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2nd week in june 2023 - a diary in haiku

By kory salajkaPublished 11 months ago Updated 7 months ago 5 min read
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haiku june and dots on upcycled paper - hand carved rubber blocks, waterbased paint on kraft packing paper crumpled (reversed image to read blocks) - original art

was i mean last night

sometimes i feel like i'm mean

i don't want to be

. . . [6/4/23]

. . .

there's a part of me

that's angry and wants it out

that won't always be

. . . [6/4/23]

. . .

stuffy nose and eyes

feeling a little poorly

just waking up

. . . [6/4/23]

. . .

i'm waiting to puke

bananas used to make me

not sure if still do

. . . [6/4/23]

. . .

i am gonna pop

there is so much to get at

how do we do it

. . . [6/4/23]

. . .

or is it the trick

not minding is the way through

and then sit in peace

. . . [6/4/23]

. . .

"the small details will"

but i didn't hear the rest

we are all talking

. . . [6/4/23]

. . .

no more being mad

no more being furious

that is just too much

. . . [6/4/23]

. . .

practice everywhere

bad drivers or slow service

trying to be calm

. . . [6/4/23]

. . .

the sidewalk and grass

both a place to put our feet

which one do you choose

. . . [6/4/23]

. . .

'morning birds and tea

you say good morning to me

the day starts with us

. . . [6/5/23]

. . .

meditate and breathe

these things have helped me for years

why slow my practice

. . . [6/5/23]

. . .

we just try to live

we want it to be less work

we just want to be

. . . [6/5/23]

. . .

the longer we live

are we making up more rules

or letting some go

. . . [6/5/23]

. . .

we're all writers here

i feel it's how we got here

it's on us to go

. . . [6/5/23]

. . .

what do i believe

i believe that i'm ok

i didn't used to

. . . [6/5/23]

. . .

it is so quiet

wouldn't it be great to leave

just leave from here now

. . . [6/5/23]

. . .

ok! find the good

there is totally good here

it's just my bad mood

. . . [6/5/23]

. . .

i have lots of laughs

laughs all day long with the kids

except for when not

. . . [6/5/23]

. . .

the calm in the morn'

runs up against the busy

the busy to come

. . . [6/6/23]

. . .

the words might run out

we run dry without some new

but do we need words

. . . [6/6/23]

. . .

i am so tired

i slept for so long but still

not so well i guess

. . . [6/7/23]

. . .

yesterday the ants

they had made a colony

they were in our house

. . . [6/7/23]

. . .

it was such a sight

little piles of babies

they had moved right in

. . . [6/7/23 ]

. . .

i was stunned all day

i had to get rid of them

how is that for them

. . . [6/7/23]

. . .

a little big town

little piles all around

big one kill ‘em all

. . . [6/7/23]

. . .

summer is coming

people get so excited

i will mostly work

. . . [6/7/23]

. . .

i guess most will work

that’s what we do, work work work

and then a bit more

. . . [6/7/23]

. . .

we can find a space

to maybe live around it

or better with it

. . . [6/7/23]

. . .

the air's clold out there

at least i've got warm clothes on

i am done with it

. . . [6/7/23]

. . .

maybe take some breaths

get ready for the next part

and then the next part

. . . [6/7/23]

. . .

some dreams we don't like

some we love and want to stay

but real they are not

. . . [6/8/23]

. . .

come and sit with me

we'll just sit here for a while

and then get to it

. . . [6/8/23]

. . .

we are all different

but there is a lot of same

just enough of both?

. . . [6/8/23]

. . .

how do we know true

how can we really know this

can we just feel it

. . . [6/8/23]

. . .

fran l. says that we

don't choose the people we love

that happens to us

. . . [6/8/23]

. . .

baby birds are born

in the side of the house there

so we have babies

. . . [6/8/23]

. . .

dad is gettting worse

it's age or the medicine

or a bit of both

. . . [6/8/23]

. . .

not sure how mom is

i don't talk to either much

never great with phones

. . . [6/8/23]

. . .

i had 2, now 1

it's funny how we choose things

we say "yes," then "no"

. . . [6/8/23]

. . .

what can i say now

to myself and to you all

i should do something

. . . [6/9/23]

. . .

i feel guilt but don't

i am aware but avoid

but try to be good

. . . [6/9/23]

. . .

can we be and not

play a part and disappear

i think we must choose

. . . [6/9/23]

. . .

i'm glad it's friday

defintely need a break

some space from people

. . . [6/9/23]

. . .

we talk all day long

every hour so much talk

how did i choose this

. . . [6/9/23]

. . .

the topic is good

that is why i chose it, see

but it is a lot

. . . [6/9/23]

. . .

a little visit

just a hang out, no big thing

that would be just fine

. . . [6/10/23]

. . .

hurry, let's get there

let's try to get there right now

but you can't rush it

. . . [6/10/23]

. . .

now there are fruit flies

ants and fruit flies and those birds

oh my goodness, house

. . . [6/10/23]

. . .

first full week of june. yep. thank you for reading and taking in the moments. i'm definitley seeing a pattern of wanting a change / to change but also looking to find the balance of what is. interesting way to see some life. i hope you're well - take care. -- kory

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kory salajka

i am a multi-disciplinary artist who has come to writing haiku daily to let out what’s inside as i live about the world, and i am loving it - (all original art)

connect w/ me and/or check out my visual art on instragram

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