If we all wage peace
Perhaps sanity will reign
Deny destruction
Author: Carl Setzer
A blogger blogging from just north of Seattle.
Seattle’s Smoky Air
The smoke will soon clear
And autumn’s blessing will come
Scrubbing the air clean
A New Day
A new beginning
Intersecting new with old
Moving forward now
A new work week starts. What will you accomplish?
Wild Roses
wild roses
gathered by the child
captured sunlight
Seattle’s Smoky Air
Smoke and haze return
Our murky air unpleasant
Awaiting a good rain
Listening to Compline
Sitting in dim light
Not darkness, tranquil
People highlighted by shadow
Candle’s energy dancing
Upon faces, glinting eyes
Music carries words
Deeper than where
They’ll go
On their own power;
Calmness fills empty spots
Within my soul
Refreshed and
Birthed anew
Seattle’s St. Marks cathedral has hosted compline for decades. Sung evening prayer has roots deep in Christian liturgy and the Anglican tradition. These speak to me deeply, especially in candlelit halls of stone.
Labor Day: A Haiku
Thanks to those who stood
Refusing to accept things
And speak for justice
This last Sunday
Enjoying this rest
Last Sunday before school starts
And chaos ensues
Welcome to September: A Haiku
This new month begins
One that brings lots of changes
Now it’s September
#Seattle’s Bumbershoot is this weekend
Seattle’s weekend
Music will be the center
Bumbershoot’s glories
One of my region’s iconic events Bumbershoot. An amazing streets and music festival. And, yes, is named after the German word for umbrella. Seattle’s love for irony.