David Alexander Walker: Poems

505 · May 2015

David Alexander Walker May 2015

Orange candlelight
A silhouette flickering
Hesitant, unsure
Where will your feet find purchase
On a night so black
With no moonlight to guide you
On the pathway to her heart

Choka

505 · Jul 2016

I Browse

David Alexander Walker Jul 2016

I Browse

watching, witnessing
life is full of simple truths
that fill me with awe

Senryu

503 · Sep 2012

It Rains

David Alexander Walker Sep 2012

It Rains

Forgive my being
A little melancholy
It rains on some days

503 · Apr 2015

Caveat Emptor

David Alexander Walker Apr 2015

Caveat Emptor

Pure gobbledygook
Joe public bedazzling
Politician grade
The best that money can buy
Becomes void post election

Tanka

502 · Sep 2012

Transit

David Alexander Walker Sep 2012

Transit

Picked up the pieces
Glued them tight within my breast
And caught the next bus

502 · Dec 2015

Desire

David Alexander Walker Dec 2015

Desire

pale blue kimono
all birds and cherry blossoms
that spills down your curves
and falls open as you glide
gifting me the briefest glimpse
of sweet paradise

Choka

500 · Nov 2015

Poppies

David Alexander Walker Nov 2015

Poppies

poppies in the wind
symbols of those forgotten
and lifetimes stolen

Senryu

500 · Oct 2015

My Song

David Alexander Walker Oct 2015

My Song

someday i will die
my lifes' refrain now over
a sweet song now sung
but i will be satisfied
to of sung my song clearly
baring my heart and my soul
full of love, truth and freedom
until the baton is stilled
and i fall silent

Choka

497 · Sep 2012

She

David Alexander Walker Sep 2012

She

And when I saw her
Eyes shining, looking at me
No one else would do

495 · Oct 2015

Gerascophobia

David Alexander Walker Oct 2015

Gerascophobia

caste down and broken
no longer able to rise
watching as life flows
around you and to the dawn
while you linger at sunset
praying for the endless night
so long overdue

Choka

493 · Feb 2016

Afternoon Heat

David Alexander Walker Feb 2016

Afternoon Heat

prairie dogs scatter
high above the golden field
a hawk soars alone

Haiku

488 · Jan 2016

January

David Alexander Walker Jan 2016

January

fences white with frost
blue sky, yellow sun, cold day
snow geese are leaving
.

Haiku

486 · Apr 2015

That's Life

David Alexander Walker Apr 2015

That's Life

Beginnings and ends
Some overlapped, some butting
Others just dangling

Haiku

485 · Oct 2015

Sleepy

David Alexander Walker Oct 2015

Sleepy

molasses thoughts
drifting down within me
eyes stuttering

Senryu

483 · Jan 2016

Moha

David Alexander Walker Jan 2016

Moha

a cold wind blowing
snow manes on the mountains
snug in my teepee

Haiku
Moha is at the confluence of the Bridge river and Yalakom river where the Camelsfoot mountains meet the coast mountains. I camped there in the winter many years ago with a beautiful french canadian girl named Yvonne. It was 20 below weather, but the teepee was very comfortable.

482 · Feb 2016

Love Triumphant

David Alexander Walker Feb 2016

Love Triumphant

my love will endure
tho time has withered and died
i shall be with you
and you will feel me calling
come away with me my love
beyond the deep dark endless
and its wild spiraling stars
come into my love's embrace
look into my shining eyes
and i will look into yours
now and forever

Choka

480 · Jun 2016

Sleepy Head

David Alexander Walker Jun 2016

Sleepy Head

an urban morning
garbage trucks and sirens
shake me from my sleep

Senryu

477 · Dec 2014

Commuters

David Alexander Walker Dec 2014

Commuters

Cold, frosty morning
Winter coats and heavy boots
one madman in shorts

477 · Dec 2015

Waltzing

David Alexander Walker Dec 2015

Waltzing

waltzing a scythe
through a field of golden grass
crows walk close behind

Haiku

477 · Dec 2014

Abused

David Alexander Walker Dec 2014

Abused

Small, afraid, alone
Lost in a place of darkness
No love nor soothing
Used and hurt and put away
Stolen dreams and happiness

Tanka
Dedicated to all those that have suffered, are suffering, and will suffer this terrible injustice. We must break the cycle, too much is at stake and too many have suffered (even one is too much).

477 · Oct 2015

Rain

David Alexander Walker Oct 2015

Rain

the rain is pouring
crowds of people are running
for the last train home

Haiku

473 · Jun 2016

The Bell Weather

David Alexander Walker Jun 2016

The Bell Weather

on the cross town bus
met a holy man laughing
singularities

Senryu

473 · Feb 2016

First Sight

David Alexander Walker Feb 2016

First Sight

above coral lips
venetian blue sadness
your luminous eyes

Senryu

472 · Oct 2015

Stroll

David Alexander Walker Oct 2015

Stroll

thin gray horizon
dull, dark, oozing riverside
a heron takes to wing

Haiku

472 · Nov 2015

Wither

David Alexander Walker Nov 2015

Wither

Her tears like petals
softly falling to the ground
loves' blossom dying

Senryu

471 · Mar 2015

Silly Cons

David Alexander Walker Mar 2015

Silly Cons

The U.S. has more
Billionaires per capita
Than anywhere else
Plus more millionaires as well
And I ask, at what a cost?

