17morae: Poems

May 2018 · 310

maybe a thank-you

17morae May 2018

maybe a thank-you

maybe a thank-you
should always be longer than
strictly appropriate

#haiku

Apr 2018 · 410

illiteracy

17morae Apr 2018

illiteracy

illiteracy
offers pointless advantage
to the plagiarist

#haiku

Apr 2018 · 250

it is sad but true

17morae Apr 2018

it is sad but true

it is sad but true
that bitter experience
makes great poetry

#haiku

Apr 2018 · 240

one day that one foot

17morae Apr 2018

one day that one foot

one day that one foot
in front of the other is
the one in the grave

#haiku

Apr 2018 · 265

dreams are effortless

17morae Apr 2018

dreams are effortless

dreams are effortless
which is why dreaming is more
popular than work

#haiku

Apr 2018 · 249

if i die today

17morae Apr 2018

if i die today

if i die today
let me die a better man
than yesterday me

#haiku

Apr 2018 · 276

i said forever

17morae Apr 2018

i said forever

i said forever
but what i really meant was
while you still love me

#haiku

Apr 2018 · 241

no one dies today

17morae Apr 2018

no one dies today

no one dies today
not inside my influence
and not on my watch

#haiku

Mar 2018 · 198

morning coffee is

17morae Mar 2018

morning coffee is

morning coffee is
not so nearly liberty
as afternoon tea

#haiku

Mar 2018 · 196

a man is happy

17morae Mar 2018

a man is happy

a man is happy
who thanks to reason has ceased
to hope or to fear

#haiku

Mar 2018 · 203

chitown musical

17morae Mar 2018

chitown musical

chitown musical
no words stop no words stop my
elevated train

#haiku

Mar 2018 · 198

i wander yet not

17morae Mar 2018

i wander yet not

i wander yet not
all those who wander are lost
i don't think i'm lost

#haiku

Mar 2018 · 204

a happy life is

17morae Mar 2018

a happy life is

a happy life is
lived in perfect accordance
with its own nature

#haiku

Mar 2018 · 187

do the best you can

17morae Mar 2018

do the best you can

do the best you can
and know sometimes your best is
just irrelevant

#haiku

Mar 2018 · 173

pain is in season

17morae Mar 2018

pain is in season

pain is in season
every day if i trouble
to join the harvest

#haiku

Mar 2018 · 186

the eye in the sky

17morae Mar 2018

the eye in the sky

the eye in the sky
is a great source of comfort
until it isn't

#haiku

Mar 2018 · 184

no more need to fear

17morae Mar 2018

no more need to fear

no more need to fear
this monster inside of me
he is surrounded

#haiku

Mar 2018 · 174

decide who you are

17morae Mar 2018

decide who you are

decide who you are
where you stand and what that means
before trouble comes

#haiku

Mar 2018 · 186

these wonderful things

17morae Mar 2018

these wonderful things

these wonderful things
are misery within to
those who possess them

#haiku

Mar 2018 · 175

passing stranger go

17morae Mar 2018

passing stranger go

passing stranger go
tell the spartans here we lie
obedient still

#haiku

Mar 2018 · 165

unconditional

17morae Mar 2018

unconditional

unconditional
is a special kind of love
and of surrender

#haiku

Mar 2018 · 196

manly suicide

17morae Mar 2018

manly suicide

manly suicide
is the struggle up the path
to meet the reaper

#haiku

Mar 2018 · 284

a man can find joy

17morae Mar 2018

a man can find joy

a man can find joy
with anyone so long as
he does not love her

#haiku

Mar 2018 · 301

i fear the unknown

17morae Mar 2018

i fear the unknown

i fear the unknown
but courage has wisdom that
fear can never know

#haiku

Mar 2018 · 221

you won’t go far wrong

17morae Mar 2018

you won’t go far wrong

you won’t go far wrong
by saying out loud the things
that don’t need saying

#haiku

