Except Haiku: A Haiku

Even the insect
Green, excited and nervous
Is most poetic

As he lands firmly
Near to me, one thing he knows
My poetic prose

Such gorgeous ramblings
Have we, he'll spout, grammar-less
Need-less, filter-less

Out and Up: A Haiku

Please never cower
Flight is just to capture your
Imagination

(Photo Credit: Tiger R., age 9)
(Photo Model: Reggie R., age 14)

Wishing beyond hope
The back of my soul be burned
With all that you'd said

We kept holding hands
I clinging and you dragging
One day we let go

Unheard and angry
Misunderstood and tuned out
Nothingness finds you

The Constellations
I've need to unravel Them
To disclose the stars

For me, sell pencils
For me, protect our small space
For me, be present

Even they, the ghosts
Look to the light, so they'll know
How beauty best haunts

Her heart in command
Whether days be bright or dark
She walks forth in truth

The flowers watch her
She shows them color and strength
They follow her lead

Antelope Flats, Kelly Loop;
Grand Teton National Park;
August 2017

All we think we need
Does nothing to redeem us
And cheapens our minds