Pickings: Selected handcrafted poetry by Karel Reus

My life in thirteen lines ©Karel Reus, July 2017 The philosopher in me asked questions. Been there! Done that! The activist in me sought change. But not much happened. The theologian in me proposed answers. But mistook the questions. The poet growing in me probes between the words and lines and fossicks for the mind of God ....in hope.

Dotting the eye Two entries into a Tanka Diary Are you a person that dots your "i"s as you come to them or do you wait until the word is done and hasten back to complete unfinished business? Does the syntax of your life demand immediate attention to detail or can you set-a-spell and return to add the finishing touches?

  Ark Karel Reus: April 2023 Set theme " Ark ” for the Blooming Bards meeting: 27-04-2023 A climate-change dreaming   Tell-tale signs of climactic change are lapping at the gangplank of the master Ark-ivist’s much derided life-boat.   The insistent waves beat counterpoint upon his hopes. It seemed worthwhile when he started this dream-begotten task but now his collecting distracts him from the real job.   Whatever that may be…   He consults his checklist. “Let’s see, now….. Has he missed anything commended by his dreams? Has he collected:            Some that squeal:  Check          Some that growl:   Check          Some that tweet:   Check          Some that grunt:   Check          Some that hustle:   Check          Some that cringe:   Check          Some with no discernible purpose: Check          Some with no redeeming features: Check          Some that go “woof”:   Check          Some that purr:   Check          Some that slither: