I'm continuing my haiku story based on Poetic Asides Poem-A-Day prompts.
Today's prompt-city-is here.
Twelve days, twelve haiku.
beyond the welkin
the commute is quick
one giant leap for mankind
for angel one step
the task is simple
persuade men to be happy
that's what angels do
since the creation
happiness has been men's foe
men prefer ruin
men long for passion
harmony unsettles them
men would rather burn
men inhale cities
drink beneath the rural moon
on the airplane wings
ever amateur
created in God's image
hopelessly human
torment their lovers
dance themselves to destruction
ever lonely men
finding no refuge
men cry when they see the Pope
vagabond pilgrims
empires rise and fall
look back foresee the future
humans do not change
men bend their beliefs
divide sex and sentiment
still believe in love
strolls through central park
wild quarrels starting over
beautiful and damned
To be continued tomorrow...
Live for the Love of it,
The Happy Amateur
Today's prompt-city-is here.
Twelve days, twelve haiku.
beyond the welkin
a sleepy angel awakes
off to work wings brushedthe commute is quick
one giant leap for mankind
for angel one step
the task is simple
persuade men to be happy
that's what angels do
since the creation
happiness has been men's foe
men prefer ruin
men long for passion
harmony unsettles them
men would rather burn
men inhale cities
drink beneath the rural moon
on the airplane wings
ever amateur
created in God's image
hopelessly human
torment their lovers
dance themselves to destruction
ever lonely men
finding no refuge
men cry when they see the Pope
vagabond pilgrims
empires rise and fall
look back foresee the future
humans do not change
men bend their beliefs
divide sex and sentiment
still believe in love
strolls through central park
wild quarrels starting over
beautiful and damned
To be continued tomorrow...
Live for the Love of it,
The Happy Amateur
o-o-o-h! the last few stanzas are riveting and powerful! I love the line 'men bend their beliefs' . Looking forward to each day in this journey:)
ReplyDeleteJanet, thank you so much for your comment. I'm so glad you like my haiku story attempt. I'm a bit concerned about the length of my "offering" on PA, but although I try to make each haiku stand alone, I really need to publish the whole thing every day, because they are connected (at least I hope they are.) So quite a few haiku still to come :-)
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