Category: haiku

Standing Still is Not an Option

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Standing still isn’t Healthy, clogs arteries, blinds Clips wings wild to fly ________________________ Photo by Mark Olsen on Unsplash

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Pool of Longevity

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Old friends swim lengths slow Forty years racing reversed Water sliced sideways ________________ Photo by Katie Smith on Unsplash

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Haiku: Bitter Tunnel

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Stiff wind dog walking Bitter start winter’s tunnel Hard rain snow, passage

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Haiku: Election 2024

Posted on September 17, 2024 by

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A rip tide will kill Unless folks use their power To swim out of it _________________ Photo by Jason Leung on Unsplash

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Sunday Night Haiku: Family Matters

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Amazing what gets Repaired, strengthened, nourished when You keep showing up ____________ Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash

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The Future is About What’s Next

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Sun, heat, dinner, night Flowers, car trips, tomatoes Work, vote, victory _____________ Photo by Olesya Grichina on Unsplash

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The Week After Thanksgiving

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Turkey wishbone snapped Winner’s wish evaporates The moment spoken ___________ Photo by Tyler Donaghy on Unsplash

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Anniversary Gift

Posted on March 13, 2024 by

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If you marry, find someone who knows you better than you know yourself

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Haiku: Wordlessness

Posted on February 25, 2024 by

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Word closet hangers Swing empty, rattling, sorry Verbs dropped in gray piles _________________ Photo by Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash

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A Cat in Search of Better Service

Posted on February 19, 2024 by

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The water level Wasn’t to his liking, so We had to change it

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What happens here on Red's Wrap is all over the map. There is no single theme, no overarching gripe, no malady of my own or others that dominates. I write about what seems important or interesting at the moment and what aims me toward hope. I write stories, essays, poems - whatever fits the day and the mood. Nothing stays the same, here or anywhere. That's a good thing. Happiness. It's relative.

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