Does anyone write any? I write millions of them! Here is an example:

たいとした　素晴しいこと　夢を見る (Transliteration: taito shita / subarashii koto / yume wo miru; English: I saw a dragon in it's flight / It is a wonderful thing / To dream)

*Note: I couldn't type the original character for it. It is not supported by Unicode, or at least by my computer.

Another example:

あの人と　もう合わないな…　あら？光？ (Transliteration: ano hito to / mou awanai na... / ara? hikari?; English: With that person / I will never meet again... / Eh? Light?)

A Woman's Poem

He didn't like the casserole and he didn't like my cake.
He said my biscuits were too hard, not like his mother'd make.

I didn't perk the coffee right. He didn't like the stew.
I didn't mend his socks the way his mother used to do.

I pondered for an answer, I was looking for a clue.
Then I turned around and smacked him... Like his MOMMA used to do.

~ Author Unknown. This has been sent around the Internet a few times, apparently. The next two sets are mine and get somewhat darker.

He never bought me presents 'cos he hated spending money.
He wanted laughter at his jokes though none were very funny.

He didn't want to grow up, he was really still a boy.
He wanted me to be his mum, his plaything, some dumb toy.

I wondered what to do about it, then Ahah! I knew.
I locked him in the cellar... Like his MOMMA used to do.

He'd go out of an evening, come back later, rolling drunk.
He thought it funny, in the bath, to give my head a dunk.

He told me what to do and, if I didn't, he would hit!
I walked all stiff from bruises but he didn't give a **it.

With brooding scowls and angry words, he seemed to hate us all.
He'd shout at me and at the kids. He'd make the children bawl.

I grew unhappy, so fed up, deep hatred I now knew,
One day he came home - "That's my gun!"... like POPPA once did too.

Today was the first day of school for the junior highs and high schools. I was inspired by the event (and the intimidation) and wrote this haiku:

נחליאלי כבר \ מהלך לו בשדות \ ספירה לאחור (nakhliéli kvár / mehalékh lo basadót / sfirá le'akhór)

which means:

A wagtail already / Walks in the fields / Countdown

(The wagtail in Israel is a clear symbol of autumn.)

What do you think?

Haridaspal: Very nice!

You know, I think I just found myself a soul mate...

Say, unrelatedly, can you tell me what does 'chori chori hangorise hyangaringe' (hope I'm spelling it properly...) mean? It's from some Bollywood song that is very popular in Israel, but I doubt anyone knows what it means...

I brought him illness

but he game health

I brought him darkness

but he gave me light

I brought him hate

but he gave me love

I brought him pain

but he gave me pleasure

I brought him tears

but he gave me laughter

I brought him War

but he came in peace

I brought him dishonesty

but he gave me trust

I brought him Ugliness

but he gave me beauty

I brought him clutter

but he gave me space

I became his enemy

but he gave me friendship

I pushed him away

but he pulled me back

I am his Mum

He is my son