DCCCLXXXIII
I pulled out a twenty Retail clerk said “Sorry sir We no longer accept paper money Pay only with your phone All purchases must be…
DCCCXCI
Damn right We are preppers World Is in the shitter Two years of food on hand Kitchen cabinets Full of carefully marked cans Solar panels on…
DCCCXCII
Coming into the Hermit’s library Wife Said “I cannot take it any longer” “I need to dust this place” Armed With a box full of dusters…
DCCCXCV
The flourishing 90’s The good life Would not end soon Dollars Scooped up with a gigantic dustpan and broom Swinging back and forth Moving mountains…
Finding Answers In Easy Places: Self Respect, Love & Relationships
Written by: Carioca Da Gema While approaching a check-in window for an early doctor’s appointment, three women on the other side of the counter were…
Haiku #193
Half-asleep tree frog Stuck on my kitchen window Nonjudgmental friend Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2017
CMXXXII-How to Succeed
The prosperous Old man Sitting Behind His Oversized Luxurious Desk Meticulously Crushing His cigarette Into the ashtray Looked at me and said “Kid Success is…
CMXXXIV- The Corrupt Hiding Money In Miami
They come to Miami Purchase a multi-million dollar condo or two The area has magnificent views They do not put deed in their name Setting up…
Haiku #167
Unforgiving heat Camel marching on the sand Desert tests the man Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2016
Haiku #166
Boots places on stoop Morning garden duties done Time to watch moss grow Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2016
Haiku #165
Cool under palm tree Young man repairs fishnet Continues tradition Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2016
Haiku #164
Spiders crawling on wall Rain stopped bananas will grow tall Rooster calls Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2016
Haiku # 163
Midnight bandits Raccoons having koi dinner Sashimi by the pond Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2016
Haiku #162
Loudmouthed old blue jay Cold hungry this morning Eyeballs empty seed tray Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2016
Haiku #161-A
Hurricane zoomed by Gigantic mosquitoes missed ride Toads are happy Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2016
CML
News media boils pot of soup Ultra-liberal professors brainwash youth Think tanks bought and sold Regurgitating propaganda Doing as told Powerful control the messengers With…
CMLI
Why? Chasing Chasing Craving recognition Brings only disappointment Look through the prism Physical world is an illusion Rip out the ego Toss on the bonfire…
CMLII
Time Nothing left but time Deep in the underwater cave No escape Alone Accepting fate Soon No more time Back to HOME PAGE Copyright©…
CMLV
Some place In Central America Woke up soaking wet All through night He sweat Looking at mosquito net Got up Walked down to the sea…
CMLVII
The peacock Always Stood tall Displaying His colorful feathers A player With swagger Machiavellian tendencies Reckless Leading to colossal failure Causing The proud bird To…
CMLVIII
Lake Okeechobee Sitting with cane pole Catching panfish Wearing straw hat Smoking pipe Faraway From the hype Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity…
CMLIX
You look at everything As a winner takes all competition Compromise Much less frustration Give it a try Relationships Would not become Permanent goodbyes …
Haiku #161
Gulf of Mexico Shirtless barefoot on sailboat No place to go Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2016
CMLX
Hit the reset button Stability is a bore You love me But Obviously Need more Hit the reset button Simple life Has you down Safe…
CMLXI
Her hands dirty All day Working the fields She is proud Yet Does not pretend to be superior Brutally honest Simplistic Clear noncompetitive eyes Smile…
CMLXII
Watching the water Run down the drain I understand your pain Drop the bum Move on Go have some fun Grab your backpack Hop on…
CMLXIII
Calm yourself I know it is extremely difficult However Try your best Stop Blaming others For your sorrows Hit the beach Jump On a skateboard…
CMLXIV
Mahi Mahi Spare ribs Jumbo shrimp Spiny lobster tails Hushpuppies Buttered corn on the cob Special coleslaw recipe Bucket of rice Topped with Cajun hot…
Haiku #160
Sitting on beach towel Drinking fresh squeezed lemonade Watching tide come go Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2016
CMLXV
Leaning Against the tile wall Taking a long hot shower Scrubbing Away the dirt With a new bar of soap Did not Remove humiliation But Provided…
CMLXVI
Time To stop Playing marbles My nose Stuck To grindstone No longer Pursuing Itsy-bitsy bones Spinning Roulette wheel Will transport One So far This junkyard czar…
CMLXVII
He is the potato guy Save for winter Always Make sure Table has dinner Homeless At young age Low risk Financially safe Habits Difficult to break…
Haiku #159
All night with headlamp Writing poems amongst tombstones No longer alone Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2016
Haiku #158
Man lost his temper Hiding behind machismo Actually fearful Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2016
Haiku #157
Ten Thousand Islands Dropped anchor under stars We made love on sandbar Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2016
