THE POETRY OF JOHN FRARY
 
 
 
 

Haiku  (Traditional)
 
 
 
 
 

  in the  waterfall
  evil thoughts washed away
  ready to meet God
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

  God is shining light
  on the storm tossed ocean,
  showing me  the  way.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

  Fluttering, floating--
  rising upwards to heaven
  the lowly piss- ant
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

  The storm is over
  stars now race across the sky
  moonlit clouds are still
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

  Nefertiti Winks

  Queen Nefertiti
  Your flirtations beguile me--
  solitary eye
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

  Ode to Steven

  You left me forlorn--
  unafraid to express love,
  even to a man.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

  raindrops on my cheek
  mother’s kisses still linger
  after all these years
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Squirrels

amorous limb rats
playing "catch me if you can"
chasing through the trees
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Seaside Holiday at Stinson

romping on the beach
sea gulls scatter and take flight
in-coming frisbee
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Blackbirds

a murder of crows
above the walnut orchard
staging an air show
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Other Poems by John Frary:  (click here)
 
 
 
 

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