Those evenings at dusk
Fashionable, Seattle style
Nights in my city
Blog
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 HaikuĀ
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 PettyĀ
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
The definition of āAthleticā
As a youth
Athletic meant ājockā
Of which I did not align
Now things change
And I find myself
Within that fold
Strange changes
Of life
“Athletic” Means Something New Now
As I get older
Athletic has new meaning
It applies to me
A birthday meditation
Compline sung again
Mark another year of life
I am richly blessed
Carl Setzer: Word Shaper 
