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Jennifer James's avatar

Phantom forest; trees

crowned, birds ascended; now black

stumps where mushrooms grow.

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Chris J. Franklin's avatar

That paints a fantastic image! Thanks for joining in... 🏯😎🏯

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Jennifer James's avatar

Thank you! Happy to be here.

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Caro Henry's avatar

Veiled schemes in shadows

Voiceless souls lost—disappeared

Justice hangs by threads

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Chris J. Franklin's avatar

Very nice! That captures a lot, in just a few words... 🏯😎🏯

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Asperges's avatar

Phantom winds of mind

Fleeting cold no mercy here

Leave this room at once

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Chris J. Franklin's avatar

A wonderfully 'chilling' interpretation! Thanks for joining in... 🏯😎🏯

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Phyllis A. Smith's avatar

Sleek and silver car

Luxury, smoothness, and style

My dream: a Rolls-Royce

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Chris J. Franklin's avatar

I love it! That's such a fun take on the word 'Phantom'! Haha! They're beautiful cars, too. Especially the earlier models... 🏯😎🏯

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Richard Blaisdell's avatar

Sunday comics ghost

Gray costume so tight

Masked eyes two pistols .

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Chris J. Franklin's avatar

Ahh yes, the comic book character! That's a great one! He even had a story called 'Terror at the Opera', which fits in nicely with this week's post, too. Haha... 🏯😎🏯

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Richard Blaisdell's avatar

Only the Phantom knows.

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Heidi Zawelevsky's avatar

Thank you for the prompt, Chris!

Sea level rises

And the watery remains

See a ghost forest

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Chris J. Franklin's avatar

You're very welcome! That's a very thought-provoking piece of Haiku. They do say many places that exist now will one day be underwater and just 'ghosts' of what they once were... 🏯😎🏯

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Bill Ferguson 🇨🇦's avatar

Aural resonance

Constantly bombarding minds

Before streaming was

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Chris J. Franklin's avatar

Streaming can definitely feel like bombardment, for sure. There's just no end to the amount of choice on those platforms. I probably spend more time browsing through the films, trying to decide what to watch, than I do actually watching them! Haha... 🏯😎🏯

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Carole Roseland's avatar

Phantom limb syndrome

You’re missing your missing leg

It misses you, too

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Dylan Delgado's avatar

Always behind me:

my mother is a phantom;

dredging witchy vibes

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Chris J. Franklin's avatar

"Witchy vibes." That's a fun description. Haha... 🏯😎🏯

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Glori Writes's avatar

When winter departs

So will I too, like a dream,

a darker angel.

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Chris J. Franklin's avatar

Very nice! The seasons can definitely have a strong affect on us, for sure. Thanks for joining in... 🏯😎🏯

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Glori Writes's avatar

Thank you!

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Theresa Greene's avatar

Ghost lover of mine

You hover over my life.

Will you let me go ?

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Theresa Greene's avatar

Thank you ,Heidi !

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Theresa Greene's avatar

Thank you , Bill !

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Theresa Greene's avatar

Thank you , Terry!

Thank you , Jeannine!

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Carole Roseland's avatar

You are really scared

When the phantom steals your cash

On April fifteenth!

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Chris J. Franklin's avatar

Ahh, the dreaded Taxman! "There's one for you, nineteen for me", as The Beatles said. That's a fun interpretation of the Prompt. Haha... 🏯😎🏯

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Jeannine's avatar

Ouch. But I expect it's scarier when the phantom materializes to do an audit!

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Chris J. Franklin's avatar

That's so true! "Be thankful I don't take it all", as they also said in that song. Haha... 🏯😎🏯

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Carole Roseland's avatar

It would be. But is there anyone left working at the IRS, or are they phantoms, too?

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Jeannine's avatar

I guess it's more "efficient" to hire phantoms to do the work...

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A.P. Murphy's avatar

They look at me, scream -

I tell them not to fear me

and I have no voice

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A.C. Cargill, All-Human Author's avatar

Whisper soft and low

Touch light as a spider's web

You are with me now

Join in the fun, one and all, with your haikus!

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Terry A. Fries's avatar

Icy fingers scrape

A death-fractured, goose-flesh jig

baby’s soft skin crawls

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J. Kyle Turner's avatar

I still remember

what it was like to hold you,

delicious burger.

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