Haiku 23

Playfulness, beauty,
dragon-like ferocity: 
Art says it out loud

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Hey everyone,

Thanks for sticking with me this April, now 2/3rds gone. I haven’t been able to really dig into my haiku the way I do most years, but I’m still grateful for the regular practice and required pause.

I used gratitude as a prompt this year (everyday writing about something I’m grateful for) and here’s the key to those gratitudes so far:

• 1 – Spring
• 2 – Rain
• 3 – Flowers/Roses
• 4 – My birthday
• 5 – Coffee
• 6 – Friendship
• 7 – The Moon/Eclipse
• 8 – Seeds/Possibility
• 9 – Meditation
• 10 – Eggs/Possibility
• 11 – Slowness/Patience
• 12 – Yoga
• 13 – The Trail/Running/Hiking
• 14 – To Do Lists/Getting Things Done!
• 15 – Myth and story
• 16 – Butterflies/Cocoons/Evolution
• 17 – My dog/All dogs
• 18 – Backyard birds
• 19 – Glass blowing/Trying new things
• 20 – Going with your gut/Also? Sweet potatoes
• 21 – Trees/Heartwood

And now we’re kicking off the fourth and final week with Earth Day! I’m grateful for  the intrinsic light of possibility that allows us to keep our promises on Earth Day, to Earth and to each other.

Haiku 22

Looking for the light
the center of everything
at my fingertips

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Haiku 20

Put some feelers out.
Assess. Read the room. and then…
Let your freak flag fly!

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A squirrel’s mobile
swinging high and out of reach.
This is for the birds!

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Loyal protector
on guard, ever vigilant
He’s sure earned his rest

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Been wound up lately,
living a life suspended.
Time to shake that off.

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Leggy, nonchalant,
blasé — pretending she’s not
the gods’ messenger

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Another week of April/National Poetry Month/haiku-o-rama has come and gone!
And what have I expressed 17 syllable appreciation for so far?

• 1 – Spring
• 2 – Rain
• 3 – Flowers/Roses
• 4 – My birthday
• 5 – Coffee
• 6 – Friendship
• 7 – The Moon/Eclipse
• 8 – Seeds/Possibility
• 9 – Meditation
• 10 – Eggs/Possibility
• 11 – Slowness/Patience
• 12 – Yoga
• 13 – The Trail/Running/Hiking

And now, for #14 — To Do Lists/Getting Things Done!

Happy to admit:
sometimes things go on the list
just to be checked off

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