The night has come
Motion is now stilling
Dream’s demands coming forth
Wakefulness stills
Tag: rest
One last haiku today
I was going to write
But now I’m falling asleep
Yet I did write this
My mind fights me
Awake
Not my desired state
Yet here I am
Fighting my own mind
What do I gain
When I win?
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.
Next to the Shore
Listen to the surf
The wave’s eternal motion
Lulling me to sleep
Awake Too Early
My relentless mind
In perpetual motion
Sleeping’s a challenge
Awake against my will
Dreaming of dreaming
Longing for slumber
The machinery of my mind
Psychological cogs churn and spin
Whirring hum of my soul
The Night Moves Now
The night moving now
It slides up, embracing me
A piano plays
Germs are creeping up on me this evening
Sitting in darkness
Dreams crowding my awareness
My germs arguing
Yeah, I’m feeling germs creeping up. Coughing. Sigh.
Hopefully, a good night’s rest will reset me.
A Restless Night
Dreaming I’m awake
My own mind is sadistic
Now dawn approaches
Not feeling too well rested today. Ugh!
Happy Friday, everyone.
Sunday Night
So ends the weekend
Sunlight behind the mountains
Dawn is coming soon
Carl Setzer: Word Shaper 