Tag: haiku

I started writing haiku in my junior high creative writing class. After high school, though, when I started studying the Beat Poets, and Kerouac in particular, my fondness for this art form grew.  I tend to focus mostly on the 5-7-5 style, but occasionally I explore further.

This Evening’s Haiku: Walking at Dusk

Carl Setzer

I’m walking at dusk
As the daylight is consumed
Ducks and geese collect

Early Morning Haiku

Carl Setzer

Dawn brings potential

I feel so much clarity

Sky brightens slowly

For many folks, it’s the first day of school. I hope your Wednesday is exceptional. May out be a great school year.

Signs of Summer: this evening’s haiku

Carl Setzer

Still signs of summer
And the sunlight is quite warm
I saw geese flocking

The Last Days Of Summer

Carl Setzer

Now dawn’s arrived

There’s one last day of summer

This carefree robin 

The Everett Farmers Market: Today’s Haiku

Carl Setzer

Under the sunlight
Farmers display their wares
Clouds splicing the sky

I love farmers markets. Two are nearby: Edmonds (Saturdays) and Everett (Sundays). If we miss one, we have the other. It’s a lovely setup.

A Meditation On Love: A Haiku

Carl Setzer

Love is many things
Over and under rated
Creates joy and pain

 

A scene from today’s walk

Carl Setzer

Walking through the rain
WIth summer’s end approaching
This crafted flower

Though it cooler than the past few days, it felt plenty warm to me. Greater Seattle’s mugginess felt fine to me.

Tonight’s Haiku: Efficiency and Seeking Beauty 

Carl Setzer

My most efficient

I get so very much done

And forget beauty

There are days where i get tons of WORK done, which is all well and good. But when I forget to look around me, to grab a photo or write a poem. I notice it when wrap up the day without any new photos. Creativity is everything to me.