Life and Love

LIFE AND LOVE.....................HAIKU #12,068-12,073


Poverty stricken
Vital innards and limbs wins
Five Olympic gold.

He drank and sang songs
And strummed on dashboard of car
Then fell dead at noon.

My very white friend
Eloped in Spring, her wedding
Guests all dressed in black.

Fresh off press of life
He tumbled into God's hands
And kicked addiction.

Intoxicated
With his new love, he jumped ship
And kicked addiction.

Oh for the love of 
Rain, my lover sits far off
His voice on the phone.

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Submitted to Debbie Guzzi's:
Traditional Haiku Poetry contest.

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Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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Allison Avatar
March 10, 2015 at 3:07 PM
lovely string of haiku :-) Hugs Jan xx
Andresen Avatar
March 10, 2015 at 11:58 AM
- A great number of haiku, Iris - Well done! - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
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