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The Haiku Challenge

Join me as I attempt portray my life in 2023 through the use of haiku.

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my odometer

rolling towards fifty-three with

grace and dignity

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Gravity pulls my skin into sags and wrinkles.

aging paradox

my perception improves while

my vision gets worse

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I will let this one speak for itself. I do, however, welcome discussion.

at the eye doctor

a song playing from the days

of better vision

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My wife and I included a visit to our eye doctor yesterday to pick up her new glasses. While waiting for adjustments to be made, a…

like cut blades of grass

ideas from my commute

wither on the road

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Memes on the internet assure me that what I’m experiencing is perfectly normal for people my age. Some thought moves me towards…

gravity — its pull

brings all of us to the ground

eventually

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If you’ll pardon the pun, I’m going to let today’s haiku stand on its own.

relentless waves of time

I choose curiosity

and thus surrender