Turning the seasons

Turning the seasons -
there’s no escape in your dreams -
under a dark moon

Image: http://cheriert.tumblr.com/post/4210884501

http://gemin-i.tumblr.com/

Bullets rake my chest

Bullets rake my chest -
you will never defeat me -
in peaceful protest
#haiku #Libya #Syria #Yemen #Bahrain 

Images: Bahrain police surround protest camp, use tear gas
http://www.mail.com/news/world/265410-bahrain-police-surround-protest-camp-use-tear-gas.html
A fire burns in a street in the Libyan capital Tripoli
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/libya-unrest-bodies-of-protesters-seen-on-tripoli-streets/753381/

I shed many tears

I shed many tears -
when cherry blossom withers -
and a cruel cold comes
#haiku #Japan

Image: White on White (by AJ Brustein)
http://omochiwokudasai.tumblr.com/post/3947127982/white-on-white-by-aj-brustein
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ajbrustein/4196423752/
I've been to a few castles in Japan, but my two favorite are the black one in Matsumoto (松本城) and the white one in Aizu Wakamatsu. This castle is sometimes called Tsuruga Castle (鶴ヶ城) and sometimes Wakamatsu Castle (若松城). But anyway, I think this white castle looks best in white - what a cool castle.

Icy bitter wind

Icy bitter wind -
rasping every single breath -
white snow flake fallout #haiku 

Images: A woman walks around the devastated area where her home used to be in 

Ofunato, northern Japan

Firefighters continue search for survivors as snow begins to fall in Minamisanriku
Source: Mirror News AP, Reuters and Getty Imageshttp://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2011/03/16/japan-earthquake-and-tsunami-rescue-teams-battle-cold-and-snow-pictures-115875-22994183/

Ramshackle shadows

Ramshackle shadows -
subtle movement -
of the wind

Picking my way through -
shadows of broken sunbeams -
strewn and downtrodden

Image: Foggy night by Dmitry Bogachuk

http://pixdaus.com/single.php?id=281686

Steamy mist rises

Steamy mist rises -
from icy pavement shadows -
and my heart shivers #haiku

Images: Steampunk Girl
http://coolvibe.com/2010/steampunk-girl/
Steampunk digital painting by Remi, France
Urban Forests Misty NYC - Gotham City I by ... Arjunhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/wcouch/galleries/72157622276913367/

Cloudy haze of spring

Cloudy haze of spring /
darkness tinges the pale sky /
tale of fallen grace

Darkness rushes in /
even angels fear to tread /
amidst the ashes 

Silent crystal sound /
I can feel in every breath /
fallen angel dreams

Images: Terres Rouges http://www.flickr.com/photos/gsgeorge/3821931444/
http://www.hybridlava.com/artwork/photography/30-splendid-images-of-urban-decay-photography/
This is the interior view of the upper (fourth) level of the Arbed Steel Works at the Terres Rouges industrial site on the French-Luxembourg border. The building dates from 1900-1920. It was taken at sunset. I left this place covered head to toe in red iron ore dust...

Fallen Angel

http://www.hybridlava.com/artwork/photography/30-splendid-images-of-urban-decay-photography/

Soon yesterday fades

Soon yesterday fades -
like sand in desert breezes -
liberty today
#haiku #lybia #tripoli #gaddafi 

Images:  Photography: Álvaro Sánchez-Montañés

In 1908, the town of Kolmanskop in southern Namibia had become a profitable gold mine. Abandoned in 1954, the homes, hospitals, theaters, and factory buildings were left at the mercy of the Namib desert. The strong desert winds have filled the rooms of these deserted buildings with mountains of sand.

View more from this series by Álvaro Sánchez-Montañés and his fantastic portfolio visit here.

Born into slow time

Born into slow time -
live in a time of our own -
expire in fast time

I am cast away -
to nowhere -
in timeless shadow

All of these moments -
will be lost in time to die -
like tears in the rain

Image: Source: pandrewshaner

http://dolefulprattfall.tumblr.com/
Soviet lottery certificate, early '30s
Issued for the benefit of OSOAVIAKHIM
http://dieselpunks.blogspot.com/2008/07/dieselpunk-lottery.html