Quietness melts me.
Haunting thoughts heats up my chest.
Breathe life to my dreams.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku #67, July 29, 2017 –
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Move to your own beat
Move to your own beat.
Feel the sound, drown out the world.
Attack your passion.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku #65, July 23, 2017 –
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I send you thoughts as you sleep
Tingling sensation.
I send you thoughts as you sleep.
Rising ecstasy.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku #64, July 23, 2017 –
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I Will Journey Back For You
From the farthest realms,
I will journey back for you
to warm your spirit.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku #63, June 15, 2017 –
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Kiss Me Until I Can’t Breathe
My heart beats slower.
Kiss me until I can’t breathe.
Time for me to rest.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku #62, 5/8/2017 –
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The light is so much brighter when we’re in the dark.
The light is so much brighter when we’re in the dark. For it is darkness that makes us appreciate the light. – Jon Riki Karamatsu, 2/20/2017 –
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Make A Law Alive Through The Arts
When you pass a law as a politician, people will say you did it for votes.
When you argue the law as a lawyer, they will say you did it to win.
But when you make a law alive through the arts, people will see it is from your heart.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, 5/11/2017 –
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You Can Have It When You Cry
Blue and green aura.
You can have it when you cry.
Wrap you with my love.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku #61, 5/9/2017 –
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Imagination, Thank You For Being With Me.
Imagination,
thank you for being with me
since I was a kid.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku #60, 5/1/2017 –
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Your Love Locked Every Trigger And Opened My Pen
Amira . . . princess.
Your love locked every trigger
and opened my pen.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku #59, 5/1/2017 –
(I was inspired to write this haiku poem while writing my 2nd novel based in Iraq during the U.S. occupation. I’m about 79% done with 63,250 words.)
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The Further I Move Away, The Closer I Am
My compass is off.
The further I move away,
the closer I am.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku #58, 4/30/2017 –
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Whispers
Alone, I fear things.
Whispers that drive me crazy.
My work quiets them.
– Haiku #57, Jon Riki Karamatsu, 5/1/2017 –
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Desire Nothing
Desire nothing.
All cherry blossoms will die.
Memories will fade.
– Haiku #56, Jon Riki Karamatsu, 4/26/2017 –
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Let’s Laugh At Nothing.
Just one more moment.
Remember when it was fun?
Let’s laugh at nothing.
– Haiku #55, Jon Riki Karamatsu, April 25, 2017 –
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How Super Can I Become?
Trembling without love.
How super can I become?
Losses become wins.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, 2/23/2017, Haiku #54 –
Here’s a song “Forever in Silence” by Solstis that helped to bring out my emotions and words to this Haiku poem, which I was able to write in seconds.
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Lost In A Forest
Lost in a forest.
Rain washes away my tears.
Whispers – I love you
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, 1/2/2017, Haiku #53 –
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Guns Make It Easy
Guns make it easy.
Anger can pull the trigger.
It can’t kill your love.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, 12/27/2016, Haiku #52 –
Leaving Flowers to Wither
I always go home,
leaving flowers to wither.
Love frozen in time.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, 12/27/2016, Haiku #51 –
It Can’t Numb My Love
The sign says, “Escape.”
So I work like I’m running.
It can’t numb my love.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, 12/24/2016, Haiku #50 –
My Thoughts – Born From You.
Music – I love you.
You draw out my emotions.
My thoughts – born from you.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, 12/17/2016, Haiku #49 –
People Equals Law
Their false statements hurt.
The truth will sometimes prevail.
People equals law.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, 12/17/2016, Haiku #48 –
Wherever You Are
Wherever you are,
Do you think of the unknown?
Let’s talk when we meet.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, 12/17/2016, Haiku #46 –
Red Roses Are Fake
Red roses are fake.
They don’t know the messenger.
Seek the gardener.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, 12/6/2016, Haiku #45 –
Raindrops
You need me to help.
I walk with you in the storm.
Raindrops hide the tears.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, 12/6/2016, Haiku #44 –
It Will Be Alright
A blue ball of light.
She grabbed my hand and kissed me.
“It will be alright.”
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, 12/6/2016, Haiku #43 –
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You Will Always Be With Me
My breaths may be shorter,
but my dreams with you are longer.
You see, either way, you’re still with me.
Soon it’ll be my time to go,
but my memories of you will come with me,
so even though I’m not here, you will always be with me.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, December 6, 2016 –
[My friend Michael Oasay and his love for his wife Yvonne inspired me to write this poem. She told me how he was loving and supportive of her and her children for five years before they started dating. I thought that was so romantic, so I put it into writing in just a few minutes early this morning after I visited Mike at the hospital the night before. I knew Mike since I was in elementary school and Boy Scouts. His family and my family have been friends since our childhood. Mike is battling cancer, which is in a bad stage right now. Even though I know what’s before us, I’m hoping for a miracle. Mike’s such a wonderful person demonstrated by his unconditional love for others. I strive to be more like him. Please be kind to one another. I love you all. Love, Jon]
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Please Launch My Spaceship
Those magnetic eyes
pulled me into emptiness.
