When you wish upon

When you wish upon ~
a star, it makes no difference ~
whoever you are

Image via Cherie @Sahrazad528
http://cheriert.tumblr.com/post/6685062585

In the space between

In the space between 

night time and morning's new dawn 

still moments linger

Image: Eerily silent in the forsaken amusement park, the Cool Zone is creepy;
it’s like an ominous omen of what is to come in the forlorn and forgotten
abandoned Six Flags in New Orleans.
Photo © lostlosangeles / facebook.com/lostlosangeles
http://www.lovethesepics.com/2011/05/creepy-crusty-crumbling-illegal-tour-of-abandoned-six-flags-new-orleans-75-pics/

I will hold my breath

I will hold my breath ~
until the summer solstice ~ 

the last rice planting 

A cup of sake ~
and sweet pickled vegetables ~
neri kasu style

Image: Big Ball at New Orleans’ Six Flags.
Photo #9 by © Ron Fuchs, Photographers Mate Third Class, USN (Vet)
http://www.lovethesepics.com/2011/05/creepy-crusty-crumbling-illegal-tour-of-abandoned-six-flags-new-orleans-75-pics/

Dance in light or darkness

Dance in light or darkness ~
dream with your passion and pain ~
live in this moment #haiku

I take a deep breath

I take a deep breath / 

but can't stop the wind blowing / 

tears slip from heaven

Somehow, on dark nights /
I remember you calling /

through the pouring rain

Image: via www.sonnekern.pl

Raging fires burn

Raging fires burn from /
a breath a sigh a whisper /
a spark in the night


Blinded by sparks from /
a fiery comet blazing /
through my atmosphere

Video image by @Beezknez 2006

I see you in stars

I see you in stars ~
reflected in smoke-filled bars ~
a haze of dark light 


Te veo en las estrellas ~ 
reflejado en los bares llenos de humo ~ 
una nube de luz oscura



Vejo-o em estrelas ~ 
refletido em barras enchidas por fumaça ~ 
uma neblina de luz escura

Thunderhead crashing

Thunderhead crashing ~ 

electric jolt of silver ~ 

as my heart lights up 

I have strayed, emeshed

I have strayed, emeshed ~
between your fine lines and curves ~
sweet solace

 wake my aching soul ~
stomp over my wicked heart ~
with your pointed shoes

Breathless in your arms

Breathless in your arms
pierced by jagged edges of
your smooth heart of stone

Dreams float in waves

Dreams float in waves ~
in starry meadows of light ~
just out of your reach 

Floating waves of dreams ~
flicker through moonlit meadow ~
hearts ride on the wind

Image: Rose Park Grasses by Chris Loft

In a world of dreams

In a world of dreams
I wander between shadows
cast out from the light

Image: From the Lost Places series - photograph by Sven Fen­nema

via http://ow.ly/4NxZ9 

My heart flies outward

My heart flies outward ~

dancing in the summer skies ~

like spent hanabi 

Image: Purple Hanabi by Chris Loft

Dragons brisky ride

Dragons briskly ride / 

behind pale summertime moon / 

where there’s smoke there’s fire

Image: via Cherie http://shelbszisadj.tumblr.com/post/4651473165

Like the morning breeze

Like the morning breeze
light touch as your fingers sing
closer to my heart 

Image: A Steampunk Fairytale by Frank Hong
http://frankhong.deviantart.com/art/A-Steampunk-Fairytale-88910654

Silently spoken

Silently spoken
encoded information
 reflects in your eyes

Within your dark eyes
our worlds are lost forever
and new ones are found

Image: Robot Women
http://acreativeuniverse.com/wobo/digital-art-illustration-sakke-soini-futurism-light/

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/