Sunday night closes
The week’s power approaches
My house now silent
Author: Carl Setzer
Haiku
The Henson exhibit at Seattle’s MoPop
Two beings I’ve long known
Moments from my childhood
Muppets filled my dreams
A Haiku for #Seattle’s #Gumwall
This eclectic spot
Seattle’s famous gumball
Well worn paving stones
Walking In Seattle
Those evenings at dusk
Fashionable, Seattle style
Nights in my city
Denying Hope
So much of life lost
Since we deny so much hope
Leaves starting to fall
Writing’s Mystery
Amusing
How I put pen to paper
Expecting certain words
To flow gracefully
I’m always surprised
At what lands upon
The page
An Early Morning HaikuÂ
Dreaming of Home
I want my home
To be worthy of flowers
Bedecked with candles
And the fragrances
Of breads, sweets
And teas, swirled into
A wondrous blend
Of my heart’s delights
For Tom PettyÂ
At first, resistance
Everyone I knew
Adores all those tunes
Which , in my mind
Trite, vacant, and “No”
Glad to say that’s wrong
Gritty dissonance
Akin to Dylan
The honest seeking
Within his lyrics
Brought out the sunlight
In this darkened world
A Truly Horrific Day
Filled with painful news
Death, destruction and much pain
Manifest sorrow
Carl Setzer: Word Shaper 
