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Thread: five, then seven, five/easy way to sound profound/a new haiku thread
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Aravis
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Meticulously
colour-coordinated
beribboned flowers.
[had to count on my fingers to check that one!]
Counting
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Welease Woderwick
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The king had a house
for it and his money, the
queen stayed in kitchen.
Maps
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Cara
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maps....
...Tempt exploration
to lands and places unknown
where there be dragons.
(I usually do have to count the syllables on my fingers!)
Rings (for fingers)
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Welease Woderwick
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For fingers and toes
but not for a nipple, but
what about a thumb?
Hash browns
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jacobsen
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Delicious breakfast
food with bacon and mushrooms -
you can keep the egg.
Roast duck
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Beauty fades, dumb is forever-Judge Judy
The man who made time, made plenty.
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Welease Woderwick
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Glazed with orange juice
the poor dead bird surrounded
by parsnip and spud!
a new chequebook
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Master Tubby Bear
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Telephone banking
Has rendered them obsolete.
Save the trees instead.
"Gangnam style" is introduced as a compulsory discipline in Olympic dressage
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Pia
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"Hey! Sexy equine!"
Half-pass, rein-back, pirouette.
Horses dance. "Oppa!"
Thank-you letters
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jacobsen
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One parcel arrived
minus clues to the donor
so how to thank them?
old address books
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But God, holding a candle, looks for all who wander, all who search. - Shifra Alon
Beauty fades, dumb is forever-Judge Judy
The man who made time, made plenty.
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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My father kept the
old ones in case he needed
them a bit later!
hen's teeth
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jacobsen
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Rarer than hens' teeth
means that it doesn't occur
at all frequently.
flood waters
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But God, holding a candle, looks for all who wander, all who search. - Shifra Alon
Beauty fades, dumb is forever-Judge Judy
The man who made time, made plenty.
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Ariston
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heavy rains falling
on the land, water rising
between, no houses
Argyle socks
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“Therefore, let it be explained that nowhere are the proprieties quite so strictly enforced as in men’s colleges that invite young women guests, especially over-night visitors in the fraternity houses.” Emily Post, 1937.
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ArachnidinElmet
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Warm tootsies in wool:
better than scarf and long johns
for feeling cosy.
snow sculpture
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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Impermanent white
carving glistens in the sun
then melts come springtime.
A favourite beverage
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jacobsen
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Mine's a G and T,
though sometimes gin is better
and others, tea is best.
mince pies
[ 03. January 2013, 11:08: Message edited by: jacobsen ]
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Beauty fades, dumb is forever-Judge Judy
The man who made time, made plenty.
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Welease Woderwick
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Mince pies are best with
the top lifted and then filled
with spoon of creme fraiche.
gluttony
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jacobsen
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At Christmas my sin
of gluttony is its own
punishment, alas.
present giving
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Beauty fades, dumb is forever-Judge Judy
The man who made time, made plenty.
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Cara
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Stress in the choosing;
wrapping, tying, and giving
are satisfying.
longer days
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Pondering.
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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As the days lengthen
my spirit brightens even
here in paradise.
arthritis
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jacobsen
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I have arthritis;
painkillers or surgery
the only options.
swimming
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But God, holding a candle, looks for all who wander, all who search. - Shifra Alon
Beauty fades, dumb is forever-Judge Judy
The man who made time, made plenty.
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Porridge
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When air and water
Reach the same temperature,
Take care when you breathe.
Gun control
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Spiggott: Everything I've ever told you is a lie, including that.
Moon: Including what?
Spiggott: That everything I've ever told you is a lie.
Moon: That's not true!
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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Restricting access
is the first line of defence;
stop macho culture.
The river at dawn
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Cara
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Silver light touches
green jade river; three white swans
pause, feathers tinged pink.
morning coffee
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Pondering.
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Ariston
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elixer vitae
may be bad, but it'll work
now I can as well
a cold rain
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Porridge
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a new moon obscured
by clouds; I sit alone with
hopes hung from sky hooks
(Sorry; can I use the "cold rain" as a title?)
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Spiggott: Everything I've ever told you is a lie, including that.
