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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.

Twilight Reflections 

June 15, 2017September 4, 2017 Carl SetzerLeave a comment

As darkness descends

Violet mixes with the blue 

Clouds racing the wind 

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Posted in Daily Haiku, Poetry, SeattleTagged Daily Haiku, rain, Seattle, wind

Reflecting on change

June 14, 2017 Carl SetzerLeave a comment


Changing the world

Much like changing a diaper

Stinky, with rewards 

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Posted in Daily Haiku, PoetryTagged change, life, work

Weeds: A Haiku

June 13, 2017 Carl SetzerLeave a comment

Their aggressive growth

Strangely undesirable 

Hate the survivors? 

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Posted in Daily Haiku, PoetryTagged Daily Haiku, flowers, life

Sepia Memories

June 13, 2017 Carl Setzer1 Comment

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Remembering calm

Summer’s days upon the grass

No anxieties

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Posted in Daily Haiku, PoetryTagged calm, Daily Haiku, life, summer

Morning Rain 

June 13, 2017September 4, 2017 Carl Setzer2 Comments

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Woke to robin’s call 

The cool air calms my spirit

Rain upon the leaves

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Posted in Daily Haiku, Poetry, SeattleTagged morning, rain, Seattle

Oh, such memories!

June 12, 2017June 12, 2017 Carl SetzerLeave a comment

Many memories 

Puppets crafted with delight 

Wonders of childhood 

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Posted in Daily Haiku, PoetryTagged childhood, Daily Haiku, memories

A Rainy Seattle Monday

June 12, 2017September 4, 2017 Carl SetzerLeave a comment

Gray clouds dominate

Moisture flows downwards slowly

Subduing our mood

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Posted in Daily Haiku, Poetry, SeattleTagged Daily Haiku, rain, Seattle

Deceiving the lonely 

June 12, 2017 Carl SetzerLeave a comment

Spam is showing me

Feeling intense loneliness

Easy to deceive

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Posted in Daily Haiku, PoetryTagged deception, loneliness, technology

Yesterday’s Party

June 11, 2017 Carl SetzerLeave a comment

A child-filled yard
Chaos of unbridled joy
Delight fills the air

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Posted in Daily Haiku, PoetryTagged children, Daily Haiku, family, joy

My fear of death

June 9, 2017 Carl SetzerLeave a comment

Oh, my fear of death 

Drives me mercilessly

Impatient with time

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Posted in Daily Haiku, PoetryTagged Daily Haiku, death, life

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