17morae: Poems

191 · 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

188 · Dec 2017

birds in formation

17morae Dec 2017

birds in formation

birds in formation
wing shadows across the road
mirroring the sky

#haiku

188 · Dec 2017

pain begat practice

17morae Dec 2017

pain begat practice

pain begat practice
but pain has fallen away
while practice rises

#haiku

183 · Mar 2018

unconditional

17morae Mar 2018

unconditional

unconditional
is a special kind of love
and of surrender

#haiku

182 · Jan 2018

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

178 · Jan 2018

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

178 · Jan 2018

i have determined

17morae Jan 2018

i have determined

i have determined
to live in the arena
so i will die there

#haiku

176 · Dec 2017

vasty columnade

17morae Dec 2017

vasty columnade

vasty columnade
sunshine stripes the river green
city afternoon

#haiku

174 · Oct 2017

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

163 · Jan 2018

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

157 · Dec 2017

you sometimes hear me

17morae Dec 2017

you sometimes hear me

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

#haiku

154 · Dec 2017

punctuation is

17morae Dec 2017

punctuation is

punctuation is
often indeterminate
rarely rewarded

#haiku

151 · Jan 2018

value most highly

17morae Jan 2018

value most highly

value most highly
the ordinary genius
of a life well lived

#haiku

149 · Jan 2018

the trail to failure

17morae Jan 2018

the trail to failure

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

#haiku

143 · Jan 2018

optimism says

17morae Jan 2018

optimism says

optimism says
poverty is relative
but fear knows better

#haiku

142 · Dec 2017

jet engines screaming

17morae Dec 2017

jet engines screaming

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

#haiku

140 · Jan 2018

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

139 · Nov 2017

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

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