My computer and
phone connect me, bind me, and
feed my dumb FOMO.
Tag Archives: Emotional poetry
Missing Life Staring At My Screen: Haiku Lament
This gorgeous Fall morn
I, at breakfast, stared at my
phone*, not life. Why? Fail!
OR
*screen
Why (And How) Will She Change? — Haiku
When you think someone
is fine as they are, but they
want to change? High nerves.*
OR
*Nervous!
Generation Gap Agency Free Verse
No matter how much
a parent tries,
they cannot
bridge the gap
of independence,
agency,
and choice.
New Earth’s Heart Connection: Haiku
Finding new places
to tap into the Earth’s heart:
Welcome connections.
Facing Death Rudeness: Haiku
When you’re facing death,
it turns out you might forget
to use good manners.
Desire Bait And Switch: Haiku Lament
Tragic irony: /
Have all you’ve begged and prayed for,/
Lost desire to do.
Bring Peace In Nature To Others: Haiku
As we share how we /
find peace in nature, we help*/
others feel peace, too.
OR
*bring/
peace to others, too.
[Context: We were walking through the woods and fields, doing Nature Observation at Spirit Tree Farms with some folks from out-of-town. As I riffed this haiku, I made these notes:
As we set about finding peace in Nature, it’s always a good time (both to do it, and to be had).
What’s amazing is that, as you share it, others feel it, and thank you for the experience.]
Wasting Expensive Foods: Haiku Lament
I love when folks make
Expensive foods and then I
Let them go to waste.
Consequences Anger or Not
I’m angry with God.
But not. Not heeding Him brought
consequences. Sad