VACATION IN HAIKU
No pressure this week.
Nothing to do but connect
with the ones I love.
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Vacation, Day One,
inspired to do little else
but read a good book.
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A cloudy morning.
A calm, stillness in the air.
At peace with myself.
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A snoring basset,
tired from his traveling,
asleep at my feet.
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Lynda and her lab
take time out for relaxing,
curled up on the bed.
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A cup of coffee
beckons me from my nightstand
to let worries fade.
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The morning drifts by
like slow moving, lazy clouds,
lost within its dreams.
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The clear, woodland air,
the sweet sounds of the river,
renew the poet.
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A true laze about
has both a bed and a book
to lose oneself in.
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Lunch at the river.
People play at water’s edge.
A gift of pure joy.
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A morning shower
transforms to a sunny day.
A slice of heaven.
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Darkness has fallen.
Quiet through empty campground.
Fall to blissful sleep.
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The afternoon sun
peeks through the towering trees.
Warms body and soul.
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Sun gave way to clouds.
Motivation level low.
Lazy day ahead.
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Time with family,
unburdened by life's demands,
brings inner rewards.
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At the winery
tasted sixteen local wines.
Sublime decadence.
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Last vacation meal:
hot, steamed crabs with Old Bay.
Crustacean delights.
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The car is packed up.
Back to regular routines,
rested and ready.
Weekly poetry prompts drawing inspiration from a selected quote from the BrainyQuote website.
THIS WEEK'S QUOTE PROMPT:
My biggest excuse to others and myself was that I had writer's block, as if it was some kind of illness. Mary Garden
My biggest excuse to others and myself was that I had writer's block, as if it was some kind of illness. Mary Garden
Monday, May 31, 2010
Monday, May 17, 2010
#15 - To all, to each, a fair good-night, and pleasing dreams, and slumbers light. Walter Scott
FROM NIGHT TO DAY
The eventide approaches
and my weary eyelids fall,
unable to resist the sound
of bedtime’s wistful call.
I lay my tired body down
upon my cherished bed,
and sleep completely unaware
of what may lie ahead.
When daylight’s sun appears again,
with challenges to face,
I’ll meet them with a rested mind
and subtlety of grace.
The eventide approaches
and my weary eyelids fall,
unable to resist the sound
of bedtime’s wistful call.
I lay my tired body down
upon my cherished bed,
and sleep completely unaware
of what may lie ahead.
When daylight’s sun appears again,
with challenges to face,
I’ll meet them with a rested mind
and subtlety of grace.
Monday, May 10, 2010
#15 - Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship. Buddha
COMMENTARY
A well-ordered life
is not dependent on how others perceive us.
Expensive educations do not preclude
our children from being victims of violence
or perpetrators of heinous crimes.
There is no safety in privilege.
We are saddened by the immeasurable loss
of youth gone too soon.
Is it the excess of access,
or overlooking behavior that falls short of our status?
For all that privilege can accomplish,
one cannot minimize the reality that, now,
two sets of parents are mourning futures lost.
A well-ordered life
is not dependent on how others perceive us.
Expensive educations do not preclude
our children from being victims of violence
or perpetrators of heinous crimes.
There is no safety in privilege.
We are saddened by the immeasurable loss
of youth gone too soon.
Is it the excess of access,
or overlooking behavior that falls short of our status?
For all that privilege can accomplish,
one cannot minimize the reality that, now,
two sets of parents are mourning futures lost.
Monday, May 3, 2010
#14 - A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles. William Hazlitt
MY PLACE IN THIS LIFE
I look at the stars in the heavens
to remind me how small are my worries.
There is little that can reign me in
when I rightly recognize my place
in the universe.
I am but one small part of this world.
What appears to be unbearable to me
might be a blessing to others.
Let me always remember to smile,
to show others their concerns are mine,
and to be there, wherever I am needed.
I look at the stars in the heavens
to remind me how small are my worries.
There is little that can reign me in
when I rightly recognize my place
in the universe.
I am but one small part of this world.
What appears to be unbearable to me
might be a blessing to others.
Let me always remember to smile,
to show others their concerns are mine,
and to be there, wherever I am needed.
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