The emergence of Sweet Spring
one purplish thing
beyond all of the sorrow and sting
that sullen contrived fear must bring
The Emergence of Spring … Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2019
The Emergence of Sweet Spring
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All Posts Tagged ‘Haiku’
The Cadence of Song
The cadence of song
saw its pinkish-purple notes
and yellow hues
while sweet nectar
was just icing on the cake
The Cadence of Song … Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2019
When everything without feeling happened (… and further note about my wife Marla’s surgery…)
[Note: My wife Marla’s shoulder replacement surgery went well (so far, it seems) but she still has a long way to full recovery. She must have strong PICC Line antibiotics given to her intravenously via syringes multiple times per day for 6 weeks (and i am the one giving her these). Additionally, i am helping her with her enteral feedings (via tube feedings to her stomach) multiple times per day (because, at the current time, she is unable to do them herself, with only one functional arm.) The shoulder replacement that they put in is a special antibiotic-emitting kind and she will likely need a whole other “regular” shoulder replacement done (in the same shoulder), with a steel replacement, once this temporary antibiotic replacement fully heals and is bacteria-free. Apparently, the infectious bacteria that caused trouble in the first place — and that is hard to eradicate (since it lodges deep within the joint) — is a type of acne bacteria (which baffles us as to how she got it). Since i will be busy taking care of Marla for the next few weeks, i will likely not do postings after my already scheduled 01/02/2019 blog/posting; i will not have time to read others’ blogs or correspond with others re their blogs or my blogs. Hopefully, i can soon get back into blogging again once things settle down and i find more time to do so. Peace!]
The following poem has nothing to do with Marla’s shoulder surgery, by the way…
When everything without feeling happened for quite some time,
feeling came along and tried to make a difference,
but it wasn’t easy.
On the Forest Floor … Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2018
Highwire acts are a breeze
Highwire acts are a breeze
(as long as it’s not too breezy)
in this world of the (unfortunately) mentally unbalanced
The Great Unbelievable Highwire Act … Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2018
Nature Lionizes Trees
Nature lionizes trees
and roars:
“Mankind! Stop
abusing life!”
Nature Personified … Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2018
Mankind
Mankind must take the kind
in “Mankind” and be a lot kinder
to nature.
Widow Dragonfly … Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2018
Another Halloween Visitor
I’m a bit scary
but I’m not nearly as scary
as American politics
Another Halloween Spider … Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2018
Fungal Egg Nests
fungal eggs aplenty
ready to bounce into sweet life
far from all of the utter madness
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Per Michael Kuo (0nline):
These odd and fascinating little fungi look for all the world like tiny birds’ nests. The fruiting bodies form little cuplike nests which contain spore-filled eggs. The nests are called “peridia” (“peridium” in the singular), and serve as splash cups; when raindrops strike the nest, the eggs (called “peridioles”) are projected into the air, where they latch onto twigs, branches, leaves, and so on. What exactly happens next is not completely clear, but eventually the spores are dispersed from the egg. They then germinate and create mycelia, which eventually hook up with other mycelia and produce more fruiting bodies.
Bird-nest Cup Fungi (each one was around 5mm in diameter)… Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2018
I’m a Vegetarian but…
Many whom i know eat meat.
Some of them have two legs,
some of them have eight.
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NOTE: Now and then, since October is the month of Halloween here in the U.S., i will likely post a few more spider photos than usual; not that spiders are really all that “scary” but that people associate them with Halloween (which is kind of fun and silly at the same time). 🙂
Spider with Prey … Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2018
4mm Aphids on a Wild Burr Cucumber Plant
Our diminutive world
is far different from your “big” world
but we are doing pretty darn good
4mm Aphids living upon a Wild Burr Cucumber Plant.
Small Aphids on a Wild Burr Cucumber Plant … Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2018
No charge at the Tattoo Shop…
At the tattoo shop
they just quickly sent me home.
Nature is perfection already!
Hibiscus Bug… Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2018
Flaming Passion Flows… Haiku
Flaming passion flows
past inconceivable now
spilling into we
Flaming Calocera cornea fungus found deep in the woods… Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2018
No Flag
My antenna raised
but no separative flag!
