senryu 06/27/09

in the night’s quiet
forestalling loneliness there’s
always, only, you

©2009-Art Belliveau

Star Light, Star--Oops!

Star light,
Star bright,
First star I see tonight,
Wait a minute--that’s not right!
You are moving left to right.
You must be a satellite!

©2009-Art Belliveau

6/25/09

Alice
in Looking Glass Land
ran in place
to stay still
I am often amazed
by Carroll’s perspicacity
and at
how like
Alice
I am

©2009-Art Belliveau

Procrastination

I brushed my teeth
And washed my face.
I took my bath
At my slowest pace.

I cleaned the house,
And washed the car.
I finished my homework
And practiced guitar.

I washed the dishes,
And ironed the clothes.
I put all of my shoes
Into neat little rows.

I finished my chores,
Got the dogs fed.
I’ll do almost anything
When it's time for bed.


©2009-Art Belliveau

senryu 6/23/09

She drones on and on.

Boring monotone.  Why me?

Help! My brain is full!

©2009-Art Belliveau

senryu 6/22/09

i’m swimming upstream
pushing against the current
endless paperwork

©2009-Art Belliveau

senryu 6/21/09

she's been gone a week

tonight she finally returns

my heart is singing

©2009-Art Belliveau

love poem

I want to write
a love poem
but how?

i do not want
a saccharine sweetness
cloying treacle
and sophmoric rhymes

i do not want
to be vulgar
with brazenly lustful images
evoking empty passion

so I will simply say
as plain and honest truth
that I love you
and pray that is enough

©2009-Art Belliveau

6/19/09

the curtain falls
draping me
adding unconscionable weight
bearing me down
cutting off light
cutting off hope
creating tunnel vision
illusions of emptiness
that feel all too true

I continue on
refuse to stop
though
that’s all I want to do


©2009-Art Belliveau

conversation

we speak
and I try

--again--

to respond
to you
only to be

cut off

--again--

as your more important thought
comes pouring out


©2009-Art Belliveau