Wednesday, June 17, 2020

Peace starts with me

I wrote this poem a few days ago and posted on Facebook.

So devastating! <3
It is no longer about black lives matter.
They do matter, they mattered for a long time. Abuse, murder comes in all colors.
What about love? Isnt love, the most powerful force in the universe, colorblind?
True love is the only solution to the problems today. Not anger, not hatred, not pointing fingers toward another.
Peace starts with me.

hovering clouds
the threat dissipates
into the heat

Godgal - haibun

Below is a photo of a Detroit police officer Waldis "Jay" Johnson, who was shot down during the riot. I pray for his family. This is what hatred does. He was killed by someone of his own race.


Saturday, June 13, 2020

on borrowed time


life on borrowed time
the curling of the petals
of cherry blossoms
their fragrance
even more intense

Godgal - tanka

and my painting of Japanese Cherry Blossoms