Loneliness is wealth.
Paint your scene and make it move.
“Believe me,” you say.
– Haiku Poem #72, Jon Riki Karamatsu, 10/28/2017 –
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The Soul Inside Me
The soul inside me
will be the voices you hear.
The touches are real.
– Haiku Poem #71, 10/22/2017 –
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Help me to find it
Help me to find it.
Maybe it is not out there.
Look inside of me.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku #70, 9/9/2017 –
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Sadness Feels So Good
Sadness feels so good.
Like a drug, it makes me high.
Inject it with love.
-Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku #69, 9/9/2017-
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Let them all go.
Events and people move in and out of our lives – just let them all go. Love the good ones, but don’t let your desires drag you down. Dislike the bad ones, but don’t let the pain drag you down. The only thing that remains consistent is you, unless you let them all drag you down.
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Death Does Not Stop, So We Will Never Stop
Death does not stop.
So we will never stop.
Do, we win.
Fail, we win.
Learn, we win.
Win, we win.
-Jon Riki Karamatsu, 8/18/2017-
(Besides practicing business law and entrepreneurship, I am working hard to expand myself and get out of my comfort zone by being vulnerable with my creative writing, fiction writing, nonfiction writing, poems, quotes, and photography, which has given me comfort and joy, and I hope it does for you too.)
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I Like It When It Rains
I like it when it rains.
Tear drops form on the tips of my hair.
One by one they fall onto my cheeks,
so no one will know which ones are mine.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, 8/15/2017 –
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How Many Stars Will I Kill Tonight?
How many stars will I kill tonight?
Thousands if I let my dark voices in with no fight.
Quel my fears with a lasso I can hold.
Yank them to the side, and focus on the things I can control.
Cherish everything that brings me joy.
Sure tomorrow can be great,
but right now is what I must appreciate.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, August 6, 2017 –
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All I Need Is One Bright Star
Among billions,
all I need is one bright star
to join my starlight.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku #68, July 29, 2017 –
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Quietness Melts Me
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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Death Can Chase Us Down
Death can chase us down.
But we will get the medal.
We did everything.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku #66, July 23, 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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Sometimes the truth is buried in darkness, but it still lives
Sometimes, the truth is buried in the darkness, but it still lives, though its light is dim, it provides us a way ahead.
– Written with warmest aloha, Jon,7/3/2017
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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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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 –
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 –
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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In Time, We Will Meet
I feel you in me.
Take the paths built by my words.
In time, we will meet.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, Haiku Poem #39, 11/25/2016 –
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 #17
Haiku #17
Parents killed by war.
Dreams are the child’s only friend.
Flying carpet ride.
-Jon Riki Karamatsu, June 25, 2016-
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Haiku #16
Time won’t stop for us.
Please hold me and don’t let go.
Now is all we have.
-Jon Riki Karamatsu, June 18, 2016-
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Haiku #15
Words are my lifeline,
bouncing around in my heart.
They move towards yours.
-Jon Riki Karamatsu, June 13, 2016-
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Haiku #14
Knocked down by bullets.
Red eyes glow in the shadows.
I smile at myself.
-Jon Riki Karamatsu, June 13, 2016-
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Haiku #13
Burn me to ashes.
Another me develops.
Rising up with you.
-Jon Riki Karamatsu, June 13, 2016-
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Haiku #10
Orange fiery flames.
They rage, anger for anger.
Good becomes evil.
-Jon Riki Karamatsu, June 6, 2016-
Haiku #9
Images fading.
I try to remember us.
Time pulls you away.
-Jon Riki Karamatsu, June 5, 2016-
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Haiku #8
You walk before me.
The cool breeze blowing your hair.
Sun setting with you.
-Jon Riki Karamatsu, June 5, 2016-
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Haiku #6
All my might I try,
but I can’t get there from here.
Reaching for the sky.
-Jon Riki Karamatsu, June 5, 2016-
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Haiku #5
Stay under their view.
Surpass them and they will kill.
It’s in their nature.
-Jon Riki Karamatsu, June 5, 2016-
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