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Haiku 2021 Part 51, #353-9

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 #353 Crystal ritual I call upon elements wake me to fortune #354 Binding, constriction, limitation, structure can create space, freedom #355 Show children ballet evil spells, graceful dancing La Scala "Swan Lake" #356 So beautiful is the Prince - will our Prince also be so beautiful? #357 Heilige Abend Family, feasting, delights Most holy of nights #358 What gifts do you have latent within, awaiting their time to be shared #359 Much celebration embarrassment of riches savor blessed wealth

Haiku 2021 Part 50, #346-52

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 #346 Glühwein and waffles intricate paper snowflakes artsy Christmas tree #347 Christmas with Muppets caroling creatures, all kinds sharing in the love #348 Ela's birthday eve apartment clean, party prepped just the two of us #349 My sweetness was born thirty-nine years ago, here on scene to be found #350 Business reflection taking stock of efforts, fails, successes, vision #351 Fill up the punch bowl fruits, nectars, spirits stir serving up some cheer #352 Rich celebration feasting, music, merriment gladly together

Haiku 2021 Part 49, #339-45

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 #339 Inspired by Modern Tarot Page of Pentacles stop daydreaming, start doing path to master craft #340 Need a container rich environment for growth safe to take the risks #341 inspired by Modern Tarot Jasmine-infused dream scented inspiration lead to profound insight #342 inspired by "The Nutcracker" Sugar Plums prancing snowflakes, flowers, candies waltz children's dreams dancing #343 Embracing humid plumeria/jet fuel fantasy of home #344 Leaping into faith put money where my mouth is link arms to get coached #345 Can it be twelve months since we lost your shining light tender grave visit

Haiku 2021 Part 48, #332-8

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#332 Inspired by Real Happiness No matter what comes capable to learn new ways of being with it #333 To trust the knowledge collected, skills and senses perceiving aright #334 World AIDS Day Day of remembrance immune deficient lives lost recalling bright flames #335 Getting Christmassy joyful spirit out to play taste the sweet magic #336 December drizzle steady outpouring onto wet leaves, naked trees #337 Stickers, paper, pens,  pencils, stationery, stamps Artist Child's heaven #338 Citrine bring power humility, endurance willingness to learn  

Haiku 2021 Part 47, #325-31

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 #325 Forty days left in the year twenty twenty-one these twenties roar on #326 Flood-salvaged barrel former service holding wine story-filled table #327 Weissburgunder wine Red grapes without their skins make delectable drinks #328 Late November chill grey skies hang low, wind biting layer, bundle up #329 Bleeding all the time fertility flows over nature letting go #330 Alchemical mix elements evidence-based intuitive charged #331 Free to ride all day twenty-four hour ticket takes me to where I want

Haiku 2021 Part 46, #316-24

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 #316 Hot tea with honey and lemon, sweet elixir bring me back to health #317 Bullet journaling present what's most important focused log of life #318 Happiness is just Being. Not pursuit, chasing pleasure, but presence. #319 Feel more like myself kicking that cold to the curb reclaiming my health #320 Hair buzzed, nails cut short well-groomed for a brief escape vacate the city #321 Oh, hello there babe yummy creature that you are come tumble with me #322 Confluentes, come  together mixed influence two rivers, Koblenz #323 If you're here naptime she won't play, here at playtime she going be cray #324 Lovingkindness May all beings be safe, be happy, be healthy and live with ease

Haiku 2021 Part 45, #310-16

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 #310 White dry erase board blank slate of the possible tabula rasa #311 It sucks to be sick yet I'm due after two years-- thank you mask-wearing! #312 (Inspired by Agi Fry) Aging needn't mean debilitating aches, pains can be done with grace #313 Thank my lucky stars an entire day to rest, heal Immune system go! #314 Battle royale dream antarctic ice, psychopaths blood lust armed, but why? #315 Spanking new notebook blank pages beckon, ready to receive my thoughts #316 Hot tea with honey and lemon, sweet elixir bring me back to health

Haiku 2021 Part 44, #304-10

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 #304 Right now, be fulfilled, content, grateful, abundant, thankful and complete #305 Two hundred morning pages, three hundred yoga sessions, more grateful #306 Slivery moon hangs birds atwitter at twilight greet the breaking dawn #307 Winter fairy, blown on frosty winds, buffeted snow twinkling crystal #308 Inspired by Jolynne Anderson Daily joyful moves discover your own music true self empowered                                    Jolynne Anderson screen shot from our interview, Podcast 071   #309 Out dancing with queers delighted by company sexiest people #310 White dry erase board blank slate of the possible tabula rasa

Haiku 2021 Part 43, #297-303

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 #297 May what I do flow as a river from beyond through me to the world #298 Two-factor ID surely meant to be secure really expat hell #299 Oops crappy webcam tragically did not select my good camera #300 Out of the freezer don't go expecting flavor like that of fresh-made #301 Open gallery array of repurposed chairs sit commentary #302 Get your pumpkin on cut, scoop, steam, scoop, blend puree ready for muffins #303 Itemization for taxes, always a pain but necessary

Haiku 2021 Part 42, #290-6

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 #290 Remove obstacles resistance overcome, let destiny happen #291 Worldwide ballet day dancers training, rehearsing, sharing with the globe #292 Hot French onion soup toasted bread, broil-melted cheese steaming satisfaction #293 I embrace the new surprise, change, fresh unfolding this creative day #294 Gretel and Hansel lost in forest found witch, wit bested evil plans #295 Brilliant shining crisp temperature and leaves October dazzles #296 Having a spa day freshly buzzed hair, manicure, pedicure feels good!