CMLXVIII-Tanka
Fed beast for long time Today woke up changed my mind Freedom what I need Veins dry nothing left to bleed Tomorrow will sow new…
CMLXIX
Daybreak Clean Sea breeze Lungs clear Practicing Tai chi Harmony For Free Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2016
CMLXX
Damn right I’m a cynical chap Suffered my share Of mishaps Today’s world in a severe undertow Nothing is sacred So much hatred Perverted terrorists…
Haiku #156
Hatching sea turtles Marching towards the ocean No baggage just instinct Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2016
Haiku #155
Worn out hiking boots He just kept moving along Soaking wet but strong Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2016
CMLXXI
Privileged Less privileged Social climbers Boomerang slackers Believe in the good book Or burn in hell Pray five times a day Study Quran Or an infidel…
CMLXXII
For a long time She had suffered much No longer heard the beautiful sounds Of the garden chimes Final days I sat in a chair Next…
CMLXXIII
Frantically Scratching At his deformed image In the mirror Hyperventilating He cried “Please help I need air” Fallen idol Emotional bowl of jello Desecrated soul …
CMLXXIV
Relax Be patient Sit by the river with your fishing pole Most of all Do not be dragged down the rabbit hole Overtime Bad character Will…
CMLXXV
Stingrays In the sea Gliding along effortlessly Queen angelfish Swimming gracefully A grouper Under a coral ledge Observes me cautiously Spiny lobsters Look tasty School of…
CMLXXVI-Tanka
Fiddler crab Moving back forth on beach sand Never stays with plan Has no control of wheel Flip Floppers never close deal Back to HOME…
CMLXXVII–Artificial Intelligence
Hold on a second I will open wide So you can shove it down my throat Artificial intelligence Tossing the human race Down a catastrophic slippery…
CMLXXVIII
Sitting on my beach chair Who the hell needs a career? Catching rays Reading philosophy books all day I’m not a frustrated big shot With an…
CMLXXIX
Put it on the bain-marie May not eat for another century Spent winter in Romania Hung out with vampires from Transylvania Full blood transfusions made me…
Haiku #154
Early morning bathe In cool holy Ganges River Brings contentment Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2016
Haiku #153
Hot weather is here Daily afternoon rainstorms Bamboo on steroids Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2016
Haiku #152
Spring blooming frenzy Bromeliad flower spikes Stand at attention Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2016
Haiku #151
Warm mid-morning Iguana getting suntan On backyard stepping-stone Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2016
Haiku #150
Chop chop chop and slice Always taking is not nice Sneaky like scared mice Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2016
CMLXXX
Eight years In the can No longer same man Paroled Desperately Trying to secure foothold Mops 1000’s of square feet every night Grinding On decaying…
CMLXXXI
Had a moment that day Decided To throw it all away Purchased One way ticket Going South of the border Now Live as a loner…
CMLXXXII
I never laugh at others misery However This time it is worthy Smaller and smaller The number of places for the corrupt to hide Stashing…
CMLXXXIII
The bricklayer Hunched over Under hot Florida sun Working twelve hour days Moving ton after ton Six years ago Came from El Salvador Across American…
CMLXXXIV
The trader Always glued to his computer screens Charts,data,news feeds Today on top Next day may bleed Wears the best threads Custom made Italian suits Silk…
CMLXXXV
She went to all girl military school From young age Early to rise Early to bed Organization only tool Procrastination not in arsenal of cards…
Haiku #149
My favorite pastime Surfing top of storm clouds That floats through the sky Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2016
Haiku #148
Hacking sugarcane Scorched fields farmhand feels pain Only bossman gains Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2016
Haiku #147
Tokyo room Shared bathroom with thirty people Saved Yen for sushi Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2016
Haiku #146
Heavy Thunderstorm Raccoons having a party Inside of house roof Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2016
Haiku #145
Endless Raking Leaves fall daily on rock garden Hermit learns patience Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2016
Haiku #144
Courageous black bamboo Shredded by hurricane Storm gone new culms come Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2016
Haiku #143
They come they go Do not succumb to undertow Maintain steady flow Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2016
Haiku #142
Simple Go stones Placed tactically on wood board Devour silence Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2016
CMLXXXVI
You’re irritated I know that you are May I offer you a chocolate bar? Yes Life is unfair However There is no need to despair…
CMLXXXVII
I just purchased a rusty 95 Town Car Grab some clothes We will drive far Cheap rooms Hot sex Along the way Miami to LA…
CMLXXXVIII
Sorry I’m very confused You say that all the shapeshifters escaped from the zoos Nothing about this on the news How do you know this…
CMLXXXIX