Mar 2018 · 204

a breath of jasmine

17morae Mar 2018

a breath of jasmine

a breath of jasmine
remembers the rain just past
and sunshine to come

#haiku

Mar 2018 · 190

a heart grown bitter

17morae Mar 2018

a heart grown bitter

a heart grown bitter
is a burden to itself
love has no place there

#haiku

Mar 2018 · 179

if there is only

17morae Mar 2018

if there is only

if there is only
one love lost among billions
then we are all doomed

#haiku

Mar 2018 · 190

i live every day

17morae Mar 2018

i live every day

i live every day
but i will only die once
better make it count

#haiku

Mar 2018 · 180

one divorce may be

17morae Mar 2018

one divorce may be

one divorce may be
regarded as misfortune
but two seems careless

#haiku

Mar 2018 · 727

i write poetry

17morae Mar 2018

i write poetry

i write poetry
when i can't think of something
more useful to do

#haiku

Feb 2018 · 208

dead men sing no songs

17morae Feb 2018

dead men sing no songs

dead men sing no songs
but smart conspirators know
silence is a note

#haiku

Feb 2018 · 188

to witness perfect

17morae Feb 2018

to witness perfect

to witness perfect
dependency in action
go watch a ball game

#haiku

Feb 2018 · 221

as necessity

17morae Feb 2018

as necessity

as necessity
spawns invention so constraint
begets creation

#haiku

Feb 2018 · 191

this intimacy

17morae Feb 2018

this intimacy

this intimacy
this trading of our stories
whispers in the dark

#haiku

Feb 2018 · 210

the rarest nightmare

17morae Feb 2018

the rarest nightmare

the rarest nightmare
is raw malice combined with
vast intelligence

#haiku

Feb 2018 · 238

a human being

17morae Feb 2018

a human being

a human being
seeking relevance becomes
a human doing

#haiku

Feb 2018 · 179

one horse promenades

17morae Feb 2018

one horse promenades

one horse promenades
a layer of abstraction
above the game space

#haiku

Feb 2018 · 206

i begged for mercy

17morae Feb 2018

i begged for mercy

i begged for mercy
but all i heard was silence
while i bled to death

#haiku

Feb 2018 · 172

love the stitch that binds

17morae Feb 2018

love the stitch that binds

love the stitch that binds
but stitching takes a needle
separation knives

#haiku

Feb 2018 · 196

divorce is the price

17morae Feb 2018

divorce is the price

divorce is the price
half pay so we all can dare
to believe in love

#haiku

Feb 2018 · 194

i have to learn how

17morae Feb 2018

i have to learn how

i have to learn how
to get up from a table
where love is not served

#haiku

Feb 2018 · 266

in marriage i am

17morae Feb 2018

in marriage i am

in marriage i am
a trellis where another
biography grows

#haiku

Feb 2018 · 291

rocket science is

17morae Feb 2018

rocket science is

rocket science is
not quite rocket science to
rocket scientists

#haiku

Feb 2018 · 230

strangers are welcome

17morae Feb 2018

strangers are welcome

strangers are welcome
but unmannerly conduct
will be met in kind

#haiku

Feb 2018 · 233

democracy is

17morae Feb 2018

democracy is

democracy is
rarely practiced in lifeboats
real or imagined

#haiku

Feb 2018 · 324

karma is a bitch

17morae Feb 2018

karma is a *****

karma is a *****
but only if i insist
on provoking her

#haiku

Feb 2018 · 189

the evil genius

17morae Feb 2018

the evil genius

the evil genius
is a cultural icon
for a good reason

#haiku

Feb 2018 · 226

the mightier pen

17morae Feb 2018

the mightier pen

the mightier pen
despite all achievements makes
a worthless ploughshare

#haiku

Feb 2018 · 230

my most precious coin

17morae Feb 2018

my most precious coin

my most precious coin
is my time so why not choose
to spend it on love

#haiku