whomsoever God hates, He turns
his mountains into desert
heritage into wastelands

senryu by John Celes
Added by Poetry Lover
Comment! | Vote! | Copy!

cluster of star-like flowers white
from edge of leaf-stalk
‘Star of Bethlehem’

senryu by John Celes
Added by Poetry Lover
Comment! | Vote! | Copy!

when you host a party
call the poor and downtrodden
God will repay your kindness

senryu by John Celes
Added by Poetry Lover
Comment! | Vote! | Copy!

sow generously free-willed
God gives His seed and grace
reap a harvest bountiful

senryu by John Celes
Added by Poetry Lover
Comment! | Vote! | Copy!

virtues, a battered sack of seeds
strewn by the wind
grow into myriad useful plants

senryu by John Celes
Added by Poetry Lover
Comment! | Vote! | Copy!

the big issue of corruption
needs a bigger revolution
that is entirely apolitical

senryu by John Celes
Added by Poetry Lover
Comment! | Vote! | Copy!

a good parliamentary democracy
must respect the just aspirations
of its citizens

senryu by John Celes
Added by Poetry Lover
Comment! | Vote! | Copy!

no nation can progress
if welfare of the masses is ignored
and the poor turns poorer

senryu by John Celes
Added by Poetry Lover
Comment! | Vote! | Copy!

God loved us so much
that He gave His only Son Jesus
to die on the cross to save us

senryu by John Celes
Added by Poetry Lover
Comment! | Vote! | Copy!

respect the legislature
fulfil the people’s just aspirations
strengthen democracy

senryu by John Celes
Added by Poetry Lover
Comment! | Vote! | Copy!