Today's poet

[Derby Tup]

cup of China tea
scalding hot water on leaves
revives every time

A 'quickie' composed while the kettle was boiling

[Harry H Howgill]

Awesome... challenge accepted and mastered... chapeau - as they say in France!

Merci monsieur

[XRunner]

I have found the lyrics for another song I posted earlier:

The Inverary Harriers

It could equally apply to the XOTF thread

[Harry H Howgill]

cup of China tea
scalding hot water on leaves
revives every time

A 'quickie' composed while the kettle was boiling

I'm impressed, both at the speed and quality of your delivery.

My last 10-word haiku took me a whole ten miles!

[Harry H Howgill]

That is fantastic. You did well to find that.

It had me in stitches, especially verse 5 for some reason.

Something to aspire to.

I have found the lyrics for another song I posted earlier:

The Inverary Harriers

It could equally apply to the XOTF thread

[Derby Tup]

I'm impressed, both at the speed and quality of your delivery.

My last 10-word haiku took me a whole ten miles!

A mile per word isn't bad Harry

[Harry H Howgill]

A mile per word isn't bad Harry

Not sure whether that makes me a fast runner or a slow thinker.

[Derby Tup]

Harry H Howgill
does he run quick or think slow
the former I'm sure

[freckle]

Harry H Howgill
does he run quick or think slow
the former I'm sure

Good evening all, I am really enjoying the haiku wonderful stuff...tonight i fear I am too tired to write any verse at all so am just going to sit back and delight in all of your good stuff! by the way DT i love your (new?) signature, find it uplifting every time i see it!.....Ok off to pick out some poetry to post...on the way home feeling in need of nourishment i purchased two new poetry books a margaret atwood collection and "poems for life" penguin collection. THe latter has got some lovely birth poems HHH wish I had found it earlier! at some juncture i will post....off to peruse, laters

[Harry H Howgill]

Good evening all, I am really enjoying the haiku wonderful stuff...tonight i fear I am too tired to write any verse at all so am just going to sit back and delight in all of your good stuff! by the way DT i love your (new?) signature, find it uplifting every time i see it!.....Ok off to pick out some poetry to post...on the way home feeling in need of nourishment i purchased two new poetry books a margaret atwood collection and "poems for life" penguin collection. THe latter has got some lovely birth poems HHH wish I had found it earlier! at some juncture i will post....off to peruse, laters

Busy Woman Dreams


Tomorrow,
With a careless air,
I shall say,
I will be gone for the day!
I shall put on my blue gown,
And in leisured way
Go to town.
There, I shall stop
At the newly opened shop
Where they keep such lovely things,
And, in unhurried way
Choose from some intriguing place
A richly colored robe,
Or some fine old lace;
Then, I shall browse
In the bookstand nearby,
Selecting some new book...
Tomorrow, I shall put
All waiting tasks upon the shelf
And spend one easy, carefree day
With my own self.
- Katherine Edelman