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"My Haikus"


Chapter 1
haiku (sea)

By Badger_29


thin sardines swimming

 of course, you have to be slim

to fit in the tin

Author Notes Thanks to Google for the image, and to the fish packing industry, for their tasty, healthy snacks.


Chapter 2
Autumn's Slow Decay

By Badger_29


Autumn coloured leaves

drifting to a sleepy ground

slowly decaying

Author Notes Thanks to Google for the image.

The mis-spelling of colored is intentional

"Weary, cold, and blue: I cry
away the Robin flies.
Summer shrugs and bids good-bye, as all that lives must die"
excerpt from "Autumn's Gold"


Chapter 3
Avian Royalty

By Badger_29


as an Emperor,

this guy wears a tuxedo

for all occasions!

Author Notes Thanks to Google for the image of the
Emperor penguins.

Avian:
of or pertaining to birds, dictionary.com


Chapter 4
The Lonely Light

By Badger_29

Author Note:In memory of Syd Barret 1946-2006


solitary flame


abounding dark surrounding


 bravely burning bright

Author Notes I Would like to extend my sincere appre-ciation to cleo85, for consistently
providing perfect pictures to enhance our prose, to JACK2 for the helpful review, and to the lights that shine in THIS dark place. It does not matter how much darkness surrounds you; the brighter you let you light shine, the further away it can be seen, so:
"Shine on you Crazy Diamond", Roger Waters / Pink Floyd.


Chapter 5
Phoenix

By Badger_29


bird calls, pine cone falls

sudden flame consumes them both

new life then springs up

 

Author Notes I would like to thank Naomi 105 @ fanartreview.com for use of the lovely art, entitled "Mysterious enchanted pond", and fire itself, for it's cleansing and renewing qualities.
The title comes from the legendary Phoenix bird, who burns, and then rises from the ashes.


Chapter 6
Friendly Flames

By Badger_29


The days are shorter

Chilly winds invade my nights

warm flames console me

Author Notes Thanks to Google for the image,
and fire for warmth.


Chapter 7
Frequent Flier Miles

By Badger_29


what bird flies farthest?

Arctic Tern can fly to the

 moon and back three times!

Author Notes Thanks to Google for the image, to the rich avian variety from which to haiku,
and to Mrs Happy Poet for the excellent advice.
The Arctic Tern, known as Sterna paradisaea, has a circumpolar breeding distribution covering the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions of Europe, Asia, and N America. wikepedia


Chapter 8
Time To Write~

By Badger_29


streaming back behind

time will roll on forever

now 
is a good time


 

Author Notes Thanks to Google and the very artisitic Salvador Dali for the wonderful and appropriate image

I just had to find the time to write this, and I finally found it today. Thank-you for your time, I like to hope that we all had a good time?

heh heh


Chapter 9
Smallest Fish in the World

By Badger_29


the tiniest fish:

exactly which one is that?

the microfiche

 

Author Notes Thanks to Google for the image
microfiche: pronounced micro-feesh
a piece of film with very small writing or information.


Chapter 10
Consider the Birds

By Badger_29

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the birds of the air

neither toil, nor labor

yet, want for nothing

Author Notes Thanks to Google for the image,
And to Our Heavenly Father, who abundantly provides for all.


Chapter 11
Currently Electric

By Badger_29


lightning from the sky

the tree exclaims, "this is my

current atmosphere"

Author Notes Thanks to Google for the image, and to positive ions, for always maintaining a positive attitude.


Chapter 12
Diamond in the Rough

By Badger_29


forming very slow

great heat and pressure below

there, a diamond grows


 

Author Notes Thanks to Google for the mystifying image of a Sky Blue Vivial diamond. Finding one in that shape was providence.
As we are ALL treated with heat and pressure, we are all valuable gems.


