Resisting sleep’s call,
Mind dislikes this body’s imperative.
I cannot abide any hints of the
Fringes of my limitations.
Whispering powerful yet silent
Words.
Category: Poetry
Vicarious Lives
Gracefully accepting
Dreams gifted from the heart
Yet meant for another.
These are customized,
Wearing someone else’s
No matter how well meant
Is ugly and
Uncomfortable.
Loneliness
Such a strange thing,
This loneliness within
Despair’s deep abyss
For it harbors many,
Many hearts.
Sunlight’s Healing
Sunlight cleansed skin,
Soul lightened by warmed bones.
Aches relieved by summer’s
Healing grasp, misery
Vaporized, floating
Along the wind.
Wings
Between its back and the sky
Flutters the prevention of doom.
Gentle buzz accompanies
Resistance to gravity’s
Demanding call.
Compassion
Maybe, just maybe
We will let compassion live
Deeply within us.
Fearlessness
Fearlessness,
So hard to embrace.
Fear serves us well.
Protection from malice.
Yet, this protective weave
Eventually stifles growth.
We prattle on
About not letting fear
Control our lives.
And yet, so often, it
Does. Aversion to risk
Really the highest calling?
I seek freedom from
Fears. From that strangulated
Grasp, embracing what may
Come, trusting in both
My ability to hold the joy
And that good will come.
Haiku for Resting Active Minds
Sometimes our actions
Are more critical for rest
Than calmly sitting.
The Illusion of Distance
Distance sometimes
Seeks to play tricks
Upon our hearts.
The torment of
Separation a magnificent
Illusion. Love connects
Deeper than space/time.
We are no farther apart
Than our dreams.
Evening haiku
Wise blender of words
Crafting meaning from the wind.
Lost in summer’s song.
Carl Setzer: Word Shaper 