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i believe that the rain drops from the skies for the sole purpose of seeing her smile.

her smile is brighter

than a thousand suns, the moon

and all of the stars

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this is my submission to ~

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The Thursday Think Tank #67     at     Poets United  a FABulous site for poets ~ check them out! and don’t forget they are accepting submissions HERE for their second poetry anthology ~ you have until 31 December 2011 to become a member if  you haven’t joined already!
prompt:   rain

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Haiku Heights is hosting  “The Height of Haiku Challenge” this September ~ for the daily prompt click HERE  and join the fun!

Height of  Haiku Challenge Prompt #25    at   Haiku Heights
prompt:   any topic

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this is my submission to the    Monkey Man     for the   Sunday 160
{there are exactly 160 characters if you count every letter, space and punctuation mark.}

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the above form is a “haibun” ~ prose followed by a haiku

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“A poet is someone who stands outside in the rain hoping to be struck by lightning.“

~  James Dickey

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“the sound of silence”

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Vladimir Horowitz plays Chopin’s “Raindrop” Prelude in D flat Major, Op.28 No.15

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“The Sounds of Silence”   Simon & Garfunkel     TheStaticAirwaves

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SILENCE IS ALSO WHAT WE HEAR ABOUT  ONE OF  THE MOST IMPORTANT,  MOST NEGLECTED AND MOST BASIC OF HUMAN RIGHTS ~  CLEAN WATER.

clean, safe water is scarce all around the world. water is taken for granted in “developed” countries. over large parts of the world, humans have inadequate access to potable water and use sources contaminated with disease vectors, pathogens or unacceptable levels of toxins or suspended solids. such water is not wholesome, and drinking or using such water in food preparation leads to widespread acute and chronic illnesses and is a major cause of death and misery in many countries…..Read More

if you want to do something to help, there are legitimate charities which are working to provide access to clean water ~ from a “straw” which filters water as it is drunk to water pumps powered by children playing on an old-fashioned merry-go-round. digging wells may seem simple, but how does one know where to dig? and where would the very strength to dig come from if  everyone is ill from drinking contaminated water? {always check out a charitable organization before donating ~ to see a list of unverified organizations,  click HERE }

we all need to be conserving water because there are major droughts and global warming which may ~ no, will ~ cause fresh water shortages around the world in this century.  everyone can do something to help by using less water.

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OpenLinkNight ~ Week 6   at   dVerse ~ Poets Pub    a Fabulous site for poets ~ spend some time at the Pub!
link up any poem you’d like

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The Poetry Pantry #63   at   Poets United   a FABulous site for poets ~ check it out!
submit a new or old poem

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Prompt 181   at   One Single Impression
prompt:   silence

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Will Write for…   at   POETRY JAM
the prompt is to write a poem an issue which i care about ~ clean water

thanks for such an important prompt, brian! and for all you do to make the world better for everyone.

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ỌΟοº°• always looking up •°ºοΟỌ

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“always look on the bright side of  life”     Monty Python  {lyrics}
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Always Looking Up   at   POETRY JAM
prompt:   Always Looking Up!

thanks for the great prompt, Mary!

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this is my submission to the    Monkey Man     for the   Sunday 160
{there are exactly 160 characters if you count every letter, space and punctuation mark. ~ i double checked on twitter before adding the wordpress “art”}

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·Ꮬ •Ꮼ• the sky gently weeps •Ꮼ• Ꮬ·

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the sky gently weeps

washing away my tears…

dampening my fears…

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for a moment

you get close enough

to touch me

as my broken heart opens

to the chance of love

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the haiku below was originally posted 13 February 2011 and expanded today for the above poem

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the sky gently weeps

as my broken heart opens

to the chance of love

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“While My Guitar Gently Weeps”   George Harrison

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dVerse ~ Poets Pub

the exciting new Poets community from Brian Miller and Claudia Schöenfeld ~ come join the party!

Poetics – the Watering Hole   at    dVerse ~ Poets Pub
prompt:   water   {my thanks to Sheila Moore for the excellent prompt.}

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Poetry Potluck Week 46     at     Jingle Poetry     a Fabulous site for poets ~ spend some time there!
prompt:   “Love and its not being there”  {submit a new or old poem}

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The Poetry Pantry #60   at   Poets United   a FABulous site for poets ~ check it out!
submit a new or old poem

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this is my submission to the    Monkey Man     for the   Sunday 160
{there are exactly 160 characters if you count every letter, space and punctuation mark.}

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“While My Guitar Gently Weeps”   George Harrison

lyrics ~

I look at you all see the love there that’s sleeping
While my guitar gently weeps
I look at the floor and I see it needs sweeping
Still my guitar gently weeps
I don’t know why nobody told you how to unfold your love
I don’t know how someone controlled you
They bought and sold you.

I look at the world and I notice it’s turning
While my guitar gently weeps
With every mistake we must surely be learning
Still my guitar gently weeps
I don’t know how you were diverted
You were perverted too
I don’t know how you were inverted
No one alerted you.

I look from the wings of the play you are staging
While my guitar gently weeps
‘Cause I’m sitting here doing nothing but aging
Still my guitar gently weeps.

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•Ꮱ•Ᏹ• phantom in the night •Ᏹ•Ꮱ• {final One Shoot Sunday at One Stop Poetry}

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my gratitude to the amazing photographer  Rosie Hardy  for her permission to use these photographs.  you can find her website  ROSIE HARDY by clicking HERE  and her Client Website HERE  and follow her on twitter @rosie_hardy.

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this is my submission to ~

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One Shoot Sunday     at     One Stop Poetry.    go check out some of  the other entries or submit one yourself.  take some time to look around the site if you’ve never been there ~ it is FABulous! this is the final One Shoot Sunday.  i want to thank everyone responsible for One Stop Poetry and wish them luck in the future  ~  Pete Marshall, Brian Miller, Leslie Moon, Adam Dustus, Claudia Schöenfeld, Chris Galford and Gay Cannon. you all accomplished something magical at One Stop Poetry and its legacy will live on in the poetry community it helped to form.

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The Poetry Pantry #58   at   Poets United   a FABulous site for poets
submit a new or old poem

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Prompt 177   at   One Single Impression
prompt:   phantom

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this is my submission to the    Monkey Man     for the   Sunday 160
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#aros #11 ∙☼∙ fruits of summer ∙☼∙

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"Fruit" by Alphonse Mucha

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the fruits of summer

brighten these long, hot days

with a burst of joy in every bite

then sweeten our kisses

as they take on the heat of summer

we rival the sun

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this is my submission to the    Monkey Man     for the   Sunday 160
{you will see there are exactly 160 characters if you count every letter, space and punctuation mark.}

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i am participating in ~

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#aros   a river of  stones

 

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