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Today’s Haiku Challenge Keyword: Lift

Carl Setzer 
the lift of music
reminding me who I am
on this summer's breeze

This is my response to today’s “Haiku Challenge” by Baffled.

These challenges inspire me, invigorating the creative within me.

This week has been rather intense. Last week, the first week of summer quarter, came with some issues. First, after enrolling for one math class without any direction for testing, it turns out I needed a placement test after all. Raced to get that done before the deadline where I would be auto-dropped from my class. It turns out, I need to go one class back. (I have studied calculus in the past, so remedial algebra stings a bit. It’s disappointing to have slipped so far. A lesson in humility, I guess. More importantly, this cost me about a week.

With this, in one of my other classes, I had significant technical issues, so I am somewhat behind in that class. At least by my definition of “behind”. This week I’ll finish my work right on the due date. I much prefer to be ahead.

These challenges easily fill my mind. When that happens, I lose track of who I am, and who I’m trying to be. One key thing that brings me back: music. Thus why my mind went there with today’s prompt.

I hope this post finds you well as summer progresses. May each of you find what you need as we end this week.

Behind the brick facade

Carl Setzer
Brick Facade

wandering my streets
behind the brick facade
the future awaits

Petals Showing Wear

Carl Setzer
Fading Flower
freedom of sunlight
dancing upon the spring breeze
petals showing wear

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Today’s Haiku Challenge: Rest

Carl Setzer

Daisy
Spring Daisy

watching flowers dance
as I rest in my hammock
sunlight glimmering

On Twitter there’s a daily “haiku challenge” by @Baffled (today’s word is “rest”). I try my best to do these every day. A lovely community has sprung up around them. For me, it’s one of the best parts of Twitter.

High Clouds In Motion

Carl Setzer

high cloud’s in motion
graceful against the blue sky
the best of feelings

A Flower From My Walk

Carl Setzer

Flower from my walk
Flower from my walk

walking through sunlight
these flowers watch my progress
and summer’s approach

It’s a few weeks yet until summer, though we’ve had days with a summer feel. A few more days of cool dampness, then summer-like weather starts again. Slowly, iteratively, we’ll approach summer. Spring petals will continue to fall.

Bold before the rain

Carl Setzer
Daisy
Daisy

flowers in sunlight
with glorious abandon
bold before the rain

Sunlight and Roses

Carl Setzer

Rose
Rose

the grace of sunlight
pulling the rose towards the sky
joy of hummingbirds

Weariness, a meditation

Carl Setzer
Fence in black and white

step by step
I move through
weariness

Coffee Shop Vibes

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Light against the dark
A light within the darkness

within coffee shops
respites from the coldest rain
such sanctuary

I took this photo at Everett’s Narrative Coffee. The ambiance delights me. With its brick walls, I return to many cold, wet days from when I lived downtown Seattle. Books, pastries, coffee; the elements of classic elegance.

Just a little editing in Photoshop to capture the mood. A little blur for a vignette, a bit of color balancing, et viola!