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Tag: life

The Good Life

April 2, 2017April 2, 2017 Carl SetzerLeave a comment

Embracing your dreams

Live a life filled with purpose 

The reward is joy 

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Posted in PoetryTagged Daily Haiku, life, wisdom

Ah, Girl Scout Cookies!

March 25, 2017 Carl SetzerLeave a comment

Girl Scout cookies

A regular exercise 

Failing discipline

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Posted in PoetryTagged Daily Haiku, discipline, food, life

Compassionate Life

March 24, 2017March 24, 2017 Carl SetzerLeave a comment

Seek to build them up

Shine more light into the darkness

Compassionate life

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Posted in PoetryTagged compassion, Daily Haiku, life

Gasping for air 

March 22, 2017 Carl SetzerLeave a comment

Gasping for more air 

Tears now descending my face 

Friend’s delightful wit 

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Posted in PoetryTagged Daily Haiku, friends, fun, humor, life

Freedom from Pain

March 19, 2017March 19, 2017 Carl SetzerLeave a comment
There’s only one way
For death’s sting to be vanquished
You must avoid love

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Posted in PoetryTagged Daily Haiku, death, life

Lost dreams within me 

March 15, 2017 Carl SetzerLeave a comment

Lost dreams within me 

Focusing my energy 

Seeking their return 

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Posted in PoetryTagged Daily Haiku, dreams, focus, life

Uncertainty of dreams 

March 12, 2017 Carl SetzerLeave a comment

​I am unsure 

As I face my dream’s demands 

A path now cluttered 

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Posted in PoetryTagged confusion, Daily Haiku, dreams, life

My focus

March 8, 2017 Carl SetzerLeave a comment

I try to focus 

The greatest of challenges 

Making lives better than

Well, I try…

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Posted in PoetryTagged Daily Haiku, focus, life, quality

Seeking Wisdom 

March 1, 2017 Carl SetzerLeave a comment

I find you seek wisdom 

Look where heart and mind combine 

Magnificent souls   

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Posted in PoetryTagged Daily Haiku, life, wisdom

This Morning 

February 25, 2017 Carl SetzerLeave a comment

A plane overhead 

       My tea slowly cools 

Today, a funeral 

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Posted in PoetryTagged Daily Haiku, life, reflections

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