Hope
March 16, 2014 § Leave a comment
I’m staring forward
feeling overwhelmed with want
for you to be there
Love
March 15, 2014 § Leave a comment
the true depth of it
understood so clearly through
a dog’s earnest eyes
Faith
March 14, 2014 § Leave a comment
Without its presence
life would be a gasping breath
short of rapt wonder
Courage
March 13, 2014 § 1 Comment
doubt forms while time stops
heartbeats pound as you feel it
calling you to act
Temperance
March 12, 2014 § 1 Comment
a delicate strength
seen not for what you do, but
for what you do not
Justice
March 11, 2014 § Leave a comment
ever evasive
we crawl toward it through the tar
that shrouds desired peace
Prudence
March 10, 2014 § Leave a comment
a pasture serene
within which reason abides
turning in at dusk
To cure a recent lack of inspiration, I’ve decided to do a Haiku series for the next seven days on the seven virtues–prudence, justice, temperance, courage, faith, hope, love. Enjoy!
Liberation
March 9, 2014 § Leave a comment
I have a story that’s like fire
in my mind. A tale I wove
from thoughts and thread
into a delicate cloth
both beautiful, but imperfect
it smolders still
draped over my eyes
clouding sight but brightening
my way. If only I could peel it back,
throw it above my head
and watch it spin through the air.
Perhaps you could catch a glimpse
of its freedom, and throw your
cloak into the wind, just the same.
Or perhaps you would look above
and simply feel its warmth
fall onto your shoulders.
My Paper
March 8, 2014 § Leave a comment
A white sea, blank
an open ocean, filled
of possibility
crisp corners, edges
sharp, surface smooth
with prospects
of magnificence
yearning to be
filled with color
a canvas of
opportunity beneath
a single pen
waiting in apprehension
for what it will become
Song Bird
March 7, 2014 § Leave a comment
the sweetest
song of a single bird
was heard one day in passing
a distant toon cascading softly
a melody pouring into the ear
of a wanderer, who heard
the ups and downs
of a familiar hymn
a soul, perhaps lost, but still
walking, who caught the song
as it passed through the air
and smiled
as he sang
along
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