tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22330717657617978192024-03-13T15:28:46.334-06:00Rick's Poetry Corner (aka Index of Forbidden Books)A Book Is Like A Mind: Both Are Better When OpenRickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16611922269342141654noreply@blogger.comBlogger94125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233071765761797819.post-79406027300589574152023-12-30T09:49:00.008-07:002023-12-30T09:49:00.142-07:00Haiku: December 30, 2023<p><span style="font-size: x-large;">I ponder my past,</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">stepping to the future while</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">living out this day. </span></p>Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16611922269342141654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233071765761797819.post-87607071034234441932023-12-23T09:42:00.010-07:002023-12-28T09:44:01.969-07:00Haiku: December 23, 2023<span style="font-size: x-large;">I live out this day</span><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">with my dreams of tomorrow.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">I pray to do good. </span></div>Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16611922269342141654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233071765761797819.post-1381010049378613092023-12-16T03:15:00.001-07:002023-12-16T03:15:00.131-07:00Haiku: December 16, 2023<span style="font-size: x-large;">I have lost so much,</span><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">and I will lose so much more,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">yet hope is not lost. </span></div>Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16611922269342141654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233071765761797819.post-4245844121401968782023-12-09T03:13:00.003-07:002023-12-09T03:13:00.130-07:00Haiku: December 9, 2023<span style="font-size: x-large;">Bells ring around me.</span><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">This morning's light rises new.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Life and hope remain.</span></div>Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16611922269342141654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233071765761797819.post-76242069485255629632023-12-02T03:08:00.017-07:002023-12-02T03:08:00.122-07:00Haiku: December 2, 2023<p><span style="font-size: x-large;">I close out this year</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">and begin with hope, to love</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">both God and myself.</span> </p>Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16611922269342141654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233071765761797819.post-18299919070866420252023-11-25T10:10:00.002-07:002023-11-25T10:10:00.130-07:00Haiku: November 25, 2023<p><span style="font-size: x-large;">I regret having</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">lavished love on one who crushed</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">my then open heart.</span> </p>Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16611922269342141654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233071765761797819.post-65697282698374138072023-11-18T06:55:00.001-07:002023-11-18T06:55:00.134-07:00Haiku: November 18, 2023<span style="font-size: x-large;">Nervous. Unstable.</span><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">That is how I'm around you,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">when your eyes meet mine. </span></div>Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16611922269342141654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233071765761797819.post-48998083231648635982023-11-11T03:03:00.001-07:002023-11-11T03:03:00.137-07:00Haiku: November 11, 2023<span style="font-size: x-large;">Though my light is small,</span><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">in the midst of this Darkness</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">it guides me onward.</span></div>Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16611922269342141654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233071765761797819.post-60369351922564982582023-11-04T05:31:00.005-06:002023-11-04T05:31:00.140-06:00Haiku: November 4, 2023<span style="font-size: x-large;">I sink all my ships</span><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">to force myself to my fate.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Fearful, yet with hope.</span></div>Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16611922269342141654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233071765761797819.post-73699115985241691572023-10-28T05:34:00.006-06:002023-10-28T05:34:00.135-06:00Haiku: October 28, 2023<span style="font-size: x-large;">I call out your name</span><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">in the rising of the day</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">and the dark of night.</span></div>Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16611922269342141654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233071765761797819.post-82963306438349102942023-10-21T07:22:00.001-06:002023-10-21T07:22:00.140-06:00Haiku: October 21, 2023<p><span style="font-size: x-large;">The air is now crisp.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Autumn enters gracefully.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Golden shades abound.</span> </p>Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16611922269342141654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233071765761797819.post-30465564034309185442023-10-14T16:07:00.001-06:002023-10-14T16:07:13.305-06:00Haiku: October 14, 2023<p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Smiles are a great joy.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">One of life's blessings? To share</span> </p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Laughter all around.