orange sun rising
black clouds boiling in the west--
what will today bring?
©2011-Art Belliveau
28 September 2011
27 September 2011
free verse 09/27/11
i remember halloween
when i was just a child
dressing up in costumes
pretending to be
someone i was not
little did i know then
that halloween would be
the perfect training ground
for being an adult
©2011-Art Belliveau
when i was just a child
dressing up in costumes
pretending to be
someone i was not
little did i know then
that halloween would be
the perfect training ground
for being an adult
©2011-Art Belliveau
senryu 09/25/11
three-fourths of the year
have elapsed since Christmastime--
no love in the air
©2011-Art Belliveau
have elapsed since Christmastime--
no love in the air
©2011-Art Belliveau
cherita 09/24/11
i hugged her close to me
the sobs wracking her body
punching holes in my heart
her safe and happy world
now definitely in the past
who knows what the future will bring?
©2011-Art Belliveau
the sobs wracking her body
punching holes in my heart
her safe and happy world
now definitely in the past
who knows what the future will bring?
©2011-Art Belliveau
shadorma 09/23/11
my anger
has its own life now
growing strong
growing cold
freezing my heart in my chest
as i cage it there
©2011-Art Belliveau
has its own life now
growing strong
growing cold
freezing my heart in my chest
as i cage it there
©2011-Art Belliveau
Fibonacci Sequence Poem 9/22/11
now
it's
over
summertime
has reached its ending
day and night have reached their balance
now it will tip to the nighttime's favor
the heat will be more bearable
as the days shorten
and winter
regains
it's
hold
©2011-Art Belliveau
it's
over
summertime
has reached its ending
day and night have reached their balance
now it will tip to the nighttime's favor
the heat will be more bearable
as the days shorten
and winter
regains
it's
hold
©2011-Art Belliveau
21 September 2011
ANGER 9/18/11
All I see is red
Nothing gets past the scarlet haze
Gnashed teeth cause aching jaws
Every muscle rigid and taut
Responding to the latest news
©2011-Art Belliveau
Nothing gets past the scarlet haze
Gnashed teeth cause aching jaws
Every muscle rigid and taut
Responding to the latest news
©2011-Art Belliveau
18 September 2011
senryu 09/17/11
late night return home
crying and missing daddy--
why did that happen?
©2011-Art Belliveau
crying and missing daddy--
why did that happen?
©2011-Art Belliveau
16 September 2011
haiku 9/16/11
cold, black skies above
icy starlight sheds no heat--
too dry for a fire
©2011-Art Belliveau
icy starlight sheds no heat--
too dry for a fire
©2011-Art Belliveau
14 September 2011
13 September 2011
haiku 09/13/11
full moon is hiding
behind the trees’ silhouettes--
soon it will appear
©2011-Art Belliveau
behind the trees’ silhouettes--
soon it will appear
©2011-Art Belliveau
senryu 09/11/11
when exercising
she's rocking to her own beat--
she's making work fun
©2011-Art Belliveau
she's rocking to her own beat--
she's making work fun
©2011-Art Belliveau
haiku 09/10/11
gorgeous day outside
clear skies, beautiful sunshine--
i want to sleep in
©2011-Art Belliveau
clear skies, beautiful sunshine--
i want to sleep in
©2011-Art Belliveau
haiku 09/09/11
breathe in and breathe out
sounds simple and natural--
swimming makes it hard
©2011-Art Belliveau
sounds simple and natural--
swimming makes it hard
©2011-Art Belliveau
haiku 09/08/11
porcelain blue sky
looks fragile and translucent
children play below
©2011-Art Belliveau
looks fragile and translucent
children play below
©2011-Art Belliveau
haiku 09/07/11
two days of rain now--
has the heat wave been broken,
or interrupted?
©2011-Art Belliveau
has the heat wave been broken,
or interrupted?
©2011-Art Belliveau
06 September 2011
05 September 2011
haiku 09/05/11
dried, brown grass renewed
by the day long rain shower--
i long to see you
©2011-Art Belliveau
by the day long rain shower--
i long to see you
©2011-Art Belliveau
04 September 2011
haiku 09/03/11
dying evergreen--
rust colored branches swaying
in the pre-storm breeze
©2011-Art Belliveau
rust colored branches swaying
in the pre-storm breeze
©2011-Art Belliveau
02 September 2011
09/02/11
you say
my heart is hard
that it lacks
tenderness
yes and no
there is a shell
that surrounds my heart
so many times
it has bled and broken
to be healed over
to form scabs upon scabs
that never go away
that try to protect
the heart that beats within
©2011-Art Belliveau
my heart is hard
that it lacks
tenderness
yes and no
there is a shell
that surrounds my heart
so many times
it has bled and broken
to be healed over
to form scabs upon scabs
that never go away
that try to protect
the heart that beats within
©2011-Art Belliveau
09/01/11
in the blackness of night
i wake
head pounding
stomach churning
thoughts bouncing around my skull
ricocheting endlessly
the dull red glow
of the numbers on the clock
stare at me without pity
time doesn't care
time can't be reasoned with
it moves forward
dragging and sprinting
sometimes simultaneously
and as these and other thoughts
refuse to quiet down
resignedly I arise
©2011-Art Belliveau
i wake
head pounding
stomach churning
thoughts bouncing around my skull
ricocheting endlessly
the dull red glow
of the numbers on the clock
stare at me without pity
time doesn't care
time can't be reasoned with
it moves forward
dragging and sprinting
sometimes simultaneously
and as these and other thoughts
refuse to quiet down
resignedly I arise
©2011-Art Belliveau
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