Haiku 34

Haiku 34

Hostages stand up,
You, your neighbor, your cousins -
All of us dumb bells.

Me, dispensable ?
Sure : old, heavy, not mobil -
Endpoint is Hospice.

Kiss reason goodby,
Divided we cannot stand -
What Constitution ?

Hey ! Give me a  break.
We elected them to lead -
But, in the gutter ?

Hear hob nail boots march,
High straight leg, right arm salutes -
Seven decades past.

Financial ruin near,
Toying with World debt crisis -
Mental dwarfs that vote.

Ronald C. Downie

The Stone - The Stone

The Stone - The Stone

Hone yourself a sharp mental edge
Lest politicians ply their wares.
Silent with skill they drive a wedge
Dividing life into cares and fears.

"Care, yes care, I care for you."
Tongue cheeked message driven,
Script weak, thin, seen clear through.
Be self driven, not prone to speeches given.

"Fear, not me , fear the other guy."
"Believe me , I am not conceited."
Through lips drawn tight of teethe sly,
Bravado loud, dishonest call repeated.

Stone, the stone apply it often
When mind at rest in dullness creeps.
In apathy's folly the robber's hidden,
Citizens engaged, informed, America seeks.

The stone, the stone apply it often,
Hone yourself a sharp mental edge. 

         Ronald C . Downie 

American Patriots 

Summer thermals spiral gulls so high ,
To see them we must pierce the ashen sky
Aloft , one eyed squinting through man made haze ,
An act made necessary to see , not just to gaze .

Politicians knowingly look at you :
Two eyed , forward looking , through and through .
They will not ask your mind to squint or pierce ,
Sound bites of promises are enough , or worse ,

Truths and lies are mixed and matched 
In mental cauldrons where schemes are hatched 
Then fed to you as rare inspired dreams .
Your vote through ignorance , it only seems

Their plan's to catch you unprepared . No !
Denounce their logic and set your mind to :
Question , broaden , be informed , then 
You are - American Patriots -  you women and men .

    Ronald C .Downie  

Haiku 33

Haiku 33

Compromise, Hell No !
Compromise, No, No, Hell No !
Compromise, Hell No !

Little minds dream on
To do small things of nonsense -
Then legislate crap.

Defend Liberty,
Seize the Day, speak Truth to lies -
Battle for Honor.

To oppose easy,
To build a consensus hard -
The tough tackle hard.

Congress's Freshman deaf,
America' shouting out -
"Rich must contribute !"

Big fish eat small fish,
China swims the deep oceans -
We, the shallow seas.

Ronald C. Downie

Haiku 32

Four wheeler a must,
Rough, steep, rocky trail ahead -
Defaulters kill dreams.

Money gap widens,
Rich are richer; poor poorer-
Which camp you headed ?

The Great Depression,
Set U.S. back generations -
Next one, Centuries.

Lemmings follow close,
Right over the cliff, en-mass -
Can't think for themselves.

God knows so darn well,
Feed the poor, aid the needy -
Out money changers.

Ask, why did Rome burn ?
Because Nero fiddled on -
Washington fiddles.

Ronald C. Downie

      A Universe Within

Entombed within our mental mass universes
Await life . Sadly their stillbirth curses
Man to forego quantum leaps. Each generation
Slowly acquires knowledge in rapt anticipation.

Are we moulded in his image by a personal 
God ? Centuries strewn of carnage from temporal 
Piety fouled holy battlefields , all claimed Devine
Right, in demonstration of the horrid worst in mankind .

Awash in perpetual prayer pious true believers,
Self proclaimed , shroud wrapped , these soul receivers
Expect almighty benediction . Man's evolved creation
To ultimate extinction our lot . Demand salvation

During our lifetime by launching heart based
Missiles into the brain unhindered , not interfaced
With two thousand years awaiting Heaven or Hell .
Within you is a Universe - treat it well .

        Ronald C. Downie  

What - Never Ending

   What - Never Ending 

What blots the sun, bloats the moon ?
What from a seance gains us sense ?
What tricks the heart as if at run ?
What causes short breaths to heave
From a chest that wrenches above
The climaxed tourniquet of flesh ?

At dawn of eternity, life's river spawned 
Of an ionic maelstrom, primal ooze fresh .
Joining cells bound - Jehovah yawned -
"In a twinkling of an eye", green mould, us
Lusting past reason while rutting in acts of 
Desire, will and wisdom woefully wanting .

Ruinous the occult of carnal appetites 
Transcending an entire life bent on
Worshiped pleasures of the flesh .
Forgotten is real true love, though,
Penetrating passions will never end .

  Ronald C. Downie