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Category: Poetry

Happy Wednesday

April 19, 2016April 19, 2016 Carl Setzer3 Comments

We’ve reached the middle
Two days before, then after
Apex of the hump

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Posted in PoetryTagged Daily Haiku, Poetry

Seattle and heat

April 18, 2016April 19, 2016 Carl Setzer2 Comments

Record setting heat
Seatlelites’ discomfort
Easily reached

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Posted in PoetryTagged Daily Haiku, Poetry, Seattle

Our Collective Attention

April 18, 2016April 19, 2016 Carl Setzer2 Comments

So vapid a thing
Our collective attention
Oh look! A squirrel

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Posted in PoetryTagged Daily Haiku, poetry. society

Monday approaches

April 17, 2016April 19, 2016 Carl SetzerLeave a comment
The Haiku "Monday Approaches"

Darkness consuming
The day’s remnants fade to dust
Monday approaches

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Posted in PoetryTagged Daily Haiku, micropoetry, Monday, Poetry

A Sunday afternoon

April 17, 2016April 19, 2016 Carl Setzer2 Comments

This Sunday, mid-day
Sunlight streams in through windows
Calmness seeping in

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Posted in PoetryTagged Daily Haiku, spring, sunlight

A silent evening

April 14, 2016April 19, 2016 Carl Setzer2 Comments

In silence I sit
With the stillest air I’ve known
Echoes of nightfall

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Posted in PoetryTagged Daily Haiku, Poetry, stillness

Compassion’s Flow

April 13, 2016April 19, 2016 Carl Setzer2 Comments

Remember dear friends
Seek out love and compassion
Flow through you and out

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Posted in PoetryTagged compassion, Daily Haiku, love, micropoetry, Poetry

Scenes from my walk

April 11, 2016April 19, 2016 Carl Setzer2 Comments

Wandering my streets
With my basic agenda
And I find magic

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Posted in PoetryTagged Daily Haiku, haiku scenes from my walks, magic

Restarts

April 10, 2016April 19, 2016 Carl SetzerLeave a comment

Rebooting myself
Discipline; thus a refresh
No fresh start promised

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Posted in PoetryTagged Daily Haiku, discipline, life, Poetry

Views from my walk

April 10, 2016April 19, 2016 Carl Setzer2 Comments

Evening wanderings
Dusk settling upon me
Springtime’s blossoms call

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Posted in PoetryTagged Daily Haiku, flowers, meditation, Poetry, springtime, walking

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