Apprentice troubles
Oh my toe! Only one-eyed – trying to sorcer one of five or six. –Niebla ( © 2010 ) Note on genesis of this haiku ditty The topic at One Single Impression was “apprentice,” and the poem given as an...
View ArticleA gift
For her “Here, take this comb in token of –” “In token of what? Your certain uncertain feelings for me?” “Come on, don’t complicate things. Get over it. I told you there never was a chance.” “It might...
View ArticleIn lieu of you
For you You’re not with me – a passionate pizza will have to do Batter kneaded with love and affection, flung in the air with lofty ease Tomato, not called paradise fruit without a reason in certain...
View ArticlePiece of …
Hey, it’s a piece of cake – you get the right ingredients, mix them up as written down, shove the thing in the oven and let it brown. It’s a piece of cake … – Niebla (© 2011) Written for Sunday...
View ArticleSunny Saturday in May
What could be more irritating than the nasty violence of a chain saw shredding a perfect day like this? – Niebla (© 2011) Razor edge of time poetic seasonal reporting for Writer’s Island.Filed under:...
View ArticleSlightly irreverent
It’s San Fran with two birds in stone hand and none in the bush. – Niebla (© 2011) Inspired by the above picture at Magpie Tales (Mag 65). Simply could not resist playing around with the proverb.Filed...
View ArticleVarious events
Gotta be yourself Be more like I tell you – Joan Armatrading These eyes have seen too much again today, they plain hurt. These fingers have hit too many keys today, that is another fact. I talked to...
View ArticleAbout the weather
I much would prefer the sun to sizzle to today’s grey dreary drizzle. – Niebla (© 2011) So much on the topic of ‘sizzle’ at Writer’s Island.Filed under: Blabla, Humor, Poetry, Words
View ArticleRainy spring day haiku
For S. Why do you straighten them? I’d love to drown in them – the waves of your hair. – Niebla (© 2012) Posted for Haiku Heights and waves.Filed under: Haiku, Humor, Love, Poetry, Words
View ArticleThe primeval haiku
What did you do to- day, my dear man? I hunted and gathered, what else! – Niebla (© 2013) So much for a healthy lifestyle and ‘health’ at Haiku Heights.Filed under: Haiku, Humor, Life, Literature,...
View ArticleSometimes …
… a dislike button would come in very handy. – Niebla NoteAs we all know, the only form of appreciation provided in social media is praise, be it as a thumbs up button or a heart icon. I sometimes...
View ArticleThe my little daughter said haiku
“Put it in five gears,” she used to say to make me go faster and pass. – Niebla (© 2014)Filed under: Haiku, Humor, Language, Life, Poetry, Words
View ArticleKantian marvels
The world is full of Kantian marvels: people who are convinced their limited horizon marks the end of things. – Niebla (© 2015)Filed under: Blabla, Hermeticism, Humor, Life, Philosophy, World
View ArticleMy precarious existence
I’m relying entirely on the fact that my computer remembers all my various passwords. – Niebla (© 2016)Filed under: Blabla, Dadaism, Humor, Life, Satire, Words, World
View ArticleFate can be turned around
Romeo arrived on time So did Giulia Lives were saved & They lived happily Ever after & The relatives were told To go to hell – Niebla (© 2016) Author’s note I’ve always preferred comedy to...
View ArticleSilence
Things are as they are and do not need poetic embroidery. – Niebla (Haven’t been writing much poetry in some time, and this may supply some explanation. Quite apart from the fact that I’m opposed to...
View ArticleThe feline condition
I’ve got a collar around my neck and I’m supposed to like it if someone pets me. – Niebla (© 2017)Filed under: Blabla, Humor, Life, Philosophy, Satire, World
View ArticleFar Eastern Teachings II
“I am extremely depressed these days,” the disciple said. “My girlfriend is now my former best friend’s girlfriend, and she took the cat with her as well. I have a degree in Social Sciences and a job...
View ArticleA variation of Murphy’s law
Anything that can get snagged will get snagged. – Niebla (© 2018) Based on empiric research.
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