Among Us

There is lots of room

in which all of us may dwell

here between God and Satan…

even our politicians.

A Statesman’s Prayer

When we disagree,

can we not remain civil

and work to find common ground?

~

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