winter freeze sets in.
optimism its victim,
trapped beneath the ice.trees of industry
crashing heavy to the ground-
cacophonously.houses built on sand,
monuments to mankind’s greed,
blown into the wind.we’ve taken stock in
false constructs for way too long.
lets blaze our own trail.in the wilderness,
our trademark has always been
ingenuity.be ever hopeful
together we’ll discover
life in harmony.with strengthened resolve
the whole of humanity
will walk in the light.
where did you come from?
the universe, he whispered
through the silent snow
for some inexplicable reason, i’ve recently found myself on haiku-writing kick. well, maybe its not that inexplicable, i’ve been using twitter–a social network/micro-blogging service–and haikus lend themselves to the 140 character limit. that coupled with the fact that i’ve been mildly beating myself up for not writing much poetry anymore.
there are some haiku variations, but traditionally they’re three lines: a five syllable line followed by a seven syllable line by another five syllable. usually they incorporate nature and lend themselves to the changing seasons. here’s a few of the latest:
snow-covered boughs hang
evergreen in time and place
forest through the trees
cold december night
in overcrowded bar meet
serendipity
we spend so much time
glued to the computer screen
nature will calm us
winter rain falling
today’s battles lost it seems
much colder than snow
on katy’s birthday
brilliant muti-colored lights
shone for her and friends
winter skies can’t mask
incredible energy
springing from inside
give it a try! capture the way you’re feeling, what your seeing, or what you believe with 17 syllables. the boiling-it-all-down is therapeutic and the result is something that will remind you of an exact moment in time. let me know what you come up with, it would be most excellent to receive haiku comments on this one… life is poetic, live happy!!
other links:
haiku wikipedia entry
my twitter profile
haikudrew twitter profile
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“act natural!” that was what she told me as she took my picture. unfortunately acting natural is an oxymoron. to ‘just be’ is what the goal truly is, and that’s already out of the question when you know there’s a camera clicking away…
which got me thinking: how often do we really ‘just be’? how often do we take a moment(or much longer as i find it usually requires) to assess who we are? those moments are blown past us by the whirlwind of constant assessments we’re forced to make: where we are, what we’re doing, and what we need to do.
i stepped out of the whirlwind for a brief time today. i asked myself “who am i?”. i couldn’t write all the ensuing thoughts down if i wanted to, but it quickly became clear that the consistent theme was “i know i’m better than i’ve been.” it inspired me to write this:
be
i am a better poet than i have been
and i’ll write the wind with my hand
as the poet that i ami am a better friend than i have been
be friend to all i know i can
as the friend that i ami am a better lover than i have been
and love i’ll deeper understand
as the lover that i ami am a better man than i have been
and i resolve to make my stand
as the man that i am
Tags: be, drew laplante, poem, random musings
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