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1.0k
· Jan 2018
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
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1.0k
· Nov 2017
plagiarism is
17morae
Nov 2017
plagiarism is
plagiarism is
the sincerest compliment
in literature
#haiku
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974
· Jan 2018
every hero fears
17morae
Jan 2018
every hero fears
every hero fears
that some rapt admirer will
learn the awful truth
#haiku
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712
· Mar 2018
i write poetry
17morae
Mar 2018
i write poetry
i write poetry
when i can't think of something
more useful to do
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665
· Oct 2017
you entered this world
17morae
Oct 2017
you entered this world
you entered this world
howling naked and afraid
so quit complaining
#haiku
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660
· Nov 2017
fearful men sprout wings
17morae
Nov 2017
fearful men sprout wings
fearful men sprout wings
but hero and coward fly
different directions
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656
· Nov 2017
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
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449
· Nov 2017
fear is a hunger
17morae
Nov 2017
fear is a hunger
fear is a hunger
for any sanctuary
courage is a fast
#haiku
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405
· Oct 2017
this imposing stone
17morae
Oct 2017
this imposing stone
this imposing stone
offers no impediment
if i am water
#haiku
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391
· Apr 2018
illiteracy
17morae
Apr 2018
illiteracy
illiteracy
offers pointless advantage
to the plagiarist
#haiku
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388
· Jan 2018
the only limits
17morae
Jan 2018
the only limits
the only limits
constraining my destiny
are the ones i make
#haiku
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353
· Feb 2018
if you want to speak
17morae
Feb 2018
if you want to speak
if you want to speak
with special authority
show special talent
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342
· Dec 2017
death and dishonor
17morae
Dec 2017
death and dishonor
death and dishonor
are the only compass points
on this battlefield
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340
· Oct 2017
death cannot menace
17morae
Oct 2017
death cannot menace
death cannot menace
a thousand laughing zombies
happy halloween
#haiku
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316
· Feb 2018
success is moving
17morae
Feb 2018
success is moving
success is moving
from one failure to the next
with great confidence
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312
· Jan 2018
never attribute
17morae
Jan 2018
never attribute
never attribute
to malice that which may rise
from incompetence
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309
· Oct 2017
do not fear the dark
17morae
Oct 2017
do not fear the dark
do not fear the dark
in the dark all men are blind
even the monsters
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301
· Feb 2018
karma is a bitch
17morae
Feb 2018
karma is a *****
karma is a *****
but only if i insist
on provoking her
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295
· Oct 2017
truth is a despot
17morae
Oct 2017
truth is a despot
truth is a despot
kindness a revolution
love a bridge between
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293
· Feb 2018
an apology
17morae
Feb 2018
an apology
an apology
is a bridge to a fresh start
or a bitter end
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286
· Mar 2018
i fear the unknown
17morae
Mar 2018
i fear the unknown
i fear the unknown
but courage has wisdom that
fear can never know
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277
· Nov 2017
may my compassion
17morae
Nov 2017
may my compassion
may my compassion
here at the end of our love
be deep as your rage
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277
· May 2018
maybe a thank-you
17morae
May 2018
maybe a thank-you
maybe a thank-you
should always be longer than
strictly appropriate
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276
· Nov 2017
accomplishment is
17morae
Nov 2017
accomplishment is
accomplishment is
often circumscribed by love
of attribution
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268
· Oct 2017
dreams of tomorrow
17morae
Oct 2017
dreams of tomorrow
dreams of tomorrow
memories of yesterday
sleeves rolled up today
#haiku
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267
· Nov 2017
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
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265
· Oct 2017
negotiate like
17morae
Oct 2017
negotiate like
negotiate like
you havent a thing to lose
or lose it for sure
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260
· Mar 2018
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
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258
· Jan 2018
in the big fishbowl
17morae
Jan 2018
in the big fishbowl
in the big fishbowl
even the smallest gaffe is
subject to review
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256
· Dec 2017
every good idea
17morae
Dec 2017
every good idea
every good idea
carries within it the seed
of a better one
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253
· Feb 2018
in marriage i am
17morae
Feb 2018
in marriage i am
in marriage i am
a trellis where another
biography grows
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252
· Nov 2017
why is there something
17morae
Nov 2017
why is there something
why is there something
instead of howling nothing
nice problem to have
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246
· Apr 2018
i said forever
17morae
Apr 2018
i said forever
i said forever
but what i really meant was
while you still love me
#haiku
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241
· Nov 2017
do as you think wise
17morae
Nov 2017
do as you think wise
do as you think wise
but wisdom does not believe
everything it thinks
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239
· Nov 2017
fear is a poison
17morae
Nov 2017
fear is a poison
fear is a poison
and the only antidote
is experience
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231
· Apr 2018
if i die today
17morae
Apr 2018
if i die today
if i die today
let me die a better man
than yesterday me
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231
· Apr 2018
dreams are effortless
17morae
Apr 2018
dreams are effortless
dreams are effortless
which is why dreaming is more
popular than work
#haiku
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229
· Nov 2017
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
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224
· Apr 2018
no one dies today
17morae
Apr 2018
no one dies today
no one dies today
not inside my influence
and not on my watch
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223
· Feb 2018
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
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221
· Oct 2017
half empty or full
17morae
Oct 2017
half empty or full
half empty or full
either way it seems the glass
is just too ****** big
#haiku
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219
· Nov 2017
being the poet
17morae
Nov 2017
being the poet
being the poet
is but a stepping stone to
being the poem
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219
· Nov 2017
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
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219
· Feb 2018
democracy is
17morae
Feb 2018
democracy is
democracy is
rarely practiced in lifeboats
real or imagined
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217
· Feb 2018
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
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217
· Jan 2018
my accomplishment
17morae
Jan 2018
my accomplishment
my accomplishment
is bounded above by faith
below by training
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215
· Feb 2018
consensus inverts
17morae
Feb 2018
consensus inverts
consensus inverts
the logic of rational
decision making
#haiku
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213
· Apr 2018
it is sad but true
17morae
Apr 2018
it is sad but true
it is sad but true
that bitter experience
makes great poetry
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212
· Feb 2018
rocket science is
17morae
Feb 2018
rocket science is
rocket science is
not quite rocket science to
rocket scientists
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211
· Nov 2017
death is patient but
17morae
Nov 2017
death is patient but
death is patient but
nothing cheats the reaper like
deciding to live
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