senryu 09/27/10

hiding in plain sight
frustrations keep on mounting--
soon something will blow

©2010-Art Belliveau

haiku 09/26/10

surrounded by the mists
the sun's light cut off from view--
as Niagara roars

©2010-Art Belliveau

senryu 09/25/10

I miss Canada
I want to go back and explore--
maybe never leave

©2010-Art Belliveau

senryu 09/24/10

Three Dog Night singing--
refrain endless in my brain--
one is loneliest

©2010-Art Belliveau

senryu 09/23/10

children's shrill laughter
exploding as the sun sets--
so much energy

©2010-Art Belliveau

the promise 9/22/10

not cool
exactly
but definitely
not hot
and the promise
of fall's coolness
has begun
to be made

©2010-Art Belliveau

summer's last sunset 9/21/10

the last sunset of summer
has come
in quiet splendor
ripples of heat
float up from the blacktop
as the horizon absorbs
the heavenly furnace

©2010-Art Belliveau

haiku 09/20/10

as the sun's last rays
fade lazily into darkness--
a breeze stirs up

©2010-Art Belliveau

haiku 09/19/10

full moon-pale orange
is in the rearview mirror--
just before sunrise

©2010-Art Belliveau

I Am... 9/18/10

I am...

Molly's Daddy
Sarah's hubby
Kat & Bud's godfather
Don, Noel, and Liz's teammate
my students' teacher

I am...

a parent
a reader
a teacher
an adult(?)

I am...

aging
learning
growing

I am...

tall
wide

I am...

me

©2010-Art Belliveau

senryu 09/17/10

unlike Johnny 5
this constant flood of input
drowns out my own thoughts

©2010-Art Belliveau

senryu 09/16/10

my words have been caught
held hostage for so long now--
sleeplessness frees them

©2010-Art Belliveau

senryu 09/15/10

we're at the crossroads
between the future and the past--
it's called the present

©2010-Art Belliveau

senryu 09/14/10

i remember when
you were just a newborn babe--
today you're a man

©2010-Art Belliveau

Happy Birthday, Sean!

Traveler 9/13/10

I have been to Narnia,
Middle Earth, Barsoom, Oz.
Submarining with Captain Nemo,
Caught in a werewolf's claws.

I've been to other planets,
To other places, other times.
I've tasted forbidden apples,
Heard the hidden temple's chimes.

I've fought alongside heroes,
I've been vanquished by the crooks.
I have lived so many, many lives,
In the pages of my books.

©2010-Art Belliveau

senryu 09/12/10

where have you gone?
my muse has disappeared--
leaving me wordless

©2010-Art Belliveau

senryu 09/11/10

you are growing up
transforming to adultness--
wish i could stop time

©2010-Art Belliveau

9/11 9/10/10

we will never forget
the images stay burned
indelibly upon our souls
but the question
that i often ask myself
is what exactly we remember
and what
if anything
we learned that day

©2010-Art Belliveau

helpless part two 9/09/10

until i can help you
stand up to
and defeat
your fears
help you empower yourself
to be your own hero
like a good, sensitive, modern man
assist you
in embracing
your own destiny
aid you in slicing your problems down
to a more manageable size
i feel inadequate
and useless to you

©2010-Art Belliveau

helpless 9/08/10

late at night as you sleep
i lay awake next to you
i hear your snores and
the grinding of your teeth
i feel you thrash as you
toss and turn until morning

and i want to protect you
to make it all better for you
my male instincts are too powerful
to fully deny

but this is no fairy tale
and you are no helpless damsel

it hurts to know
that all i can do
is lay here and listen

©2010-Art Belliveau

haiku 09/07/10

the sky's so empty
stars hidden behind moonglow--
still there, though unseen

©2010-Art Belliveau

haiku 09/06/10

the moon's orange face
somehow seems depressed tonight--
or is it just me?

©2010-Art Belliveau

senryu 09/06/10

the clock's red numbers
stare back at me all night long--
as sleep never comes

©2010-Art Belliveau

senryu 09/05/10

kilometers pass
as we drive through Canada-
differences stand out

©2010-Art Belliveau

haiku 09/04/10

past the horizon-
an ocean of fresh water
stretches: Lake Huron

©2010-Art Belliveau

tanka 9/03/10

late afternoon sunlight
perpetually creates
rainbows in the mist
hanging over Niagara
an everyday miracle

©2010-Art Belliveau