The Setting Sun Must Rise...

Warning: The following may exceed your daily recommended dose of Haiku. Always follow the posted instructions and read with caution.

Sometimes even lightning cries...

These are probably the tightest cluster of 'quality' Haiku. Everyone is a gem. Take a particular look at 'Music', 'Perfect Symphony', 'Sharks', 'Fair Trade', 'Fear the Night', 'Unity', 'Laughter', 'Imagination' and 'Broken Heroes'. I had these periodic spurts of inspiration which felt far too fleeting. In these moments, I barely seemed to be writing at all. I felt like a conduit for an actually talented writer. The source is not important though, only the outcome

Music

In place of despair,

It is music that I choose -

To replace my fear

A Tune for the Times

Whistle a new tune

And pray that the day comes soon

When we feel alive

Snow White

Gaze from high rooftops

At frozen tableau of snow

Lily white and Pure

Nightingale

I slept day and Night

Through suspicious little coughs

Trapped in my own thoughts

Perfect Symphony

In a perfect world

I could write a symphony

A sweet melody

Sharks

Sharks circle slowly

The calm blue ocean flows by

Endlessly swimming

Fair Trade

Bright lights blink nightly

Hiding soft stars and dark moons

Was it a fair trade?

Rehash

Never stop swimming

A drop in the water brings

Sharks from the cold deep

Cold Nights

Closed eyes, open heart

Watching the cold night grow old

Waiting for your voice

Sunset

Wait for the sunset

With darkness comes the reveal

Of our true nature

Fear the night

Never fear the night

It is darkest before dawn

Just before sunrise

Davy Jones

Swim against the tides

Stop and you’ll sink to the deep

Davy Jones’ Locker

Painted Treasure

Her painted treasure

Hangs quietly in my heart

There for all to see

Tick Tock

My inner clock tocks

Its voice is like no other

Tick tock says the clock

Unity

Live beyond your fears

Exchange unity for your

Insecurity

Laughter

Live beyond your fears

Exchange laughter and its cheer

For all your cold tears

Imagination

Imagination

Will take you to those places

Where nothing else can

Changes

Nothing is the same

Nothing is quite what it seems

When the sun goes down

Romance

A truth you can’t see

But I think you would agree

Life has no romance

Broken Heroes

We all need heroes

We need people to adore

But all our heroes

Are never quite what they seem

I wish I could do this forever. You can rest assured, they would always remain yours,

Lloyd Webber