A Hokku

A HOKKU

         I
Of Nature and man
What tragedy, sorrows wrought!
Wept, dawn cries its truth

        II
Autumn colors pale
White sidewalks heat mother earth
Sad, winds and morn's glow

        III
Earth and sky falter
Rivers flood with flowing trash
Blinded, mankind plays

       IV
Beneath oceans dark
Life its beauty imperiled
Greed, man bows to gold

R.J. LINDLEY
7-18-2021

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Regina Mcintosh

Date: 7/19/2021 3:12:00 AM

Sad...so very sad. Brilliant writing but such pain and sorrow. God bless you always, Love, Gina

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 7/18/2021 1:27:00 PM

- Woow ... you are proficient in haiku, Robert :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Vijay Pandit

Date: 7/18/2021 10:58:00 AM

Enjoyed the haiku poems Robert...beautifully intertwined--nature and life emotively blended in this splendid write.

Robert Lindley
Date: 7/18/2021 11:22:00 AM

Thank you my friend. Sad reality is that mankind has reached epic engagements in its misuse and and thereby devastation of Nature and those earthen resources that are key to the welfare of all. God bless...