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58 · Jul 23
Haiku Group Three
CE Uptain Jul 23
Haiku – Some Fun
Haikus are fun
You can put in a little
Something like a pun

Haiku – In My Brain
Haiku in my brain
I can’t stop I’m just insane
Haiku don’t complain

Haiku – *******
I see stars, I fell
It’s hot, am I in some hell
Get up you *******

Haiku – For You
Haiku just for you
Learned to count them 5-7-5
Now I’m stuck to you

Haiku - Till Morning
Last one for the night
I can only dream some more
Can’t wait till morning
Ok. I'm getting a little carried away. My last group for a bit.
55 · Jul 13
Love Is
CE Uptain Jul 13
Love is the itch
that I can’t scratch
It comes pretty easy
but there’s always a catch

love, if you get in
you may never get out
what you have to promise
will leave it no doubt

love is the pain
that won’t go away
once you get hooked
you are hooked to stay

love is the feeling
like you’ve never felt
love can take a cold heart
and make it all melt

love will make you crazy
drive you out of your mind
once you get outside your head
you don’t know what you might find

love is the happiness
when you see that special smile
when she puts her arms around you
and holds on for a while

love is like the future
cause you know what you’ve got
you can’t just give a little bit
cause you know you need a lot

love is like glue
that binds me to you
together we are stuck
so, our love must be true
From one of my collections.
51 · Jul 15
My New Pad
CE Uptain Jul 15
I’ve got a new pad, 50 pages
That’s a lot of room for my rages
Enough space to spill my soul
Getting to the cardboard, that’s my goal
It might take me a while
I’ll have to laugh, cry and smile
When I finally get to the end
The cardboard will be my friend
Another follow up to 39 Pages to Go, 38 Poems and Waiting on Cardboard. Thanks for reading along, I love you guys!!
51 · Jul 18
When to Stop
CE Uptain Jul 18
I’ve got 1200 poems, all shapes and sizes
Some in verse, others in reprises
I mostly rhyme, 99 percent of the time
I beat up the world and then I whine
A poet’s lament, I ***** about this and that
I post some online, try to start a chat
Sometimes I write them just for fun
Proud of myself when I finish another one
I’m all in, heart, soul and mind
Writing down every word I can find
I try not to go too far, I don’t know when to stop
I just keep going until my pen says drop
49 · Jul 23
Haikus – Group Two
CE Uptain Jul 23
Haiku – My Style
Enough Haikus yes
I need to write more my style
Only what I know

Haiku – Words of Pain
Get back to rhyming
Let my words flow like the rain
Back to words of pain

Haiku – Save the Dirt
Put my head in dirt
Don’t know why it must hurt so
Maybe save the dirt

Haiku – OCD’s
OCD for me
Look at me now going now
OCD I see
Maybe I'm getting the hang of it. I still have my own style.
45 · Jul 22
A Pleasured Mind
CE Uptain Jul 22
A body loves a pleasured mind
Let’s see what pleasures we can find
One more “let me hold you tight”
One more time to get it right

Let me love your pleasured mind
See what pleasure your body can find
One more “please don’t stop”
One more or until you drop

A body loved and a pleasured mind
Not one feeling left behind
One more “can I kiss you again”
One more “until you say when”

A body loves a pleasured mind
I love you with all I can find
One more “don’t ever let me go”
One more “don’t ever say no”
Thanks, this one was a pleasure to write.
CE Uptain Jul 29
I can’t keep up with my muse’s ****
My write hand is dragging, like a catcher’s mitt
In such a hurry, trying to catch everything
You never know, my muse may make me sing

Words abound, no truth in any I’ve found
Still the words, they circle back around
Did they find my roots, am I buried that deep
The cold, dark ground, holds my secrets to keep

Wait just a minute muse, you’re going too fast
You have to slow down to make the pages last
Capture my heart, blurred between the lines
Uncover my soul, it’s inside these rhymes
Another one from my marathon writing sessions on "My New Pad "
43 · 4d
Rage Poem
Poetry calms the savage beast
That’s what they say, to say the least
My monster rages within myself
It doesn’t answer to anyone else
Not that it does just what I say
It takes over, it always has its way
I keep on raging, it’s only in my mind
Rage against the world, or whatever I can find
Sometimes my rage comes out on a page.
42 · Aug 1
Haiku Group Seven
CE Uptain Aug 1
Haiku – Smell Supper
I smell some supper
I can’t wait to eat my fill
I will eat some

Haiku – Muse Fight
Watch me now, I fly
Words are coming, hold on tight
Me and muse will fight

Haiku -OCD Driving
OCD driving for me
Many the thought, keep writing
OCD, write on my page

Haiku – Random Thought
Take a random thought
Write it out in some good words
Words fly like the birds

