#50 Continued...

Here's the next batch of haikus:

Wings stroke Heaven's tip
God's roar fades briskly upon
deep craving; Content

Guardians await
the single soul never seen,
he hath frozen fate

(In two weeks I'm flying to Arizona to visit Crystal while she's with her family. And, of course, the familia is anxious to meet the fine fellow who enchanted their precious daughter, and provoked the incessant reminiscent ramblings. Is Mr. bIdEuX nervous? Yeah, a tad...seeing as her dad owns a big gun! But that matters not, for I chuckle in the face of danger!)

Muscles strain under
heavy loads. Confidence gained
lay with ocean's waves

Glorious blanket
chilling winds pierce skin layers
deeply. Where's the warmth?

Tomorrow brings the Final Four...stay tuned!

#116 Choose a football & basketball team to follow for 2008
Since the beginning of puberty when patches of hair grew in various places and my 'balls dropped', I've always felt left out in discussion about sports. Yeah, I'd catch a game every now and then, but when the talk of statistics and prominent players arose I felt utterly lost. Well, it's time to banish that feeling of ostracization, and take hand in the festivities! My chosen teams are:

Green Bay Packers





and

Atlanta Hawks





And to further prepare myself for this year's season I've purchased Football for Dummies. I know pretty much everything there is to know in order to enjoy a game, but I'm sure there are many aspects of football I can't readily identify. Call me pathetic, call me unmanly, but after I've finished this book you can no longer call me a football fan wannabe, si? Plus, I only payed $8 for it. Gotta learn sometime. Mr. bIdEuX out!

Not Quite As The Japanese Did It...

I've recently been enveloped in a spirit of creativity; and I'm spiraling deeper into the depths of my dormant poetic nature. My muse? Life's hopeful and tragic temperament! At first glance, haikus appear to be simple and, frankly, elementary. Having been withdrawn from poetry for quite some time, I, Mr. bIdEuX, chose this particular form to ease back into the scene. However, I experienced more challenge (and fun) creating these initial four than expected...mostly because of the added rule I've implemented with haikus:

Original Rules

• Use of three (or fewer) lines of no more than 17 total syllables (the usual format is three lines with five syllables on the first and third line, and seven on the second);
• Use of a season word (kigo);
• Use of a cut or caesura (sometimes indicated by a punctuation mark) to contrast and compare, implicitly, two events, images, or situations.

bIdEuX's Rule

• Metaphorical usage is a must (metaphors are absent in most haikus)

All of my haikus will relate to my life in some way, regardless of how odd or insignificant. I've decided that one haiku out of each posting will include an explanation...just so you can get a closer peek into my life. Without further ado:

Dear love departs
beautiful flaring eyes weep
Peace, Winter begins!


(The haiku above symbolizes the emotional turmoil senorita Crystal and her family are experiencing after the lost of a cherished loved one. Her grandmother passed away around 1:30-2:30 a.m. est December 25, 2007. She is in Phoenix, Arizona now tending to her mother and funeral arrangements. All will be well boo!)

Lustful heart clouded
simmering Helios rays
brighten--truth revealed.


Barren grassless fields
breeds purpose; roots birthed bearing
scope undoubtedly.


Travel earnestly
amongst arid twigs and leaves;
Phoenix awakens!


This is the first post of three. Expect one on Wednesday and Thursday to finish up task #50. bIdEuX out!