Negative interest rates Japanese keeping Yen in safes Printing press Central Banks now at a loss Americans working multiple part time jobs Rich smoke Cuban…
CMXC-Tanka
Forty years ago The decades just come and go My father and me Fishing in Florida Keys Casting lines shooting the breeze Back to…
Haiku #141
Take Me Please Take Me Faraway where we can play bamboo flutes all day Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2015
Haiku #140
How does person gain depth? Only one way my friend Life Experience Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2015
Haiku #139
Dust balls on the floor Reminds her of dreams no more Life now one big chore Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity…
Haiku #138
Why keep chasing? Believing you are gaining Face it you’re fading Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2015
Haiku #137
Washing dishes by hand Scrub dry plate fork frying pan Relaxation Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2015
Haiku #136
Catching butterflies Warm spring morning sunny sky She began to cry Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2015
Haiku #135
Freshly poured cement We put down our handprints Forever together Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2015
Artist Exposé – Digital Art
Digital and Mixed Media Artist Lawrence Grodecki is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this artist exposé. To see Lawrence’s gallery of works click…
CMXCI
Pompous Plutocrats will eventually fade away Jackals unable to find prey Corrupt souls permanently decayed Malnourished ghosts chained in closets Condemned forever to irrelevance …
CMXCII
Do not hide anymore Rip off bandage and show sore Kneel in front of mirror Naked nothing left to fear Everyone gone who you held…
CMXCIII
Anyone can be your friend. The question is what do they want and how much do they pretend? When everything is fine Friendship is like…
CMXCIV
Hot night in Bahia It was obvious she was hurt like me Well into our bottle of Argentinian wine Ana moved forward in her chair…
CMXCV
Around 6am Tsukiji fish market Sushi Sashimi breakfast Washed down with Sapporo Draft Chilling with fishmongers this Gaijin had a blast Back to HOME PAGE…
CMXCVI-Tanka
You say you’re Jet Set Daddy took bribes got fat Moved clan from hellhole Princess parties Miami Shanghai, London, Monte Carlo Back to HOME PAGE…
CMXCVII-Tanka
Winter migration Birds fly south for vacation Paddling canoe In Florida Everglades Watching colors on display Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity…
Haiku #134
When I’m feeling blue I eat a lot of chocolate Then feel brand new Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2015
CMXCVIII-Tanka
Crumbs on table Long ago became stale Drinking cold coffee Flip a coin to see who will leave You take take when I just please…
Haiku #133
Takayama cold Stumble from karaoke bar Snow is everywhere Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2015
Haiku #132
Stop! Take look around You are riding train round and round Peace never found Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2015
Haiku #131
Great Smoky Mountains Old cabin by the river Our nest for winter Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2015
Painting Bright Colors – Artist Exposé
These images were submitted to Edge of Humanity Magazine by Artist Janet Weight Reed. Click on any image to see Janet’s gallery of…
Street Photography Essay From Around The World
This street photography essay was submitted to Edge of Humanity Magazine by Photographer Giuseppe Milo. Images from “Faceless” a street photography project/book by Giuseppe Milo. …
CMXCIX-Tanka
Tried to play the game System rigged to keep all in chains When symphony stops I see just crushed toy blocks Dreams submerged in swamp…
.0009-Tanka
Twelve blocks from South Beach Rented a very small room One month alone Meditated on Zen koan Not wiser, but beard sure has grown …
Haiku #130
Recycle the bin What information is chosen? Keep the minds frozen Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2015
Haiku #129
Our lovely daughter Bad boys report cards no more You’re now thirty-four Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2015
.0008- Tanka
Elite make the rules Peasants follow just like mules Feed me leftovers Send young men to be soldiers Bow down to the pawnbroker Back…
Haiku #128
Polished marble floor We danced tango once more Then left separate doors Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2015
Haiku # 127
Robots take most jobs Workers unemployed will starve Who will control mobs? Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2015
Thai Prostitute-Tanka
Patpong Cowboy Soi Dance go go how employed Four thousand Thai Baht Farang sleep with me I’m hot Left farm to hustle streets Bangkok …
Patience-Tanka
Year after year Designing, hauling, digging Section after section The hermit painstakingly created his dream garden Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity…
Small Business # 2-Tanka
Toot Toot the horn Salesmanship not to be scorned Widgets must be sold Remember-every no one step closer to pot of gold Back to…
Painting Bright Colors – Artist Exposé
These images were submitted to Edge of Humanity Magazine by Artist Didi Merdzhanova. Click on any image to see Didi’s gallery of works. Click on…
