#today #Sunday #JoinIn I never knew that porcupines hung out in trees! I never saw one on the trails by the river, but was told to look up!
KimJungDoh
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Wisdom comes with age, but as I age I realize I don’t know. I am a former (ok, still trying to become “former”) educator with a generous spirit and an appreciation of many genres of humor. I enjoy art, travel, gardening, and music. I am also part of the household staff serving two masters (one pictured in my photo). The banner shows two up-close hot air balloons (Yoda and Darth Vader).
#today I get a day off! Today I get to see my friend for lunch. Today, the possibilities are limitless! So much I can do, so many things I can take care of, I don’t know where to begin. Maybe I will just lay here for now contemplating and watching the sunrise. Below is a photo of a sunrise from my backyard. Clouds make the sunrise and sunsets here so colorful…
@DrKen thanks Dr. Ken for checking in. I appreciate it, and all the other comments. Just going through things along my path. I hope I learn to appreciate it all as a part of life and a juxtaposition to the highs that may come my way again. The bitterness makes the sweetness greater, right?
#today was so heartbreakingly sad for me. It is amazing how a moment can suddenly overcome my entire sense of self and balance. I failed to just watch with curiosity and compassion, and instead I drowned in my anger and grief. Metaphorically crawling out now with a little help, but the sadness clings to me still. I know it is a part of me, but when it comes out, people leave. There is no safe place left except in solitude, where I can sit with my demon and debate why anything matters.
@JasonStiff Ha! I am so old, Girl Scouts used to come to the door with a wagon of boxes. I’d ask them why there were no Girl Scouts in the ingredients list. When they stopped coming to my door, I thought it was me. I don’t ask the Girl Scouts outside the grocery store that question nowadays.
@crystalmarini Haiku Prompt 2/18/23! Create a haiku using the word of the day: modus ponens dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-d... #WOTDHaikuPrompt #haiku #wordoftheday #prompt #poetry #JoinIn
Why do you leave me
My love is more than you give
Modus ponens est?
@JasonStiff I know, right? That’s why I don’t like Girl Scout cookies.
@crystalmarini Haiku Prompt 2/12/23! Create a haiku using the word of the day: gridiron dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-d... #WOTDHaikuPrompt #haiku #wordoftheday #prompt #poetry #JoinIn
Gridiron glory
Ends in pain and agony
Short win for long loss
My gridiron knees
now stainless steel and plastic
remember the pain
#joinin #today #haiku I was contemplating why I write haiku that are “…dark…morose…sad…” People who have read my haiku often ask if I am doing well. I admit, they are on the dark side, but I think I perceived the process. When challenged with a haiku prompt, I see and feel the emotion. From there I go within myself and break off a piece of the darkness to transform into haiku. It is cathartic and I feel lighter unburdening some of my angst. Does that make sense?