tiny topaz words shimmering copper upon an amethyst sea

Archive for June, 2008

haiku: angels

Artwork by Yoram Raanan

sinless guardians of the
holy ark: they long to know
salvation’s sweet fruit


haiku: flowering cactus

flowering cactus
thriving in the searing heat
beauty among prickles


haiku: desert places

prickly thistle thrives
in the desert place, swathed in
purple like a king


haiku: the moon

the silver moon gleams
against the night, reflection
of greater burning 


haiku: a world away

you’re a world away
sitting next to me, and I
cannot reach that far


haiku: not enough

it wasn’t enough
there should have been more words or
not a single word


haiku: synagogue of peace

synagogue of peace
tells israel’s message to
the world: God is one


haiku: from the desert place

 

sparkling springs at home
draw me from this desert place
where I have wandered