We are one, whole globe.
Katydid on Thistle Leaf… Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2018
Haiku of Joy
“I want happiness,”
said the greed to be happy.
Joy is motiveless.
Magnificent Milkweed Flowers… Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2018
Human Overpopulation
It’s supposed to be
pockets of human beings,
not pockets of the whole of nature!
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I speak from the heart on this. My wife and i do not have any children. I love kids and had worked for my career as a teacher for the multiply handicapped, but this planet has way more than its share of humans. In the past, i have lost a number of girlfriends because of my stance on this. It is very interesting (and tragic) that this most vital subject — that directly impacts the whole earth and all of its creatures including man — is mostly neglected (and not seriously considered) worldwide.
In too limited of a space… Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2018
Shadow of the Dragon
The shadow of my wing
unfolds as a very curious thing
reading this to the very end
The Shadow of the Dragon’s Wing… Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2018
New Model SuperDroid 4-JPG
We must find C-3PO
make our way to Obi-Wan Kenobi
and erase the forces of darkness
New Model SuperDroid 4-JPG… Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2018
Curling
In Canada and around the world,
Curling is a sport that is growing.
We love to watch Curling as it continues to grow!
Curling … Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2018
Become a Flower…
If people were sweet like flowers
this world wouldn’t be going to hell
and so much would beautifully smell
Become a Flower… Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2018
Talk regarding a spy within The United Society of Ants
If there is a spy among us,
he shouldn’t be too hard to spot;
he’ll be at the top and have glaring eyes of red.
[Note: These insects are on a wild Celery plant. Wild Celery is very common in our area.]
Spy Among the Ants… Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2018
Photography Tip # 7 — Haiku
PHOTOGRAPHY TIP #7:
When you see what you like,
there is a button on the top of your camera.
Press that button.
Photography Tip with Wildflowers… Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2018
Snakes Alive! Haiku
(thou)
gh
man
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you
Some
see you
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full
beauty.
That’s
all
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Bull Snake Admiration… Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2018
Those Poor Children
Only sick immorality can yank children
from their parents and cage them up,
shitting on universal-global love
You know, i am not interested in politics whatsoever. Politicians are not my cup of tea. However, what is happening in the U.S. is getting to be extremely sick and immoral, and people (deeply stuck in their ruts) are accepting it! Children are children of the world; they don’t belong to any damn country, to any damn politics. It’s only crass, divisive adults who put them in such fragmented domains. A regime that, against international human rights laws, pulls children from their parents, is an immoral, diabolical regime. That same deranged, fascist-loving regime has been turning its back on the environment (kissing the behind of the fossil fuel industry). The unnatural, hellish, hot and violent weather is going to get exponentially worse and is no coincidence; mass extinctions will continue. When will people wake up?… when it is too late?
Shitting on Children… Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2018
Dandy Lion Crimes Haiku (Ain’t Freedom Grand)
They hate yellow deeply
with their Scotts toxic bags
set to make dull lawnminds all exactly the same
Dandelion Dreams… Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2018
Same-sex Marriage Legislation Haiku
Same-sex marriage laws.
Nothing like old, moldy raisins deciding
how the young grapes should grow.
Moldy, Old Politicians… Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2018
SubWay Diploma Haiku
[While at the local Subway, getting a vegetarian sub the other day, i noticed a framed “Subway Diploma” hanging on the wall where the employees were working; the following Haiku was inspired by that Diploma certificate.]
I worked so very hard
to get a diploma from Subway
but I just couldn’t cut the mustard
Insects on Wild Celery… Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2018
Mushroom Protection — Haiku
Let me shelter you
from the rain, from all the pain,
for all are brothers.
Mushroom Feelings… Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2018
Turning it’s back on Mother Earth… Haiku
[from Albert Einstein (1879-1955; physicist and Nobel Laureate): “The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing.”] Write to your congressmen, vote wisely (instead of what you inherited), and demand change.
This Haiku doesn’t need a canto
because it’s just too damn small.
The U.S. is destroying the Environmental Protection Agency.
Tiny Things… Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2018
Further Beyond Spider Prejudice — Haiku
Eye see you still there
focusing on your sweet friend
with “I”s to no end
[Note: Look at all the eyes along her cephalothorax!]