Haiku 2021 Part 41, #283-9

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 #283 Discouragement does come to all, like it or not, but the brave push on #284 Pay that credit card on time adulting habits look at me function #285 Ride the wind, sweeping swirling carried by currents unpredictable #286 Like soft butter, spread breath across muscle fiber tension melt away #287 Body positive at least neutral, respecting yes appreciate #288 Creepy old basement dating to before the war prior to bomb's fall #289 Leaves crunch underfoot Rain splashes down on the world Sounds of the season

Haiku 2021 Part 40, #276-82

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 #276 Jack O'Lantern time nears, costumed characters creep, suddenly shout: BOO! #277 Black cats, of course bats, spiders in their cobwebs wait;  fall fauna frolic #278 Take a chill pill, breathe deep, full, surrendering flow uniting your world #279 Got a witchy hat casting harvest spells, make visioned dreams come true #280 Failing is not fun, but necessary to learn, grow, refine, achieve #281 Oh, humanity! Precious imperfect creatures doing bumbling best #282 (inspired by The Mama's and The Papa's) Monday, Monday, trust that day to bring no warning of what is to be

Haiku 2021 Part 39, #269-75

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 #269 Long day of writing working to publish weekly sharing what I've learned #270 Vorstellungsgespraech that's interview in German yes, I survived it! #271 Festive falafel wraps, Turkish soda, by bike delivered party #272 Apple medicine starlight shining celestial bequeathing friendship #273 Body parts thrown out into space, trajectory meet other forces #274 Just experience can teach what happens, respond with skill, understand #275 Der Tag der Deutschen Einheit (German Unification Day) That day the wall fell happy people rushing through again, united

Haiku 2021 Part 38, #262-8

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 #262 Look to 4th quarter autumnal equinox comes fall's harvest herald #263 Regional apples ripe skins tawny, resplendent crisp bite, sweet fall treat #264 They going places surging traffic, bicycles, trains, autos en route #265 Melodramatic poignant bittersweet drama emotions savored #266 Nab that interview qualifications dazzle live greeting follows #267 Chestnuts crashing down chance to collect nutty stores run gather harvest #268 That was not a soft little paw, but a bitchy, evil scratch of claw

Haiku 2021 Part 37, #255-61

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 #255 Communication words, gestures signaling our meaning to connect #256 You just gently grip it, let the gravity write, allow words to flow #257 Anxiously waiting tomorow's knee surgery vicarious fear #258 They took a string out, folded over, fashioned fresh new knee ligament #259 Suspense is what kills waiting doom, deliverance anticipation #260 Administered first injection, plunging syringe needle into soft flesh #261 Bicycle wheels roll crunching over dry brown leaves autumnal commute

Haiku 2021 Part 36, #248-54

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 #248 Daily dispatches create publicity, sharing dancing coaching life #249 Trying on tourists' shoes walk about curious, gawking explore with fresh eyes #250 Insects on the wing flowers bloom, dragonflies zip butterfly garden #251 Bounding red squirrels fur glistening in sunlight chowing down on seeds #252 A little witchcraft burning sage, anointing oil, crystals, intention #253 What are our tips on walking a cat on a leash? Harness patience time #254 Forget, may we not,  how we cared for our fellows hopeful aftermath

Haiku 2021 Part 35, #241-7

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 #241 You're never too old or "out-of-shape" to begin (or return) learning how to dance! #242 Correspondences between the heavens and earth magic alchemy #243 Autumn's early signs sorbet leaf, orange berry eager to flame out #244 Eyes pools of wonder brimming with fantastic dreams visions possible #245 Bananeweizen Mett Broetchen, Sauerbraten und ein schoenes Koelsch #246 Chanterelle season tasty mushrooms in cream sauce signaling harvest #247 Yum, androgyny attractive nonbinary queerness makes me hot

Haiku 2021 Part 34, #234-40

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 #234 Don't simply consume and occupy--create, love, relate, generate #235 Cinderella be courageous and kind always winning the kingdom #236 Internet is down building at a near standstill connection thirsty #237 Each in their own world whirling with silk scarves full of imagination #238 Playing John Coltrane, "Favorite Things," riffing on all the best in life #239 Gays are on parade booties shake, rainbow flags wave all shades represent #240 A real festival! Full of dancing, singing folk all celebrating! PC: Sarah Zoozmann

Haiku 2021 Part 33, #227-33

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 #227 A bliss catalyst I prance through life with a frisk bringing others with #228 Inspired by Your Money or Your Life Your money or life take responsibility make yourself happy #229 Burdened by our debts barely scraping by context scarcity looming #230 Port de Bras Coordinated arm movements lend harmony to classical dance #231 Just a quick poem fast fast time pressure say it something interesting #232 Afghanistan cries girls learned freely, music played now Taliban kills #233 What have you to show for your time, life spent working; what products, your toil?

