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Muses of Misery

March 2, 2016 Carl Setzer

Drifting mind
Slaughtered within
Its own rages
Brutalizing itself
Uncaring; damage done
Lost, calling silently
Screaming into 
Empty echoes 
Heard by no one
And surprised 
By the lack 
Of response
Heedless of its
Own demand 
For isolation. 
This vacant 
Land inhabited 
By the muses
Of misery

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Posted in Personal ReflectionsTagged free verse, poetry

Tyranny of the Urgent: A Haiku

March 2, 2016 Carl Setzer

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Lost within the now
Tyranny of the urgent
No future in sight

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Posted in Personal ReflectionsTagged Daily Haiku, poetry

A Haiku From The Past

February 28, 2016 Carl Setzer

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Upon air I fly
Drifting lightly, clouds below
Light flows into night

This one came from my notes. Written in 2010, but not about air travel.

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Posted in Personal ReflectionsTagged Daily Haiku, light, night, poetry

Tasty Grace

February 25, 2016 Carl Setzer

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Flowing gracefully
Lovely delights upon bread
Peanut butter rocks!  

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Posted in Personal ReflectionsTagged Daily Haiku, poetry

Freedom’s Call

February 18, 2016 Carl Setzer

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Life is resistance
Often reflexively done
Freedom’s cry is loud.

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Posted in Personal ReflectionsTagged Daily Haiku, freedom, poetry, resistance

Young vs Old

February 16, 2016 Carl Setzer

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Despairing of youth
Lamenting lost old ways
Habits of the old

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Posted in Personal ReflectionsTagged conflict, Daily Haiku, poetry, youth

Forbidden

February 16, 2016 Carl Setzer

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What is forbidden
Is not always wrong, rather
Damages power

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Posted in Personal ReflectionsTagged Daily Haiku, justice, poetry, power, resistance

Flame

February 16, 2016 Carl Setzer

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Heat and light emerge
Clamoring over tree bark
Night descends to dawn

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Posted in Personal ReflectionsTagged candles, Daily Haiku, light, poetry

Challenged

February 12, 2016 Carl Setzer2 Comments

Challenged by a ghost
Only perfection allowed.
Frustrating myself

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Posted in Personal ReflectionsTagged Daily Haiku, perfection, poetry, self awareness

Fighting against negativity

February 11, 2016 Carl Setzer

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Dark, evil thinking,
Creating anguish within;
I shall be sunlight

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Posted in Personal ReflectionsTagged Daily Haiku, life, love, poetry

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