Chapter 13
Emotional Eruption

By Badger_29

sheer intensity

of poignant emotions

words are erupting

Author Notes Thanks to Google for the awesomely appropriate image, and to Gypsy Blue Rose, for helping me to appreciate and acquire the desire for the delicate art of haiku.
Osewani narimashita,
Brother Badger


Chapter 14
Endlessly endless

By Badger_29

the waves of the sea

never begin, never end

lapping endless shores

Author Notes Thanks to Diannatilley for permission to display the splendid
"Evening Blues",
and to the soul of the sea.


Chapter 15
Peace on Earth

By Badger_29


if I was a bird

 I would be a snow white dove

representing peace

Author Notes Thanks to Google for the image, and to the convictions of The Holy Spirit for helping me write.


Chapter 16
Eternal Flame

By Badger_29


Spiritual flame

Sparks fly; embers igniting

A glow in my
soul
 

Author Notes My thanks to GaliaG @ fanartreviewcom for use of the lovely and appropriate abstract, and to Dean Kuch for motivating us all to higher planes of (poetic) consciousness.


Chapter 17
Please Control Your Ego!

By Badger_29


don't get all puffed up

this guy will do it for you

if you just let him

Author Notes Thanks to Google for the image of
Tetraodontidae, also known as the puffer fish.
Most of this family of marine animals contain
tetrodotoxin. They are a delicacy known as "fugu" in Japan, and must be properly prepared to avoid death!


Chapter 18
Spiritual Flight

By Badger_29


in one of my lives

I was a majestic bird

trailing trade winds home

Author Notes Thanks to Google for the image,
and to the lives that I have led.

Trade Winds: any of the nearly constant easterly winds that dominate most of the tropics and subtropics throughout the world, blowing mainly from the northeast in the northern hemisphere, and from the southeast in the southern hemisphere.

In this context, a metaphor for the "wind" that carried me to the spiritual realm, in preparation for my subsequent existence.


Chapter 19
Fire and Ice

By Badger_29

Author Note:This is POETRY, not prose. Please forgive the error.

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curling sheets of light

icy mountaintops on fire

empyreal glow

Author Notes Thanks to Google for the image, and to the splendor of aurora borealis.
empyreal: adjective
2) pertaining to the sky; celestial
3) formed of pure fire or light
Dictionary.com


Chapter 20
To help feed the young

By Badger_29


a mother eagle

her sharp talons clutch my catch,

I cut the line

Author Notes My sincere appreciation to Google and the photographer for the spectacular photo, to Fanstory for the opportunity to share,
and to leineco for some very valuable advice.
Thanks!


Chapter 21
I think I'll walk

By Badger_29


A goofy Booby

calls to friends flying over,

"I think I'll just walk"

Author Notes Thanks to Google for the image, and to the goofy Booby bird~


Chapter 22
Stone Bird

By Badger_29


archaeopteryx

an extinct primitive bird

only fossil now

Author Notes Thanks to Google for the image, and to the magic of fossilization, which allows us to see and study very old organic matter.
Of course, this is an artists rendition . . .


Chapter 23
Grateful Grapes

By Badger_29


Gargantuan Grapes

laden with sparkling dew drops

reflections of earth

Author Notes I would like to express my sincere appreciation to GaliaG for the spectacular
"Crying Grapes", @fanart.review.com; a consistently rich source of appropriate art,
and to earthMother, for her bounty.


Chapter 24
haiku (air)

By Badger_29

lovely dove flying

you will be very tasty

with butter and salt

Author Notes Thanks to Pinterest for the image, and to fowl, who ironically enough, are not foul.


Chapter 25
Sparkling Air duet

By Badger_29


when it's very cold
and there's a bit of moisture
the air is sparkling

sunlight shining through
slivers of silver mirrors
reflecting rainbows






 

Author Notes Thanks to Google for the image, and to the infinite beauty of nature.


Chapter 26
Fish Tale

By Badger_29


fish out of water

feels the arid air, and says,

"I'm out of my league"

Author Notes Thanks to Google for the image.


