Rosebud Kite Festival

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ At Rosebud foreshore, Mornington Peninsula, kites flying in the Kite Festival on this Labour Day long weekend.
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Haiku Heights #34 ~ Wings
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One Single Impression #159 ~ Passionate
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Vibrant kite colours
Passionate sky graffiti
Illusion of wings
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Haiku Heights is hosted by Leo


Hosted by Andrée and SandyCarlson

His Wings May Be Mine!

Microfiction Monday #51 ~ where a picture paints 140 characters, or even fewer. Susan says:
Photos will be from my own archives; illustrations are from Dover Publications' free clipart sample newsletter.
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He wasn't the prince of her dreams.
His pointy beard was mean
And his long nose was devious.
But his winged horse tuned to her spirit...
(140 characters)
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Hosted by Susan (Ireland) @ Stony River

Icarus ~ Drowning Wings on Fire

Collage by Gemma Wiseman ~ 2 of my pics superimposed = my log fire + gull skimming the waters at Blairgowrie, Mornington Peninsula
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One Single Impression #119 ~ Icarus
Haiku Bones #26 ~ Quietly
Monday Poetry Train Revisited #83
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Pretend to have wings
Reckless exhileration
Eternal waxworks
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Drifting quietly
Universal predator
Icarus still burns
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NOTE: The reference in the last haiku is to the asteroid Icarus which came "close" to a collision course with Earth in 1968.
It is expected Icarus may pay a return visit!
So the poem depicts two Icarus personas -
one of legend and one of...

P.S. Icarus must be in the air.
Roland D Yeomans at Writing in the Crosshairs has presented a beautiful post called
The Icarus Wind
He begins:
It's a lovely song by the equally lovely {and evocative} Thea Gilmore. The Icarus Wind is also the spirit which sweeps us up and hurls us into the misty clouds where our dreams live.
It is a dangerous realm. There is no promise of success. And there is no safety net to catch us should we fall...
And then he creates a lively "dialogue" of the Icarus journey of getting writing published!

MY NEW MEME
Weekend Mailbox #8 is HERE
Ned Kelly and a singing postman are there! Check them out!
AND
MY NEW MEME
Weekend Nature #3 is HERE!

Wings more than wings...

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Early morning cockatoo wings in the Dromana Hills, Mornington Peninsula
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Carry on Tuesday #15 ~ (We) loved with a love that was more than love ~ Annabel Lee ~ Edgar Alan Poe
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Sunlit wings inspire
Sweet early morning insights
Dreamings for dreamers
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I love wings
Not as it used to be
(Those old days
Locked in my natural instincts)
Now I see
Their spirit
In my spirit
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But I digress
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I fly now with the one I love
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She is still there
On earth
Travelling
And I still watch over her
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I remember those beautiful days
Protecting her
Curling round her tears
Letting her know
She was not alone
She would never be alone
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I remember walking with her
Slowly
I shadowed her footsteps
Daily
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I rested on her pillow
I kept her warm
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She always brushed me tenderly
Kept me happy with my favourite foods
Let me snuggle close
On her lap
For hours
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I remember
I remember
I will always remember
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We loved with a love
That was more than love
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Eternity is ours
Now
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Wings
Time and space travellers
Above the earth
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Always
Her Sebastian
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Till I Find My Wings

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Seagull on a war memorial at Flinders, Mornington Peninsula
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One Single Impression prompt #26 ~ Resolve
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Dawn is not
A broken morning

Clouds are not
The shorn fleece of
Ominous shadows

Rain is not
A sign of
Tomorrow's tears

Summer sunlight is not
A reason to hide

I promise not
To toss stones
Idly in
Someone else's
Bucket

I will stand firm on
A rock and
Look outwards and
Upwards
Till my wings
Know how and
Where
To fly
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I will not
Be
All
I can't be

But I will
Try
To be
Simply
Me
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