Tanka

470 · May 2015

Baal Ants Sing

David Alexander Walker May 2015

Baal Ants Sing

They sat beside a steep black hole
Perched high upon the event horizon
It chilled them to their very soul
That they might fall with no hope of risen

469 · Jun 2016

You Are

David Alexander Walker Jun 2016

You Are

you are delightful
that is what i think of you
when i think of you

Senryu

469 · Apr 2015

Natures Cathedral

David Alexander Walker Apr 2015

Natures Cathedral

Silver shafts of light
Pierce the tall and ancient grove
picking out colors
Rich greens, russets, silver greys
An elk struts through, rack held high

Tanks

469 · Dec 2014

Motherhood

David Alexander Walker Dec 2014

Motherhood

Tears slipped from her eyes
And ran down her cheek's soft curves
Cozy, her child nursed

Haiku...meant encompass both happy and sad...the constant is the child supported in comfort surrounded by love

469 · Jan 2016

Late Spring

David Alexander Walker Jan 2016

Late Spring

harebells and tulips
verge the blackberry brambles
two lop ears within

Haiku

466 · Feb 2016

Raincoast Valentine

David Alexander Walker Feb 2016

Raincoast Valentine

stormy windy day
my windows full of rain drops
my heart full of you

Senryu

465 · Apr 2016

Pigeonopolis

David Alexander Walker Apr 2016

Pigeonopolis

grey clouds crowding in
the desultory rain drifts
pigeons mob for crusts
strutting on pink feet they search
the unforgiving asphalt
of the glass, concrete canyon
stalked by umbrellas

Choka

463 · Sep 2015

Human Kindness

David Alexander Walker Sep 2015

Human Kindness

so many people
ignore the plight of others
till they are in need

Haiku

462 · Mar 2016

Sunset

David Alexander Walker Mar 2016

Sunset

water boatmen
skim bright coloured reflections
as the sun sinks

Haiku

461 · Sep 2012

Poetry

David Alexander Walker Sep 2012

Poetry

Thought and emotion
Combined, distilled and served up
With text, neat and dry

459 · Sep 2012

Yes

David Alexander Walker Sep 2012

Yes

Then she cocked her head
Eying close my outstretched hand
And winked to say "Yes!"

459 · Mar 2016

You Are

David Alexander Walker Mar 2016

You Are

you fill me with lust
for your body and your soul
you are what i need

Senryu

457 · Jul 2015

Happy

David Alexander Walker Jul 2015

Happy

The cold night air chased
Holidayers from the beach
And the tide swelled in
Washing the sand clean again
Smelt fishermen set their nets
Hunting tiny silver fish
Under a star speckled sky
And I was happy

Choka

455 · Dec 2015

Enterprise

David Alexander Walker Dec 2015

Enterprise

young man in wheelchair
lets the air out his tires
then begs for money

Senryu

454 · Jan 2016

Oily Riser

David Alexander Walker Jan 2016

Oily Riser

sipping gasoline
on this tar paper plain
playing with matches

Senryu

454 · Mar 2016

Meadow Brook

David Alexander Walker Mar 2016

Meadow Brook

fast running brook
trout sparkle underneath
light blue ripples

Haiku

453 · Mar 2015

Cell Abrasion Time

David Alexander Walker Mar 2015

Cell Abrasion Time

I put a pillow
Over my head late last night
Party on neighbours!

Haiku

453 · Apr 2015

A Point Of View

David Alexander Walker Apr 2015

A Point Of View

Exotic realms lure
Adventurers and tourists
With their rare beauty
And their splendorous visions
Who once home again
And strolling their neighborhood
Are blind to the magic there

Choka

453 · Dec 2015

Eternity

David Alexander Walker Dec 2015

Eternity

is eternity
ever growing boundlessness
expanding unseen
and what of its inversion
is that exponential too
is it all twisted and warped
tied throughout with cosmic strings
full of many dimensions
or is it unknowable
a schrodinger's cat

Choka

449 · Sep 2015

Grey Reflections

David Alexander Walker Sep 2015

Grey Reflections

It is raining out
And my universe is grey
Beneath these dark clouds
Cars hiss by on the pavement
Pedestrians hurry past
But I just stand here and gaze
Lost in my own enigma
Wondering when light will be
Again in my heart

Choka

443 · Jan 2016

Jasmine

David Alexander Walker Jan 2016

Jasmine

blooming after dark
the jasmine's sweet warm scent
fills me with yearning

Senryu

442 · Feb 2016

Clearing The Land

David Alexander Walker Feb 2016

Clearing The Land

bonfire after dark
clouds of orange sparks burst up
silhouettes tending

Haiku

442 · Nov 2015

Tom Wylie

David Alexander Walker Nov 2015

Tom Wylie

I once new a man named Tom Wylie
Who had a wife named Al he prized highly
From Saint Helena to Dar
They traveled so far
That the sun burnt their wits quite dryly

Limerick
Dedicated to my dear friends Tom and Alvina Wylie, sadly long gone from this mortal coil.

441 · Dec 2014

Whatcha Doin?

David Alexander Walker Dec 2014

Whatcha Doin?

You always call me
Late, wanting to come over
I always answer

Haiku