Like an eighties song,
you can’t throw away my heart.
This story lives on.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku Poem #161, 9/23/2018 –
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Category Archives: Poems
You said, “We were dead.”
We talk in silence.
Closer than when we were real.
You said, “We were dead.”
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku Poem #160, 9/23/2018 –
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At Night They Gain Ground
At night they gain ground.
Meditate to my music.
I still hear footsteps.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku Poem #159, 9/23/2018 –
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Love Reverses Pain
The blues feel so good.
I’m falling upwards from you.
Love reverses pain.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku Poem #158, 9/23/2018 –
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Music Plays A Huge Role In My Life!
Music plays a huge role in my life. I listen to songs with happy hooks and beats, especially electronic dance music to keep my myself happy and positive and when exercising. Classical and relaxing instrumental music is what I listen to when writing legal documents and researching laws. I like fun music when researching and writing business documents and nonfiction projects. When I write my novels and poems, I enjoy romantic and sad songs so I can bring out the emotions in the characters and dramatic scenes, then I switch to uplifting songs for the happy scenes. Here, I’m wearing my wireless Beats headset from my friend Ryan Sanada in my office with the plumeria flowers in the background. There’s also coconut trees behind the plumeria tree, all very relaxing to look at while I work!
#music #songs #edm #electronicdancemusic #beats #beatsheadphones #headset #headphones #work #law #business #writing #research #fiction #novels #poems #nonfiction #entrepreneurship #office #plumeria #flowers #coconuttrees #oahu #hawaii #mindfulness
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You Are So Precious
You are so precious.
Don’t ever think otherwise.
Flowers bloom from dirt.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku Poem #157, 9/18/2018 –
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Filed under Creative Writing, Haiku, Peace, Poems, Writing
Don’t let the words die.
Squeezed out all my love.
Every poem I wrote to you.
Don’t let the words die.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku Poem #156, 8/31/2018 –
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Filed under Creative Writing, Haiku, Novels, Poems, Writing
I want to go home.
Jane, what a feeling.
Mary, take my pain away.
I want to go home.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku Poem #155, 8/31/2018 –
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I will find you – love
Either here or there.
Maybe after we are dead.
I will find you – love.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku Poem #154, 8/31/2018 –
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My Dear, I’m Still Here
My dear, I’m still here.
Breathe. Feel the air. See the clouds.
Sun rays hugging you.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku Poem #153, 8/31/2018 –
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Yes, I’m Almost Back.
Almost back to life.
A grin. Even a few laughs.
Yes, I’m almost back.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku Poem #152, 8/30/2018 –
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A Place We Found Love
Stumbling in the snow.
I follow the sounds of joy.
A place we found love.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku Poem #151, 8/30/2018 –
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Shouldn’t Life Be Fun?
We were once children.
If it’s not a game, why play?
Shouldn’t life be fun?
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku Poem #150, 8/30/2018 –
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Serious Writing
Here’s a great article on what serious writers do to get their writing done.
1. Show up regularly.
2. Get started, no matter how inspired they’re feeling.
3. Think on paper.
4. Get bored, and understand it’s part of the process.
5. Meet their deadlines no matter the hardship or duress.
Filed under Books, Nonfiction, Novels, Poems, Productivity, Writing
I Just Want Your Dot
Two dots and their line.
Circles connecting circles.
I just want your dot.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku Poem #149, 8/20/2018 –
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Leaving Gifts For You
Death is always here.
Keep working on the future.
Leaving gifts for you.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku Poem #148, 8/18/2018 –
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The Rest Is Bonus
I picked a flower.
It’s all I have at this time.
The rest is bonus.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku Poem #147, 8/11/2018 –
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That’s When She Appeared
Reality died.
I re-wrote the way it ends.
That’s when she appeared.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku Poem #146, 8/10/2018 –
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It Hurts to See Them
Pinkish white petals.
Please blow the last ones away.
It hurts to see them.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku Poem #145, 8/8/2018 –
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Voices Call Me in the Dark
Evil in the light.
Voices call me in the dark.
“Tell our story.”
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku Poem #144, 8/6/2018 –
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Empathy Spits Fire Back
Their rage won’t burn me.
Empathy spits fire back.
Change or die in pain.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku Poem #143, 7/25/2018 –
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The Sun Will Return
Flip the switch for light.
