radical revolutionaries

Up close - Lettering At Stock Exchange on Wall Street / New York City

radicals and revolutionaries

poison
prison
persistent silence
honored by empty sounds

brutal responsibility
while guarding inncoence:
varying degrees
of untold guilt

violent rhetoric
booms as tryranny continues

bloodshed liberates
but does not placate
radicals and
revolutionaries

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Written for:

Vice/Versa – Midnight Snack Weekly Prompt #5

For which one had to Write poetry or prose using all four words: Sound/Silence & Guilt /Innocence

Also posted on:   wordless wednesday buildings with character

Photo Credit: Roni Weiss Occupy Wall Street – Washington Square Park – October 8, 2011

Three Senryu of Preparation

Methamphibian Angel of Death

life preparation
awaken no attachment
detach misfortune

firm preparation
unavoidable event
overwhelming thoughts

death angels await
terminal preparation
eternally cold

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Written for:

Sensational Haiku Wednesday “Preparation”

Also posted on:

February 17th – Theme or Word: Wait

Photo Credit: MAN O’ LAW

Three Malicious Senryu

Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader witness the construction of the first Death Star

malicious humans
falter in agonizing shame
knee deep in evil

malicious duty
morbid trait of terrorists
wage religious wars

vicious obscure side
evil aspect of the force
malice in effect

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Written for:

Sensational Haiku Wednesday “Malice”

Photo Credit: 

DS-1 Orbital Battle Station

Three Senryu – Absence

Terrorists attacked the villages and killed 19 civialins (07 males, 08 females and 04 children). 25 Oct 95 Athimale, Kotiyagala,kille Moneragala -

antagonistic
absent morality
in-compassionate

absence of love
devoid of all divine
misplaced soul

absent is rhyme
allusion to classic line
beat out of time

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Written for:

Sensational Haiku Wednesday “Absence”

Photo Credit: Massacres of Innocent Civilians by LTTE Terrorists  (LTTE = Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam)