Haiku Heights #319

Useless

Throw out the useless

and ignore all futile thoughts.

Worthless weight is lost.

In response to the prompt Haiku Heights

Haiku Heights Prompt #318

Sharp

Now draped in fine threads,

I jaunt down paths with purpose

whilst others wander.

In response to the prompt by Haiku Heights

Haiku Heights Prompt #317

Grimace

Pain within one's self

can lead to a scowled display

seen by everyone.

In response to the prompt by Haiku Heights

Haiku Heights Prompt #316

Clap

The curtain closes

on this living short play.

The crowd applauds

In response to the prompt by Haiku Heights

Haiku Heights Prompt #315

Expectation

All futures are veiled,

shrouding distant horizons.

Uncertainty looms

In response to the prompt by Haiku Heights

Haiku Heights Prompt #314

Gifts

Around the yule log, 

the best of gifts passed around

come without ribbons.

In response to this Christmas prompt by Haiku Heights

Merry Christmas!

Haiku Heights Prompt #313

Dew

As the sun awakes,

the grass gives birth to water

that dry before long.

In response to the prompt by Haiku Heights

Haiku Heights Prompt #312

Rivulet

All down the mountain

flows babbling brooks abound,

cascading down falls.

In response to the prompt by Haiku Heights

Haiku Heights Prompt #309

Blood

Red is spilled through hate.

This crimson hue looks so different.

Yet, the color is the same.

In response to the prompt by Haiku Heights

Haiku Heights Prompt #308

Seven

Oh, what joy of sin!

To indulge without remorse

cleanses away guilt.

In response to the prompt by Haiku Heights

Haiku Heights #307

Grass

Wisping drifts of smoke

surround the stoic people.

Small truths become known.

In response to the prompt by Haiku Heights

Haiku Heights #306

Rummage

Shifting through the mess

of our cluttered thoughts and fears

can unveil insight.

In response to the prompt by Haiku Heights

Haiku Heights #305

Grey

A warm cup of tea

is enjoyed by kings, earls, and

poor people alike.

In response to the prompt by Haiku Heights

Haiku Heights Prompt #304

Clouds

Carefree masses drift

but grief and wrath consume them.

Tears and Roars follow.

In response to the first prompt of October by Haiku Heights

Haiku Heights Prompt #303

Crooked

Through deceit and death,

one's view of the world can bend

either to or fro.

In response to the prompt by Haiku Heights

Haiku Heights Prompt #302

Mother

The holder of life

and keeper of those yet born - 

Wardens of male kin.

In response to the prompt by Haiku Heights

Haiku Heights Prompt #301

Pillow

A lover's embrace

in the form of soft fabric

that nestles the head.

In response to the prompt by Haiku Heights

Haiku Heights Prompt #300

Gold

The allure of wealth

feeds the hungry avarice 

with delicious greed.

In response to the prompt by Haiku Heights

Haiku Heights #299

Salt

Grin and bear our pain

as more is poured inside us.

A grim reminder

In response to the prompt by Haiku Heights

Haiku Heights #298

Den

Amongst hungry wolves,

I traverse dark, low nighclubs

past ravenous eyes.

In response to the prompt Haiku Heights

Haiku Heights #297

Strive

Pushing one's own self

to heights thought to be too far

gives meaning to life.

In response to the prompt by Haiku Heights

Haiku Heights #296

Clue

Murder, schemes, and plot

Many guess but few will know

The true face of death

In response to the prompt Haiku Heights

Haiku Heights #295

Sunday

Huddled masses leave

shortly after dawn to church.

Finally some peace.

In response to the prompt by Haiku Heights

Follow me!

Haiku Heights #294

Black

So full of color

Embracing all hues and shades

Beauty of darkness

In response to the prompt by Haiku Heights

Haiku Heights #293

Myth

The fate of faith of

past and current religions

leave only stories.

In response to the prompt by Haiku Heights
Follow me!

Haiku Heights #292

Butter

My melting goodness

spread upon my favorite foods.

 Eating with a smile

In response to the prompt Haiku Heights 

Haiku Heights #290

Dread 

These dark sensations

remind us that we yet live

to conquer out fear

In response to the prompt by Haiku Heights

Haiku Heights #289

Carnival

Jubilant parties

hide their carnal desires

beneath gaudy masks

In response to the prompt by Haiku Heights

Haiku Heights #287

River

Paths that seem to flow

without bends, twists, crooks, or falls

tend to be more dull.

In response to the prompt by Haiku Heights

Haiku Heights Prompt #286

Superstition

The mind becomes eased

when faith suspends our knowledge.

Wisdom is chained down.

In response to the prompt by Haiku Heights