Panic at the Mall
Yelling, stomping, and screaming
“Get your gun!” “Shoot it!”
Hurling soda bottles. Why?
Hardly Jihadist; just roach!
Month: July 2015
A Road Ahead
When at every turn
an obstacle’s presented,
easiest to quit;
to say it doesn’t matter,
or to seeth in rage;
at the patent injustice.
Yet greater courage
requires much sterner stuff;
strength to seek another path.
History Senryū 31 Jul 2015
Monk from St. Vitas
Philip made “Pope For A Day”
Charged with simony
History Senryū 30 Jul 2015
Hussites made a dent.
Prague’s first defenestration;
Politicians pitched.
Warming Glories
We’re limping along,
Golden Retriever and I.
Blame our lifestyle,
Or genetics, or foolish
Zeal and grandiose
Dreams; she WILL catch that deer,
I WILL move mountains.
Yet, now our joints betray us
And leave us one choice:
Acknowledge it’s time
To sit by this warm fire
And bask in memory’s glow.
History Senryū 29 Jul 2015
Battle at Gravelines
English fire from long range
Scatters Armada
History Senryū 28 Jul 2015
Sun’s total eclipse
Berkowski at Kōnigsberg
Daguerreotype pic
Poppy’s Precious Pit
Golden swirling warmth
Lightens head and eases pain
Comfort, but danger
History Senryū 27 Jul 2015
Illuminating
night, fire ships off Calais
Armada blazes
Existential Questions
Could the real truth be
That everyone is searching,
Looking for meaning,
Filling our lives with purpose,
To repel the coming night?
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And does it matter
If it’s fear that propels us
To seek a higher
Purpose if we use that drive
To serve not just ourselves?
History Senryū 26 Jul 2015
Benjamin Franklin
first Postmaster General
U.S. Post Office
Finding Signs
There’s a Demon in my cabbage!
It’s very scary, yet it’s true.
I’m sure that if you take a look,
you’ll surely see it too.
History Senryū 25 Jul 2015
Constantinople
restored to Byzantine rule
after 4th crusade.
Rushing to the Beckon Call
Political talk
Hate concealed in persiflage
Osmotic poison
Aroil in Pain 