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Thoughts and Tales…A Lifestyle Blog with a Zing.
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Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
Ronovan is handing out tougher prompts with glee. I thought last week was hard, now he gives us wonder & spy 😉
Jason’s expectant eyes opened in wide wonder
as he unwrapped his gift;
daddy just bought him a spy kit.
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Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
Ronovan’s prompt for this week’s haiku ‘chagrin & joy’ was a bit tricky. My thoughts were a bit garbled like Joy’s own, but I managed to get it together 🙂
To Joy’s chagrin,
only a croaky warble escaped;
she couldn’t sing.
The audience stared,
the room silent in anticipation
Joy’s discomposure doubled.
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Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
When I saw Ronovan’s prompt for this weeks’ haiku ‘ Breeze & Blow’ an immediate chuckle escaped my lips. My mind automatically transported itself to an Igbo adage that is often used back home.
The adage signifies a general truth that whatever is hidden will certainly come to light with time.
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Jacqueline
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When I saw the haiku prompt ‘twist & shout’ I first thought of dancing, then another seed of thought planted itself in my mind and I went with it.
There’s no need to shout,
or getting your panties in a twist.
You got it all wrong!
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Jacqueline
Walking by the waters calms me,
it humbles me to see the expanse of nature’s’ beauty that abounds before me and
to realise that, I’m one of nature’s beauty and bloom.
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Jacqueline
Everyone has a dance inside them
have you found yours?
Just listen…
Even if you have two left feet
Move them to the beat.
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Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
When I saw Ronovan’s haiku prompt for this week, ‘King & Day’ I couldn’t resist being naughty and poking fun at a certain ‘King of The Free World.’
Forgive me 😉
Should the arrogant naked King and I
spend a jolly day together
I would tell him ‘you are ignorant.’
The King would probably be so mad
yelling ‘off with her head,’
‘cos he hates the truth any day.
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Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
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Nature unveils its’ beauty secrets
even the burning sun
can’t stop the darling buds.
She yearned secretly for him
her passionate desire
hidden and smouldering in silence
Better burn it all
lest the secret leaks,
it’s knowledge destroying many.
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© Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
Ronovan Writes Weekly Haiku Challenge – Secret & Burn
Secrets they hid away
their perversion no one saw
yet the perched little birdie watched in silence
he knew it all.
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© Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
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