Category: Daily Haiku

I adore the simplicity, as well as the challenge of Haiku. The constraints focus my mind, seeking out the essence of the moment, feeling, notion, distilling it to brilliant singularity.

My goal: to post at least one haiku a day.

Poetry as Witness

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My heart now broken
Grace within the brutalized
Within all this? Hope!

I finally listened to this story this evening. This gem comes from the CBC. 

The Indian schools were a period of unmitigated evil. It breaks my heart to see the savagey with which we were delighted to 

Tonight, As Sleep Approaches

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Sleep approaches me
The darkness cocooning me
Rain gently falling

A busy day concluded. Time with dear friends exploring one of Seattle’s great landmarks. Now, though, it’s time to sleep. 

I hope your day was rewarding, that it was all you’d hoped it would be. 

Good night, dear ones, good night!

Time to wake

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Night is now ending
Though the sun has yet to show
Silence is breaking

Though early, it’s time to wake. Life’s demands, well, are demanding. There always something to do, a challenge to meet, life to live. 


A Good Night Haiku

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Tonight’s Good Night Haiku

As the night moves on
And my wakefulness ending
Slumber’s beauty calls

Good night, my internet friends

A Haiku Where I Contemplate A Cyberpunk Future

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Slow integration
As we become a hive mind
Will we lose ourselves?

Happy Wednesday everyone! 

*Updated to correct grammar and spelling