Category Archives: haiku

Haiku #6 for my niece 

Spend time in nature ask your parents to take you upstate now and then

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Haiku #5 for my niece 

Some days you’ll want to cry all day for no reason. That’s perfectly fine.

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Haiku #4 for my niece

Life gives bushels of lemons and limes but sometimes it’s sweet oranges.

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Haiku #3 for my niece

Soon they’ll baptize you, it’s something some people do but no god owns you

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Haiku #2 for my niece

You’ll feel the sun’s rays and the chaos of New York in just a few days

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Haiku #1

Chase dreams not money seek knowledge not a degree and you will be free

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“Welcome To Earth” (for Carina Marie, my niece 8/13/2019)

“Welcome To Earth” (for Carina Marie, my niece 8/13/2019) Never forget that you come from the stars, you are more precious than bars of gold stacked higher than Mars, more precious than an ocean brimming with saffron. Remember, water is … Continue reading

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Bulletproof Backpacks

Bulletproof backpacks  on sale now at Office Max because your taxes  do absolutely nothing  to keep your kids safe. Buy one  and if someone brings  a gun to your kids high school  at least they’ll look cool as they’re laying … Continue reading

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Free

When white people lose their ignorance and apathy things will change, you’ll see all of our neighbors will be free just like they’re meant to be

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Dust

You and me just must share some dust from the same star and maybe our star was related to other stars, the ones that we still see reminding us where we’re from and if we’re lucky, of where we’ll return … Continue reading

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