Carl Setzer: Word Shaper

Hope’s Inspiration

September 9, 2017 Carl SetzerLeave a comment

As I look forwards

Inspired for the future

I’m embracing hope

Reading Gary Snyder

September 9, 2017September 11, 2017 Carl SetzerLeave a comment

The morning quiet

I’m reading Gary Snyder

His words speak to me

My journey overlaps his

Mountains, rivers without end

Snyder’s has long been amongst my favorites. My personal overlap with his life a big part of that. My journeys through the Pacific Northwest, through Oregon, California; life and an eclectic array of work all make me feel a spirit connection.

I need more time

September 8, 2017 Carl SetzerLeave a comment

Needing much more time
So much needing to be done
Hints of Autumn leaves

Life is so busy at times, it’s ready to lose focus. I forget what’s important, ending up weary. Remember to focus on what gives you energy, what gives you life.

The Day’s End

September 7, 2017 Carl SetzerLeave a comment

The day’s ending here
A busy and full day done
Now to calm my mind

This started before 6:00 am and stretched until I got home a little after 10:30. A reasonably productive day, which makes me happy. But, well, that’s really long. And I’m tired. So, good night my friends.

Too early in the morning

September 7, 2017 Carl Setzer1 Comment

It’s not quite six yet
Which I still find “too early”
The boy’s in high school

I’m still adapting to the high school schedule. That will come. That will come.

Youthful Memories: A Free Verse Meditation

September 6, 2017 Carl SetzerLeave a comment

Youthful memories

Comic books
Toy ray-guns
Sunlit days

Free of shoes
Sand covered toes

Burning echoes
Of the first-girl-I-loved’s
Bemusement
And resultant mockery

I wonder
Why suffering
Delights us so?
Such cruelty divides us
A charred gulf bearing
Smoldering rubble
Remnants of hope

So many memories of this journey called life. Painful ones sometimes rise up, reminding me of their place in my mind, my psyche. Hints of underlying angers and frustrations, damage done.