Blackout Poem
Tag: death
Destination?
Sure of your future?
At the time of detachment
Where will you land?
Senryu
Which Gate?
Wide gate
Opens to pleasures,
Worldly fun,
Care-free,
Yet it ends in destruction,
And utter darkness.
Narrow gate
Is chosen by few
Difficult ,
Obstacles,
Yet leads to everlasting life.
Which gate to choose?
Double Shadorma
Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. Matthew 7:13-14
In The Night
The air is heavy with darkness, Continue reading “In The Night”
The End of an Enterprise
Gone are the days
Of mud pies
That childhood imaginations
Turned into clay ashtrays
Carefully painted
In gaudy colors
By my neighborhood friend
And I
We were entrepreneurs
Out to make our fortunes
At age six
Elegy
Choose Wisely
“Death and life are in
The power of the tongue”
Consider this daily
Before you unlease words.
Of which do you choose to speak?
Tanka
Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. Proverbs 18:21
Leaf Shower
Best Friends
(Photo by Cheryl Hiner–sketch filter applied)
This poem was written for my friend Cheryl, who just lost her little dog named Beau. He was her best friend for 16 years.
Verily
Good Friday
Leonas Lines--Poetry Plus 