The Good and the Bad (Haiku)

I meet nice people
As I go about my life
But read about bad

Almost all I know
Do good things for each other
But hear about bad

So turn off the news
Be happy with those you know
And do good for them

Paris and People (Haiku)

People and Paris
Both can be pretty pictures
Not always close up

Kids have a smile face
When the phone-cam is pointed
A click, then no smile

A coutured woman
Her appearance then betrayed
By a scowling face.

Seplechures of stone
Full of foul smelling decay
White on the outside

Appealing to eyes
Don't risk opening the door
To see the real man

There are exceptions
That can make the risk worthwhile
We keep coming back

Back to our Paris
And images of beauty
Back to our people

Superior (Hailku)

I must be on top
Inferior as a child
Now superior.

The best of logos
Only brands of best repute;
Marketers delight.

Avoid circumstances
When I can't be on top
So I don't say much.

It is a feeling
I know it when I've got it
The peace that I seek.

Persons (Haiku)

I'm not black or white;
Red, yellow, or whatever.
I'm my own person.

Thinking Too Much? (Haiku)

One can over-think
Embellish to an extreme
And do way too much.

Thinking's not a waste
But effort can be wasted
Thinkers' and others.

Sometimes decision
Good bad or indifferent
Is necessary.

When it is made
Don't abide the question, "Why?"
That opens the door.

What is often lost
Is the spontaneity
Sauce added to life!

Arrival Departure (Haiku)

We arrive naked
Always do the best we can
Then depart naked

Memories will fade
History even forgets
Dead bodies decay

Deep inside of us
Soul exists, undetected
Seeking permanence

Glimpses of success
By body, undetected
Could give us a clue

Aware of the soul
One can begin to see them
Fulfilling this life

Trained horses respond
The rider and horse feel the joy
Of effort well spent

Soul is the rider
As he strives for permanence
Body not aware

Essentials, But Not All (Haiku)

We breathe, eat, excrete
All else we do is extra
But these, essential

They don't however
Define the person we are
Unless excessive

The extra we do
Is where the impact is made
Intervals between