Though not inspired
Only feeling weariness
Force myself to write
Tag: haiku
A suburban early morning
Though it’s not yet dawn
The neighbor’s dog is howling
Life in the suburbs
Another day begins
Another day begins
Accept my limitations
Find my strengths: excel!
One last haiku today
I was going to write
But now I’m falling asleep
Yet I did write this
Too much time on the internet: a haiku
Oh, the internet!
I made a mistake today
Witnessed ugliness
Yeah, spent too much time this evening reading terrible news stories. Humanity’s ability for brutality stuns me beyond all sensibility.
I’ve found that I need to find the good when faced with this. Go create, seek out beauty and kindness.
So, here I am.
A Quick Haiku: A Moment In Paris
Gazing upon this
Such a cultural symbol
Moments of beauty
Love this photo by Mathieu Rivrin. Check out more of his work here.
Keep your focus
My mind grinding forth
So very much to get done
Hey! Don’t lose focus!
My Pre-Dawn Mind: A Morning Haiku
Sitting here, pre-dawn
My mind frantic with work stuff
The night is quiet
I’m awake, my mind reeling with ideas. Sadly, but restful, peaceful ones. Rather, things I need to change, ideas i need to incorporate. In the morning calm, my brain is editing my work. But they most desirable thing, I guess. It doesn’t facilitate and being of being well rested. The
My response? Open up my tablet and capture these notions, then set an Afghan to remind me to look at them once in at work. It calms my mind.
This New Day
Another morning
A fresh start, awakening
Awake and alive
Does she wait?
Staring thoughtfully
Waiting? Or contemplating?
Summer passes by
Every so often, I’ll pop into Bing images and write a poem for the first image I see, or one that captivates me quickly. This is one of them. I find them fun to do.
Carl Setzer: Word Shaper 