Chapter 27
Newton the Newt

By Badger_29


I have a good newt

he appears to be a mute

but he is quite cute

Author Notes Thanks to Google for the image

I am not going to apologize, by now you can tell that I am a devoted non-conformist.

BB


Chapter 28
Winds of Change

By Badger_29


floating on the breeze

getting better all the time

here come winds of change 
 
 
 

Author Notes Thanks to Google for the image, and to the winds of change.
There is a Chinese proverb which states:
"When the winds of change blow, some people build walls, others build windmills"


Chapter 29
The soul: illustrated

By Badger_29

Author Note:In memory of Albert Einstein 1879-1955


energy entwined

in existentialism

earthen clay enshrined

Author Notes I thank Google for the image, and energy, for its seemingly boundless energy.

ex-is-ten-tial-ism: noun, Philosophy: a modern philosophical movement stressing the importance of personal experience and responsibility and the demands that they make on the individual, who is seen as a free agent in a deterministic and seemingly meaningless universe. dictionary.com

I believe that our earthly "shell" is animated by a spirit, or soul; and this is energy.

"In physics, energy is a property of objects which can be transferred to other objects or converted into different forms" Kittel, Charles; Kroemer, Herbert (1980-01-15). Thermal Physics. Macmillan

And since it seems that energy can be created nor destroyed, to me that means that this spirit has always been here in some form, doing something . . .


Chapter 30
Ravenous Planet

By Badger_29


swallowed by the earth

previous chapter: ending

finally I'm free!

Author Notes Thanks to Google for the image.
Everyone has a phobia, or worst case nightmare scenario; this is one of mine!


Chapter 31
He's got the whole world

By Badger_29


planet earth is round

and this is what I have found:

that His love surrounds

 

Author Notes Thanks to Google for the image, and for His infinite love.


Chapter 32
Mother's Cupboard

By Badger_29


here is your brother

or it could be another

fed by earth mother

Author Notes Thanks to Google for the image from sereneexpressions.blog,
And Mother, for her sustenance.


Chapter 33
Infinite Love

By Badger_29


He loves us so much,

that He gave His only Son

so that we might live

Author Notes I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Helvi2 for use of the inspiring
"His Love Touched Earth",
To Our Father, who art in Heaven, and to Jesus, for His incomprehensible love.
Happy Birthday!


Chapter 34
My water bed

By Badger_29


yawn, st-re-tch, fluff, (lay), snooooooze

~dreamy, sleepy, drowsy me~

rejuvenating

Author Notes My thanks to Google and Comstockphoto.com for the Best match,
And to sleep itself, for mending the care worn ends. Badger


Chapter 35
Snowchroma

By Badger_29


crystalline snowflake

so many pretty facets

refracting rainbows

Author Notes The wonder of nature, down to the tiniest lacy detail.
Thanks to helvi2 for use of the spectacular
"Winter's Delicate Lace", and to
Mother Nature herself, for the indescribably glorious grandeur of her icy displays.


Chapter 36
Unquenchable!

By Badger_29


The fire that burns

In   my   heart
and through 
my soul

Is unquenchable


 

Author Notes My sincere appreciation goes out to GaliaG for use of the outstanding abstract art, and to Mr. Kuch for inspiring me to simplicity and appreciation for ancient arts. Thanks!


Chapter 37
The Birth of Earth

By Badger_29


worth of the earth's birth

can obviously be seen

by its Providence

Author Notes Thanks to Google for the image, and to the laws of physics for keeping us spinning.

Providence:
1) the foreseeing care and guidance of God or nature over the creatures of the
earth,
3) a manifestation of divine care or guidance.
source: dictionary.com


Chapter 38
The Seed of Tomorrow

By Badger_29


sack of seeds in hand

in search of moist, fertile ground

planting tomorrow

Author Notes Thanks to Google for the image, and to those of you who are writing on the edge, and helping me sow the creative seeds of tomorrow.


