senryu 9/13/09

tottering between
feelings of hope and despair
as we move forward

©2009-Art Belliveau

politics as usual

speaking past each other
their words unheard
by their opposition
plowshares pounded into swords
the simple mandate
Love One Another
ignored and trampled
politics as usual

©2009-Art Belliveau

senryu 08/07/09

rising resentments
fear-filled phantasms fueling
deepening divides

©2009-Art Belliveau