17morae: Poems

Feb 2018 · 290

success is moving

17morae Feb 2018

success is moving

success is moving
from one failure to the next
with great confidence

#haiku

Feb 2018 · 135

enlightenment lives

17morae Feb 2018

enlightenment lives

enlightenment lives
in the space between my thoughts
mere infinity

#haku

Feb 2018 · 191

if you must burn time

17morae Feb 2018

if you must burn time

if you must burn time
place the flame so friends enjoy
the warmth and the light

#haiku

Feb 2018 · 256

an apology

17morae Feb 2018

an apology

an apology
is a bridge to a fresh start
or a bitter end

#haiku

Feb 2018 · 182

intimate sharing

17morae Feb 2018

intimate sharing

intimate sharing
with a fellow traveler
learning on the road

#haiku

Feb 2018 · 320

if you want to speak

17morae Feb 2018

if you want to speak

if you want to speak
with special authority
show special talent

#haiku

Feb 2018 · 142

better hard to love

17morae Feb 2018

better hard to love

better hard to love
than easy to abandon
brutal poetry

#haiku

Feb 2018 · 156

consensus inverts

17morae Feb 2018

consensus inverts

consensus inverts
the logic of rational
decision making

#haiku

Jan 2018 · 231

in the big fishbowl

17morae Jan 2018

in the big fishbowl

in the big fishbowl
even the smallest gaffe is
subject to review

#haiku

Jan 2018 · 167

he will not lay down

17morae Jan 2018

he will not lay down

he will not lay down
a burden on my shoulders
that I cannot lift

#haiku

Jan 2018 · 128

i have determined

17morae Jan 2018

i have determined

i have determined
to live in the arena
so i will die there

#haiku

Jan 2018 · 151

get rid of your junk

17morae Jan 2018

get rid of your junk

get rid of your junk
and you will finally have
room for your treasure

#haiku

Jan 2018 · 355

the only limits

17morae Jan 2018

the only limits

the only limits
constraining my destiny
are the ones i make

#haiku

Jan 2018 · 130

kick down from the light

17morae Jan 2018

kick down from the light

kick down from the light
and all i hear is silence
as the world recedes

#haiku

Jan 2018 · 190

my accomplishment

17morae Jan 2018

my accomplishment

my accomplishment
is bounded above by faith
below by training

#haiku

Jan 2018 · 992

kiss me while you can

17morae Jan 2018

kiss me while you can

kiss me while you can
because we are not getting
out of this alive

#haiku

Jan 2018 · 169

await no climax

17morae Jan 2018

await no ******

await no ******
a story keeps no secrets
from its own author

#haiku

Jan 2018 · 165

this crushing ordeal

17morae Jan 2018

this crushing ordeal

this crushing ordeal
is testing my limits but
what if it's a gift

#haiku

Jan 2018 · 944

every hero fears

17morae Jan 2018

every hero fears

every hero fears
that some rapt admirer will
learn the awful truth

#haiku

Jan 2018 · 146

my heart throbs in time

17morae Jan 2018

my heart throbs in time

my heart throbs in time
between two eras of love
it is not broken

#haiku

Jan 2018 · 153

i judged you by the

17morae Jan 2018

i judged you by the

i judged you by the
content of your character
but it didn’t help

#haiku

Jan 2018 · 125

the mob is ready

17morae Jan 2018

the mob is ready

the mob is ready
to fight madly in defense
of its own mistakes

#haiku

Jan 2018 · 279

never attribute

17morae Jan 2018

never attribute

never attribute
to malice that which may rise
from incompetence

#haiku

Jan 2018 · 111

the trail to failure

17morae Jan 2018

the trail to failure

the trail to failure
is efficiently blazed by
the footprints of fools

#haiku

Jan 2018 · 137

lonely is the night

17morae Jan 2018

lonely is the night

lonely is the night
even my shadow leaves me
when the darkness falls

#haiku

Jan 2018 · 102

optimism says

17morae Jan 2018

optimism says

optimism says
poverty is relative
but fear knows better

#haiku

Jan 2018 · 104

it can be harmful

17morae Jan 2018

it can be harmful

it can be harmful
to follow the march of those
who go before us

#haiku

Jan 2018 · 108

value most highly

17morae Jan 2018

value most highly

value most highly
the ordinary genius
of a life well lived

#haiku

Dec 2017 · 111

punctuation is

17morae Dec 2017

punctuation is

punctuation is
often indeterminate
rarely rewarded

#haiku

Dec 2017 · 106

jet engines screaming

17morae Dec 2017

jet engines screaming

jet engines screaming
open gates of memory
salt spray on my lips

#haiku

Dec 2017 · 116

pain begat practice

17morae Dec 2017

pain begat practice

pain begat practice
but pain has fallen away
while practice rises

#haiku

Dec 2017 · 124

birds in formation

17morae Dec 2017

birds in formation

birds in formation
wing shadows across the road
mirroring the sky

#haiku

Dec 2017 · 116

vasty columnade

17morae Dec 2017

vasty columnade

vasty columnade
sunshine stripes the river green
city afternoon

#haiku

Dec 2017 · 217

every good idea

17morae Dec 2017

every good idea

every good idea
carries within it the seed
of a better one

#haiku

Dec 2017 · 169

how consequential

17morae Dec 2017

how consequential

how consequential
that very awkward moment
between birth and death

#haiku

Dec 2017 · 295

death and dishonor

17morae Dec 2017

death and dishonor

death and dishonor
are the only compass points
on this battlefield

#haiku

Dec 2017 · 127

you sometimes hear me

17morae Dec 2017

you sometimes hear me

you sometimes hear me
speaking from my hiding place
behind the mirror

#haiku

Nov 2017 · 109

rumor has it that

17morae Nov 2017

rumor has it that

rumor has it that
no good deed goes unpunished
so spend them wisely

#haiku

Nov 2017 · 627

fearful men sprout wings

17morae Nov 2017

fearful men sprout wings

fearful men sprout wings
but hero and coward fly
different directions

#haiku

Nov 2017 · 161

a gift from a friend

17morae Nov 2017

a gift from a friend

a gift from a friend
a simple shirt of cotton
is loving armor

#haiku

Nov 2017 · 239

seek not your true love

17morae Nov 2017

seek not your true love

seek not your true love
walk instead a joyful path
and welcome friendship

#haiku

Nov 2017 · 205

i need a stout heart

17morae Nov 2017

i need a stout heart

i need a stout heart
to hear without any flinch
this din of battle

#haiku

Nov 2017 · 164

the power to build

17morae Nov 2017

the power to build

the power to build
is as nothing compared with
the power to break

#haiku

Nov 2017 · 244

accomplishment is

17morae Nov 2017

accomplishment is

accomplishment is
often circumscribed by love
of attribution

#haiku

Nov 2017 · 178

the possible is

17morae Nov 2017

the possible is

the possible is
an undefined manifold
bounded by the done

#haiku

Nov 2017 · 168

if you would not flinch

17morae Nov 2017

if you would not flinch

if you would not flinch
when crisis approaches then
train like it is here

#haiku

Nov 2017 · 166

following passion

17morae Nov 2017

following passion

following passion
is not so effective as
bringing it along

#haiku

Nov 2017 · 628

you just never know

17morae Nov 2017

you just never know

you just never know
which late summer night will be
the very last one

#haiku

Nov 2017 · 158

whatever you did

17morae Nov 2017

whatever you did

whatever you did
for the least of my brothers
you did it for me

#haiku

Nov 2017 · 193

said the king so grave

17morae Nov 2017

said the king so grave

said the king so grave
begin at the beginning
reach the end and stop

#haiku