Tag: Daily Haiku

Monday’s haiku: facing brutality

Carl Setzer

​Brutality’s path

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Sleep and Cold Meds

Carl Setzer

​The germs are winning

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A Friday Haiku 

Carl Setzer

​We love our Fridays

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Looking at Fear 

Carl Setzer

​There are times of fear 

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Calmness in the Darkness 

Carl Setzer

​Lights flicker at night

There’s calmness in the darkness 

Unexpected peace  

Isolation

Carl Setzer

The heart collapses

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An early morning haiku

Carl Setzer

​Not quite awake yet

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Carl Setzer

​My life is quite good 

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