Sent to us by Norman Hillbish, Network Administrator, CTDI

sunlight warms the skin
had I chlorophyll in mine
I would not need lunch

dining is a need
I invite each of you three
to break bread with me

respond all in prose
haiku and or limerick
bring light to our day

Business Trip

Meet not just talk
pack, wait, passport, expenses, call home
Shirts match meetings

Charles & Camila

Royal adulterer in love
three decades
operatic thriller

Pope John Paul II

Neverending mandate
media circus
sanctimonious parting

Air travel

rushing to wait, changing pressure,
must discard food,
pass ports for new worlds

Train travel

moving, restful destination
classes, surface entertainment
go

Heroes

Bright beacons shining
performed achievements
lighthouses in a foggy world

Google

Look, learn
forget how dumb we are
rule world, no evil

Beer

Golden flowing bubbles
Delight.
Inebriated satiation

Blues

Musical tears, readily shared.
Strumming melodic suffering.
Soul

Café

Meeting with friends, roasted brew
Day lounges by.
Time to read, study too

Crowds

Standing together, apart.
Sharing
multitudinous solitude

Dining

Rich textures fill the buds.
Colours spiced and tempting.
Satisfied lounging.

Job

Need to eat. Companionship.
Fulfillment, goals, boss, chores.
Daily grind. Life?

Family

Behave. Is one are many.
Support in good and bad.
Love and hate, and love.

Friends

Knowing and feeling with space
Distance and connectedness together
Link.

Girlfriends

Tell your secrets, fears and joys
Call today and tomorrow.
Not my man!

Jazz

Moody, developing sameness
Communicating rhythm
toe tapping.

Woman

Curves: shoulder, lips, eyes
Presented attractions unaware
Sensuous call

Electric light

Tireless midnight combatant
Switch energetic flint
Instant brightness

Lovemaking

Ecstatic caress, sensual eyes
Intertwining souls
Genetic Love!

Lunch

Friends, quick break day.
Excusing meetings overlap
Cantanquerous rush

Memory

Yesterday, now, last year.
Smile, cry, past is present.
One note symphony.

Movies

Dramatic shadows, lounging truths
Stars' earthly feigning
Celluloid dreams

Music

Rhythm, movement, wordy tunes
Messages, love, hate, hurt.
Inspiration

New York

Stretch limos, all night rage
Reach for the stars
doorway sleep, cold, hungry, rage

Reading

Studying and learning.
Strolling through time,
Dreaming and imagining

Sexy

Smooth curviness, outline of shirt.
Lips turn, smiling eyes look.
Seducer.

Water

Chaffing throaty rasping
Deserted swallowing
Flowing liquid gold

City living

Lights change, noisy wait,
Rapid pick up, rage, where to park.
City living.

Travel

Visits new, fun and jetlag
Rush to pack, excitement,
Please watch my bag

Universe

Quanta encapsulating expanse
Infinite satellites.
dark, light

Volcano

Boiling spewing planetary innards
Perilous still beauty
Big

Water

Dangerous quenching flows
Cooling clear fluidity
Life lubricant

Web

www with links connect.
Research, know-how unlimited.
Email

Wine

Deep...sensuous...liquid grape
Nutritional delight.
Celestial beverage

What is Haiku?

A Haiku has 17 syllables with 3 lines. The order of the syllables is 5,7,5.

Related links:
Techniques of Japanese Poetry
Haiku
Haiku for people