when fear suddenly
threatens to overwhelm us–
we must embrace it
for we can never be brave
unless we are afraid first
–photo by me
feel the fear (tanka)
Tag: poetry
Limerick 40
A timid young turtle named Nell
Was told she was ugly as hell,
And it hurt her inside
For her friends had all lied–
And now, she stays home in her shell
–Photo by me
america, the leaning
america
please understand
a house divided
cannot stand
and if we lean
too far one way
the winds of change
will seize the day
and we won’t have
a house at all–
america will fall
–photo by me
haiku 124
some swarms of insects
silently hang in the air–
like the ‘g’ in gnat
–photo by me
day, interrupted
when storm clouds
rolled in
o’er the city
at dawn,
the night crept
back in
and the lights came
back on,
and all that
i’d planned
for the day is
now gone
–photo by me
hot topic (senryu)
man-made warming climbs
as hot-heads are embroiled
in heated debates
–photo by me
another snake dream
i walked to the lake
and what did i see
but a hawk with a snake
in the top of a tree
so i stopped for a break–
and he dropped it on me!
–photo by me
wild days & mild nights (shadorma)
when night comes
to woodland meadows,
the dancing
wildflowers
cease their joyous gyrations
and tuck themselves in
–photo by me
night errors (etheree)
i
woke up
in the night
with my blanket
twisted up in some
kind of mobius knot;
half asleep, i wrestled it
in the dark to no avail,
and when i finally threw it out,
it came back and started licking my face.
judgement call
the hot-tempered god
rises up from the mist
and rules over man
with a fiery fist–
but here comes the goddess,
who governs at night,
and sees all our deeds
in a much softer light;
as so, they illume
the lives we are living–
but he is too harsh,
and she, too forgiving.
michaeljordahl 