Michael Gates
@gatesm9
I’m a freelance writer, editor, and book reviewer living in Buffalo, NY. I worked for Audible dot com (an Amazon company) for 15 years. Still recovering! Fan of Twin Peaks, David Lynch, and Haruki Murakami.
World turns to cinders Tyrants warn of too much peace Birds cackle, winds sigh #haiku #poetry #photography
Times drift into war Winds whip forests into flames Nature knows no rest #haiku #poetry #photography
Dark skies, dark words now Winds whisper of foul intents We wise seek sunrise #haiku #poetry #photography
Nature watches men In times of insanity Eyes open at last #haiku #poetry #photography
Weeds wave in wild winds Cloud’s shadows shift like gray moods A dark time will fade #haiku #poetry #photography
Sun dries June grass brown Tyrants make war but talk peace Someday rain will heal #haiku #poetry #photography
Trees writhe in new winds Clouds dissipate, sunlight pours Childish man dithers #haiku #poetry #photography
Seeds travel on winds Thoughts meander restlessly Mad schemes form like weeds #haiku #poetry #photography
Sky blue means heaven Over our hard stones and sticks Pools should reflect truth #haiku #poetry #photography
May’s gray sky descends One day the sadness will end Bees make honey still #haiku #poetry #photography
Fish will swim as one Ants scurry to feed their queen Humans need choices #haiku #poetry #photography
Birds fly, men must walk Whichever way the winds blow Clouds must pass in time #haiku #poetry #photography
No one can stop rain Even tyrants need shelter Seasons rule for all #haiku #poetry #photography
Blooms explode on trees Bulbs pop to meet the new sun These bombs only bless #haiku #poetry #photography
Grass grows tall on graves Cool streams gurgle over rocks True peace needs no clock #haiku #poetry #photography
Rain, mud, snow, sun, clouds Nature’s whipsaw in April So like kings’ wild whims #haiku #poetry #photography
Ice turns to puddles Snow melts over last year’s leaves So maybe we hope #haiku #poetry #photography
Wars can start on whims April rains may seem like tears Still buds will blossom #haiku #poetry #photography
War falls from the sky Stones shatter when buttons press Blood and tears no rein #haiku #poetry #photography
An empire of ice Ends freedom, chills all kindness Till love’s rays conquer #haiku #poetry #photography
Sticks in snow await Spring with its melting succor So we loathe but live #haiku #poetry #photography
Nude trees claw the sky Winter’s tyrant rules by force Endurance is all #haiku #poetry #photography
Ice crashes off roof Snow men fall, even countries Still the planet spins #haiku #poetry #photography
Seen through icy glass The white zero of winter Counsels to commence #haiku #poetry #photography
A star is the sign No other kingdom on Earth Yes Hallelujah #haiku #poetry #photography
Mind is open sky Clouds intrude like painful thoughts Storms end with blue dawns #haiku #poetry #photography
Snow falls silently Bombs fall bringing infamy Year ends with bleak skies #haiku #poetry #photography