posting poetic prose
25 Mar 2015 7 Comments
in haiku Tags: leaves, starlings, tree
(dreamstime: royalty free stock photo)
Kristjaan shares his knowledge and experience at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai ...my haiku today tries to incorporate the element of “surprise”
24 Mar 2015 23 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: beauty, self-sacrifice, selfishness, ugly
evident in
self-sacrifice;
deny one’s
own needs
to satisfy one
who’s even
more needy.
go hungry to
feed a child,
feel thirsty by
sharing last
water bottle,
be humbled by
another’s honor.
listen to
someone’s
complaint,
ease a pain,
change a bed
or diaper for
young or old.
doesn’t come
naturally, but
life and love
will demand
we give up
our own ugly
selfishness,
if we want to
live beautiful.
Written for Mary’s poetry prompt on “beauty” at d’Verse Poets
23 Mar 2015 3 Comments
in haiku Tags: garden, mud snail, press on, summer
Linking with Carpe Diem Haiku Kai….
photo credit: afbini.gov.uk
21 Mar 2015 11 Comments
in haiku Tags: laud, praise, skylark, Wordsworth
“To a Skylark” by William Wordsworth
heavenly skylark
inspires song of Wordsworth poem
melody of praise
Skylark (Alauda Arvensis) Royalty Free Stock Images
19 Mar 2015 7 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: breeze, squall, wind, zephyr
our atmosphere
Photo credit: S. Etole
is making some
commotion here
wind blows
chinook whips
zephyr flows
tempest grips
norther howls
westerly stalls
squall prowls
microburst falls
yes, it will please
to dry the laundry
on soft breeze
but gusty gale
frames a pout
when all umbrellas
turn inside out!
Sharing with TweetSpeak Poetry…
13 Mar 2015 24 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: colitis, flora/fauna, immuno-hyper-vigilantis, inflamed
stressed out
pressed out
spread thin as
melted butter
dries into hard
charred toast
(cheap toaster,
get what you
pay for, huh?)
calendar days
overlap, overfill
with uneventful
events (or ever
errant errands);
can’t clear any
cluttered squares
for open spaces
just to breathe.
responsibilities
worry like dog
that won’t let go
of old stale bone;
just bury them
(in moist garden
with earthworms
in dirt) dig ’em up
later, composted.
body is inflamed
system attacks own
internal flora/fauna
(acidic thoughts
exacerbate cycle:
over-react or
stuff fears deep?)
irritated colon tries
to digest itself.
is it possible
to self-correct
immuno-hyper-vigilantis?
“Therefore we do not lose heart. though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.”
2 Corinthians 4:16-18
06 Mar 2015 4 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: archeologist, caveat, ostracon, siege, tel
Tel-Aviv we’ve filled out the guest list
Tel-Beersheva it’s bring your own beverage
Tel-Dan ancient veal will be an entree option
Tel-Masada he’s welcome for duration of siege
Tel-Avedat her ostracon reveals menu caveat
Tel-Jericho to not throw dishes at any busboys
Tel-Megiddo we’re serving a 26-layer dessert!
Linking to Imaginary Garden with Real Toads
03 Mar 2015 17 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: creed, freedom, religion, responsibility, right, speech
The right to believe what you choose comes with
the responsibility to allow another’s free choice.
The right to say what you want comes with
the responsibility to listen to another’s view.
The right to publish your own words comes with
the responsibility to enlighten another’s mind.
The right to live where you would comes with
the responsibility to live at peace with another.
The right to act on your convictions comes with
the responsibility to let others act on theirs.
The right to experience the joy of being alive comes with
the responsibility to respect the life of another.
When faith, speech, or action no longer respects the LIFE of another,
then it forfeits freedom and it must.
be.
stopped.
01 Mar 2015 4 Comments
sheep and stones dot steeply jaded hillsides
waves gently ripple across flashing sapphire lake
flock of creamy white gulls wing high on moist air
flowers pop like bright gems from monastic garden
blossoms clothe almond orchard in translucent pink
children chatter on walk to gate-guarded schoolyard
vendors persistently hawk a myriad of market wares
pilgrims from global village tour preserved holy site
devotees bow reverently in faithful, diverse prayers
soldiers drill younger patriots to handle heavy guns
traffic honks over chaos of narrow cobbled street
song of acapella worship echoes from chapel dome
aromas of food, local grown, entice to exotic buffet
history’s dusty layers exposed by digging ancient tell
cultures clash at civilizations’ crowded crossroads
14 Feb 2015 2 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: Israel, Jerusalem, Palestine, shalom
anticipation of pilgrimage to
holy land for the christian
state of israel for the jew
and palestine for the arab
jerusalem, ironically named
“foundation of peace”,
salem (shalom) means
“wholeness, unbrokeness”
yet real shalom eludes us all
land divided
walls broken down
relationships strained
how will diverse people live together in sacred space?
who will take a vow of peace and keep a promise?
it is a land of no lesser miracles!
“The Lord watch between me and thee…” see you when i return!
12 Feb 2015 8 Comments
in haiku Tags: festival, ice, snow, tulip, windmill
tulip festival
snowfall surprises tourists
may not so merry
_____
may not so merry
frosted flowers weeping ice
parade is cancelled
_____
parade is cancelled
bakery sells hot koffie
windmill park empty
_____
windmill park empty
nature’s moods are capricious
tulip festival
Linking this cascading haiku with Carpe Diem Haiku Kai today…
a poem in my pocket 
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