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Wretched

May 2, 2015May 2, 2015 Carl SetzerLeave a comment

Wretched anger’s rage
Filled with deepest misery
Joy’s destruction sought

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Posted in PoetryTagged anger, Daily Haiku, Poetry, rage

Real Power

April 30, 2015 Carl SetzerLeave a comment

I have power beyond belief
To make myself vanish
Into the summer’s breeze
Raising butterflies into the sky

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Posted in PoetryTagged influence, Poetry, power

Morning Birdsong

April 29, 2015 Carl SetzerLeave a comment

Morning birds sparkle
Today, gently awakened
Songs greeting the dawn

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Posted in PoetryTagged Daily Haiku, micropoetry, nature, Poetry

A day of work

April 27, 2015 Carl SetzerLeave a comment

This workweek begins
We see so much drudgery
Perception crafted

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Posted in PoetryTagged Daily Haiku, life, Poetry, work

Friday Thoughts

April 24, 2015 Carl Setzer1 Comment

The strangest of days
Servitude released, mostly,
Escape from life’s bonds

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Posted in PoetryTagged Daily Haiku, life, Poetry

Coffee: A Love Story

April 22, 2015 Carl Setzer5 Comments

Glorious blackness
Trickling cup-wards; Ah, life!
Coffee, my dear friend

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Posted in PoetryTagged coffee, Daily Haiku, Poetry

Starlight

April 20, 2015 Carl SetzerLeave a comment

Stars are flickering
Beneath the weight of my dreams
Darkness chills the winds

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Posted in PoetryTagged Daily Haiku, micropoetry, Poetry

Change

April 20, 2015 Carl SetzerLeave a comment

Gentle wind climbs down
From sun bleached, rock strewn hillsides
Inevitably

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Posted in PoetryTagged Daily Haiku, micropoetry, Poetry

Self Destruction

April 20, 2015April 20, 2015 Carl SetzerLeave a comment

My soul is haunted
Life’s mistakes memorized
Destroying my peace

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Posted in PoetryTagged Daily Haiku, Poetry

Violence Displayed

April 20, 2015 Carl SetzerLeave a comment

They mesmerize us
Pictures of carnage, strife.
Cherry blossoms fall

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Posted in PoetryTagged Daily Haiku, news, Poetry, violence

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