06-30-13 Broke In Las Vegas

empty pockets
at the casino bar

after nine glasses
of fine scotch

found a quarter
on the floor

that's twenty five shots
on the penny slots

and another round
on the house





         

06-29-13 Skunk Family Haiku

Soft black and white fur
Stinky little baby skunks
Their mommy loves them




         

06-28-13 Dark Love

Hiding away from your heart
Beating the odds to survive
Danger alive on the hot streets
In pain but still willing to fight

Whipped to the point of exhaustion
Cut up down deep to the broken bone
Burned by raging fires of heavy passion
Kissing quietly for many intimate moments


       

06-27-13 Radio Waves In The Age Of Silence

Plastic sensation on the planet
Musical warfare at the festival
Dancing children floating on air
Teach them to accept diversity

Eagle's nest on the river bank
Sandwich supply control team
Soda pop drop in the ocean blue
Diamonds dripping from trees

Lost inside deadly spider webs
The art of silent destruction dreams
Crossfire through the fields of fire
Flower pots growing in lush gardens





     

06-26-13 Pirates Plundering On The High Seas

ye shall walk the plank
into shark infested waters
mark the spot with an X
drunk on a stolen bottle of rum
passed out cold on the deck
roasting out in the hot sun
pillaging the seaport at night
burying a treasure chest
somewhere on the coastline
before sailing off in a ghost ship

06-25-13 Expression Gets Better With Age

Sitting in an old coffee shop
Reading the newspaper
Turning each page carefully
Looking for some good news

Hot cup of coffee on the table
Recycling ideas around in my head
Thinking about the creation of art
Writing it all down inside my notebook

Reflections on an entire body of work
Collecting snapshots of the living present
Captured forever in the collective memory
Sketches of modern life from a new perspective

At this very moment we are lost in time
Sitting out under a starry night sky
Philosophizing about the living future
Past the turning point of no return





       

06-24-13 Dinosaurs In The Newspaper

ancient coffee ritual condition
fast action fabulous contamination
scandalous champagne trash fashion
throwback attack behind dark runways

classic breakdown career wrek
dying alone in the spotlight
crying along on the red carpet
disasterous masterpieces on display

diamonds flushed down the sewer
hundred dollar bills vanish into thin air
plastic scream machine buzzing away
liquid heat on a cold winter's day

sensational dollhouse fantasy massacre
robot monster apocalypse blackout
wholesome family prison adventure
trapped in a prehistoric jungle paradise




       

06-23-13 The Science Of Silence

quiet stillness
slowly relaxed
mood changes
peaceful calm
tranquil breeze
formless flow
tension released
let go




       

06-22-13 Frosty Sweet Surprise

the wintergreen winds
blow cool in the east
with a minty twist
in the clean fresh air




     

06-21-13 Don't Blow It

THE EYES
OF HISTORY
ARE GAZING
UPON US

NOW IS
THE TIME
TO MAKE
IT HAPPEN

RISE UP
STRONG AND
SHOW WHAT
WE'VE GOT

STAND IN
THE SUN
AND OWN
THE MOMENT





           

06-20-13 My Friends Are Dead

So many young people
are dying young around me
and I wonder why we're dying

Is it crazy to think
Facebook and cell phones
are slowly killing us all

Maybe it's because
we're not as young
as we think we are

Mortal without a choice
waiting for our time to come
having a good life while we're here





       

06-19-13 Ghosts That Time Forgot

In the old halls
you can feel their energy
echoing through the ages
in the fountains of forever
their presence is obvious
always watching
they never leave
they simply linger



   

06-18-13 Homesick On The Front Lines

Far away from home
Fighting the war
Wishing I was back
With my family

Bombs exploding
All around us
Death and destruction
There is no life here




         

06-17-13 Samples Of Modern Life On Earth

babies crying in their mother's arms
remembering old times from another life
little children running around in the park
wild birds soaring across the blue skies

trumpets playing sad songs in the night
summer thunderstorms are back again
cool raindrops sizzle on hot pavement
fireflies flashing bright green illumination

confidential information compromised
secret messages hidden within the text
beautiful flowers growing in a garden
animals waking up in the city zoo at dawn




       

06-16-13 Manhattan Moonlight

headlights flashing
across the avenue
in the same neighborhood
standing out in the street
hunting for a yellow taxi
at the end of a long night





       

06-15-13 Demons Dancing With Messiahs

The damage is done

city streets are up in flames

get out of town before you drown

Wake up in a strange place

scavenging for scraps of food

away from all the other refugees

After the initial impact

clouds of black smoke part ways

surprised to find that the sun still shines

The stench of death and disease

spreads like wildfire across the planet

wiping out many of the suffering survivors 

But there were a chosen few

who sacrificed their souls to save the world

for the good 

Now it's just another day

when we remember the struggles

our ancestors endured after the apocalypse

06-14-13 Hip To Your Jive

Seems like a complicated mess
wrapped up in the typical drama
until the tension lifts and releases
when the bad energy dissolves

Loudmouth fast action double talk
putting up a smokescreen distraction
laying down the usual slick routine
spending words wisely in a whisper

Frozen hearted betrayal of sacred trust
with instinctive cannibalistic tendencies
eaten alive by a feast of fabulous beasts
treated to a savage festival of humanity




       

06-13-13 Give Me Five

                                              peanut cluster        feather duster            fuzz buster
                     monkey mechanic                      hysterical panic                     unsinkable titanic
                                       guilty pleasure                hidden treasure                   special measure
              painful blister                                         naked twister                              radio transistor
                            wisdom blinking                         wishful thinking                  whiskey drinking  
                                       moonlight drive                       cities thrive                     eleven alive

06-12-13 Young Again For The First Time

triple marathon of robot cartoons
fruit flavored sugary breakfast cereal
in a garden of comic books and baseball cards
grandma's listening to the radio in the kitchen

freeze tag skirmishes at the park
speeding down hill on dirt bikes blinded
skateboard pirates rolling down the sidewalk
legendary neighborhood games of hide and go seek




       

06-11-13 Candy Store Love Haiku

soft birthday beauty
far away marshmallow eyes
at the old sweet shop