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Beginnings, Endings

March 8, 2018 Carl Setzer

Beginnings moving

Forwards towards middles, motion

Ends; begin anew

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Posted in General Musing, Haiku, Modern LifeTagged balance, haiku, poetry, zen

A Sunday Meditation

March 4, 2018March 4, 2018 Carl Setzer

Camp Gwinwood Cross

Sunlight piercing leaves
A rough hewn cross pulls my eyes
Birds break my thoughts

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Posted in PoetryTagged faith, haiku, life, poetry, Sunday

Laying in the dark: meditating 

February 12, 2018 Carl Setzer

I lay in the dark
My eyes feeling drawn downwards
Peace in the silence

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Posted in General Musing, HaikuTagged dark, darkness, haiku, peace, poetry

My Neighbors Walking

February 2, 2018 Carl Setzer

A little boy skips
His hand in his mother’s hand
Beauty as light fades

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Posted in Personal Reflections, PoetryTagged haiku, home, poetry

Glaring Back At Fear

February 2, 2018 Carl Setzer

I find it hard at times
As fears creep forth
Snaring my heart
Corrupting my dreams
Distorting logic
Contorting my focus
Into destruction
I don’t understand it’s allure
And why it captivates me
But I shall refuse it’s temptation
And uphold my dreams

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Posted in Personal Reflections, PoetryTagged fear, life, poetry, positive energy, Positivity

A Black History Month Haiku

February 1, 2018 Carl Setzer

Black History Month
We forget the dead, white guys
Just for this month

Seeking out ways to incorporate the these into my daily readings and writing. Are you doing anything creative?

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Posted in Design, Art & Photography, General MusingTagged Black History Month, haiku, poetry

Poetry’s Power 

January 14, 2018 Carl Setzer4 Comments

Once I was told
Poetry’s power
Comes from framing
Life so uniquely
That people see
Truths they’re hiding from

Experimenting with using the graphic to separate my prose from the poem.  What do you think?

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Posted in Free Verse, General MusingTagged poem, poetry

A Haiku As I Listen To Satie 

January 12, 2018May 19, 2021 Carl Setzer

Listening to Satie
These binary colored keys
Dancing summer light

I always envision Impressionistic artists as I listen to Satie. Just seems so perfect. Like Bach in cathedrals. 

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Posted in General Musing, Haiku, MusicTagged art, haiku, music, poetry

Tonight’s Hidden Moonlight

January 8, 2018 Carl Setzer

The hidden moonlight
Obscured from my view by clouds
Now to attain sleep

And now, and good night to you all.


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Posted in Haiku, Modern Life, SeattleTagged haiku, moonlight, night, poetry, postaday, sleep

Diversity: A Haiku 

January 7, 2018 Carl Setzer

Each piece beautiful
Each distinctly unique
Each one critical

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Posted in Haiku, Modern LifeTagged creation, Creativity, diversity, haiku, life, love, poetry, progress

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