Todays Haiku 29th July 2023
@arthurchappell (44998)
Preston, England
July 29, 2023 8:07am CST
1/.
Drawing the curtains
On the windows to my soul
By closing my eyes
Just a play on the cliche of the eyes being windows to the soul
2/.
My gnomes live indoors
I have no garden flowers
Still want them around
Why do you have to have a garden to have garden gnomes?
3/.
Anger management
Worked until I got their bill
Drove me ballistic
Sometimes it is worth just staying angry
4/.
My dad called me Bud
Much better than most nicknames
Gained over the years
Bud was my Dad's nickname for me.
5/.
Pruned off the rose thorns
Breaking love's best defences
For my Valentine
I like roses best on the vine rather than in the vase - Actuallly that deserves a verse in itself
Roses on the vine
More beautiful than in vases
Out where they belong
Youtube - David Bowie - Laughing Gnome http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SQdBxVjZx4
Arthur Chappell
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@LindaOHio (177809)
• United States
30 Jul 23
Love your haikus. The Travelocity Gnome sits on my hearth. Enjoy your day.
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@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
30 Jul 23
@LindaOHio yay to indoor gnomes
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@ptrikha_2 (46909)
• India
29 Jul 23
Wonderfully shared.
Bud sounds unique and interesting!
And well some bills can really drive one nuts !!
I have read a Haiku after a long time !!
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@RebeccasFarm (89832)
• Arvada, Colorado
30 Jul 23
Oh how I loved that song and I love this poem..thanks for the memory Arthur.
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@Chellezhere (5701)
• United States
29 Jul 23
You don't. My garden gnome stands on a table beside my chair on the patio.
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