There is lots of room
in which all of us may dwell
here between God and Satan…
even our politicians.
harmony
A Statesman’s Prayer
When we disagree,
can we not remain civil
and work to find common ground?
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You know I love our country,
as I know you love it too.
Let us not cast stones!
Haiku 25 Feb 2019
Transcendent sunsets
defy borders, fences, walls
Unite all peoples
Charity or Wisdom
Listen Up, you grey old goat!
Your racist ways are history.
Does that hate not sere your throat?
That grossly overt bigotry
never fails to offend
younger,
compassionate,
thoughtful men.
But since we’re here within this lodge,
I’ll try to muster up some grace,
abide the precepts of wiser men
and curb my urge to pulp your face.
I’ll maintain regard unconditional
despite your beliefs, so unlovable.
A Matins Prayer
Must there be drama
to christen every morning?
Can’t we vow and endeavor
to enjoy a silent dawn?
Haiku 18 Nov 2018
A glorious end
Writ large ‘cross the firmament
Restores perspective
Katauta 2 Nov 2018
Single sentinel
Stiffly stands at attention
Guarding garden greenery
Celestial Chorus
This quiet moment,
Unencumbered by labor,
Detached from worry,
Allows the weary spirit
To bathe in tuneless music.
Under Hammer Blows
Every passing year
Drives in deeper the wedges
Increasing the strain
On civil interaction.
How much longer can
This great tree of liberty
Remain unsundered standing?
Katauta 16 Aug 2016
Further harmony:
Deny not the evil, yet
Focus, rather, on the good.
Rise Above The Dung Heap
Brothers, heed my call!
As our sphere becomes a cesspit,
Where intolerant effluent flows,
Blooming like opinion’s night soil,
Let us keep our sacred hall
A place of rest from petty shit
Free from vile intemperant glow
Supplanting our harmony with moil.
So brothers, please, I beg you all,
For this time we rest and sit
Let’s keep our chamber pots below
Lest our tempers seethe and boil.
Brothers, please, let’s keep this space
A harmonious place of restful grace.
Out On My Limb
Please leave me in peace!
Care I not, for brutal wars
Or for noble causes.
Give me just some dappled shade,
And a bug or two,
And I’ll make a happy home,
Alive, with noise and pauses.
Garden Party Harmony
Sharing the good Earth,
This Ilex and Azalea
Coexist in peace.
Haiku 24 Mar 2016
With the coming dawn
A whole new world awakens
Rise and greet today
