Category: Poetry

Demands of Life

Carl Setzer

​Life’s demands come forth 

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Today’s haiku 

Carl Setzer

​This night now winning 

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Seattle’s Wind Storm

Carl Setzer

​The wind is singing 

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p style=”font-family:"”>Fiercely calling in the dark 

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Storm clouds approaching 

Carl Setzer

​Storm clouds coalescing 

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p style=”font-family:"”>Blue, grey blend into darkness 

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p style=”font-family:"”>Change’s doom comes forth 

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An evening haiku

Carl Setzer

​Night is falling fast 

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National Poetry Day 

Carl Setzer

​Strain to see within 

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p style=”font-family:"”>The poet pointing the way 

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p style=”font-family:"”>To finding ourselves 

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A modern song

Carl Setzer

​A song most modern 

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p style=”font-family:"”>Playing upon copper pathways 

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A haiku on a rainy Monday evening

Carl Setzer

​Words fluttering past 

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Carl Setzer

​The call of the night 

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p style=”font-family:"”>Comes earlier than before

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Today’s haiku, thinking about debates

Carl Setzer

​And so a debate

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p style=”font-family:"”>Was anything accomplished?

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p style=”font-family:"”>Were any minds changed?

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