Moon: Including what?
Spiggott: That everything I've ever told you is a lie.
Moon: That's not true!
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jacobsen
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New title?
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The man who made time, made plenty.
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Cara
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More than 24 hours have elapsed, so I'll give myself a new title, keeping the rain theme (it's pouring as I write): Rain in the City
Slick pavements, headlights
fighting the gloom, umbrellas
jostling and dripping.
hint of springtime
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Pondering.
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Welease Woderwick
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Snowdrop shoots appear
and give us all a false hope
of some better times.
booking a train ticket
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jacobsen
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Don't do it on line -
the connection will time out -
book using a phone.
threat of snow
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But God, holding a candle, looks for all who wander, all who search. - Shifra Alon
Beauty fades, dumb is forever-Judge Judy
The man who made time, made plenty.
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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Dark, lowering clouds
and temperatures hovering
quite close to zero.
using internet chat services
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jacobsen
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Faceless and voiceless,
print forms a frail connection
between minds and hearts.
grey cat on the prowl
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But God, holding a candle, looks for all who wander, all who search. - Shifra Alon
Beauty fades, dumb is forever-Judge Judy
The man who made time, made plenty.
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Cara
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Grey cat moves softly,
wisp of cloud, creeping forwards
imperceptibly.
snow impending
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Pondering.
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jacobsen
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Snow promised, threatened,
a pretty scatter, or worse -
immobility.
hot chocolate
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But God, holding a candle, looks for all who wander, all who search. - Shifra Alon
Beauty fades, dumb is forever-Judge Judy
The man who made time, made plenty.
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Master Tubby Bear
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Errol Brown said he
believed in miracles and
asked me where I'm from.
The Dalai Lama is attacked by a penguin
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ArachnidinElmet
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Buddhist man harmed.
Black and white, red all over:
scene found by police.
couch potatoes
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jacobsen
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I have to say that the connection between hot chocolate and Errol Brown passed me by. Is this a pond difference?
couch potatoes
Couch potatoes swim,
a fact unknown to many,
but true in my case.
writing songs
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Beauty fades, dumb is forever-Judge Judy
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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Errol Brown wrote songs
as well as singing in the
band Hot Chocolate.
Loose change
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jacobsen
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Thanks, WW. Many years ago I saw Hot Chocolate in Copenhagen.
loose change
Another phrase for
loose change is jingling chink, but
I never have much.
fingernails
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Welease Woderwick
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Fingernails are made
from the same stuff as makes hair;
did you all know that?
dehydration
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jacobsen
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Gimme some water -
nausea and headache are
no good substitute.
cake
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Welease Woderwick
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Let them eat plum cake
with cashews and almonds and
sweet royal icing!
solitaire
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jacobsen
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Jumping balls over
balls and trying to end up
with one, is tricky.
chocolate
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Welease Woderwick
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Evil, addictive
and it gives me migraines, please
keep it to yourself!
jacket potato
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Master Tubby Bear
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Full metal jacket
May work as a film. But makes
For a crunchy meal.
My dog has no nose
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Master Tubby Bear
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quote:
Originally posted by jacobsen:
Thanks, WW. Many years ago I saw Hot Chocolate in Copenhagen.
What, and they didn't sing "You Sexy Thing"? Hope you got your krone back.
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The Great Gumby
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Once a drug sniffer,
My dog lost his nose. So now,
He samples the goods.
The perfect snowball
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The first principle is that you must not fool yourself, and you are the easiest person to fool. - Richard Feynman
A letter to my son about death
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Master Tubby Bear
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Advocaat mixed with
Lemonade. Not nice. "Perfect"
therefore redundant.
Shaddap You Face becomes the national anthem of Italy
[ 16. January 2013, 15:42: Message edited by: Master Tubby Bear ]
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jacobsen
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I should think the great
Garibaldi is turning
in his grave at this.
Monarchy
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Welease Woderwick
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My house guest is a
left wing monarchist so is
in favour; I'm not.
backscratcher
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Smudgie
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Down and left a bit,
No, too far, across...up... down.....
That's it. Perfect. Ooooooooooooooh!
Procrastination
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