Tag: life

Cling to Hope

Carl Setzer1 Comment

Fear is powerful 

Yet only hope can transform 

Cling strongly to that 

It’s hard, at times, to fnd the light in the dark. Seek it out, nurture it. It is there, and will grow stronger. 

May 24, 2918

Carl Setzer

​May 24, 2918

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p style=”font-family:"”>So far forward 

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p style=”font-family:"”>Where my name 

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p style=”font-family:"”>Into the realm of dreams 

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p style=”font-family:"”>This notion brought about 

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Respect and Dignity: A Haiku

Carl Setzer1 Comment

We are unable

To summon basic respect

For views not our own



As long as we, as a culture, or as a species, struggle to summon basic respect and dignity for each other, we will fail. 

Why do villains laugh?

Carl Setzer

Something I’ve wondred.
Why do villains always laugh?
A puzzling thing

Oh, Editing! A Haiku

Carl Setzer

​First: unload my mind 

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p style=”font-family:"”>Next: shape them into beauty 

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p style=”font-family:"”>Editing’s anguish 

Time for a Friday Haiku

Carl Setzer

A Friday haiku
What is the root of its joy?
Delightful freedom

Happy Friday, everyone!

Feed your soul joy 

Carl Setzer

Just pursue your dreams
Seek out joy to feed your soul
Fight hard for your heart

May your week be filled with blessings. 

Tonight’s Haiku: The Value We Bring 

Carl Setzer

Upon work’s altar
Our lives are a sacrifice
A worthy exchange?

I’ve been thinking about work and our relationship to it. 

Monday Morning Alarm Clocks 

Carl Setzer

This Monday morning
My alarm speaks its crass words
My reflex: resist

Ah, the glories of Monday morning’s and those alarm clocks.