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{un}holy haiku - 3rd Edition


mskate

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grinning in the dark

I told my own fortune from  

a rose in my hand  

 

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a rose in my hand

between the head and heart lines

petals softly fall

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petals softly fall 

on warmed with sun, smooth, black stone

it will crack with time 

 

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it will crack with time

rationale foretells a doom

skylarks skirt the breeze

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skylarks skirt the breeze

and become rhinoceros 

'til it blows over

 

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'til it blows over 

sane ones stay inside I've got

lightning to attract  

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amber eyed to be

and see in the dark that falls - 

hold that torch, higher 

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inherent in life

strife and pain, content and joy

nights make days brighter  

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nights make days brighter

and without the bitterness

where would sweetness be

 

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where would sweetness be

if not in the victory - 

oh, in true love too

 

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oh, in true love too

does courage reside, the swans

defend their wild nest

 

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Edited by The Wistman
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Defend their wild nest

Against many enemies

Stand your ground and fight

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stand your ground and fight

woodchucks from your garden, those

enticing perfumes

 

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enticing perfumes

are the lupine pheromones

she-wolves can't resist

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she-wolves can't resist 

easy prey, foolishly bleats 

her pups can't be seen  

 

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her pups can't be seen

waiting in wings to follow

in her vicious tracks

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in her vicious tracks

mercy means swift death and still

her conscience is clear 

Edited by Helen of Annoy
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her conscience is clear

she tells herself, and smashes

crocus underfoot

 

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Edited by The Wistman
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crocus underfoot

accidents happen but they're

no coincidence 

 

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no coincidence

is innocent, no eclipse

without some shadow

 

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Edited by The Wistman
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without some shadow

we would perish in the sun 

the dose makes poison 

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without some shadow

you're an angel or living

in a sunless world

Edited by purrrpetrator
sorry missed the page, leaving it in, ignore it
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in a sunless world 

only sadness will take root

bearing bitter fruit  

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