17morae: Poems

992 · 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

983 · Nov 2017

plagiarism is

17morae Nov 2017

plagiarism is

plagiarism is
the sincerest compliment
in literature

#haiku

944 · Jan 2018

every hero fears

17morae Jan 2018

every hero fears

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

#haiku

686 · 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

#haiku

636 · 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

628 · 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

627 · Nov 2017

fearful men sprout wings

17morae Nov 2017

fearful men sprout wings

fearful men sprout wings
but hero and coward fly
different directions

#haiku

420 · 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

367 · Oct 2017

this imposing stone

17morae Oct 2017

this imposing stone

this imposing stone
offers no impediment
if i am water

#haiku

355 · Jan 2018

the only limits

17morae Jan 2018

the only limits

the only limits
constraining my destiny
are the ones i make

#haiku

346 · Apr 2018

illiteracy

17morae Apr 2018

illiteracy

illiteracy
offers pointless advantage
to the plagiarist

#haiku

320 · 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

#haiku

295 · Oct 2017

death cannot menace

17morae Oct 2017

death cannot menace

death cannot menace
a thousand laughing zombies
happy halloween

#haiku

295 · Dec 2017

death and dishonor

17morae Dec 2017

death and dishonor

death and dishonor
are the only compass points
on this battlefield

#haiku

290 · Feb 2018

success is moving

17morae Feb 2018

success is moving

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

#haiku

279 · Jan 2018

never attribute

17morae Jan 2018

never attribute

never attribute
to malice that which may rise
from incompetence

#haiku

268 · 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

#haiku

260 · Feb 2018

karma is a bitch

17morae Feb 2018

karma is a *****

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

#haiku

256 · Oct 2017

truth is a despot

17morae Oct 2017

truth is a despot

truth is a despot
kindness a revolution
love a bridge between

#haiku

256 · Feb 2018

an apology

17morae Feb 2018

an apology

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

#haiku

254 · 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

#haiku

244 · Nov 2017

accomplishment is

17morae Nov 2017

accomplishment is

accomplishment is
often circumscribed by love
of attribution

#haiku

242 · 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

#haiku

239 · 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

#haiku

232 · May 2018

maybe a thank-you

17morae May 2018

maybe a thank-you

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

#haiku

231 · 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

#haiku

231 · Oct 2017

dreams of tomorrow

17morae Oct 2017

dreams of tomorrow

dreams of tomorrow
memories of yesterday
sleeves rolled up today

#haiku

226 · Oct 2017

negotiate like

17morae Oct 2017

negotiate like

negotiate like
you havent a thing to lose
or lose it for sure

#haiku

225 · 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

#haiku

220 · Feb 2018

in marriage i am

17morae Feb 2018

in marriage i am

in marriage i am
a trellis where another
biography grows

#haiku

217 · 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

217 · Dec 2017

every good idea

17morae Dec 2017

every good idea

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

#haiku

212 · 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

210 · 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

#haiku

205 · 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

196 · Nov 2017

fear is a poison

17morae Nov 2017

fear is a poison

fear is a poison
and the only antidote
is experience

#haiku

193 · 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

#haiku

193 · Nov 2017

being the poet

17morae Nov 2017

being the poet

being the poet
is but a stepping stone to
being the poem

#haiku

192 · 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

#haiku

191 · 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

190 · Jan 2018

my accomplishment

17morae Jan 2018

my accomplishment

my accomplishment
is bounded above by faith
below by training

#haiku

189 · 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

186 · Feb 2018

democracy is

17morae Feb 2018

democracy is

democracy is
rarely practiced in lifeboats
real or imagined

#haiku

182 · Feb 2018

intimate sharing

17morae Feb 2018

intimate sharing

intimate sharing
with a fellow traveler
learning on the road

#haiku

181 · Mar 2018

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

181 · 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

#haiku

180 · Apr 2018

dreams are effortless

17morae Apr 2018

dreams are effortless

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

#haiku

180 · Feb 2018

rocket science is

17morae Feb 2018

rocket science is

rocket science is
not quite rocket science to
rocket scientists

#haiku

178 · Nov 2017

the possible is

17morae Nov 2017

the possible is

the possible is
an undefined manifold
bounded by the done

#haiku

178 · Feb 2018

as necessity

17morae Feb 2018

as necessity

as necessity
spawns invention so constraint
begets creation

#haiku