</span></p>Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16611922269342141654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233071765761797819.post-31841712668638461152023-10-07T00:19:00.002-06:002023-10-07T00:19:00.135-06:00Haiku: October 7, 2023<span style="font-size: x-large;">Let this day not fade.</span><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Embrace every touch of joy</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">crossing before you. </span></div>Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16611922269342141654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233071765761797819.post-42567724962346617812023-09-30T07:43:00.021-06:002023-10-06T18:43:53.725-06:00Haiku: September 30, 2023<p><span style="font-size: x-large;">I repeat myself.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">My whispers of love to you</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">fade into the night. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16611922269342141654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233071765761797819.post-64212317675970796202023-09-23T07:53:00.000-06:002023-09-23T07:53:00.140-06:00Haiku: September 23, 2023<span style="font-size: large;">I can't remember</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">the joyful dreams of my youth.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Please God, bring them back. </span></div>Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16611922269342141654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233071765761797819.post-2371851977189130322023-09-16T08:27:00.008-06:002023-09-16T08:27:00.149-06:00Haiku: September 16, 2023<span style="font-size: large;">I cast a quick glance</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">at the beauty of your form.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Won't you meet my gaze?</span></div>Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16611922269342141654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233071765761797819.post-47181426452453021622023-09-09T00:09:00.011-06:002023-09-09T00:09:00.146-06:00Haiku: September 9, 2023<p><span style="font-size: large;">I have been made small</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">by others, but I need not</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">keep myself that way.</span></p>Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16611922269342141654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233071765761797819.post-87251920747324877132023-09-02T07:50:00.003-06:002023-09-02T07:50:00.152-06:00Haiku: September 2, 2023<p><span style="font-size: large;">I still dream of you.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">At night the thrill of your touch</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Is everlasting.</span> </p>Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16611922269342141654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233071765761797819.post-17293632469997283282023-08-26T01:31:00.007-06:002023-08-26T01:31:00.146-06:00Haiku: August 26, 2023<p><span style="font-size: large;">Regrets I carry</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">are lost in your gentle love</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">which brings my heart peace.</span></p><p> </p>Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16611922269342141654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233071765761797819.post-62743184830656233122023-08-19T05:49:00.005-06:002023-08-19T05:49:00.141-06:00Haiku: August 19, 2023<p><span style="font-size: large;">How can I seduce</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">one whose former flame's photo</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">is their wallpaper? </span> </p>Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16611922269342141654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233071765761797819.post-62108930061340543452023-08-12T05:22:00.001-06:002023-08-12T05:22:00.141-06:00Haiku: August 12, 2023<span style="font-size: large;">Sing, my Sorceress,</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Your spell of love upon me.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I submit softly.</span></div>Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16611922269342141654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233071765761797819.post-48380733300679025102023-08-05T02:36:00.003-06:002023-08-05T06:15:14.525-06:00Haiku: August 5, 2023<p><span style="font-size: large;">Am I forgiven?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Can you feel undying love</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">on those golden roads?</span></p><p> </p>Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16611922269342141654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233071765761797819.post-1881970777980631462023-07-29T02:40:00.009-06:002023-07-29T02:40:00.136-06:00Haiku: July 29, 2023<p><span style="font-size: large;">This day I feel lost.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Your voice remains in my heart.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Your smile stays with me.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16611922269342141654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233071765761797819.post-53231537251162752362023-07-22T02:34:00.009-06:002023-07-22T02:34:00.140-06:00Haiku: July 22, 2023<p><span style="font-size: large;">When I speak your name</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">our brief moment lives again. </span> </p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Your love still haunts me.</span></p>Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16611922269342141654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233071765761797819.post-90976330022116331632023-07-15T02:31:00.009-06:002023-07-15T02:31:00.142-06:00Haiku: July 15, 2023<p><span style="font-size: large;">My hands cross your cheeks.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The senses are satisfied</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">and then I awake.</span> </p>Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16611922269342141654noreply@blogger.com0