Haiku on Face/ Hoax/ Recognise/ Meet

Face

Have to face the facts

My mind does wander some days

I need a mind leash

Face up to troubles

Stare them down till they shrivel

Creeping off to die

Face I don’t mind it

Because I am behind it

Folks out front get jarred

Hoax  

The Internet hoax

Storing our lives on plastic

So others prosper

Prospero's magicks

Hoax Milan and courtiers

Restoring birthright

To prosper in life

Jesters must be full of jokes

Foolish butts of hoax

Recognise

Single drop of rain

Sure I recognise that one

It's been here before

Recognise the type

All smarmy with promises

Total waste of time

On self reflection

'Twas prosopagnosia

Did not recognise

Meet

Hard to make ends meet

So we gained a bridging loan

And joined our two banks

Life obligation

Meeting the needs of loved ones

Family comes first

  

The swap meet tango

I'll show you inside my boot

If you show me yours

Haiku on Sit/ Wave/ Mountain/ Climb

Sit

Was told as a child

That if you sit for too long

You become the chair

I sit in a chair

Listening to wagtails fuss

Watching me watching

Pooh philosophy

Sometimes I sits and just thinks

Sometimes I just sits

Wave 

Bigger the better

Catch a wave to ride the board

Surfer's paradise

They both wave goodbye

Going through airport check-in

They're happy; we're sad

A wave of pure grief

That Veteran suicides

Exceed war losses

Mountain      

Scafell, Helvellyn

And Transverse Myelitis

Mountains I have climbed

A mountain of trees

A mountain of paperwork

One helps us to breathe

The mountain sat still

Watched for what seemed like ages

Guess that's what they do

Climb

Climbed up the ladder

Reached his professional goals

And then he retired

I climb stairs at home

Several times in a day

Exercise regime

Sun climbed to high noon

Before taking short wee break

Behind passing cloud

Haiku on Infect/ Big/ Name/ Speak

Infect 

Crowded room heats up

You infect ecosystems

My pulse has quickened

Fingers keyboard fly

Electronic addiction

Infects hearts and minds

Temperature rise

Coral bleaching, poles melting

Humans infect Earth

Big

People confuse big

With being strong, powerful

But it's all just flab

Mine is really big

But yours is even bigger

Biggest nose I've seen

Ooh, that's a big one

She laughed, her face blushing red

Can we all share it?

Name

Do names have meaning?

Do we grow into our names

Or were we just us

Do parents choose names?

Or are they chosen by gods

Imparted in dreams

An insecure man

Big noted supposed triumphs

Could not face mirrors

So, name thy poison

Art thou a spirited sort?

Preferest thou whine?

Speak           

Speak not with rancour

Listen care fully aware

Empathise kindly

The race caller speak

Bored running commentary

Hoarse chatter natter

He speaks all the time

Filling his world up with words

Avoiding silence

Haiku on Sweet/ Beyond/ Partner/ Estranged

Sweet

A sweet looking girl

Well known to be unpleasant

Just keep your distance

He had a sweet tooth

Just could not refuse lollies

Now he has no teeth

Thing is, I forget

Keep trying to remember

Don't know your sweet face

A sweet little bird

Just sat as if listening

To our talk on worms

Beyond

Beyond retirement

We continue to be taxed

Indirect, of course

Beyond Panama

The poor will always pay tax

To keep them that way

Beyond Panama

The rich will always find ways

Of not paying tax

Partner

Argentine tango

The sexiest of all dances

Passionate partners

My partner in life

Such complementarity

The yin to my yang

A true partnership

I make a mess of the house

She tidies it up

Estranged

The prodigal son

Estranged for many long years

Found home demolished

Estranged Minke whales

Return to Barrier Reef

For social contact

Estranged old planets

Encircling a dying sun

Not allowed to touch

Haiku on Unlikely/ Void/ Point/ Thing

Unlikely

Practiced carefully

Had visualised each move

Mistakes unlikely

Crossed into slow lane

Such an unlikely mistake

For a champion

Mistakes multiply

It appears so unlikely

Happens to be true

Void

The planned trip to Mars

May be a one way ticket

Towards a red void

Void your bladder please

One more useless ultrasound

Finding life empty

Passports null and void

Stateless people wander Earth

Looking for a home

Point

Sharp as a razor

A really incisive mind

Asks pointed questions

One day you will ask

Whatever is this about?

And that is the point

The storm is over

Righteous anger muted

Until a next time

Thing

           

Need to tighten this

Can you please pass me the thing?

That thingamebob...

Its four hundred years

Since Shakespeare wrote his Hamlet

The play is the thing


From Point Lookout

All the way to Point Danger
About eighty miles

Haiku on Game/ Play/ Tonight/ Wander

Game

Commitments complete

Entering new phase of life

Still some games to play

A new game begins

Pen, ink, paper, and my thoughts

Dare I write haiku

A new Game of Thrones

Excited, opened the box

Dragon, sword, and dice

Play

Scatalogical

The filth of very small minds

Degrading our play

Playing at haiku

Writing absolute rubbish

Leaves no impression

You can play at life

Or grasp opportunity

Make a difference

Tonight

Are you free tonight?

May I make a pass at you?

Just like the old times

Free pass to movies

Every theatre tonight

Full of violence

Magic show tonight

International wizard

Pulled peace from a hat

Wander

No more the expert

No more need to huff and puff

I wander through time

Just meandering

So happy just to wander

Breathing and feeling

Birthday reflection

Wandering through memories

Of all the good times

Haiku on Try/ Storm/ Fool/ Carpet

Try

Try not to worry

But don't worry about it

Even if you do

Trying is doing

Even if you don't succeed

Doing is trying

A try in Rugby

A touchdown in NFL

Set up goal kickers

Storm

A perfect mind storm

Crazy thoughts come at random

Turned into a film

He stirred and stirred

Till the outcome was achieved

Storm in a teacup

Seventy percent

We humans turn to water

When there is a storm

Fool

Played the fool all day

To mask his inner sadness

Fooled around at night

If you fool yourself

You may lose your only friend

In a twisted maze

A word of advice

Never try to fool yourself

Mirrors never lie

Carpet

She could smell carpet

As he entered her domain

Needs cleansing, she thought

In trouble again

Carpeted by headmaster

Only verbal this time

Old Turkish carpet

Intricate peacock design

Proudly hand woven