Please launch my spaceship.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, 11/28/2016, Haiku #41 –
Below is one of my favorite songs “Spaceship” by Comet Blue to go with my Haiku poem:
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That’s When It Enters My Head
Lying still at night.
That’s when it enters my head.
I stay up and work.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, 11/28/2016, Haiku #40 –
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Try
It’s better to try and know, than to never have tried and wonder.
(Just thoughts going through my head)
– Jon Riki Karamatsu –
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Plant Our Seeds Now
Spring will soon arrive.
Like seasons, we will evolve.
Plant our seeds now.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, 11/19/2016, Haiku #38 –
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Flowers Bloom and Die
Flowers bloom and die.
This may be our last chance.
Absorb its beauty.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, 11/19/2016, Haiku #37 –
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I Can’t Stop Crying.
I can’t stop crying.
Tears are my fuel for my art.
I hope it heals you.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, 11/19/2016, Haiku #36 –
[I hope my Haiku poems and my novels when they go public, can help you to heal the pain in your soul and inspire you.]
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I Sleep to Seek You.
You exist in dreams.
You seem so real – Is it so?
I sleep to seek you.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, 11/19/2016, Haiku #35 –
[This Haiku poem was inspired by my first novel, which I’m still pitching to agencies.]
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It Hurts To Know You
It hurts to know you.
Everything has its reasons.
Learn from good and bad.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, 11/19/2016, Haiku #34 –
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War Tore Me Apart
War tore me apart.
Anger took over my heart,
until I met you.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, 11/19/2016, Haiku #33 –
[My 2nd novel that I’m working on inspired me to write this Haiku poem.]
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Running and Writing
Running and writing.
My medicine, my escape.
Visions come to me.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, 11/19/2016, Haiku #32 –
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Death and Broken Hearts
Death and broken hearts.
We all experience them.
Upside down feeling.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, 11/19/2016, Haiku #31 –
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Cute as a Bunny.
Cute as a bunny.
You run circles around them.
Even a tiger.
-Haiku #30, Jon Riki Karamatsu, 10/10/2016-
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Anything to Win.
Anything to win.
In time, they will choke on words
that were painted white.
-Haiku #29, Jon Riki Karamatsu, 10/10/2016-
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They Can Only Watch.
Burst through their fire.
Relentlessly pursuit it.
They can only watch.
-Haiku #28, Jon Riki Karamatsu, 10/9/2016-
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Just Hold Onto Me
I can be your light.
Escape the lower 6 realms.
Just hold onto me.
-Haiku #27, Jon Riki Karamatsu, 10/9/2016-
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Haiku #26 – Cute Tilted Head Stares
Curls under blankets.
Follows me from room to room.
Cute tilted head stares.
-Jon Riki Karamatsu, 10/1/2016-
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Haiku #25 – Sunset at 87
I will defeat time.
Sunset at eighty-seven.
Chase me to heaven.
-Jon Riki Karamatsu, 9/30/2016-
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Haiku #24 – Shadows Will Kill Me
Shadows will kill me.
I smile at their distortion
and inhale their pain.
-Jon Riki Karamatsu, 9/30/2016-
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Haiku #23 – Find the Little Spark
Find the little spark
to lead you out of the dark.
Good is still in you.
-Jon Riki Karamatsu, 9/30/2016-
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Haiku #22 – Treat Life Like a Game and Play
Games are fun for us.
Treat life like a game and play.
Drive, create, and love.
-Jon Riki Karamatsu, 9/15/2016-
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Haiku #21 – Our Pleasing Life is Near
Nine of Pentacles.
Our pleasing life is near.
Grab our Ten of Cups.
-Jon Riki Karamatsu, 9/14/2016-
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Haiku #20 – We Hop in the Snow
We hop in the snow
and into the ice castle.
You tackle me and laugh.
-Jon Riki Karamatsu, 9/14/2016-
(This poem was inspired by my first novel that’s yet to be published.)
Haiku #19 – There’s Only One You
There’s only one you.
Love yourself and love others.
Live with gratitude.
-Jon Riki Karamatsu, 9/14/2016-
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They Move in Sync to the Thumping of Our Hearts.
We crawl to the edge and peek over.
The dark blue waves far below us,
crashing against the rocky walls of our cliff.
They move in sync to the thumping of our hearts.
This is how I felt when I first met you.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, August 10, 2016 –
This song matches my poem. It’s called “So Good To Me” by Chris Malinchak.
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