17morae: Poems

241 · Nov 2017

being the poet

17morae Nov 2017

being the poet

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

#haiku

240 · Feb 2018

as necessity

17morae Feb 2018

as necessity

as necessity
spawns invention so constraint
begets creation

#haiku

239 · Feb 2018

strangers are welcome

17morae Feb 2018

strangers are welcome

strangers are welcome
but unmannerly conduct
will be met in kind

#haiku

239 · Jan 2018

await no climax

17morae Jan 2018

await no ******

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

#haiku

238 · Feb 2018

the mightier pen

17morae Feb 2018

the mightier pen

the mightier pen
despite all achievements makes
a worthless ploughshare

#haiku

234 · Nov 2017

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

230 · Jan 2018

my accomplishment

17morae Jan 2018

my accomplishment

my accomplishment
is bounded above by faith
below by training

#haiku

229 · Mar 2018

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

226 · Nov 2017

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

225 · Jan 2018

this crushing ordeal

17morae Jan 2018

this crushing ordeal

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

#haiku

225 · Feb 2018

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

224 · Feb 2018

the rarest nightmare

17morae Feb 2018

the rarest nightmare

the rarest nightmare
is raw malice combined with
vast intelligence

#haiku

224 · Nov 2017

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

224 · Dec 2017

how consequential

17morae Dec 2017

how consequential

how consequential
that very awkward moment
between birth and death

#haiku

222 · Nov 2017

the possible is

17morae Nov 2017

the possible is

the possible is
an undefined manifold
bounded by the done

#haiku

222 · Mar 2018

a happy life is

17morae Mar 2018

a happy life is

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

#haiku

222 · Mar 2018

chitown musical

17morae Mar 2018

chitown musical

chitown musical
no words stop no words stop my
elevated train

#haiku

217 · Jan 2018

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

216 · Feb 2018

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

216 · Nov 2017

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

215 · Mar 2018

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

214 · Mar 2018

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

212 · Feb 2018

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

211 · Nov 2017

cynicism is

17morae Nov 2017

cynicism is

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

#haiku

210 · Mar 2018

morning coffee is

17morae Mar 2018

morning coffee is

morning coffee is
not so nearly liberty
as afternoon tea

#haiku

210 · Feb 2018

better hard to love

17morae Feb 2018

better hard to love

better hard to love
than easy to abandon
brutal poetry

#haiku

208 · Nov 2017

following passion

17morae Nov 2017

following passion

following passion
is not so effective as
bringing it along

#haiku

207 · Jan 2018

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

206 · Feb 2018

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

205 · Mar 2018

these wonderful things

17morae Mar 2018

these wonderful things

these wonderful things
are misery within to
those who possess them

#haiku

204 · Mar 2018

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

202 · Jan 2018

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

202 · Feb 2018

this intimacy

17morae Feb 2018

this intimacy

this intimacy
this trading of our stories
whispers in the dark

#haiku

202 · Mar 2018

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

201 · Mar 2018

manly suicide

17morae Mar 2018

manly suicide

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

#haiku

199 · Feb 2018

the evil genius

17morae Feb 2018

the evil genius

the evil genius
is a cultural icon
for a good reason

#haiku

198 · Mar 2018

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

197 · Feb 2018

to witness perfect

17morae Feb 2018

to witness perfect

to witness perfect
dependency in action
go watch a ball game

#haiku

195 · Mar 2018

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

194 · Mar 2018

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

194 · Jan 2018

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

194 · Mar 2018

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

193 · Mar 2018

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

190 · Nov 2017

whatever you did

17morae Nov 2017

whatever you did

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

#haiku

188 · Feb 2018

one horse promenades

17morae Feb 2018

one horse promenades

one horse promenades
a layer of abstraction
above the game space

#haiku

187 · Mar 2018

passing stranger go

17morae Mar 2018

passing stranger go

passing stranger go
tell the spartans here we lie
obedient still

#haiku

187 · Mar 2018

one divorce may be

17morae Mar 2018

one divorce may be

one divorce may be
regarded as misfortune
but two seems careless

#haiku

187 · Feb 2018

enlightenment lives

17morae Feb 2018

enlightenment lives

enlightenment lives
in the space between my thoughts
mere infinity

#haku

186 · Mar 2018

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

183 · Feb 2018

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