Haiku

by Jess H. Brewer

1

Our big dreams come true
unnoticed, while we cry for
all the little ones.

2

Version 1:

In a sea-blue sky
the hawk stoops, a bolt of brown:
death comes in beauty.

Version 2:

From a sea-blue sky
a brown bolt of eagle strikes:
death among flowers.

Which is better?

3

Clear intention shows
that what you think will happen
tends to be what does.

4

Only this end -- that
dead men write no histories --
justifies the means.

Jess H. Brewer - Last modified: Mon Feb 19 13:43:18 PST 2007