1.
mourn the ruler pierced
by the keys of suffering
in blazing witness
2.
sexual deeds will
entice immorality
with sacrificed hearts
3.
the remains of the
dead are soiled by the thief-white
blot of hot liars
4.
the eyes are holy
encircled by heaven in
a carnelian peal
5.
a slain angel wept
as the elders sang the scroll
language of bloodroot
6.
sovereign Death watched
the moon avenge plague beasts as
God-wrath receded
7.
the scorching water
of tribulation washed the
shepherd in wisdom
8.
the night is mixed with
the prayers of the creatures of
the third prepared star
9.
gigantic abyss
of sulfur demons inflicts
magic agony
10.
the sour sea will sound
the sweet roar of delay with
honey cloud thunder
11.
rain devours the great
covenant in a gloat of
collapsed reverence
12.
a wondrous woman
spewed her offspring into the
mouth of a dragon
13.
rich and poor are in
astonished captivity . . .
forced from faithfulness
14.
blameless in midair
are the maddening clusters
of ripe patient grapes
15.
the victorious
song of revealed nations is
filled with righteous fire
16.
saints seared like cursed
cities plunge in rumblings of
Armageddon wine
17.
the mother of the
scarlet abominable
rules in drunk ruin
18.
luxury is dust!
illuminated evil!
glittering torment!
19.
a gorged prostitute
performed with a horse at the
corrupted wedding
20.
the serpent priests will
gather before the book and
burn a thousand years
21.
mourning for the bride
of the mountain at the glass
gates of the city
22.
the vile dogs of truth
wash the words of murderers
in Omega light
Tags: Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, haiku, John of Patmos, New Testament, poetry
The Book of Haiku Revelation 