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i saw you that night
you were too real for them
eyes full of mourning
deep blue pools in ivory
above the little black dress
sitting there leaning forward
invisible tears pouring
down your cheeks an endless stream
betraying your distraction
though you bravely tried to smile
and that is when i realized
i truly loved you
Choka
guided by the moon
on quiet feet at midnight
will you come to me
Senryu
autumn wind
branches clattering
leaves desert
Haiku
a single red rose
bleeding petals in the wind
crimson tears in flight
Senryu
a strong gust of wind
clouds of leaves spiral upwards
sandwich boards fall flat
Haiku
windy stormy day
murky brown raging river
turns blue in sunlight
Haiku
Winter whispers
outside my bedroom window
snowplows grumble
Haiku
I light the kindling
And a warm and orange glow
Fills the little room
Outside, from afar, wolves howl
As the moonlit snow sparkles
Little birds outside
Hopping on snow, after crumbs
A cat lurks, watching
Worker Bees buzz
Filling combs with sweet honey
To dull Winter's sting
As the days light fades
I dream of happy endings
While closing the blinds
Haiku
Her tears like petals
softly falling to the ground
loves' blossom dying
Senryu
complex, beautiful
as deep as i and deeper
beloved lover
Senryu
i love women
they are so fascinatiing
captivating
seducing and challenging
to my body and my mind
a world without them would be
a tragic and empty place
which i would want no part of
i love women
Choka
i have a lot more to say on this, but that will have to wait for a much longer work.
Billions of sheep
Following false bellwether's
To the abattoir
Starving, they jostle for crumbs
While those dressed as wolves eat lamb
Tanka
Inside of my head
There lives a sleek, fat maggot
I call him worry
He feeds on fear, guilt and shame
And I would love to starve him
Tanka
nothing is perfect
and we are lucky for that
because otherwise
we would not exist at all
so remember that this life
is a gift and a challenge
every last one of us
is a pilgrim in this world
and it is important that
we listen to our fellows
respecting their opinions
and showing them that we do
acting with true compassion
ready to cooperate
always demanding the same
making our own decisions
looking below the surface
to seek out all the details
and how they fit together
with an unpejudiced eye
and then we will be worthy
of being called civilized
and intelligent
Choka
would you pave your heart
and make it a parking lot
where nothing can grow
Senryu
we are all wounded
and limp through our lives
till death or healing
Haiku
it is getting late
kind of tired kind of happy
as i slide to sleep
Senryu
searching through the heavens
for you my blue eyed beauty
above these darkling shadows
that shroud and ring my heart
come to me in innocence
come to me unbound and true
and take my broken heart
unto your silken palms
and heal me
Yes
Yes
Then she cocked her head
Eying close my outstretched hand
And winked to say "Yes!"
You
You
What I say to you
Is always straight from my heart
You deserve no less
For I love and cherish you
Just for now and forever
Tanka
we are all agates
washed and polished by waves
on this mortal beach
Senryu
you fill me with lust
for your body and your soul
you are what i need
Senryu
you are delightful
that is what i think of you
when i think of you
Senryu
you know i love you
cause i always tell you so
i don't play no games
with a sweet lover like you
come on down to the river
i got a bottle of wine
we'll laugh away the sunset
and make love until the dawn
you know i love you
Choka
your eyes
always your eyes
aglow
Senryu
i love your body
it's such a luscious vessel
for your winsome soul
Senryu
i taste your fragrance
whenever you are near me
your perfume is love
Senryu
Soft light creeping in
I sip coffee, hot and black
Glimpsing back, I tilt my chair
Blue sky through spruce boughs
Retrospective of your eyes
Tanka
The touch of your lips
those sweet silken rose petals
sparks an inferno
Senryu
your beautiful light
shines upon my furrowed brow
crinkling my green eyes
Senryu
wet logs strew the beach
you walk alone through the rain
pebbles clattering
stepping over the bull kelp
and skirting the roilng surf
the sky turns an iron grey
and mist seeps down through the wood
but inside you feel a glow
that gives you warmth and comfort
my love within you
Choka
you always need me
in the middle of the night
your secret lover
Senryu
look in the mirror
and see something wonderful
somebody to love
Senryu
you have my respect
my unconditional love
and my wicked lust
Senryu
i love when you smile
with that bright look in your eyes
amorous playful
the call of a loon
from across the darkened lake
owls hooting nearby
then just that sense of ringing
slowly wheeling above me
as big as the starry sky
taking me to a dream deep
till i wake at dawns' first light
as  bright as crystal
Choka

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