Lamentaton Thirty Two

A Laugh or  Craiku Haiku

Troops to Grunt who fell

On his own sword, "Does it hurt?"

"Only when I laugh."

Inspired by Magaly Guerro’s prompt on Poets and Storytellers United where we are invited to play along with Oscar Wilde who said, "Surely no one can read the death of Little Nell(*) without breaking into tears of hearty laughter."

(*) "The Old Curiosity Shop" (Charles Dickens)

Lamentation Thirty One

Shoplifting again!

They got me, bang to rights. Hope

they don’t lose the key.

 Inspired by Magaly Guerro’s prompt on Poets and Storytellers United

and the first line of Arthur Koestler’s bleakly dystopian novel "Darkness at Noon"

“The cell door slammed behind Rubashov." 

Lamentation Thirty

An intriguing picture from Ms. Kincaid brings me out of retirement  . . .

Life's No Picnic Haiku

"No picnic's complete

without maple syrup?  Now

there's wasps in my sock."

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Lamentation Twenty Nine

In response to the picture prompt for Mag 206 from Tess Kincaid.

Kiss Me Quaiku.

"If the wind changes

that face will stick," Mummy said.

 "You glad it did, Dad?"

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Lamentation Twenty Eight

Haiku for Summers Past.

"The Mill" Andrew Wyeth 1964.

In such cold weather

what warms the heart more than a

cartload of ice cream.

My response to the prompt for Mag 204 from Tess Kincaid at Willow Manor.

Lamentation Twenty Seven

The Icecutters' Lament: A Hiceku

Thick ice, very cold.

Very thick ice hard to cut

and we're cold. Very.

The picture above, (The Ice Cutters, 1911, Natalia Goncharova) is Tess Kincaid's prompt for Mag 198

Lamentation Twenty Six

A Haiku for Lovers

The Moth and the Lamp, Cesar Santos 

The moth says "Your love

sets me aflame." The flame says

"Yours suffocates me."

This Cesar Santos picture is Tess Kincaid's prompt for Mag 187.