17morae: Poems

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

illiteracy

17morae Apr 2018

illiteracy

illiteracy
offers pointless advantage
to the plagiarist

#haiku

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

in marriage i am

17morae Feb 2018

in marriage i am

in marriage i am
a trellis where another
biography grows

#haiku

in the big fishbowl

17morae Jan 2018

in the big fishbowl

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

#haiku

intimate sharing

17morae Feb 2018

intimate sharing

intimate sharing
with a fellow traveler
learning on the road

#haiku

i said forever

17morae Apr 2018

i said forever

i said forever
but what i really meant was
while you still love me

#haiku

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

it is sad but true

17morae Apr 2018

it is sad but true

it is sad but true
that bitter experience
makes great poetry

#haiku

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

i write poetry

17morae Mar 2018

i write poetry

i write poetry
when i can't think of something
more useful to do

#haiku

jet engines screaming

17morae Dec 2017

jet engines screaming

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

#haiku

karma is a bitch

17morae Feb 2018

karma is a *****

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

#haiku

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

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

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

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

manly suicide

17morae Mar 2018

manly suicide

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

#haiku

maybe a thank-you

17morae May 2018

maybe a thank-you

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

#haiku

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

morning coffee is

17morae Mar 2018

morning coffee is

morning coffee is
not so nearly liberty
as afternoon tea

#haiku

my accomplishment

17morae Jan 2018

my accomplishment

my accomplishment
is bounded above by faith
below by training

#haiku

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

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

negotiate like

17morae Oct 2017

negotiate like

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

#haiku

never attribute

17morae Jan 2018

never attribute

never attribute
to malice that which may rise
from incompetence

#haiku

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

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

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

one divorce may be

17morae Mar 2018

one divorce may be

one divorce may be
regarded as misfortune
but two seems careless

#haiku

one horse promenades

17morae Feb 2018

one horse promenades

one horse promenades
a layer of abstraction
above the game space

#haiku

optimism says

17morae Jan 2018

optimism says

optimism says
poverty is relative
but fear knows better

#haiku

pain begat practice

17morae Dec 2017

pain begat practice

pain begat practice
but pain has fallen away
while practice rises

#haiku

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

passing stranger go

17morae Mar 2018

passing stranger go

passing stranger go
tell the spartans here we lie
obedient still

#haiku

plagiarism is

17morae Nov 2017

plagiarism is

plagiarism is
the sincerest compliment
in literature

#haiku

punctuation is

17morae Dec 2017

punctuation is

punctuation is
often indeterminate
rarely rewarded

#haiku

rocket science is

17morae Feb 2018

rocket science is

rocket science is
not quite rocket science to
rocket scientists

#haiku

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

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

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

strangers are welcome

17morae Feb 2018

strangers are welcome

strangers are welcome
but unmannerly conduct
will be met in kind

#haiku

success is moving

17morae Feb 2018

success is moving

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

#haiku

the evil genius

17morae Feb 2018

the evil genius

the evil genius
is a cultural icon
for a good reason

#haiku

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

the mightier pen

17morae Feb 2018

the mightier pen

the mightier pen
despite all achievements makes
a worthless ploughshare

#haiku

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

the only limits

17morae Jan 2018

the only limits

the only limits
constraining my destiny
are the ones i make

#haiku

the possible is

17morae Nov 2017

the possible is

the possible is
an undefined manifold
bounded by the done

#haiku

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