Self-harm!
Taking the
sun in a foreign city
Heat and
light reflecting the hell within
Looking for
someone who can share pity
A bridge can
offer solace from the pain
Is there no
one who sees the tortured soul?
Can anyone
plumb the depths of the pit?
How can
existence continue its goal
When the
depths in darkness remain unlit?
The way out
is selfishness in extreme
Those left
behind would be undeserving
There must
be other ways to end the dream
Finality without
blame adhering
It never
happened because of others
Where is the
solace from our brothers?
© David L Atkinson April 2012
Love
Is there any
such emotion as love?
Two people
together entwined for life
A united
pair with peace of the dove
Or a faulty
bond - threat of coming strife.
The real
purpose being protection from age
Children
fail to understand the reason
Often with
anger, frustration and rage
Until seeing
their own autumn season
What of
those units where friendship is key
No permanent
paper licence of rite
Always
opportunity to be free
No ‘glue’
but the chance to remain so tight
There is
love with all escorted gladness
But
accompanied by risk of sadness
© David L Atkinson May 2012
More Tanka
The reality
We live our lives
alone
A November fog
Solitary mountain ape
Extinction is the end
game
Quality of life
A driver - no connection
Communication
Like the proverbial wall
He had no idea of us
Everyone alone
Surrounded by all of
man
We have winter warmth
The crowd is wholly soulless
Random influences
rule
Tanka
Year since
Tsunami
Twenty
thousand people died
Japan coming
back
Like a
phoenix from ashes
Japanese
culture wins through
Topical Tanka
Spring weather
The spring sun beats down 
Afternoon adolescent
Threat of rain to come
By approaching tidal waves
Adolescence is matured
Drought
Rivers drying up
Tongues cleaving to roofs of mouths
Reservoirs are full
Mocking the dryness down south
Timothy Taylor’s Landlord
Fuel Drought
Tanker drivers out 
Thirsty beasts resting, silent
Minister’s – stockpile
Stampede to the petrol lake
Like wildebeests to water
Capitalism Acrostic
Cheating business leaders
Abstracting ordinary people
Purloining public money
Inducing questionable practices
Taking the opportunities of others
Acting inappropriately
Lending beyond their means
Investing in a South Sea Bubble culture
Self- indulgence in the extreme
Making a mess of my World
Haiku
Fabio Capello
Has left the English employ
Light in the darkness
Captain Terry goes
He should have expected it
Cold on the outside
Solitary lifer
You always get what’s deserved
Cold platter served up
It’s a funny world
You try hard and still nothing
Is it all for warmth?
Life an empty void
Who knows what happens inside?
Winter knows the end
Money is nothing
People forget each other
Warmth is lost to greed
Barclays Bank profit
Have dropped significantly
Winter for bonus
China and Russia
Are stirring the pot of war
Nuclear winter
Abu Qatada
Eating from our pantry
Warm welcome Jordan
Inflation is down
The government are happy
People feel the chill
Mothering Sunday
Chill of Lent relaxed one day
No cheer for some
Time the soul constant
Seasons of fragility
Acceptable fates
My favourite walks
Warmth and gentleness bring peace
Still small voice of calm
