Poetry for the Inner Ear

More Dangerous Than Wild Hogs all good comes from above shaman listens to to the sound: knocking at the sky past, present, today free sky never bothers I scratch thorn-thick tree and find unexpected waterfall  mute syllables graven on stone still waiting to be heard by a shaman system to annihilate earth- industry of nuclear weapons More dangerous than wild hogs wreaking havoc in USA a life well spent on Sermon on the Mount more than paradise of  all the books none  like Bible let your prayer enlighten terrorist take heed foe is invisible poetic fire dim muse drooping suicide bomber is here amid woods and meads river runs- silent nymph tyrants vex jew, christian, hindu beyond the world’s clutter wet grass and flowers- nature’s free gifts as I muse along passions storm the breast: a  gentle angel whispers peace

haiku:how strongly does my passion flow dedicated to Issa (1763-18280 or "Cup of Tea", one of the greatest Japanese poets, who wrote more than 20 thousand haiku. 1 giant cat fish big stone on its head- earthquake 2 weird madness the dead emerge again- clones attack 3 no other choice spirits own us- shamanic trance 4 with joy orchards fair dance: honest psyche 5 the golden tree with two birds- faith and patience 6 peace poets: right song in a wrong world 7 white dove challenges suicide bomber- weeping willow 8 rose is beautiful: never wears animal fur 9 war-torn tree mourns with widow- wolf digs grave again 10 spring never retires nor grows old- ceaseless second coming 11 muscle nor missile use words- enlightenment 12 sky dances rainbow kisses- child with a toy 13 sun’s bright fire on an empty chair- shaman sitting there 14 blue sky exposed to the sun- primitiv...