haiku: here today

here today
gone tomorrow;
back the next day

haiku: waking

waking:

the flower from my dream

clutched in my hand

haiku: flooded with thoughts

flooded with thoughts

i ignore them all

except this one

haiku: suddenly angry

suddenly angry;

he wonders why his temper

is so unpredictable

haiku: cold sun

cold sun

are you telling me

winter has come?

haiku: why so quiet

why so quiet

this misty morning?

temple doors shut

haiku: waiting for tomorrow

waiting for tomorrow

i wonder why yesterday left

in such a hurry...

haiku: a life spent washing dishes

a life spent washing dishes

a waste you say?

but look how he laughs...

haiku: up in blue mountain

up in blue mountain

time can't follow

you there

haiku: where time takes you

where time takes you

why would you want to go?

up through blue mountain I say...

haiku: torn paper

torn paper

cracks in the ceiling

smiling down at me

haiku: in the deep wood

in the deep wood

of my heart, can you find

your way out?

haiku: asking for directions

asking for directions

he pretends to be lost

just to pass the time...

haiku: day by day

day by day

looking for new ways

to go on

haiku: whatever was there

whatever was there

is gone now, like the summer

rain...

haiku: don't forget

don't forget

to forget

will you?

haiku: upon my horse

upon my horse

charging through the night

toward the light of day

sound and noise

when you are not

disturbed by the bluejay

the bluejay will come right

into your heart

and you will be a bluejay

- Zen Master Shunryu Suzuki Roshi

haiku: dog barking

dog barking

in the summer heat

girls laughing

haiku: everyone is changing

everyone is changing

there's no one left that's real

so make up your own ending

(Puddle of Mud, Blurry)

haiku: everything's so blurry

everything's so blurry

and everyone's so fake

everybody's empty

(Puddle of Mud, Blurry)

haiku: new arrivals

new arrivals

to this winter world

as i take my leave

haiku: when the nightmare's come

when the nightmare's come
i will try to be fun, even though...
i'm so scared, you know?

(Ocean Colour Scene, Robin Hood)

haiku: rising at six-thirty-one

rising at six-thirty-one

and faking all day 

that we're having our fun

(Ocean Colour Scene, So Low)

haiku: we laugh and we drink

we laugh and we drink

and we teach ourselves 

not to think

(Ocean Colour Scene, So Low)

haiku: for anyone drinking

for anyone drinking

the morning away, the afternoon

will prove a mistake...

(Ocean Colour Scene, So Low)

haiku: the people and the dreams

the people and the dreams 

that we lose along the way -

never forget them

haiku: the assassin

the assassin

painting these walls

a new shade of red

haiku: blah blah

blah blah

blah blah blah blah

blah

haiku: in your darkest hour

in your darkest hour

there look for the light that burns

on the horizon