IQ Haiku

IQ Haiku

High IQ not needed

Writing Haiku

Just seventeen syllables

Mike O'Leary - May 2012

Easter

Easter

 Bede, an English Christian scholar

In his treatise, 'De Temporum Ratione' *

Said that 'Easter' derived from Eostre

Earth Mother, Pagan Goddess of the North

Spring, did lambs bring to existence
 Gambol turned to gamble, sacrifice
Blood, once spilled upon the altar
No longer need be, to alter your life

Death, rebirth and renewal
Final sacrifice, atonement, redeemed
The route offered, back to Eden
Clean slate, cleansed heart, new life

Mike O'Leary - April 2012 

* The Reckoning of Time - The Venerable Bede

It's Mother's Day

It’s Mother’s Day

                                                                                           

When we were young she kept us alive

Feeding heart, mind and body, helping us thrive

Now we are older and live our own lives

But to her part of us will always be five.

"Don’t buy me a present for Mother’s Day"

"Don’t waste your money" you’ll hear her say

"I’ll be happy enough with a visit or call"

"I’d be happy enough with nothing at all"

So here is a poem that cost not a thing

But carries a fortune in feeling and thought

Here is a greeting from your son which conveys

Much Love and happiness dear Mum on this day 



Mike O'Leary March 2012

Drummer

Never tell a drummer that he's out of time

Metric Modulations and Polyrhythms

A drummer for many a year

Changes in metre I hear them

But my feet and my wrists can't I fear

I still feel the rhythm flow through me

Though my body won’t dance to the beat

Heart pumping faster

Breathing much harder

To master being on the drum seat

As we get older

We have to get over

The things we can no longer do

Even now they tell me

'You should play again'

'Must play again'

'Tell us that's what you will do'

But lo and behold

I'm more rocket and rolls

Than rock and roll, now

Sad but true!

Mike O’Leary September 2011

Freedom

Freedom

Free to choose, I choose to care

Free to lose, my losses bear

Free to care, I care for free

Free to gain from giving freely

Freedom from, freedom to

Licence will what freedom won't

Licence says, do what you will

Freedom says you can, but don’t!

Free to starve, free to freeze

Got no money, free to sneeze

Free to live a life unhindered

 Food or heating, fires untindered

Free to live on dreams and hopes

Free to struggle, not to cope

Free to think ‘It could be me’
Can’t buy a ticket for 50p

Free to work, free to play

Free to do what others say

Free to vote, x to win

Cameron, Cowell, factor in

Free to smile, free to frown

Free to be up, free to be down

Free to want to see some justice

Free some day, free markets busted

Free to dance, free to move

Freedom song, freedom groove

Free to listen, free to voice

Is everything just a matter of choice?

                                                       Mike O'Leary November 2011