Haiku 2023–240

Monday conundrum

I really hope some coffee

improves this haiku

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On this Monday morning, I find myself ensconced in the doldrums of writer’s block.

Haiku 2023–235

burning in my mind

a slow, smoldering simmer

because of my heart

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Someone I love very much is going through a tough time right now. While it’s not my story to tell, I can hint around the edges.

Haiku 2023–231

snake on the bike path

we both give one another

the respect deserved

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Yesterday found my wife and I in our shared happy place — the bike trail. Twenty miles of riding on a trail we’ve not visited…

Haiku 2023–242

I wholeheartedly

and unequivocally

hate using adverbs

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Yes, dear reader, I know I placed two adverbs front and center in this haiku. It’s kind of the exception that proves the rule.

Haiku 2023–224

Friday afternoon

tasting the forbidden fruit

of a righteous nap

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Filled with emotions from a somewhat difficult day from a personal perspective, I welcomed the opportunity to get home quite early…

Haiku 2023–214

look at the edges

and notice the beginnings

of autumn’s return

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I grew up in a rural town where the only option for listening to anything other than country was a “dawn to dusk” AM radio station…

Haiku 2023–236

rumors of heat waves

I meditate while lying

on the cold stone floor

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The weather folks warned us all week that today stood a chance to be a jawdroppingly hot and humid day here in Southwest Ohio…

Haiku 2023–238

Saturday morning

the dog snores in the corner

I struggle to write

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Someday, the poetry flows from my fingers and onto the screen. Then there are mornings like this morning.

Haiku 2023–223

a well-trodden path

every journey different

some more than others

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Like most Fridays, I will get in the car this morning and make my way towards the city. While the landscape I pass by will look…

Haiku 2023–219

a recollection

the red sculpted-shag carpet

in my childhood room

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Routine drives my life. Nothing exemplifies this more than my morning routine. A computer script I wrote takes me through the…