Haiku About Society, Justice and War

BUSHIDO

MEDITATE ON DEATHTO BE CALM FOR THE STRUGGLE,FIERCE IN THE MOMENT

BREAKING TRUTHS

MY ASIAN COUSIN,A CHRISTIAN MARINE, CRIPPLEDTHE ANCESTRAL MOLD.

CHASM OF CONFLICT

A YAWNING ABYSSGAP OF CONTINUITYMADE BY DISRUPTION

PAST

BUFFALO GHOSTS DANCETUMBLEWEEDS MELT IN GRAY SNOWFISH EAT THE CRICKETS

HAIKU SONNET

SUNLIGHT ON THE WHEATA THOUSAND ROWS IN HARVESTBOWED HEADS IN BREADLINESHEAVY ON THE STALKBRIGHT EARS OF MAIZE ABOUNDINGEMPTY BOWLS STACKED HIGHDRAINED RICE PADDIES CLEANFULL BASKETS PILED HIGH WITH GRAINBED WITHOUT SUPPERSOYBEAN LEAVES FALLENHEAVY PODS RIPE AND READYA STARVING ORPHANSEVEN BILLION HUNGRY MOUTHSONE FARMER TO FEED THE WORLD

A CRACK

A CRACK IN THE WORLDDIVIDES US AND THEM – MOTHERGORILLA HUGS YOUNG

"I BROUGHT THE FIRST STONE"A TRANSGENDERED WOMANTELLS A COUNCIL MEMBER

SLEEPY FIELDS CONSUMEDTREES GOBBLED BY CONCRETE SLABSJAWS OF PROGRESS

GIFT

A COAT FOR THE COLDGIFT OF HOPE TO ANOTHERLIGHT SMILES IN TIRED EYES

CHANGING PLACES

I’D SELL MY BODYPARTS AND HAIR FOR COLD HARD CASHTHOUGH I’D RATHER TRADE

CROWDED MARKETPLACEWAVES OF BOBBING HEADS ROLL INDROWNING ALL REASON

NORTH UNMARKEDON HIS MORAL COMPASS,THE NEEDLE SPINS

GRAFFITI MARSTHE GRANITE CLIFF’S FACE –ROADSIDE CROSS

LACK OF MONEY KILLSWHILE FINANCIAL WIZARDS RULE,ROCKEFELLER LIVES

CHOICES?

YOUNG MUM DECIDING –FLUFFY DIAPERS ON THE LINE,OR THE EARTH'S FUTURE?

ON CHINA’S GREAT WALLNO LONGER UNCERTAINWHICH WAY THE WIND BLOWS

A BAD SITUATION

POT AND ALCOHOLA TEENAGE BOY IN A CARBAD SITUATION

NURSING HOME III

WORLDLY POSSESSIONSLOCKER AND IN THREE DRAWERSAND AWAIT THE END

OUR

OUR ERODED VALUESOUR DESTRUCTION FROM WITHINOUR EXTINGUISHED DREAMS

LOWER COLUMBUS DRIVE

BLUE SATIN PULLED NEATSMOOTH OVER SIDEWALK MATTRESSONE BLOCK FROM PRIVILEGE

GAS STATION KLEPTO

PORCELAIN FIGURES,HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT. STICKYFINGERS COVET THEM.

SEEDS OF WISDOM

THE DROUGHT WITHERED CROPSURROUNDS THE TEARFUL FARMERSEEDS OF WISDOM FALL

MOURNING HAIKU

BUSHES BLOOM ANEWBUTTERFLIES APPEAR BUT SOMEBLACK MEN WILL STAY DEAD

THE MORNING GLORYVINE CRAWLS ALONG THE FENCE TOMEET THE NEIGHBOR’S SHEARS

UNTANGLING LEASHES‒STRANGERS ON THE DOG PARK PATHFINDING COMMON THREADS

BEACH SCENE

COFFEE CUPS, BEER CANS,CANDY WRAPPERS, UNDERWEAR-STREWN ACROSS THE BEACH

BARSTOW FROM THE TRACKS

UGLY TRENCH ABOVEOF MUD UNSHAPELY CARVED - YETALIEN STRANGE BELOW.

AFTER A COUP

IN THE TEA GARDENUNCERTAIN KITTENS TEETERON OLD GREEK COLUMNS.

SEMANTICS

YOU THINK A NAZIIS A STICKLER FOR GRAMMAR.HOW LUCKY YOU ARE.

DISCONNECT

THE BLIND CASHIER SMILESA BROKEN SMILE AS I PAYFOR THE MILK AND BREAD.

UNCOLLECTED TREESCHRISTMAS DISINTEGRATIONROADSIDE DETRITUS

CHAIN GANG

GOLDEN ORB BLAZINGHEAT SHIMMERING UP IN WAVESORANGE JUMPSUIT CHAFES

CALIFORNIA FIRE

A CITY IS SIEGEDTRAPPED IN A FIERCE INFERNOMY HEART IS BLEEDING

HUNGRY

THERE’S NO FOOD TO EATMAYBE THE NEIGHBOR WON’T MINDIF I BORROW SOME

AVALANCHE

CRUSHED BY THE RUBBLEOF OTHERS’ EXPECTATIONSWAITING FOR RELIEF