Chapter 39
Where am I?

By Badger_29

I live on the earth

actually existing

in-between what's seen

Author Notes Thanks to Google for the image, and to mystery, which ever reminds us that there is so much more to the picture than meets the eye . . .


Chapter 40
words ARE powerful!

By Badger_29

Author Note:https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tAvzsjcBtx8


the structure of ice

can be manipulated

by the spoken word

Author Notes Thanks to pinterest, for the image.
It seems a Japanese scientist, Masuru Emoto, has been experimenting with the power of words spoken at flash-frozen ice. I do not know how include a link, pls search You Tube for it, or copy and paste web ad-dress above.
Thanks for your interest, Badger
"Ice Emotion"


Chapter 41
Catch Me if You Can!

By Badger_29


salamandering

along the pebbled creek bed

catch me if you can!

Author Notes Thanks to Google for the image.


Chapter 42
Feeling Froggy?

By Badger_29


Mississippi mud

brother frog says to tadpole,

"you'll jump too, morrow"

Author Notes Thanks to Google for the image.

morrow: literary, the next day
archaic, the morning


Chapter 43
Bloody Waters

By Badger_29

Warning: The author has noted that this contains the highest level of violence.

hungry piranha

so many razor sharp teeth

eating me alive

Author Notes Thanks to Google for the image of this Red Bellied species, a small school of which has been known to pick an elephant to the bone in a matter of a few quick minutes.

Another of my various worst case scenario phobias.


Chapter 44
Dine and Dash

By Badger_29


speedy hummingbird

in search of the next flower

sipping sweet nectar

Author Notes Thanks to Google for the image, and to the elegant and amazing hummingbird, the only bird that is capable of flying backwards!


Chapter 45
Father's Advice

By Badger_29


father fly landed

and told his intrepid son,

"watch out for that frog!"

Author Notes Thanks to Google for the image, and for the ongoing food chain, of which we are (currently) at the top of . . . . .


Chapter 46
Pretty; deadly!

By Badger_29


the Red Lionfish

a spectacular beauty

just don't get too close!

Author Notes Thanks to Google for the image of one of the most gorgeous and deadly species,
Pterois volitans,
Indigenous to the Atlantic coral reefs.


Chapter 47
Last Supper

By Badger_29


the praying mantis

laying in wait, late Autumn

for his last supper

Author Notes Thanks to Google for the image,
And to the fascinating world of insects,
entemology


Chapter 48
My Camouflaged Friend

By Badger_29


my friend, Gillian

reptilian in nature

a chameleon

Author Notes Thanks to Google for the image

Now, I know that haiku don't rely on rhyme for their appeal, but I just could not stop myself!

BB


Chapter 49
(humming) birdbrain

By Badger_29


the beak of a bird

pierced my skull into my brain

I started humming

Author Notes Thanks to Google for the image, and to the shock value of irony.


Chapter 50
Poor Frogs Wish

By Badger_29


I'm just a poor frog

living in a dry creek bed

I wish it would rain

Author Notes Thanks to Google for the image


Chapter 51
Wanna get high?

By Badger_29


 Griffon Vulture, at

thirty seven thousand feet,

soars above the clouds

 

Author Notes Thanks to wikepedia for the image.

The Griffon vulture lives in the mountains of southern Europe, N Africa, and Asia.
They have been seen flying at an altitude of 37,000 feet, which is the approximate altitude of a commercial airline.


Chapter 52
To Reach the Masses

By Badger_29


if you want your voice

to be heard by the masses,

try writing a book

 

Author Notes Thanks to Google for the image.


Chapter 53
Eyes Wide Open

By Badger_29


open wide your eyes

look at where you are going

mindful of the past

Author Notes Thanks to Google for the image.


Chapter 54
Real Eyes

By Badger_29

~
A realization
that includes reality,
can be a real find

~

Author Notes The picture was a accident~


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