Since we lose our sense
We sin more instead of less
Selling out our selves
See that the blessing
comes when you are listening
to the voice of G-d
Sense of direction
seems to be sorely lacking-
sending you spinning
Monday, August 25, 2014
Sunday, August 10, 2014
374-377
The 5-7-5
is the crux of my haiku
Like Mrs. Phillips
Shrugging off bug bites
he scratches them just the same
as the wounds fester
Wounded, he switches
between looking to be healed
or wounded again
Cliche's can be true
the man thinks while looking for
the answer within
is the crux of my haiku
Like Mrs. Phillips
Shrugging off bug bites
he scratches them just the same
as the wounds fester
Wounded, he switches
between looking to be healed
or wounded again
Cliche's can be true
the man thinks while looking for
the answer within
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
364-373
"No justice, no peace,"
but there also must be truth
for the world to stand
Kindness and justice
don't often come together
unless you are G-d
The Torah tells us
"Justice, justice shall ye seek"
your way, and for real
Using laws fairly
is a complicated thing.
I yearn for justice.
Is my quietness
a form of injustice too,
as those sayings go?
Justice and conscience
should live together as one;
tell that to lawyers
Is there big justice
and medium and small size
or only justice?
Justice may be scarce
hard to find or to achieve
yet we have to try.
Counting on justice
can lead to being bitter
until you bring it
Redemption will come
to Zion and to the world
by way of justice.
354-363 - Clear Haiku
Clarity or death
Rabbi Weinberg used to say
Something to strive for
One Saturday night
The "On A Clear Day..." movie
Was viewed by my mom
So much is complex
Yet certain things become clear
As we move forward
They speak of clear minds
And it makes my mind wonder
About many things
When we say Shemah
We close our eyes to see
By looking inside
What's clear and simple
Is quite often incorrect
Yet sometimes it's true
Nixon waited to
"Make one thing perfectly clear"
When I was a kid
I want to clear space
In my home and in my head
And then take you in
Sometimes I want to
Clear the slate and start over
Sometimes I am real
Clearly we differ
Clearly we are connected
Unclear what to do
Rabbi Weinberg used to say
Something to strive for
One Saturday night
The "On A Clear Day..." movie
Was viewed by my mom
So much is complex
Yet certain things become clear
As we move forward
They speak of clear minds
And it makes my mind wonder
About many things
When we say Shemah
We close our eyes to see
By looking inside
What's clear and simple
Is quite often incorrect
Yet sometimes it's true
Nixon waited to
"Make one thing perfectly clear"
When I was a kid
I want to clear space
In my home and in my head
And then take you in
Sometimes I want to
Clear the slate and start over
Sometimes I am real
Clearly we differ
Clearly we are connected
Unclear what to do
342-353 Content Content
It's waiting inside
The details of everything
Including ourselves
Feeling good enough
- state of peaceful happiness -
satisfied and pleased
Sometimes I get caught
in between content and form,
praying for balance
Content is the word
for what I think simcha is,
rather than happy
I have my radar
for quality of content.
It's a strong system
Animals can sense
when you're feeling discontent;
some people can too
The rabbi's challenge
to not look at the cover
but at the content
Why not be content
with our third grade teacher's rule?
five, seven, and five
Tables of contents
don't show what's truly inside;
you have to read on
Content equals rich
And who is that? Nobody.
- Benjamin Franklin
I strive for content
in this smokey, mirrored world:
"Just give me some truth."
A secret to life
is truly seeing what is,
and being content
The details of everything
Including ourselves
Feeling good enough
- state of peaceful happiness -
satisfied and pleased
Sometimes I get caught
in between content and form,
praying for balance
Content is the word
for what I think simcha is,
rather than happy
I have my radar
for quality of content.
It's a strong system
Animals can sense
when you're feeling discontent;
some people can too
The rabbi's challenge
to not look at the cover
but at the content
Why not be content
with our third grade teacher's rule?
five, seven, and five
Tables of contents
don't show what's truly inside;
you have to read on
Content equals rich
And who is that? Nobody.
- Benjamin Franklin
I strive for content
in this smokey, mirrored world:
"Just give me some truth."
A secret to life
is truly seeing what is,
and being content
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