Quirky Quartet

Jun 15

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~~ 1 ~~
 
drilled into the cliff
six holes filled with misfortunes
borrowed from the trolls
 
~~ 2 ~~
 
a wish, a whistle,
a pit in which to drink ale—
chimneyside dreaming
 
~~ 3 ~~
 
porcelain habits
shatter into deadly shards—
caveat emptor
 
~~ 4 ~~
 
Split the percale sheet,
rip out the mattress stuffing—
darkness comes at noon.

 
© 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
 
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Posted on June 15, 2014, in 5-7-5, The Poetry Pantry, The Sunday Whirl and tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , . Bookmark the permalink. 19 Comments.

  1. Gillena Cox | June 15, 2014 at 7:03 am

    Have a nice Sunday, i haven’t done the needles for quite awhile

    Much love

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  2. annell4 | June 15, 2014 at 7:06 am

    Perhaps darkness can come anytime of day or night?

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  3. Björn Rudberg (brudberg) | June 15, 2014 at 7:35 am

    Good that the misfortunes stay inside I think…

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  5. Sumana Roy | June 15, 2014 at 8:38 am

    whenever i’m reading the four they seem to be tightly liked up…much darkness this week MMT…

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  6. Leovi | June 15, 2014 at 8:38 am

    Our life is fragile as porcelain, but our soul is flexible like a reed!

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  7. humbird | June 15, 2014 at 9:26 am

    This chimney side dreaming is the key. Some mystery.

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  9. Sherry Blue Sky | June 15, 2014 at 9:29 am

    Now am wondering what made the darkness come at noon….loved the trolls and the chimneyside dreaming!

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  10. Sabra Bowers | June 15, 2014 at 10:50 am

    Don’t borrow from the trolls! I’m wondering about that darkness at noon, too.

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  11. Belva Staples | June 15, 2014 at 3:02 pm

    Trolls are filled with misfortunes. I’d stay away from them. These are wonderful as usual.

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  12. vivienne blake | June 15, 2014 at 3:03 pm

    The idea of darkness at noon appals me, but this is a very accomplished set of haiku.

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  13. Arushi Ahuja | June 15, 2014 at 3:06 pm

    a cliff and troll a wish a dream chimney side and dark noons remind me of the fairytalesi use to read as a child 🙂

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  14. oldegg | June 15, 2014 at 4:11 pm

    How I love No. 2 which reminded me of a centuries old pub in London just over the Thames that had not changed in hundreds of years much like your description.

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  15. Pamela | June 15, 2014 at 4:36 pm

    Well, that is just beautiful, mmt.

    Pamela

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  16. ZQ | June 15, 2014 at 7:57 pm

    Your lines always makes me smile even when I can’t think as fast I read them 🙂 A pleasant experience.

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  17. jae rose | June 16, 2014 at 2:53 am

    Ooh that last one is a killer! Simply love…can’t beat a little troll

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  18. brenda warren | June 16, 2014 at 4:28 pm

    cliffs and trolls… love these! Thank you for inspiring me to give haiku a try this week. Your work is a gift.

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  19. purplepeninportland | June 17, 2014 at 2:19 pm

    These are so imaginative. Love those trolls!

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