The Subconscious: A Meditation

This lake, rippleless
Voices from within our depths
Currents flowing deep

Where wind and wave collide

With wind blowing strong
These bold and daring people
Weren’t cowed by this storm

I wrote this haiku watching these two ignore cold and rain, dancing where wind and wave collide.

Whales, a haiku, and a reading recommendation

Tattooed Whale, 2016 by Tim Pitsiulak
Tattooed Whale, 2016 by Tim Pitsiulak

Whales sing to our souls
A far deeper connection
Than our minds can grasp

This image is featured in the article “When Whales and Humans Talk”. A fascinating article that I highly recommend you read.

Today’s Daily Prompt: Frigid 

Being from Seattle

What’s frigid to me is just

Cool for so many 

I’m not asleep

Night fell long ago
Yet sleep is avoiding me
I hear the highway

Oh sleep, I’ve requested your presence some time ago. Sigh…

Oh well, at least I can sleep in tomorrow.

Good Ol’ Dilbert and To-Do Lists

Well, I still like making to-do lists. To be more specific, I like checking the boxes off as “complete”.

 

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To live where my grandparents lived

I live amongst ghosts
My grandparent’s memories
Amidst these very trees

I walk the same streets my grandparents did. It fills me with connection to this place. Time become more fluid. 

The Faithful Skeptic 

The faithful skeptic
Balancing my need to KNOW
With my need to trust

Birds Singing at Dawn

The day’s beginning
With amazing potential
Bird’s singing at dawn

Early morning with birds singing boldly. I’m not quite ready to leave the comfort of bed and blankets. The sky slowly lightens, second by second. 

The Digital Mind

Light and colors dance
Within the digital mind
Silicon children