John Lawless Poet Monoku

A Medley of Monoku-ku

My soul aches to know
                               What those that don’t know
                                                                               Know

My heart beats
                   A timpani of tomorrows
                                                            On hold


An old man sits alone in the park
                                  Reliving the moments
                                                                 of yesterday’s tomorrows


a passing breeze wonders why it cannot linger amid the flowers


a feral cat peers at a cat dish…
                                                    what cost 
                                                                   freedom


what if mirrors reflected who we really are instead of what we look like


if we searched as hard for the truth as we do for a misplaced remote…WELL

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Jeanette Swan August 25, 2025 at 5:12 AM Serious and funny at the same time - Yes the search for a remote should be abandoned for a book...books can be mirrors. I like the layout too with the sequence of separate yet linked monoku/ monokus. Space makes the reading feel light. J :)

Paula Goldsmith August 22, 2025 at 10:19 AM WOW!!! What a write. Love this line, "what if mirrors reflected who we really are instead of what we look like." That would be telling. Love this line, if we searched as hard for the truth as we do for a misplaced remote…" The world would be very different. Have a blessed day writing away..........

Gershon Wolf August 21, 2025 at 7:34 PM I like the one about mirrors a lot, John. "They" say mirrors don't lie, but "they" should read your monoku first. ~ gw