Haiku/Senryu 二十五

world view

    our belief system;

unique as fingerprints ✍🏼 

outdoor barbecue 

     burgers and dogs 🌭;

gathering of clan and friends ✍🏼 

birth uneventful 

    death anticlimactic;

I went the distance ✍🏼 

bikers 🏍 

    the places they frequent;

know you place and the rules ✍🏼 

Bees 🐝 a buzzing

    flower 🌸 to flower 🌺;

life goes on ✍🏼 

horizon shimmering 

    summer heats the morning;

taking the terrier walking ✍🏼 

black belt 🥋 

    what is it good for;

all bottles are good 👍 ✍🏼 

Conversations:

conversations 

    turn and topic;

adhere to these principles ✍🏼 

turn and topic

     first person sets topic and tone;

share the podium with all involved ✍🏼 

first persons turn

    three or four sentences;

do not deviate from topic ✍🏼 

group dynamic

    when said and done;

close the topic - done ✍🏼 

picking topics

    adhere to turn principle;

ensuring topic succeeds ✍🏼 

going in turn

    promotes the topic;

yin/yang of conversations ✍🏼 

time constraints 

    critically necessary;

do not ignore your friends ✍🏼 

conversations 

    not a meeting is it;

do add meeting principles ✍🏼 

control of conversations 

    someone has to be first;

turns gotten kept and passed on ✍🏼 

turn rules

    the stimulus that triggers;

the passing of the turn ✍🏼 

rule one

    optional pause;

wait for one of those ✍🏼 

rule two

    take the turn;

make eye 👁 contact and frown ✍🏼 

rule three

    direct look with smile 😊;

indicates releasing conversation ✍🏼 

rule four

    taking the turn;

acknowledging speaker is polite ✍🏼 

rule five

    avoiding turns;

accept and pass politely ✍🏼 

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indebtedness 

    a fact of life;

forced on us all to just survive ✍🏼 

love is love 💕

    free from attachments;

love for love’s sake ✍🏼 

boiling water 💧 

    spiral noodle 🍜 dinner 🍲;

scrumptious summer meal 🥘 ✍🏼 

quality of mind

    attitude of character;

putting forth ones best foot ✍🏼 

high maintenance 👩‍🔧 

    obsessed with details;

presence is 🔐 to unlock harmony ✍🏼 

tic tic time

    flys by at 65;

perceptions so fast are they ✍🏼 

Pirates 🏴‍☠️ 

    Jolly Roger 🏴‍☠️ flies;

breeze of the sea and sails ✍🏼 

patience

    my ass;

gonna kill something ✍🏼 

garden 🪴 shop

    plethora of colors;

springs forth nature’s beauty ✍🏼 

Southern island 🏝 

    Where challenges are met;

graduation from Parris Island 72 ✍🏼 

first steps

    yellow footprints🦶;

Facing your first Marine ✍🏼 

(meeting one’s DI unforgettable)

(becoming one with something big) 

double chocolate 

    cookie 🍪 heaven;

yum-yum 😋 double fun 🤩 ✍🏼 

black mud

    dark elixir;

heartwood coffee ☕️ ✍🏼 

raining 🌧 pouring ☔️ 

    old man 👴;

kind of pissed 😤 weatherman ✍🏼 

karate 🥋 

     empty hands;

know local defense laws ✍🏼 

growling 

    early warning ⚠️ system;

benefiting dog lovers everywhere ✍🏼 

world 🌍 perfection

    obsession charged ego;

letting go is hard to do ✍🏼 

lightening 

    lights up the dark sky;

summer storms ⛈ inundating ✍🏼 

kick ass

    take names;

better to evade and escape ✍🏼 

fireworks💥 

    celebrating Independence Day;

Giving to those that sacrificed ✍🏼 

classic lotto

    pick six;

to be a millionaire 😞 ✍🏼