SENRYU 0475
unbalanced justice
on the edge of forever—
tilt it towards truth
© Copyright David Hoffmann 2026 – All Rights Reserved
#protest #peace #justice #truth #QuarterQuadrilleQuaiku #haiku #senryu #senryusunday #senryu0475
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Tag: protest
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FLAMES TOUCHING FLAMES
FLAMES TOUCHING FLAMES
owls speak softly
each morning catches its breath—
sunrise outcries move silent mist
gunfire cracks
point-blank fire bangs like thunderclaps
bullets fly smoke rises
starlings fly— murmurations sweep the sky—
flames flash in the face of innocence
fierce is fire at point-blank range
a flash— then gone
another blood moon rises
unimaginable woundings—
mothers, brothers, fathers, friends—
daughters, sisters, sons
trilling sandhill cranes
climb the magenta mile
eyes fade—
candle flames rise
a furious firestorm
met with candlelight—
flames touching flames
remembering those who will remain
unable to remember another smile, hug, kiss, word—
another magenta moment— another silence—
forever unable to remember another
flame touching flame© Copyright David Hoffmann 2026 – All Rights Reserved
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SENRYU 0467
labyrinth of loss—
mothers brothers fathers friends
daughters sisters sons© Copyright David Hoffmann 2026 – All Rights Reserved
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PROTEST
PROTEST
between this rise
and the next
the unseen valley
whispers—
weeping willows
reach for
forgotten laughing waters
crooked creek
trickles
wildfire smoke rises—
city smoke rises
chanting rises
unrest rises
I rise
travel
traverse
unsafe valleys—
then enter
unsafe cities
raise a sign
pound a drum
pound a drum
pound a drum© Copyright David Hoffmann 2026 – All Rights Reserved
Here is a recording of my reading of PROTEST
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ttg7tr4t8nyjr4afu68tc/PROTEST-read-by-David-Hoffmann-260126_1557_2-Copyright-David-Hoffmann-2026.mov?rlkey=tqq4xqct1qv8um9vnsrtcbp76&st=hugy6yhl&dl=0
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SENRYU 0464
glowing candlelight
illuminating darkness—
healing brokennessCopyright David Hoffmann © 2026 – All Rights Reserved
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NO SCORE and NINE YEARS AGO
NO SCORE and NINE YEARS AGO
then an election—
no score and nine years ago
unpopular win
now— with guardrails gone
they are tearing down our house
to build a ballroom
said—
“criminals and rapists—”
said—
“lock her up—”
said—
whistleblowers and truth-tellers
“YOU’RE FIRED”
inciting an insurrection—
television tuned—
our capital in crisis—
in silence he watched
children in cages—
torn from their mother’s arms— left—
tormenting terror
living a nightmare
K Abrego Garcia
due process denied
a
small
caring
blind person—
being dragged briskly—
stunned— knowing he was not the threat
COVID crisis
tiki torches
Roe v. Wade—
said—
“I can’t breathe!—”
fear for the future—
the slush fund is not melting—
only the glaciers
porn star hush payments—
you can grab’em by the—
with guardrails removed—
previously impeached— twice—
again— elected
now— siphoning the office to fill his tank
then an election—
no score and nine years ago
unpopular win
no score and nine years ago
no score and nine years agoCopyright David Hoffmann © 2025 – All Rights Reserved
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