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Horak-ku

I like simple and spare. A monk's bedroom, a Japanese garden or a short poem with a heavy weight. Obviously, I love Haiku. Of course I had to mess with the rule

by Father OKnow 32 lines, on Apr 26 7:46 PM 2005. In Collaboration
Florence, not the City

Outside the horns slam
over water and stone

by Father OKnow 13 lines, on Apr 24 6:13 PM 2005. In Society, Contemporary
Parentheticly Paradoxically

I find beautiful people homely
And homely people lovely,

by Father OKnow 4 lines, on Apr 24 5:57 PM 2005. In Society, Love, Contemporary
Young Ladies

Flowers unfolding,
Ephemeral, fleeting.

by Father OKnow 8 lines, on Apr 21 11:05 PM 2005. In Society
One MAN's Point of View

There are
Ten good men

by Father OKnow 4 lines, on Apr 21 10:43 PM 2005. In Society, Humor, Contemporary
My Contrary View

We must all in the end
Bend upon our knees

by Father OKnow 7 lines, on Apr 20 8:02 AM 2005. In Society, Dark, Contemporary
Old Includes Young

Old voices have more overtones.
Young voices hold more simplicity.

by Father OKnow 6 lines, on Apr 20 7:31 AM 2005. In Society, Contemporary

Wearing the Ring

I overheard my boss tell her's
That I was really cool.

by Father OKnow 15 lines, on Apr 19 8:23 PM 2005. In Society, Other, Contemporary
How You Do It

I pray
Before I pay

by Father OKnow 2 lines, on Apr 19 8:11 PM 2005. In Spiritual, Contemporary
Humor Helps Stress

I like to see
That yellow pee,

by Father OKnow 5 lines, on Apr 18 5:40 PM 2005. In Society, Humor, Contemporary
The Silence Inside

The incense of gratefulness burning
Near a chandeliered candle that's twirling

by Father OKnow 9 lines, on Apr 18 5:28 PM 2005. In Spiritual, Contemporary
Hope You've Been There

Have you ever been cuddled all night,
Embraced so tenderly tight.

by Father OKnow 7 lines, on Apr 17 8:09 PM 2005. In Love, Hope, Contemporary
Harvesting Meaning

Like the hare desperately dodging
the pursuit of the lynx,

by Father OKnow 29 lines, on Apr 17 7:56 PM 2005. In Other, Hope, Contemporary
Intentional Love

You can choose to love always a lady.
You can care with a terrible will

by Father OKnow 15 lines, on Apr 15 6:23 PM 2005. In Love, Dark, Contemporary

Variations I

Slick Hick
He don't play it cool.

by Father OKnow 12 lines, on Apr 15 6:12 PM 2005. In Love, Humor, Contemporary
How I Live, Life Phase I

I do got class.
I don't kick ass.

by Father OKnow 8 lines, on Apr 13 9:30 PM 2005. In Society, Hope, Contemporary
Enemies Are Reliable

You cannot
and must not

by Father OKnow 18 lines, on Apr 13 9:18 PM 2005. In Society, Contemporary, Angst
Passing Nancy

In the merest flicker of an eye
You taste of me and pass me by.

by Father OKnow 25 lines, on Apr 12 2:19 PM 2005. In Love, Dark
Modlen's Hermes

Astonished timeless
endless silence--

by Father OKnow 9 lines, on Apr 12 1:58 PM 2005. In Society, Other, Contemporary
Crimson on Concrete

I found a flower, limp and broken,
Crushed upon some dirty city street.

by Father OKnow 10 lines, on Apr 10 4:35 PM 2005. In Society, Love, Contemporary
Sorrow's Glory

Ah! Glory in thy sorrow.
Let it ennoble, not degrade thee.

by Father OKnow 6 lines, on Apr 10 4:19 PM 2005. In Society, Dark, Contemporary

Too Much Fun, Texas Trilogy III

Last night a friend of mine
Stopped by with a case of beer.

by Father OKnow 36 lines, on Apr 9 12:14 PM 2005. In Humor, Contemporary
War Child

I was a little young one once.
I was caught in the Beirut war.

by Father OKnow 16 lines, on Apr 9 11:46 AM 2005. In Adult, Contemporary, Angst
Unfortunately, I Survived

I mourn my dead.
They pass before "Survivor's Guilt"

by Father OKnow 9 lines, on Apr 8 5:55 PM 2005. In Society, Contemporary, Angst
Disheartening

When they found out where I was going,
It was easier on their heart they said

by Father OKnow 5 lines, on Apr 8 5:45 PM 2005. In Society, Contemporary, Angst
Birthday Song

I'm glad that you are older
Than you used to be.

by Father OKnow 8 lines, on Apr 7 5:47 PM 2005. In Society, Love, Hope
Circle of Life

When our death intrudes
It's sudden heat

by Father OKnow 35 lines, on Apr 7 5:34 PM 2005. In Spiritual, Contemporary
My Baby's on the Road and I'm Blues, (Texas Trilogy II)

Settin' here eatin' an apple
I picked off a tree in the alley.

by Father OKnow 47 lines, on Apr 6 6:56 AM 2005. In Love, Humor, Angst
Now, Then, a Poem

Being here’s a passing thought,
A single breath of sun.

by Father OKnow 9 lines, on Apr 6 6:27 AM 2005. In Spiritual, Hope, Contemporary
He

You were wild and free
Like the endless sea.

by Father OKnow 9 lines, on Apr 4 2:22 PM 2005. In Spiritual, Love, Humor
Gathering Rosebuds

'Twas a dark and stormy night
And all the clichés were there.

by Father OKnow 14 lines, on Apr 4 2:09 PM 2005. In Society, Humor, Contemporary
Satuday Night Mate Date

Since you said it
And it comes from you,

by Father OKnow 12 lines, on Apr 2 2:15 PM 2005. In Adult, Love, Humor
Forget You

If you choose to leave without telling me why,
Then I choose to believe every truth was a lie.

by Father OKnow 7 lines, on Apr 2 2:11 PM 2005. In Love, Dark, Angst
Evening in Muir Woods

A twinkling brook in a forest glade
In shimmering silver a sweet cascade

by Father OKnow 14 lines, on Apr 1 6:15 PM 2005. In Nature, Love, Hope
Declaration Waltz

I’ve been around a time or two
And though there’s been a few stayed true,

by Father OKnow 60 lines, on Apr 1 6:08 PM 2005. In Love, Hope

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