a Japanese poem consisting of five lines, the first and third of which have five syllables and the other seven, making 31 syllables in all and giving a complete picture of an event or mood.
Smoldering torment, Integrity compromised – Insanity sets; The dark kingdom recreates Division within your mind.
We could be standing Upon eternal freedom, But we accept lies; Transferring love to hatred, Making this you versus I.
Winter sun brings fun Upon the mountainous slopes — Safe and protected — Avalanche comes tumbling As it squeezes on …
Burning words that flow Out from the mouths of vipers — Serum will restore; Turning poison into sun, Edifying the …
The dark hope resides In the worldly enterprise Of chaos and hate; Turning darkness into light, Love illuminates the night.
Bloodshed in the East, Conflicts continually. Peace, an illusion: Two thousand years of fighting, And continual dying.
Stripped away — red face; Terrorized by the pale face: Accosted — new slave. Redemption never given, Singled out due …
Darkness sweeps across The geographic landscape; Just a visitor Seeing tragedy between All sides of humanity.
Prescription babies, A drug-addicted mommy — My body failed me — C-section delivery, Traumatized — my baby died.
Human suffering, Genocide continuing – No escape foreseen; Displace the social fabric, Collective fate established.
A touch of kindness With an act of charity, The world, chaos free: Focusing on the needy — Helping those …
Massive dominance, A universal process — Control populace: Thinking … not tolerated, Writing … abomination.