Haiku – Crazy Momma
Crazy momma, you
What are you doing to me
You crazy momma
My last group. For now anyway.
CE Uptain Jul 22
One more pack to remind me
Just how bad you are
High prices, nicotine, tar
I really am trying to quit. This is to remind me how bad they are. I hope this is technically correct 7-5-7.
37 · Jul 18
Me, Myself and I
CE Uptain Jul 18
Me, myself and I had a get together
We said, let’s talk about the weather
I said is it hot enough myself, me said me too
I said let’s talk about love, myself said why
Me said it always makes me cry
Myself looked at me and said what do you know about it
I said you are both full of ****
Me got mad, myself got sad
I said I never had it so bad
We are a mess, me, myself and I
Myself and me said I was the reason why
We all cried our hearts out together
We said let’s talk about the weather
My Grandmother used to have a full on conversation with herself.
36 · Jul 23
Haikus Group One
CE Uptain Jul 23
Haiku - I Love You
How can I love you
More and more every day
That is the only way

Haiku – What’s Good
I don’t know what’s good
I only know what I like
Maybe you like it

Haiku – Question
I had an answer
What question did you ask me
Can you tell me now

Haiku – Bring the Light
If the night is dark
Will the sun still bring the light
Where will the stars hide

Haiku – Old Poet
Maybe an old man
Might still learn some old tricks yet
An old poet writes
Haikus 5-7-5. I cheated and used a syllable counter.
34 · Jul 16
Red Hot Lovin’
CE Uptain Jul 16
Ice cold beer, red hot lovin’
Talk some trash, do some pushing and shoving
Cold beer keeps the wit so smart
Play the game like it was an art

Red hot lovin’ is the prize
Strong intent between the sighs
One more smile and you’ll be mine
One more kiss in the clear moonshine

One more sip I’m feeling high
One more wink; another try
Can’t wait much longer to be with you
Can’t wait for it to be true

Red hot lovin’, you’re mine at last
Sunrise don’t you climb too fast
Red hot lovin’ in the night
Red hot lovin’ burning bright
It's about 110 in the shade here. Time for some red hot lovin'.
33 · 4d
Song in My Heart
Sadness falls now that you are gone
I thought there would be one more song
Maybe written sometime back
Words: that don’t cut any slack
Life and love and how it ends
Family, flowers, tears and friends
There you are, I remember you
Song in my heart, that’s what I’ll do
I wrote this for a musician friend of mine who passed away a few years ago. Hope it does him justice.
32 · Jul 11
Midnight Sun
CE Uptain Jul 11
I am the midnight sun
I am always on the run
Chasing down the break of day

I am the midnight sun
I am the only one
Who can show you the way

I am the midnight sun
I am the fire that’s never done
I am the only one

The only one to burn so bright
The only one who can light the night
I am the midnight sun

I am the midnight sun
Only there for anyone
Only there to see you run

I am the midnight sun
Burning bright for anyone
Anyone who needs to run
This one is from one of my older collections. Enjoy
32 · Jul 11
Side By Side
CE Uptain Jul 11
Forget the good times that we had
Remember what was good is now all so bad
Can’t remember that time we snuck away
Or how we spent that cold and rainy day

Laughter cries as the days go slowly by
Every night gets longer like the darkened sky
Kisses long, yet only once remembered
Love from a feeling down to just a word

Remember me; I’m the one who said forever
Remember me, when I said that I would never
Remember me; I’m the one there in the moonlight
Remember me; I’m the one there holding you tight

Afternoons and those old lonely nights
Mornings come, I just don’t see the daylights
Memories they seem to fade with the afternoon sun
I remember when it was just one to one

Remember me; I’m the one that you said you could run to
Remember me; I said that I would never hurt you
Remember me; I’m the one with my arms open wide
Remember me; I’m the one, I’m your side by side
Another old one. Hope it's still good.
29 · Jul 27
Skipped a few Pages
CE Uptain Jul 27
I skipped a few pages, I’ll have to double back
Sort of got carried away and lost track
I’ll save some words to fill them later
Something that sounds a little greater
Maybe some nice lines, fresh in my mind
Just enough to show you I can be kind
Kind of, sort of, maybe I don’t know
Never can tell which way the words will go
Still working off of my new pad. Notice I had skipped some pages.
20 · Jul 13
Like to Dream
CE Uptain Jul 13
I like to dream about you
The way your kisses taste so sweet
I like to dream about you
The way you breathe when you feel the heat

I like to dream I can hold you
From sunset till the morning light
I like to dream I can hold you
Nothing else seems so right

And in my dreams, I see you
As I look into your eyes
And in my dreams when I see you
I can see sparks as they fly

I like to dream about you
About the things you do
I like to dream about you
I know they will come true

In my dreams you are an angel
White lights and everything
In my dreams you are my angel
Prettiest one I’ve ever seen
Dreaming about my lover.
19 · Jul 13
Those She Devils
CE Uptain Jul 13
Grandpa said watch out for that she devil
He said you go on out there and be a rebel
Here I am, straight shooting son of a six gun
A halfcocked momma and a six-shooting daddy
I was shot in the back seat of a ’56 Caddy

