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Tag: 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.

Hope’s Power

January 11, 2016 Carl SetzerLeave a comment

The sun collapses
Into itself, within dreams
Hope’s power calming

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Remembering David Bowie

January 10, 2016 Carl SetzerLeave a comment

Remembering songs,
Falling earthward from the stars,
Gracefully dreaming

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Lost within ego

January 10, 2016 Carl SetzerLeave a comment

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Lost within ego
Raging thoughtlessly again
Painful to my heart

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Posted in PoetryTagged Daily Haiku, life, love, rage

As I grow older

January 9, 2016 Carl Setzer1 Comment

As I grow older
I shall resist feebleness
Living vibrantly

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Posted in PoetryTagged aging, Daily Haiku, Poetry

Blame vs Work

January 9, 2016 Carl Setzer2 Comments

Paralyzed by rage
Blame is easier than work
Yet non-productive

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Posted in PoetryTagged Daily Haiku, life, rage

Honesty’s Challenge

January 8, 2016 Carl Setzer2 Comments

Honesty’s challenge
To dig deep within ourselves
Release what’s hidden

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Winter’s Dream

January 7, 2016January 7, 2016 Carl SetzerLeave a comment

Dreams flowing, stream-like
Passing under winter’s ice
Lost within the stones

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Losing Now

January 7, 2016 Carl SetzerLeave a comment

Tomorrow’s calling
Trying to dance with the fog
Emptiness embraced

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Posted in PoetryTagged Daily Haiku, focus, life, micropoetry

Basics of Love

December 27, 2015 Carl Setzer1 Comment

Basics are easy
Love’s kernel is kindness
Absent, love is dead.

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Early on a Winter’s Morn.

December 26, 2015 Carl SetzerLeave a comment

No wind, pre-sunrise,
Tranquility descending.
Winter, free of snow.

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Posted in PoetryTagged Daily Haiku, Poetry, winter

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