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Haikus by Richard Doyle ©
HAIKU
Definition: A haiku is a short poem that uses imagistic language to convey the essence of an experience of nature or the season intuitively linked to the human condition.
Notes: In Japanese a typical haiku has seventeen "sounds" (syllables in English) arranged five, seven, and five. Most haiku in English consist of three unrhymed lines of seventeen or fewer syllables, with the middle line longest, though today's poets use a variety of line lengths and arrangements. (Source: The Haiku Society of America)
I love the challenge of generating as much meaning as I can into as small a space as I can, which is why haikus are one of my favorites.
Enjoy, Rich Doyle
"Rainbow"
God paints us a bridge
to cross from dark times to light;
its called a rainbow.
"Critics"
The altruists of
criticism are rarely
willing receivers of it.
"Pious"
When you paint yourself
pious, your canvas will soon
be hypocrisy.
"Heavy Heart"
Shoulders carry weight
that pales in comparison
to a heavy heart.
"Trust"
When you lose something,
on occasion it returns.
'Trust' is rarely one.
"Helping Hands"
When extending hands
to lift up a stranger, you
also lift yourself.
"Baby Steps"
Baby steps lead to
minor tumbles and bruises.
Leaps lead to hard falls.
"Deeds"
Furrows of life's seeds
are not sown in wealth or greed,
rather through our deeds.
"God"
Believing in God
seemed so much easier when
He believed in me.
"Fear"
Facing fear reveals
that fear itself is faceless.
Bravery's soon conquered.
"Loneliness"
If in solitude
one befriends themself, truly they
are never alone.
"Happiness Lost"
Happiness is lost
to those who persistently
shield themselves from it.
"People Change"
People sometimes change,
not from their alterations,
but my acceptance.
"Darkness"
When facing darkness,
standing still might keep you safe,
but you go nowhere.
"Leopard Spots"
A leopard in a
zebra-skin coat only hides
its spots for so long.
"Wisdom"
When the years behind
surpass the years remaining,
wisdom finds refuge.
"God's Sculpture"
To form me like clay
would be useless; my hardened
soul requires chisels.
"Freedom"
I found true freedom
when I became my own judge
rather than others.
"Lost Treasure"
I have lost treasures
and wealth, but I lost the most
when I lost myself.
"Choice"
Freedom of choice is
either a privilege, or
burden: it's your choice.
"Fraud"
My mirror shouts "Fraud",
and when confessed to the world
she shouts back "Us too."
"Betrayal"
Of the many wounds
suffered, none cut deeper than
that of betrayal.
"Burning Down"
Building yourself up
by burning others down leaves
you reaking of soot.
"Land of Solitude"
Land of Solitude:
Where masculine masks are shed
and tears of men bled.
"Enemy Within"
I keep my friends close,
but my enemies closer,
for they are within.
"Feeding Dogs"
If you keep feeding
a dog that bites; you lose the
dog, or lose your hand.
"Gossipers"
Gossipers see all,
hear all, but rarely know all:
Truth reigns defeated.
"Helping Hand"
When you lend a hand,
you also lend a heart and
miracles follow.
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