Haiku

[Enchantment_of_Nyx]

I saw the hourglass
reflected there, in your eyes -
our sand running out.

 

[AlinaX]

is a glass half-full
thirty minutes too early?
or thirty too late...

 

[stickygirl]

Time waits for no man
A watched kettle never boils
Have a cold drink, dear

 

[AlinaX]

the ice maiden melts,
spring waters gushing with life
as orchids rejoice

 

[Enchantment_of_Nyx]

Beside a cool stream,
the village girls shed their shifts
to bathe their hot skin.

 

[UsuallyPresent]

The pool is silent
Ignoring the bitter rain
Waiting for the sun

 

[stickygirl]

Sun baked summer pools
Tempts children and dogs to play
Blue Green algae kills!

PSA for water with a dusty surface

 

[UsuallyPresent]

Giardia drains
E. Coli tires and sickens -
Life ever varied

 

[Voboy]

So much pain and death.
They've suffered enough, you'd think.
"Nitrate warehouse." Sad.

 

[stickygirl]

Herd immunity
Lets fuck the ninety nine sheep
Fatted calf is saved

 

[Enchantment_of_Nyx]

Cruelty creeps in
where empathy is lacking.
Selfishness abounds.

 

[UsuallyPresent]

"Only me!" they cry
Ugly in their selfishness
Ignoring their past

 

[Enchantment_of_Nyx]

rich in ignorance,
they're impoverished in their wealth,
can't afford kindness

 

[AlinaX]

I signal virtue
for to do otherwise would
surely be a sin

 

[Enchantment_of_Nyx]

To avoid offense,
hide candles under bushels
and besmirch virtue.

 

[UsuallyPresent]

Ignorance is bliss
Except for one crucial skill -
Dodging incoming.

 

[stickygirl]

Phase-shifted insults
Smart phrases pass overhead
Ignorance is bliss

self<-

 

[Enchantment_of_Nyx]

If it's bliss you want
then Iggy's a fine fellow.
Better not knowing?!

 

[AlinaX]

I am no serpent
she said, her venomous fangs
not proving the point

 

[Enchantment_of_Nyx]

Venom in the fangs -
but with points so dull and weak,
how can they break skin?

 

[Voboy]

Means, methods aside:
Some poisons are direct, but
Subtle ones are worse.

 

[UsuallyPresent]

the subtle venoms
leave little trace of presence,
just fatalities

But that's not the truth
The most effective toxins
don't kill, just weaken

 

[Enchantment_of_Nyx]

Cleo used an asp
taking fate in her own hands,
dignity intact

The queen did not bend
but left her body behind
thus was ne'er enslaved

 

[AlinaX]

cleo, like lilith,
would sooner lie with serpents
than submit to man

 

[Enchantment_of_Nyx]

Lilth, before Eve
created of the same clay -
Individual.