Haiku/Senryu 二十三

solitary soul

    winters wrap;

wraps ones soul thru eternity ✍🏼 

stoic loaner

    fortress in solitude;

even Superman needs recharging ✍🏼 

summer breeze

    bees 🐝 buzzing;

wind whispers through wisteria ✍🏼 

The slithering!

    Skin sloughed off -

The hiss of the snake 🐍. ✍🏼 

The Cicadas 

    breaking free of the earth 🌎;

leaving shells on tree bark. ✍🏼 

In the Falls

    Cicadas clacking legs;

just one in twenty years. ✍🏼 

Thunder rolls!

    Across the hills;

Skitting of rodent feet on grass. ✍🏼 

mistakes

    efficiently fixing;

inspires confidence in folks ✍🏼 

personalized assistance

    fixing issues gone awry;

inspires confidence in the giver ✍🏼 

reciprocity 

    give and take;

deserving special returns all round ✍🏼 

problems experienced

    when problem-freed;

releases good feelings ✍🏼 

social lies

    absolute necessity;

make sure you have it right ✍🏼 

misdirection 

    better skills;

avoid the fight ✍🏼 

vindictiveness 

    sure fire way;

to spin up a violent situation ✍🏼 

evil twice

    insidiously spiteful evil 😈;

predatorily evil 👿 incarnate ✍🏼 

Ode to Billie Joe

    MacAllister bridged jump

winding river of Tallahatchie 

in a limo

    ride in the back;

loud music in celebration 🍾 ✍🏼 

slip away

    go into retreat;

in some mountain temple ✍🏼 

a void

    stimulus and response;

gap where bad things can happen ✍🏼 

maestro 

    sun 🌞 prepares;

nature’s piano concerto ✍🏼 

leafs 🍃 sway 

    to the current breeze;

waving to nature’s neighbors ✍🏼 

observational awareness

    leads to situational;

know your road rules to violence ✍🏼 

philosophy 

    core to actions;

being of social and legal right minds ✍🏼