The weeping willows
Surrounding the lake,
With curtain-like branches
Sheltering lovers,
Are like a shroud
Hiding a mystery
Only those who ever loved
Could truly fathom.
The placid water
Awakens gently
When a wooden swan
Passes by. The parted waves
Remix but they’re not
The same as they had been:
Like my heart when you came
Into my life--
And later left.
*Burnham Lake is the most prominent feature of Burnham Park in Baguio City, Philippines, named after the American architect Daniel Burnham, who designed the city during the American occupation of the country.
Categories:
burnham, 8th grade, analogy, love,
Form: Free verse
Weeping willows stand
As silent as sentinels:
Children’s laughter rings.
The sun’s golden show'rs
Filtered by weeping willows--
Dazzling dance of light.
The lake’s calm waters--
Picture of serenity
A boat passes by.
Weeping willows stand
Beside the lake’s still waters
Sheltering lovers.
The much trampled grass
Wet with rain from yesterday
Looks verdant today.
Scores of bicycles
Plying the same narrow route
Some fast, some slow, some -----.
A sea of faces--
Some real, some blank, and some masked
But which one am I?
Children play, shout, run
The air echoes their laughter
Longing fills someone.
Categories:
burnham, children, emotions, innocence, longing,
Form: Haiku
Ouch!
A hard nut from Burnham on Crouch
Got bit by a crocodile, ouch
He snuck from the zoo
With a bush kangaroo
And a dead crocodile in its pouch
Categories:
burnham, animal, humorous,
Form: Limerick
I once lived in Burnham on Sea
Gave my wife poison mushrooms for tea
It didn't go well
I'm speaking from hell
So it seems like she fed them to me
Categories:
burnham, betrayal, food, wife,
Form: Limerick
The varmints I hunt either bark or squawk
Mostly coyotes, badgers, owls and hawks
I use Burnham Brother’s predator call
Works better if set-up up on something tall
The best varmint hunts are all done at night
With a predator call and big flash light
Done right the call makes a hideous screech
The varmints will come if the sound's in reach
Call for a bit, then shine the light around
If they’re coming in their eye can be found
This one night we were doing very well
In came the coyotes, too many to tell
I heard a sound, made me look up above
An owl with claws out, was making a buzz
We hit the deck, down as fast as we could
A giant horned owl attacked where we stood
The call mimics a wounded rabbit’s scream
That sound brings the varmints to the scene
Instead of the varmints being the prey
The owl turned things around the other way
Categories:
burnham, animals, nature,
Form: Quatrain