Sometimes it doesn’t turn on.
The sun will return.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku Poem #142, 7/6/2018 –
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Stranger, I Want You.
Your smile, your look.
The way you dance to the beats.
Stranger, I want you.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku Poem #140, 7/4/2018 –
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It Will Protect You.
I must let you go.
I hope you still have the stone.
It will protect you.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku Poem #139, 7/4/2018 –
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The Light Will Push Through
Something’s happening.
A feeling, a buzz-like high.
The light will push through.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku Poem #138, 6/27/2018 –
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Freedom, Not Terror
Orphaned by their war.
I rebel for my people.
Freedom, not terror.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku Poem #137, 6/19/2018 (This poem was inspired by the protagonist in my second novel who struggles with his sadness and anger over the death of his parents caused by the Iraq war. I’m editing the first draft.) –
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Love is an energy that transcends time and place.
When it’s quiet, I can hear myself.
My thoughts and feelings speak,
connecting my mind and soul.
One being physical and temporary,
the other, a ghost, moving between realms.
A whispering message:
“Love is an energy that transcends time and place.”
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Poem, 6/8/2018 –
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Connecting My World With Yours
The dots are ready.
Connecting my world with yours.
Fill it with color.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku Poem #136, 6/5/2018 –
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My Pretty Stranger
My pretty stranger.
You dance to a song I play.
Fast forward to us.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku Poem #134, 5/24/2018 –
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You Paint My Blues Pink
You paint my blues pink.
And shelter me from my pain.
Art from your kind heart.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku Poem #133, 5/23/2018 –
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Last night you came to me.
Last night you came to me
You gave me three songs
One for our pain
Two for our love
And three for our tomorrow
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Poem, 4/26/2018 –
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Filed under Creative Writing, Love, Poems, Uncategorized
Pretend For One Day
I still think of you.
Even if you never cared.
Pretend for one day.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku Poem #130, 4/17/2018 –
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I Feel You In It
This stone protects me.
A lucky stone you told me.
I feel you in it.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku Poem #129, 4/14/2018 –
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You Dance In My Dreams
It has been some time.
I protect you from afar.
You dance in my dreams.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku Poem #128, 4/14/2018 –
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Then She Moves My Pen
I want to love her.
So I write until she breathes.
Then she moves my pen.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku Poem #127, 4/12/2018 –
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Like a Ghost Crying
How can the truth live,
if it has to be believed?
Like a ghost crying.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku Poem #126, 4/12/2018 –
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I am not a dream
If you are dreaming,
Lie to me, tell me you’re dead.
I am not a dream.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku Poem #125, 4/12/2018 –
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Failure is a Gift
Failure is a gift.
Use it to light your rocket.
Pain fuels our dreams.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku Poem #124, 4/12/2018 –
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Death falls on us now.
Time – Fluffy snowflakes,
falling onto my footsteps.
Death falls on us now.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku Poem #123, 4/10/2018 –
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Music Dances Into Me
Just a dash of green.
Music dances into me.
So does your spirit.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku Poem #122, 4/6/2018 –
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You Were Made From Words
You were made from words.
Weave us through our mad world.
Teach us how to live.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku Poem #119, 4/2/2018 –
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Pull Me Into You
Pull me into you.
Blending feelings with flavor.
Pulsating pleasure.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku Poem #118, 3/25/2018 –
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My Fading Starlight
My fading starlight.
Brighter stars are in her eyes.
A spaceship is in sight.
In it, a cute girl with big eyes.
“Why are you taking this flight?”
She laughed, “To get you out of your disguise.”
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Poem, 3/19/2018 –
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Fade Into My Eyes
Fade into my eyes.
I will be at the starlight,
between life and death.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku Poem #117, 3/12/2018 –
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One Last Hug. Sunset.
We walked on the sand.
Felt the brush of your soft hand.
One last hug. Sunset.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku Poem #116, 3/10/2018 –
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Got Me On Replay
There is no escape.
Haunted by the whole culture.
Got me on replay.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku Poem #115, 3/7/2018 –
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Does My Words Touch You?
Does my words touch you
the way my thoughts make you squirm?
Close your eyes. Let’s meet.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku Poem #114, 2/12/2018 –
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