well I didn’t want
tea anyway, glad that she
adds “coffee or me”

In response to First Line Friday – September 15th 2017

It just knows how to
slay and torture, who can gauge
motive of a sword

SoCS Prompt – Motive

I drench all night long
in the rain of love beneath
window of her heart

TJ’s Household Haiku Challenge # Window & Heart

her heart soars with love
as she waits for him to say
those magical words

Colleen’s Weekly #Poetry Challenge No. 49 #Haiku #Tanka #Haibun: Soar & Wait

he who left no stone
unturned to woo me lately
turned his back on me

Colleen’s Weekly #Poetry Challenge No. 48 #Haiku #Tanka #Haibun: STONE & TURN

crimson lipstick mark
on rim of my coffee mug
your taste still lingers

Haiku Horizons prompt – Taste

joyful interplay
of light and shadow beneath
the nape of her neck

Colleen’s Weekly #Poetry Challenge # 47 – #Haiku #Tanka #Haibun: Shadow & Light