17morae: Poems

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

accomplishment is

17morae Nov 2017

accomplishment is

accomplishment is
often circumscribed by love
of attribution

#haiku

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

a happy life is

17morae Mar 2018

a happy life is

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

#haiku

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

a human being

17morae Feb 2018

a human being

a human being
seeking relevance becomes
a human doing

#haiku

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

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

an apology

17morae Feb 2018

an apology

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

#haiku

as necessity

17morae Feb 2018

as necessity

as necessity
spawns invention so constraint
begets creation

#haiku

await no climax

17morae Jan 2018

await no ******

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

#haiku

being the poet

17morae Nov 2017

being the poet

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

#haiku

better hard to love

17morae Feb 2018

better hard to love

better hard to love
than easy to abandon
brutal poetry

#haiku

birds in formation

17morae Dec 2017

birds in formation

birds in formation
wing shadows across the road
mirroring the sky

#haiku

chitown musical

17morae Mar 2018

chitown musical

chitown musical
no words stop no words stop my
elevated train

#haiku

consensus inverts

17morae Feb 2018

consensus inverts

consensus inverts
the logic of rational
decision making

#haiku

cynicism is

17morae Nov 2017

cynicism is

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

#haiku

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

death and dishonor

17morae Dec 2017

death and dishonor

death and dishonor
are the only compass points
on this battlefield

#haiku

death cannot menace

17morae Oct 2017

death cannot menace

death cannot menace
a thousand laughing zombies
happy halloween

#haiku

death is patient but

17morae Nov 2017

death is patient but

death is patient but
nothing cheats the reaper like
deciding to live

#haiku

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

democracy is

17morae Feb 2018

democracy is

democracy is
rarely practiced in lifeboats
real or imagined

#haiku

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

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

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

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

dreams are effortless

17morae Apr 2018

dreams are effortless

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

#haiku

dreams of tomorrow

17morae Oct 2017

dreams of tomorrow

dreams of tomorrow
memories of yesterday
sleeves rolled up today

#haiku

enlightenment lives

17morae Feb 2018

enlightenment lives

enlightenment lives
in the space between my thoughts
mere infinity

#haku

every good idea

17morae Dec 2017

every good idea

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

#haiku

every hero fears

17morae Jan 2018

every hero fears

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

#haiku

fearful men sprout wings

17morae Nov 2017

fearful men sprout wings

fearful men sprout wings
but hero and coward fly
different directions

#haiku

fear is a hunger

17morae Nov 2017

fear is a hunger

fear is a hunger
for any sanctuary
courage is a fast

#haiku

fear is a poison

17morae Nov 2017

fear is a poison

fear is a poison
and the only antidote
is experience

#haiku

following passion

17morae Nov 2017

following passion

following passion
is not so effective as
bringing it along

#haiku

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

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

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

how consequential

17morae Dec 2017

how consequential

how consequential
that very awkward moment
between birth and death

#haiku

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

i have determined

17morae Jan 2018

i have determined

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

#haiku

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

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