17morae: Poems

205 · Nov 2017

the possible is

17morae Nov 2017

the possible is

the possible is
an undefined manifold
bounded by the done

#haiku

204 · Feb 2018

as necessity

17morae Feb 2018

as necessity

as necessity
spawns invention so constraint
begets creation

#haiku

203 · Feb 2018

strangers are welcome

17morae Feb 2018

strangers are welcome

strangers are welcome
but unmannerly conduct
will be met in kind

#haiku

202 · 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

201 · Feb 2018

a human being

17morae Feb 2018

a human being

a human being
seeking relevance becomes
a human doing

#haiku

201 · Feb 2018

intimate sharing

17morae Feb 2018

intimate sharing

intimate sharing
with a fellow traveler
learning on the road

#haiku

201 · Apr 2018

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

200 · Feb 2018

the mightier pen

17morae Feb 2018

the mightier pen

the mightier pen
despite all achievements makes
a worthless ploughshare

#haiku

197 · Jan 2018

await no climax

17morae Jan 2018

await no ******

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

#haiku

193 · Feb 2018

the rarest nightmare

17morae Feb 2018

the rarest nightmare

the rarest nightmare
is raw malice combined with
vast intelligence

#haiku

193 · Feb 2018

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

192 · Nov 2017

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

189 · Dec 2017

how consequential

17morae Dec 2017

how consequential

how consequential
that very awkward moment
between birth and death

#haiku

189 · Jan 2018

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

188 · Nov 2017

following passion

17morae Nov 2017

following passion

following passion
is not so effective as
bringing it along

#haiku

187 · Nov 2017

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

186 · Jan 2018

this crushing ordeal

17morae Jan 2018

this crushing ordeal

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

#haiku

183 · Feb 2018

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

183 · Mar 2018

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

181 · Mar 2018

chitown musical

17morae Mar 2018

chitown musical

chitown musical
no words stop no words stop my
elevated train

#haiku

181 · Nov 2017

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

178 · Nov 2017

cynicism is

17morae Nov 2017

cynicism is

cynicism is
a disease that robs people
of the gift of life

#haiku

177 · Mar 2018

morning coffee is

17morae Mar 2018

morning coffee is

morning coffee is
not so nearly liberty
as afternoon tea

#haiku

177 · Mar 2018

a happy life is

17morae Mar 2018

a happy life is

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

#haiku

177 · Jan 2018

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

176 · Feb 2018

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

175 · Jan 2018

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

174 · Feb 2018

the evil genius

17morae Feb 2018

the evil genius

the evil genius
is a cultural icon
for a good reason

#haiku

174 · Nov 2017

whatever you did

17morae Nov 2017

whatever you did

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

#haiku

173 · Feb 2018

this intimacy

17morae Feb 2018

this intimacy

this intimacy
this trading of our stories
whispers in the dark

#haiku

173 · Feb 2018

better hard to love

17morae Feb 2018

better hard to love

better hard to love
than easy to abandon
brutal poetry

#haiku

173 · Mar 2018

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

172 · Mar 2018

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

172 · Mar 2018

manly suicide

17morae Mar 2018

manly suicide

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

#haiku

171 · Feb 2018

to witness perfect

17morae Feb 2018

to witness perfect

to witness perfect
dependency in action
go watch a ball game

#haiku

169 · Mar 2018

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

169 · Feb 2018

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

169 · Mar 2018

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

167 · Mar 2018

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

167 · Mar 2018

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

166 · Mar 2018

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

166 · Mar 2018

one divorce may be

17morae Mar 2018

one divorce may be

one divorce may be
regarded as misfortune
but two seems careless

#haiku

163 · Jan 2018

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

159 · Mar 2018

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

159 · Mar 2018

passing stranger go

17morae Mar 2018

passing stranger go

passing stranger go
tell the spartans here we lie
obedient still

#haiku

156 · Feb 2018

one horse promenades

17morae Feb 2018

one horse promenades

one horse promenades
a layer of abstraction
above the game space

#haiku

155 · Feb 2018

enlightenment lives

17morae Feb 2018

enlightenment lives

enlightenment lives
in the space between my thoughts
mere infinity

#haku

155 · Mar 2018

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

155 · Mar 2018

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

154 · Feb 2018

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