autumn leaf carpet shifting patterns in the wind green grass underlay
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Tag Archives: haiku
Boo?
pale dog haunts the night loveable apparition fails to cause a fright
In the Dark
dark of night obscures – or perhaps illuminates – what is seen by day
Summer Afternoons
metal bowl on lap peas shelled from crisp green pods fall pinging into bowl
The Daily Post weekly photo challenge: Nostalgia
Against the Odds
What are our chances?
Slim to none, on a good day.
Then let's work with "slim."
The Daily Post weekly photo challenge: Narrow
Couch for One (Plus One)
A Shared Journey
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Getting Acquainted
1.8
your “therapist look”
what lies hidden behind that
nonjudgmental mask
2.3
what will she ask me
or will she ask nothing – yet
wait for my reply
2.4
I trust you and yet
I don’t trust myself to know
in whom I can trust
2.18
I wish you’d somehow
relieve me of this shadow
but that’s not your job
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Getting Annoyed
3.4
misconstrued feelings
I end up defending thoughts
that never were mine
3.9
I want to be heard
or so you told me, but then
you didn’t listen
3.10
not satisfying
agreeing to disagree
when I know I’m right
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Getting Serious
3.11
laid to rest for years
you pulled back musty covers
hurts to be laid bare
3.12
heavy question posed;
answers blowin’ in the wind?
or just flighty thoughts?
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The Response I Didn’t Say Out Loud
3.16
you look down, she said.
yes I am; I don’t know why.
I will try harder.
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Self-Sabotage
3.17
wallowing in mire
wish you could pull me out, but
I know that’s my job
4.12
when things go too well
I feel the need for poison
that’s what she told me
4.13
which poison to choose
self-loathing memory loop
usually works
4.16
walking a thin line
why do I find it so hard
to choose happiness
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Getting Contemplative
5.13
introspection time
I get your words but do I
want to make them mine
5.20
does it matter why
I feel and think as I do?
why yes, yes it does
6.27
what would I have done
if granted a do-over
hard to imagine
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Getting Better?
6.28
what will I do now
each day is a do-over
up to me to choose
6.30
So what now? I asked.
Indeed, what now? she echoed.
I’m hopeful. Kind of.
7.22
rearranged my life
or at least the living room
life is next in line
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The Daily Post Discover Challenge: Shared Journeys
Unpacking
words trapped in boxes freed to fly away and roost on my bookcase shelves
The clothbound books in these photos were all published in the early 1900s.
Etched Wood
rotted wood transforms as time, weather and worm holes sculpt a masterpiece
The Daily Post weekly photo challenge: Details
Fissures
sadness trickles in through cracked walls and broken hearts seeps back out as tears
Look Beyond the Obvious
hidden agendas are rendered conspicuous by shadows they cast
The Daily Post Discover Challenge: A Piece of Advice
What Rhymes with Stanza? 