Celebrity (Haiku)

Unremarkable
Many of us are like that
Living quietly

Not seeking lime light
We do what we want to do
And do it our way

Some attention starved
Get caught only to be seen
It's aggravating

Yet we read the news
About others' excesses
And sit here amazed

Could it be envy
Not when closely examined
They can be the news

We will get our kicks
Doing what we want to do
Without getting caught

The Daily News (Haiku)

Obituaries
The rest of the newspaper
Means nil to this list

Guiding Principles (Haiku)

The moral compass
Is affected by money
As iron the real

Expectations (Haiku)

Give me a warm beer
Put it in a dirty glass
Order what I get

Acceptance (Haiku)

Have expectations?
They probably won't be met
So get over it.

Expectations met
Allow for satisfaction
A joyful feeling

It is what it is
Not good, not bad, not ugly
This is acceptance

Development Gone Awry (Haiku)

Seeing it again
Like termites eating nature
A subdivision

Fields of corn and trees
Stripped graded desolated
Paved sodded landscaped

Leaving far behind
A crater once a city
But one can't escape

Termites have a queen
Ours is envy fear and greed
It cannot be stopped

The Mystery of Life (Haiku)

"There are currently seven billion people alive today and the Population Reference Bureau estimates that about 107 billion people have ever lived. This means that we are nowhere near close to having more alive than dead. In fact, there are 15 dead people for every person living.Feb 4, 2012"

Life-- is seen in us
Then discards us when finished
Life-- goes on