Contemplating public service…
A Difficult Job
Curse the IRS?
Doing a difficult job
And mainly righteous
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From – Straight Thru the Curves: A Book of Haiku (aWIP)
Category Archives: Contemplation
Raw Courage
Contemplating the nature of heroism…
Raw Courage
A dog growls at me
I marvel at raw courage
And those pointed teeth
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Bridges Don’t Fall Down
Contemplating looking in the mirror…
Excerpted from – Bridges Don’t Fall Down
Bridges don’t fall down
Not here in the U.S.A.
What can those in government possibly say
Though this make them frown
Well good
They should look at themselves hard
And should not in the least think to spare the rod
Upon themselves…
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From – Bridges Don’t Fall Down: Stories from the I35W Bridge Collapse
Back At Their Place
Love of life and the struggle…
Back At Their House
The desert sun warms my face
Shambling upward on the trail
My lungs strain a little in the thin air. I wonder if I look pale
Getting down a race
With how long my wind will last
Our folks keep striding
He talks
And walks
She’s almost gliding
Can’t show it but feeling gassed
Determined to match their pace
Wondering how I got so frail
Blaming it on the altitude I pass it off refusing to fail
Wishing me back at their place
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Bleak Landscape
Of the grim and of redemption…
Bleak Landscape
The sparse rain spells doom
Barren in this bleak landscape
Desert flowers bloom
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The End of All
Contemplating fear, panic, and mass hysteria… On the other hand…
The End of All
Such hype and concern
The end of all but once more
The world did not burn
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Poking fun at the end of the world… Once more… On the other hand…
The Sun Rises
Contemplating love, commitment, and fear…
The Sun Rises
What is it you fear
The sun rises, then it sets
Lovers grow too near
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From – Short Thoughts: A Book of Haiku (aWIP)
So Many Think
In contemplation…
So Many Think
I cannot fathom
How so many think they know
The way to heaven
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Proud to Stand
Reveling in the glory of the moment…
Proud to Stand
I have fought real men
And been proud to stand with them
Or against again
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From – Straight Thru the Curves: A Book of Haiku (WIP)
How Great the Pain
Contemplating pain, love, and commitment…
How Great the Pain
She winces sleeping
Not knowing how great the pain
That leaves him weeping
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From – Straight Thru the Curves: A Book of Haiku (WIP)