17morae: Poems

the rarest nightmare

17morae Feb 2018

the rarest nightmare

the rarest nightmare
is raw malice combined with
vast intelligence

#haiku

these wonderful things

17morae Mar 2018

these wonderful things

these wonderful things
are misery within to
those who possess them

#haiku

the trail to failure

17morae Jan 2018

the trail to failure

the trail to failure
is efficiently blazed by
the footprints of fools

#haiku

this crushing ordeal

17morae Jan 2018

this crushing ordeal

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

#haiku

this imposing stone

17morae Oct 2017

this imposing stone

this imposing stone
offers no impediment
if i am water

#haiku

this intimacy

17morae Feb 2018

this intimacy

this intimacy
this trading of our stories
whispers in the dark

#haiku

to be truly loved

17morae Oct 2017

to be truly loved

to be truly loved
for the space of just one breath
changes everything

#haiku

to witness perfect

17morae Feb 2018

to witness perfect

to witness perfect
dependency in action
go watch a ball game

#haiku

truth is a despot

17morae Oct 2017

truth is a despot

truth is a despot
kindness a revolution
love a bridge between

#haiku

unconditional

17morae Mar 2018

unconditional

unconditional
is a special kind of love
and of surrender

#haiku

value most highly

17morae Jan 2018

value most highly

value most highly
the ordinary genius
of a life well lived

#haiku

vasty columnade

17morae Dec 2017

vasty columnade

vasty columnade
sunshine stripes the river green
city afternoon

#haiku

whatever you did

17morae Nov 2017

whatever you did

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

#haiku

why is there something

17morae Nov 2017

why is there something

why is there something
instead of howling nothing
nice problem to have

#haiku

you entered this world

17morae Oct 2017

you entered this world

you entered this world
howling naked and afraid
so quit complaining

#haiku

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

you sometimes hear me

17morae Dec 2017

you sometimes hear me

you sometimes hear me
speaking from my hiding place
behind the mirror

#haiku

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

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