Rest Before Battle

Rest before battle,
Destiny's fate decided,
Silent clouds pass by.

Mountain Haiku Dew

Streaming water sighs,
Impudent rock impedes flow!
But what right the stream?


Holy mountain top;
Distant pebbles shout silence;
Sapling sprouts unheard.


Misty cave darkness;
Stalactites lengthen at will;
Quakes sharply sever.

Winter's Heavy Snow

Winter's heavy snow
Tests the heart of bended branch,
Forever apart.

A Tormented Note

A tormented note
Dangles limply from my hand
Startled by the sky

Spindly Leg Spider

Spindly leg spider
I blow gently from the path
Comes back to be squashed

Jailed Man's Angry Voice

Jailed man's angry voice
Vainly shakes God's iron bars
While cell door unlocked

Broken Fence Still Down

Broken fence still down,
Twenty years ago, same way;
As this end of days?

Angry Artist Paints

Angry artist paints
Mona Lisa on the moon;
Humanity lost.

Mountain Winds Blow Cold

Mountain winds blow cold,
Frozen snow in midday sun,
Fingers touch the sky.

War's death brings medals

War's death brings medals,
But the noble stand for peace,
Cross of dishonor.

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The Quivering Leaf

A quivering leaf
Fears the shaking of the branch
Hastening its fate.

Man's furious heart

Man's furious heart
Destroys poetry within;
Leaf falls unnoticed.

Leaves hate not the wind

Leaves hate not the wind;
Souls who contend with nature
Bring war to the world.

Toxic river flows

Toxic river flows;
But waiting for pure waters
Doth make me thirsty.

Solitary fish

Solitary fish;
Fleeing the fisherman's net;
Water cold and dark.

Wafting spring sweet smells

Wafting spring sweet smells,
Inspire desires in my cell;
Life's promises lost.

Selfish souls see none

Selfish souls see none;
Rip from the fabric of One;
Children fend for love.

Wondering of War

Wondering of War;
Was so clear to me before;
Now asking, Why for?

Hopeless roaches live

Hopeless roaches live,
Neither giving nor taking,
Existing merely...

Innocent song birds

Innocent song birds;
Hopping freely on branches;
Living in mercy.

Paper's burning edge

Paper's burning edge;
A forever destruction;
Never same again.

Broken, crawling dreams

Broken, crawling dreams;
Battle's helpless aftermath;
What would she say now?

The dry, arid twig

The dry, withered twig
With no blossoms left to give
Still clings to the tree

One man see mere stones

One man sees mere stones;
Another sees harmony;
Each reflects himself.

The silent sweet flute

A silent sweet flute
Is useless, but so is song
Without harmony.

Music's soothing sounds

Music's soothing sounds
Tend wounds unseen to the eye;
The Sound of the soul.

For dreams young and old

For dreams young and old
Morning dew lays wet and cold.
Life is for the bold.

A drop of water

A drop of water,
Holds dear the power of life;
Purity within.

The Beast's dead heart pounds

The Beast's dead heart pounds
With life siphoned from others;
Never satisfied.

Moral on the moon

Moral on the moon;
But back in the worldly fray,
Does evil once more.


Thought he an angel;
But when finds out otherwise,
Becomes a devil.


God favors me not;
Because I do not serve Love?
If not Love, then what?

Guilt's twisted logic

Guilt's twisted logic;
Hiding anguish in the dark
Digs the hole deeper.