Later in life I learned how to drive
I learned how it felt to be alive
I partied on like a restless soul
Can’t replace the time I stole

Now I’m older, I guess Grandpa was right
You’ll be married Sunday, if you find love Saturday night
Who’s to blame when it’s all said and done
Grandpa said those she devils sure can be fun
My grandpa was a wise man.
14 · Jul 27
When this Rock is Over
CE Uptain Jul 27
Riding this rock, that just won’t stop spinning
Fighting a battle, nobody will be winning
No need to worry, we don’t fight alone
There’s about a zillion of us, calling it home
We fight each other, while our nations fight more
It’s all over the news, with the blood and the gore
This place is getting warmer, no matter what we do
Soon it’s going to be hot, too hot for me and you
There will be nowhere to go, no place to hide
We can’t make it stop, we’re all on this ride
We can’t get off, at least not without dying
We try to save ourselves; let nature do the crying
Rivers run dry, they flow yellow, green, and black
When this rock is over, so is time, and that’s a fact
This is my latest worldly rant.
7 · Aug 1
Haiku Group 4
CE Uptain Aug 1
Haiku – Wood
Today I bought wood
It took a week to get here
I like my new wood

Haiku – Layout
Organization
Everything is pure chaos
I like my layout

Haiku – I Wonder
Sometimes I wonder
Other times I just wander
Time now to ponder

Haiku – Rain Falling
I see rain falling
I felt the breeze blowing fresh
I smell rain falling
More haikus, I'm still learning.
3 · Jul 15
The Drunken Muse
CE Uptain Jul 15
I drink; therefore I write
I write, therefore I am

Words that can’t be spoken
Must be read with an open heart

My heart bleeds words
I am a poet at heart

My pen writes the truth
The truth comes with pain

The thousands of words I’ve written
Are only tears on the page

A hopeless romantic
Makes a good poet

Love is a teacher
I have failing grades

Only death is permanent
Life is just a temporary dream

Love is a fleeting sunset
I live for the night

Dreams are for the dreamers
Reality is for the wicked

Time is for everyone
No one has the time

I am a heartbeat
Skip to my Lou my darling

The past is a place to stay
The future has no vacancies

The winners take the prize
Second place is the first losers

We are all crazy here
It’s not a contest

In my mind I’m a hero
Time loves a hero

A lost soul is a disguise
Only a fool turns and runs

Life waits for no one
I’m already too far behind

If I only had a moment
I could tell you my heart

Tomorrow only brings today
Yesterdays are long gone

Darkness balances the light
Sorrow weighs the heart

Youth is a fleeting dream
Old age is hell

Mysteries are to wonder
Nature is to wander

I can only speak for me
A speech is for everyone

Sentimental values tax the heart
Letting go is the price

I can only write what I feel
Poetry shows my soul to all

I thank my muse
For making me write





I thank my fellow poets for being there. I know you pour out your hearts and bare your souls. I feel your pain and I respect your words.

With passion and heart; **
Sorry for the length of this one. My muse said it had to be this way.
0 · Aug 1
Haiku Group Six
CE Uptain Aug 1
Haiku – Forever Love You
Too many so true
One time, forever love you
All I know is you

Haiku - Countdown
It’s now a countdown
Is there one missing or two
Count down, one, two, four

Haiku – Things that Last
Cool man stuff, I have
All kind of things from the past
I have things that last

Haiku – To the Point
Five, seven, five, done
A lot to say in short form
Get to the point quick

Haiku – Syllables
Haiku, it’s coming
Rhythm, it’s how to play the game
Syllables that count
Just some more random haikus.
0 · Aug 1
Haiku Group Five
CE Uptain Aug 1
Haiku – Time
My heart is aching
Longing to remember time
Every minute passed

Haiku – Simple Thought
A simple thought…hum
How many times you mess up
Control the chaos

Haiku – Feel my Pain
Haiku, have no brain
So many syllables count
You can’t feel my pain

Haiku - Horizontal
Shelves hanging crooked
Horizontal on a slant
Half a bubble off
More haikus.
0 · Jul 14
I’m Coming to You
CE Uptain Jul 14
When you feel down
Don’t know what to do
When you need somebody
Hold on, I’m coming to you

When you’re lonely
And you need a friend
When you’re feeling so blue
Hold on, I’m coming to you

Hold on, hold on, hold on
I’m coming to you
Hold on, hold on, hold on
I’m coming to you


When you’re far away
And you want me so near
Whatever you do
Hold on, I’m coming to you

When we’re alone
And its only me and you
You can hold on
Hold on, I’m coming to you

Hold on, hold on, hold on
I’m coming to you
Hold on, hold on, hold on
I’m coming to you
This one is from one of my "songbooks". Sing along if you can.

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