
sure as I was
one day
her love would save me.

When I fed enough winds
to her wings
she flew away to a pasture
better and greener.

She led me by the hands
and for once I believed
she wasn't Miss Leading.
 Apr 14 Michael
Akira Chinen
It seemed easier
to fall in love
with a stranger
across the sea
someone he would
never have to meet
never have to be
courageous enough
to talk to

So he did...
or at least
pretended to...

his heart failed
to notice the difference
or at least
it played along

and he smiled
a sad weary smile
but there was joy
tucked into the
corner of his lips

and that was
comfort enough
to allow him to sit
in his solitude
without the need
to feel lonely
πŸ•ŠπŸ•ŠπŸ•ŠπŸ•ŠπŸ•ŠπŸŒΉπŸ’πŸŒ·


Doves and roses are sought
when hurtful, tempestuous thoughts
flood and create lumps in the throat,
the urge...the surge grow stronger,
much to write...we grab pen...paper,
suddenly......we are "there,"
in that comfortable nook...where,

We create fictional love scenes,
or...relive tremulous experiences
of blazing lava flows, souls despondent
driven by disastrous rains, by discontent,
or, of souls cherishing rare times, serene,
a lake, warm sun...calm coffee moments;
all these become messages conveyed
they're the carbon dioxide we exhale;

Verses are afloat above our heads
until they're written.....and read.

Both old poets and newcomers
come up with stuff...funny or bizarre,
some readers relate...epiphanies occur.
isn't that what really matters?

No kings or queens in prose or poetry.
some came first, others came later.
surely, both want to write...to share.
in God's eyes, no one is above the other.

::::::::::::::

Copyright Rosalia Rosario A. Bayan
November 27, 2023
 Aug 2023 Michael
Sally A Bayan
(10wx4)

Fading rays
of sunset
concede,
to welcome
shadows
of dusk.

Myriads of
sparkling stars
stupendously
complement
the dark indigo sky.

On
cold nights,
full moon's glow
numbs
the day's
wounds.

Life's smooth
and
serrated edges,
create
voices
in one's writing.


sally b
Rosalia Rosario A. Bayan
June 9, 2023
 Aug 2023 Michael
David P Carroll
She's my love in life
And she's the perfect wife
And she's the air that I breathe
And she's the smile on my face and
She's the perfect soulmate in life
And she's an amazing lady,

And I'm so in love with her,

And she's my stars in the sky and the happiness and in my heart,

And she's my strength and my weakness and
She's the beat of my heart,

And she's my loving joys of life and she'sΒ Β 
The love that bringsΒ Β 
Devotion and eternal love my way and I promise to love her for the rest of my life.
A Beautiful Precious Girl πŸ’“πŸ’“πŸ’“
 Dec 2022 Michael
David P Carroll
On a snowy Christmas night
And the little children are smiling
So bright and Santa Claus was hear
Last night and there's happiness
Peace and love in the air tonight
And there's parties and songs
Sung all through the night
And Everyone is getting drunk all
Through the snowy Christmas Night and the colorful lights that Twinkle on the Christmas tree
And Christmas is a special
Time of year and the sadness
We had along the wayΒ and
Christmas is filled with special Joys and so much love and
We're wrapped in the excitement of it all and I wish you all a very
Merry Christmas
And a beautiful and
Peaceful Happy New Year to.
For Everyone's Loved Ones
Who Didn't Make It R.I.P. ❀️❀️
 Dec 2022 Michael
Salmabanu Hatim
My friend and I still love watching cartoons,
Our favourite is Tom and Jerry,
They relate to us,
She is Jerry and I am Tom.
We fight,
We tease each other,
We try to be one up on each other,
We irriate each other,
But we cannot do without one another.
8/12/2022
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