CHAPBOOK 1 : "ROADS & WINDOWS"

Haiku & Senryu

ROADS

where choices begin

some are quick to find its end

wise keeps journeying.

BUTTERFLY

a dangerous thing:

inspiration's fragile wings

metamorphosis.

METEOR SHOWER

Friday night space lights

as we caress the hours

streaks across the sky.

NIJINSKY

So divine such grace

words not made to embody

ballet when god speaks.

WEDDING

as we are falling

hand in hand so grippingly

until death our kiss.

NEW

Scent of new bought toy

action-figure life-sized flight

young superman plans.

TO TRAVEL

Reality's bus

stuck with a window seat view

prefer Tuscan bikes.

WINTER GIFT

Downey skin so white

like a cold glass of fresh milk

unwrapping Christmas.

TAI CHI

Dawn's ceremony

wet grass tickling our feet

wave away the night.

OSMOSIS

Blossoms in winter

bursts like a Japanese kiss

how to love haiku.

BLUR

Tears are no longer

loose and quick to disarray

how sight understands.

BUTTER

Lies cut like a knife

as we wake from the falling

like time, melts on toast.

PROUD

Sacrificial lamb

motivates the hearts of Men

how his son is raised.

ACTOR

Fury on a whim

clown employed by emotions

at home, bored to tears.

FAMILY CIRCUS

Death defying lunch

life in a trapeze show gasp!

fights for ringmaster.

CHATTY KATHY

Conversely undone

she speaks without listening

why she has few friends?

PEANUTS

Child's play tricks we played

like pigpen we dirty love

fly with red barons.

PERPETUAL STUDENT

Effulgence of youth

wit for blades to open minds

turns left but keeps right

SOCCERMOM

Mother's sideline cheers

loud for wheelchair legged champ

no goals made red card.

EXCERCISE

Samoan in jeans

bids me a good morning smile

chews gum as he jogs.

A LIVING

homeless on my street

collecting the tin and glass

daily for some green.

I DREAM

sleepless and lovelorn

wishful pining for the truth

hoping vividly.

A DREAM

to keep promises

enthusiastic as war

men at last needless.

IN SLEEP

cradled in silence

a loud mind coalesces

with the universe.

BLOOD

when broken feels raw

as a throbbing from a cut

truth must weep as deep.

ALIENS

unknown and heartless

fear and loathing in their screams

swarms on summer fruit.

HEARTH

fires for our nights

we once feared the cold unseen

now familial dreams.

STAINED GLASS

Broken pieces shape

the cathedral of your soul

stained light still shines true.

WINDOW

Peek a look inside

what lives within keep in warmth

heaven as our roof.

Reviews

[Einstein Noodle]

each one worth a page of its own .. wonderful, thoughtful and imaginative stuff ... only critique ..too many on one page ;) i would more easily savor each by itself in my tiny time constricted space :} i think these are wonderful!
E.

[Butch Decatoria]

Thanks so much for reading and review, much appreciated.

[Sami Khalil]

A unique and wonderful write. Much enjoyed....:).......

[David Sarori]

It's amazing how in 16 words you can make butter the most profound thing in the universe, you truly are very talented. [ and not just the ways of butter :) ]

[Matching Socks]

I love this style of writing, so meaning and simple.

[Butch Decatoria]

the literary form limits words, so with what little given leads to something profound, if we're lucky... thanks for your reviews, always appreciated. hope all is well with you.

[Matching Socks]

All is well! Back from vacation... :(