Category: Poetry

An Early Morning Haiku

Carl Setzer

Yes, I am awake

And the birds sing with vigor

Dawn has not yet come

I’m amazed at the number of birds singing right now. Well, I think one of the loudest sounds is an insect, but I digress.  It’s quite boisterous. Oddly, as daylight comes their sounds will quiet. Perhaps just supplanted by human noise. Perhaps. 

Enjoying this quiet Saturday morning, a haiku

Carl Setzer

As I sit, awake

Enjoying this calm morning

We all needed rest

I’ve been awake for a bit, exploring Twitter, reading a bit. Now tea summons me. I must heed the call. 

A Haiku During Allergy Season 

Carl Setzer

When I said “haiku”
The response was “gesundheit”
Healthy poetry?

Anxiety and Mindless Guilt

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Our hearts torture us
Pronouncing us quite guilty
Anxiety’s cruel

May 24, 2918

Carl Setzer

​May 24, 2918

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Where will I find home? 

Carl Setzer

​Seeking the place where the mountains meet the sky 

Where water rises to my feet and the sun warms 

My bare feet resting wrapped in the sand 

Despair Lies 

Carl Setzer

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Thinking about evenings, flowers, and just being done

Carl Setzer

The day’s heat fading
Sun obscured by these fir trees
Tasks finally done

This evening is done. Didn’t get everything done I wanted to, but I never do. Such is the way of things for me I guess.

Tonight’s haiku: about seeking tranquility

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I stand in the night 

Breathing against all my fears

Tranquility sought

Tonight I’m seeking to calm my fears. My meditations upon tranquility are focusing on actually completing things.