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Oct 2015 · 176
Yours
you have my respect
my unconditional love
and my wicked lust
Senryu
Oct 2015 · 536
Overcast
a scrumbled lead sky
the mountains in stark relief
waiting for the rains
Haiku
Oct 2015 · 296
Valentine
behind the armoire
in dust and spider webs
lies an envelope
with a paper heart therein
a valentine unopened
a love forgotten
Choka
Oct 2015 · 576
Alone
cooked up spaghetti
and meatballs for my dinner
took it to the couch
no candlelight and wine
nor smiles and conversation
the meal was delicious but
i was not hungry
Choka
Oct 2015 · 510
Dusk
night comes drifting in
spilling over the mountains
filling the valleys
Haiku
Oct 2015 · 272
A Critical View
see the child witiin
we were all innocent once
have some compassion
Senryu
Oct 2015 · 627
The Pilgrimage
each of us clamber
through the stages of our lives
scaling monoliths
Senryu
Oct 2015 · 193
Your Light
your beautiful light
shines upon my furrowed brow
crinkling my green eyes
Senryu
Oct 2015 · 730
Fixin a Whole
mucking out my mind
looking for buried treasure
and making repairs
Senryu
Oct 2015 · 237
Jus Sayin
can you honestly
tell me that you are better
than anyone else
Senryu
when you hap upon
a soul laid bare and open
give it love and truth
both of them in great measure
that it may thrive and flower
on this remote paradise
our tiny wet world
Choka
Oct 2015 · 234
In Dreams With You
reaching to touch you
i plumb the mystery
of your sacred heart
and fiery carnality
my fingertips igniting
as i stroke your silken flesh
you tremble and yield to me
as i take you in my arms
kissing, caressing, merging
freed by loves' sweet urgency
conjoined transcendent
Choka
Oct 2015 · 302
Jewel
like a precious gem
your many facets dazzle
mesmerizing me
Senryu
Oct 2015 · 439
Sleepy
molasses thoughts
drifting down within me
eyes stuttering
Senryu
Oct 2015 · 576
Disassembling
at first a few drops
becomes a raging torrent
bursting from my eyes
Senryu
Oct 2015 · 552
Decisions
balanced on an edge
a Humpty Dumpty moment
with no safety net
Senryu
Oct 2015 · 204
Inspiration
I did not sleep much
thinking of the words you bled
lost and found treasures
Senryu
Oct 2015 · 681
Bos
Bos
I am a taurus
somewhat of a Ferdinand
out smelling flowers
eyeing pretty little cows
capering in the pasture
but those that make the mistake
of thinking me soft or meek
or even a bit foolish
find out to their pained chagrin
that this gentle Ferdinand
becomes El Toro
Choka
Oct 2015 · 314
I Would
I would lay with you
on buttercups and clover
neath the green, green trees
all speckled in their shadows
two trout in loves starry stream
Tanka
Oct 2015 · 584
A Gentle Prod
you, laughing again
caressing my beard, touching
and all that that means
Senryu
Oct 2015 · 430
Stroll
thin gray horizon
dull, dark, oozing riverside
a heron takes to wing
Haiku
Oct 2015 · 293
Beautiful
you are beautiful
when you are tickling me
with your clever eyes
Senryu
Oct 2015 · 333
Urban Raven
I am a raven
within the urban landscape
bright eyed and mirthful
Senryu
Oct 2015 · 704
The Judgement
do not judge harshly
life thrives in controversy
and differing views
but seek the truth of it
and understand what that means
always be compassionate
serve up truth tempered by love
and kindness to your fellows
free of  any prejudices
that is when and only then
may you pass judgement
Choka
Oct 2015 · 257
Beware
beware of half truths
being used as levers to
pry you from the truth
Senryu
Oct 2015 · 301
On The Path
your cultural memes
can be a barrier to
inner dialogue
Senryu
Oct 2015 · 129
Pretty Lies
the words that you speak
and how you say them to me
disagree sometimes
Senryu
Oct 2015 · 258
Across The Lake
tiny bright window
alone beneath the starry
radio ruckus
Haiku
Oct 2015 · 689
Pancakes
hot sourdough pancakes
smothered in maple syrup
cat at the window
Haiku
Oct 2015 · 841
Carnal Beatitude
touching, caressing
our flaming bodies entwined
consecrating us
in loves scorching crucible
a passionate rhapsody
sublime and boundless
Tanka
Oct 2015 · 289
Bitter Sweets
thinking about you
and all the love that we shared
turns my green eyes blue
Senryu
Oct 2015 · 206
The Appointment
"death is beyond life!"
