I've got a couple of poems.
This one was for a teacher who died at our school this year and everyone in the school was making origami cranes right before he did.
Make a Wish
Fold, pray, fold, pray,
Another one done, on to the next.
Crease the paper, squash it flat,
Open it up.
Bend, reverse-fold, pray all the time,
Another one done, next.
Hundreds of paper cranes line my walls,
Wings out-stretched and heads bent.
One thinks that it’ll never work,
But stays silent among the others.
The next is done, one more to do,
Fold it and pray with all your heart.
The head is bent down and the wings tilted up,
Finally, it is done and the perfect crane.
I hold for a small while longer and…
Make a Wish.
This one I wrote a few days after seeing Princess Mononoke. It should explain itself.
Tremble thy Children
The trees stretch, yielding to no man.
Spirits click, the ghosts of the forest.
Night has come, and death has risen.
Mice and raccoons shrink away.
Howl to the moon, thy children!
Give thanks to the walker of night!
Beware the hands that can take life!
Tremble thy children!
Pounding earth, the walker stalks.
Trees wither, brown decaying mess.
Night in bloom, says the wind.
The night-walker goes on.
Raise your heads, thy children!
Give thanks to the walker of night!
Keep away from the hands that take life!
Tremble thy children!
Light peeks up, the sun is coming.
Standing still, the night-walker watches.
Dawn nears now, the walker shrinks.
Its night job is done.
Howl to the sun, thy children!
Give thanks to the walker of night!
Watch as It takes away the life!
Tremble thy children!
Shining lake, the night-walker changes.
Antlers grow, sprouting tall and many.
Human face, It transforms to Deer.
Flowers and grass sprout.
Call to the light, thy children!
Give thanks to the bringer of life!
Plants sprout from Its every step!
Tremble thy children!
Tree spirits, clicking at every step.
Happily, they dance in the tree.
Passing by, It brushes the oak.
Leaves sprout and the tree awakes.
Sing to the life, thy children!
Give thanks to the bringer of life!
Watch as trees grow back!
Tremble thy children!
Day closes, the sun falling down.
The lake glows, no plants beneath the surface.
The Deer God, walking on water.
Returning to the island to start the process.
Cry to the sunset, thy children!
Give thanks to the bringer of life!
The night will come and It'll walk!
Tremble thy children!