Category Archives: Several Short Poems

Age: Haiku and Tonka

Everything fails—
The ability to count
Even five syllables.
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Posted in Aging, Lust, Pain, Several Short Poems, Wisdom

Weather has been fine.
Warm, sunny January—
Is that good or bad?

Posted in Several Short Poems

There once was a man named Obama
(Elected through passion and drama).
Despite all his verve,
He soon lost his nerve, Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Several Short Poems

What a world we own.
Jihadis blow themselves up!
For holy Koran—
Or seventy-two virgins? Continue reading →

Posted in Religion, Several Short Poems

Enhance economic morale
By chanting Von Mises’ chorale:
Let marketplace greed
Determine our needs Continue reading →

Posted in Greed, Politics, Several Short Poems

If I swear to write
Five poems every month,
Do bare haikus count?

Gods and governments— Continue reading →

Posted in Several Short Poems