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Haiku Heights prompt. Late
Late (1)
his first date
staggers in late
drunk with love
Late (2)
his first pay
staggers home late
door is locked
Copyright © Celestine Nudanu 14/08/13I appreciate your patience with me as I catch up on your blogs. Thanks a million! Shalom
Panchali said:
Beautiful set, Celestine. The second one is cute..haha..locked out? Ah, he deserved it, no?
readinpleasure said:
He surely deserves it, my dear
Skye @ TheSanctuaryofMyHeart said:
{{applause}} 🙂
readinpleasure said:
Thank you, Skye
julespaige said:
Fun duo. Reminds me of the song that goes something like..I just got paid and now I want someone to spend it on.
readinpleasure said:
LOL! There is lots of buzzing around on payday,
unfetteredbs said:
Love!! Haaa great take on the prompt
readinpleasure said:
Thank you so much, Audra
Kalpana Solsi said:
loved the first one. drunk on love.
readinpleasure said:
Thank you Kalpana
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Alice Keys said:
Both of these are right to the heart of things. Good work.
readinpleasure said:
Thank you, dear Alice
oneofaclass said:
door is locked
this is the last time
learned too late
readinpleasure said:
learned too late
that love can grow cold
on whiskey fumes
oneofaclass said:
on whiskey fumes
the vines of love wither
and fruit never grows
readinpleasure said:
fruit never grows
when the soil has been trampled
nature bows in shame
jazzbumpa said:
nature bows in shame
salt strewn on cold trampled ground
and in all the wounds
JzB
oneofaclass said:
nature bows in shame
forever in acceptance
folly of humans
Lucid Gypsy said:
Haha any particular family member Celestine?
readinpleasure said:
No one in particular, Gilly. But it is quite common to see lots of guys boozing on payday.
Reshma said:
Fabulous take Celestine!! loved the one drunk in love 🙂
readinpleasure said:
Glad you do, my friend
RoSy said:
Lesson learned: Don’t be late! 😉
readinpleasure said:
Ever! 🙂
1girl4adamwest said:
Very witty and I like!
readinpleasure said:
Thanks Marie. Hope you are doing well
Eric Alagan said:
Love them both, Celestine – the second brought out a chuckle 🙂
readinpleasure said:
Chuckling too Eric. It does happen here 🙂
Amrit Sinha said:
brilliant 😀
readinpleasure said:
Thank you, Amrit 🙂
menons129 said:
Late for love and late for pay. Habitual late comer! nicely expressed.
readinpleasure said:
Thank you so much, ma’am
Sunshine said:
yup…sounds like a reality haiku. ☺ lock them doors!
readinpleasure said:
He he he. A bitter lesson he won’t forget in a hurry!
Sunshine said:
serves him right, too! 😆
Nanka said:
Hehehe!! That was hilarious!! Good one!!
readinpleasure said:
Glad it made you laugh, Nanka
Susan Schoeffield said:
What a great take on the prompt! Very nicely done!
readinpleasure said:
Thanks a million Susan. I appreciate your coming over
WabiSabi said:
The second one is hilarious! Hopefully he got the message and it never happened again!!
readinpleasure said:
You bet 🙂
jazzbumpa said:
first the martini
then she walked into my life
what was i drunk on
Cheers!
JzB
readinpleasure said:
what was I drunk on
when my heart did a flip flop
chemistry at work
lovely weekend my friend!
Sharmishtha Basu said:
first one splendid! second one serves him right!
readinpleasure said:
It sure does serve him right!
Ramesh Sood said:
That’s what I call wit ans sense of humour…happy writing…
http://rameshsood.blogspot.in/2013/08/red-sun-sinks.html
RS
Ramesh Sood said:
hey, forgive typo for ‘and’..
readinpleasure said:
Never mind 🙂
readinpleasure said:
Thank you, Ramesh
justjoyfulness said:
Nice couplet! Lovely slices of life 🙂
readinpleasure said:
Thank you so much 🙂
beebeesworld said:
How did you get so much emotion into so few words? WOW! beebee
readinpleasure said:
Oh Brenda, thanks so much. 🙂