Fishing Spider… Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2018
Haiku of Death
at my “final ending”
don’t waste a lot of tears
at what is just another beginning
Red Admiral Butterfly Metamorphosed… Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2018
Beddy-bye Haiku
Wisdom will go to sleep
while understanding the whole.
Scientists will not.
Ant on Tree Blossoms… Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2018
Our Nest Haiku
a different kind of bird
a different kind of nest
too many hate you but i don’t
Wasp with Nest Eggs… Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2018
Perfect Haiku… (Elephants wouldn’t have fit)…
Oops, I tore my pants!
For syllabic perfection,
legs are swarmed by ants.
Ants getting ready to invade the legs of Thomas Peace c. 2018
Count von Count
Why should Haiku involve
the counting of syllables?
This isn’t Sesame Street!
Face to face with a Red Admiral… Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2018
The Way Flowers Were Meant to Vaselessly Be Haiku
Not decapitated
Not put in a coffin-like vase
to beautify hell
Midges with Tulip growing Outdoors… Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2018
Sweet Dove Eggs Haiku
Sweet Mourning Dove seeds
planted and ready to grow
Afternoon is hopeful
Mourning Dove Eggs… Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2018
The Agony of De-feet Haiku
I need many shoes
for all of these soar old feet.
Off to the shoe store!
Millipede friend in our garage… Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2018
Scales on a Deceased Moth’s Wing Haiku
Flying meant a lot
in the open air so free
Soaring meant a lot
Scales on a Moth Wing… Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2018
Hidden Profundity Uncurling Haiku… (or the Perceiver is the Perceived)
“How could so few words
have any profound meaning?”
the Haiku poem reads.
Uncurling Fern… Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2018
Critters Pictures Haiku
People don’t realize that I
take all my photos without a camera.
Photographic memory, you see.
[Note: This is a shot of an Ivory Mystery Snail and some Painted Fire Red Shrimp in one of my aquariums. I breed both the snails and the shrimp. It is so cool about how the snails and shrimp get along with each other so well! The snails often rise up to expose more of their bodies to the shrimp… in order to get groomed and get little parasites or debris taken off by the shrimp. I’ll have to get a shot of that sometime! ]
Ivory Mystery Snail and Painted Fire Red Shrimp… Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2018
Wrinkles in Time Haiku
If you count those dots
upon my back, like gray wood,
your old head will crack.
Six-Spotted Tiger Beetle… Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2018
Lichen Lava Haiku
Lava Flow of Life
beyond growth’s shadow
and time’s ending
Lava Flow of Lichen… Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2018
The Profundity of Haiku
The seriousness
of zen-like Haiku: Profound!
Beetle Juice tastes great!
Beetle Juice main ingredient… Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2018
The Root of Fear Haiku
The shadow of fear
seen as really what is me.
A glimmer of hope!
Tiny Wildflower in Woods… Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2018
Fear of Spiders Haiku
A needless disease
is arachnophobia!
Get well soon, please!
Jumping Spider Time!… Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2018
Garden Helpers Haiku
Gardening is easy.
It’s pollinating that’s hard.
It’s not just the bees!
[Note: After photographing this Ladybug, one noticed that, while covered in pollen, she was frantically intent on getting on to the next, adjacent flower. There aren’t many of their aphid insect prey targets around in early spring; eating pollen and helping pollen producers is a wise alternative.]
Beetle Pollination… Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2018
Emerging Spring Haiku
Its sweetness unfurling,
Spring beats the flags of nations.
No mindless borders.
New Spring Emerging… Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2018
First Photographed Butterfly of Spring Haiku
First Spring Butterfly
wants to play hide and seek.
Alright then! I’m in!
First Encounter… Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2018
Sun-baked 1st of May Haiku
“We need rain today!”
“It’s what the Mayapples say,”
cries the 1st of May.
Mayapple Plant on Forest Floor… Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2018
One Little Raindrop Haiku
One little raindrop
on wildflower youandme
alltogetherwe
[Early Spring Wildflower deep in the woods… with one sole, little raindrop.]
Early Spring Wildflower Deep in the Woods… Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2018
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