My wings are dying.
Secure me but don’t lock me.
Let’s fly together.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku Poem #167, 10/2/2018 –
Tag Archives: Haiku Poem
Let’s turn these feelings to gold.
Softly you whisper.
Let’s turn these feelings to gold.
Transcend young and old.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku Poem #166, 10/2/2018 –
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Lions Talk to Me
Lions talk to me.
Beasts who guard the gates of death.
Heroes just hear roars.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku Poem #163, 9/23/2018 –
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We Burn Much Hotter
Bombs fall around us.
You hold me. It’s not scary.
We burn much hotter.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku Poem #162, 9/23/2018 –
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This Story Lives On
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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A Little Party
A little party.
I will make it to know you.
Twenty-thousand strong.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku Poem #141, 7/4/2018 –
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Trapped
Trapped.
Wanting everything, yet desiring simplicity.
The more you get, the more they want.
With nothing, there’s just authenticity.
But with nothing, you feel like nothing.
When you work hard you get known.
Attacks and Accolades.
Maybe do less and hide.
Lonely and peaceful days.
Wanting the new, yet missing the old.
Change is constant, an unbreakable code.
Love my love. Love.
Love the pain from love. Still love.
Between everything and nothing is something.
Maybe all we need is something.
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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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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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Time Fades Memories.
Time fades memories.
I grasp my pictures of you.
Don’t take them away.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku Poem #135, 5/28/2018 –
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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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Go dance by yourself!
Go dance by yourself!
Move that energy in you.
Turn it up a notch!
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku Poem #132, 4/25/2018 –
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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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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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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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Dozens More Bloom – Love.
Yearning dead flowers.
I picked the petals and cried.
Dozens more bloom – Love.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku Poem #113, 2/12/2018 –
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Our Pieces Match.
Pulled into your eyes,
I merge with your shattered soul.
Our pieces match.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku Poem #112, 2/9/2018 –
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We Are Dead Children
We are dead children.
Dragons are falling to hell.
“Ignore them. Please fly!!!!!!!”
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku Poem #110, 1/30/2018 –
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Dear Friend, I Miss You
You dance in my dreams,
then ask me to write to you.
“Dear friend, I miss you.”
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku Poem #108, 1/7/2018 –
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We Are Together
Hear me from afar.
Feel me like I’m there with you.
We are together.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku Poem #107, 1/1/2018 –
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Affection Begins
A pinch on my toe.
Meditate. Transcend. We meet.
Affection begins.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku Poem #106, 12/30/2017 –
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