Tag: nature

Crane Fly’s Motion

Carl Setzer

a crane fly’s motion

under the bathroom lights

returned to freedom

The Mantis & The Murder Hornet: A Haiku

Carl Setzer
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the praying mantis
facing down murder hornets
an ominous name

Today’s Haiku: February 28, 2020

Carl Setzer

sparrow’s motion
light, agile upon sunbeams
mountains snore

Cloud Covered Mountains

Carl Setzer

clouds grasping stones

visages hidden with grace

the movement of light

December 4, 2019

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an evening with friends
fills me with the greatest joy
crows upon the breeze

Ah, poets and their ponds, this morning’s #haikuĀ 

Carl Setzer

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p style=”font-family:"”>Sit silently by their ponds 

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p style=”font-family:"”>Beautiful stillness 

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p style=”font-family:"”>Ah, poets and their ponds 

Saturday Morning, June 1st

Carl Setzer

ā€‹Crow conversation

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April 23, 2019: A #Haiku

Carl Setzer

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p style=”font-family:"”>Silenced by the dawn 

A Lovely Autumn Morning

Carl Setzer

The trees change colors. Air cools. Autumn arrived, the season evolves. My sweaters, which delight me so, call to me. Content wells within me.

Waking in Kona, the surf singing to meĀ 

Carl Setzer

ā€‹My mind playing Iz*

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p style=”font-family:"”>*If you aren’t familiar with the musician Iz, he was Israel KaŹ»anoŹ»i KamakawiwoŹ»ole. Learn more about him here. He’s long been high in my list of favorite musicians.