crowed the frail, scowling ancient
"left and two flights down!"
senryu
Oct 2015 · 216
No One Is A Number
a ****** Thursday
pain and horror meted out
it is time for us
to heal the wounds inflicted
and heal the wounds that led to
twisted misguided souls that
**** indiscriminately
or all too personally
raging or cold as a fly
more often armed to the teeth
a decision must be made
if not, we are doomed to have
blood on all our hands
Choka
Oct 2015 · 262
Heedless
rider in spandex
on his bicycle, texting
wrapped up in china
Haiku
Oct 2015 · 237
Displays
coxcomb, popinjay
strutting down the avenue
a pigeon, puffed up
Haiku
Oct 2015 · 247
Early
brewing strong coffee
raspberry jam on the floor
the smell of burnt toast
Haiku
Oct 2015 · 304
Gust
acrobatic crows
clouds of leaves leaving bent trees
the door blows open
Haiku
Oct 2015 · 423
Haiku
flashes in our minds
contrasting puzzles that birth
countless brevity
Haiku
Sep 2015 · 346
Haiku
countless brevity
coded in 5-7-5
though some do insist
10 to 14 syllables
a better fit to its' root
others claim it should be expressed
in one continuous breath
its' content man and nature
those describing emotion
and opinions, have been called
Senryu, quite justifiable
nevertheless they all are
contrasting puzzles that birth
  flashes in our minds
Choka
Sep 2015 · 1.2k
My Abandoned Child
whirling little dreams
spining around within me
cutting through the shades
tramsmute my injured psyche
my abandoned child within
bring him from out of darkness
freed from that cold, remote place
where memories become ghosts
where part of us becomes lost
and tell him that i need him
and that i truly love him
and bring him back home
Sep 2015 · 373
Autumn Commute
the geese are leaving
all is gray and luminous
this cool cloudy day
dry leaves are on the pavement
they tumble by in the breeze
a black dog pads past, nose down
pigeons fly up to safety
i check the time on my phone
and enter the train
Choka
Sep 2015 · 1.2k
Love Transcendent
i love you so much
that i have lost any desire
to ever own you
instead let us drift down river
joyful in each others arms
navigating with our hearts
to the bright blue sea
Sep 2015 · 365
Urban Autumn
the rain turns heavy
swirling leaves and plastic cups
race down the gutter
Haiku
Sep 2015 · 331
Milk of Amnesia
beers, wines and spirits
distilled, brewed and fermented
inducers of fugues
when consumed in high dosage
and over time cirrohis
too often they are used for
self medication
Choka
I am not against alcohol, just it's abuse
Sep 2015 · 242
Joy
Joy
released, bathed in light
floating up and all around
free and resplendent
Haiku
Sep 2015 · 373
Panic Attack
trapped, struck by lightning
falling up and falling down
frozen and on fire
Haiku
Sep 2015 · 260
Sorrow
it rained still Harder
distorting everything
through my window pane
Haiku
Sep 2015 · 296
True Love
on top of the hill
stands an old and stately house
each evening at sunset
two crows would perch together
upon the peak of its' roof
nuzzling one another
preening and softly cawing
for years they were always there
no matter what the weather
nor the season of the year
but two years ago it changed
and now only one crow sits
upon the roof at sunset
alone, hunched and unmoving
silent and forlorn
Choka
Sep 2015 · 552
A Dream ( commitment )
i dreamed a vortex
a rotating Shangri-la
full of light and life
all lush and green and blooming
it opened up beside me
and looking down in rapture
I smiled, then leapt right in
Choka
Sep 2015 · 932
Giant
on a cool morning
i meandered by the shore
the crisp salt air was pungent
as the first rays touched the bay
with dazzling reflections
the deep thrum of a tugboat
sounded across the inlet
from within a low fogbank
and ravens clacked and cackled
high up in the dark forest
beneath the steep, sawtooth peaks
i stopped then and looking down
saw small brown ***** scuttling
across the shell littered beach
fleeing a giant
Choka
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