july haiku four

dogs take swim lessons

and some get radiation

our sweet neighborhood dogs

. . . [7/23/23]

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i'll go back to work

tomorrow after 3 days

being off was nice

. . . [7/23/23]

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i've wanted to write

first thing i ever wanted

it's always been there

. . . [7/23/23]

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but i never stayed

i always seemed to leave it

never really "yes"

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this in some way, "yes"

this is getting what's in, out

and it does feel good

. . . [7//23/23]

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so what is next then

or is it just still a job

just keep the pace now

. . . [7/23/23]

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as you said, just stay

as you can, stay on the path

the path that is you

. . . [7/23/23]

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three months of haiku

i do love the way it comes

a special river

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and what is this place

and is this just what we do

we're doing it now

. . . [7/23/23]

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how come no one's asked

how come not even one has

but you just keep on

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you do it for love

you do it because it's you

you do it for life

. . . [7/23/23]

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and it keeps moving

you can't stop it to assess

just going with it

. . . [7/23/23]

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i'll go back today

after some lovely days off

i did some good stuff

. . . [7/24/23]

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and what does this do

this time to sit and wonder

is it really good

. . . [7/24/23]

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or is it hiding

is it a sort of threshold?

you need to walk through

. . . [7/24/23]

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what is this feeling

is it yearning or different

is something missing

. . . [7/24/23]

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i just figured out

a shift that would be good now

a change in my view

. . . [7/26/23]

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how shall i put it

i am, i am not chasing

i am being now

. . . [7/26/23]

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I've already planned

now just do those things you've said

less thought more action

. . . [7/26/23]

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believe youself more

trust your motives, they are good

piece by piece it goes

. . . [7/26/23]

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don't debate what's true

you know what's true already

so you can just fly

. . . [7/26/23]

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so just go in there

your favorite place in the world

and just be yourself

. . . [7/26/23]

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can't i just fall down

fall down the stairs and die now

all my life like this

. . . [7/27/23]

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subtle sorts of thoughts

like, oh it would be so nice

just why not, okay

. . . [7/27/23]

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like, come on, why not

just call it now would you please

let it just be done

. . . [7/27/23]

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life is just so strange

these things we all do all day

it would be just fine

. . . [7/27/23]

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up late so wake late

not quite worth it to me now

it all gets more clear

. . . [7/28/23]

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a sit with cider

a friday - it's been a while

just one for the taste

. . . [7/28/23]

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some seem to live sure

does a fear keep them so sure

so much inside us

. . . [7/28/23]

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what am i doing

not one thing; none of us do

how to take it all

. . . [7/28/23]

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a man in my sun

oh! they just moved over there

they wanted the shade

. . . [7/28/23]

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and so i sit here

this is sort of just right now

let's just sit with it

. . . [7/28/23]

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another week. how was yours. this is pretty wild what we're doing. just going. sometimes with real energy and agency sometimes standing on the conveyer belt. i think both states (though there are more, of course) are worth-while. we need rest. we need movement. don't we. it can feel like oh so much sometimes. i don't know how some do it with multiple jobs and multiple children and and and. i am just me and my partner - and sometimes all the "to-do" it so much. funny this life. finding the good helps! it doens't always come naturally - easily. but it does come more with practice. -- thanks for reading! -- kory