Haiku 2021 Part 32, #220-6

 #220 Tea Just add hot water watch leaves and time unravel revealing flavor #221 Rubber Stamps Clear-cut images rubber dipped in ink leaving lasting impressions #222 Geometric shape pyramidal energy Kemetic yoga #223 Got gold jewels on new shoes, sunglasses, of course a mask, like you do #224 Fortresses scattered like confetti, flung across city landscaping #225 Fang breaks soft flesh giving way to spray of juice ripe interior #226 Stagger sadly down the street, sit and drink his beer Sunday misery

Haiku 2021 Part 31, #213-19

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 #213 New paperback smell crisp, pulpy, fresh ink drying virgin leaves unread #214 Infinite field of possibility, marvel splendid awesome state #215 Gob-smacked by roses petalled profusion bursting summer gaily forth #216 Matches, lighters, gas heat, electricity such powerful wonders #217 Surgery, it is, fixed meniscus, ligament, full recovery #218 Wide-eyed, backward- eared, back hunched, stiff-legged wild beast ready for the kill #219 German does make me feel dumb, always remember I'm getting smarter

Haiku 2021 Part 30, #206-12

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 #206 Monogamy, one sole primary partner, heart committed in love #207 Restless the body cannot heal itself or learn just freeze, fight, or flee #208 Who is observer- of my life, of yours witness to all unfolding #209 so, no tsunami again, whew, summer storms brew disaster season #210 Imagination vividly depict the scene fantasy engaged #211 Nectarine juice drips blush down my wrists, sweet sour slurp plump ripe perfection #212 Mate on the sill searing sun, cloud, raindrops fall camp chair paradise

Haiku 2021 Part 29, #199-205

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 #199 For love, they say, the best reason--only reason?-- to move far away #200 Almost quarantined COVID case in ballet class- glad vaccinated! #201 Joyous and gracious spread uplifting happiness graceful and joyful #202 Peering telescope, microscope, magnify, look though different lenses #203 Shiny fresh-cleaned floors vacuumed, mopped, newly grit-free smooth beneath bare feet #204 Braided together stress-tangled muscle fibers trauma tapestry #205 Bee, like the honey- maker, flitting, gathering beautiful flowers

Haiku 2021 Part 28, #192-8

 #192 This creeping feeling have I written this before? repeated thinking #193 Greatest love story soul's discovery within deep peaceful beauty #194 Tickling nose of joy having-napped satisfaction sweet relaxing doze #195 Rainiest July Moist dampness, downright soaking wet saturation #196 Polyamory past life sexy sharing love jealous abundance #197 This heart has felt things burst with joy, fallen steeply, grown, broken, and healed #198 Dirty yoga mat flecked and streaked from floor and foot righteously filthy

Haiku 2021 Part 27, #185-91

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 #185 Persuasion, matters not your orientation: all are welcome here #186 You're kidding, Deepak meditate 30 minutes twice per day at least? #187 Just getting by's still staying alive, another day to see, be glad #188 Walking the kitty neighborhood celebrity novel cat on leash #189 Little eyes light up dancing as cats, animals, stories imagined #190 Some sassy, jazzy rhythm, ball-change syncopate isolate and groove #191 Cobble stone roadways peeking through asphalt, houses rebuilt after war

Haiku 2021 Part 26, #178-84

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 #178 Appreciation don't have it for me, my work? Then move on, let go. #179 What you love, do it make yourself happy making others happy too #180 Heavy eyelids droop seek to read another page succumbing to sleep #181 (inspired by Pema Chodron) Found it all right here: the greatest possible wealth, inspiring, fulfilled #182 Coldest first July in my 40-year long life grey sky German brrr #183 Self-love is the start compassion expands, includes every single one #184 The dykes go marching asserting human rights while sexiest on earth

Haiku 2021 Part 24, #164-71

 #164 Anxious, spinning wheels, scenarios, stress, options fear, search solutions #165 Took mirror off and head-on, family to stop Grandpa from driving #166 Rollercoaster ride suspense ascending the track whoosh falling, looping #167 Most reliable pull, anchoring our bodies in Earth's gravity #168 Lordy lordy look who's almost forty, classmates facing middle age #169 My Birthday Eve, eve: celebrate in the fashion of my ancestors #170 Pas de chat, catlike leaping sidelong through the air pouncing onto prey #171 Chasse, chasing one foot with the other, sliding across floor, scalloped

Haiku 2021 Part 25, #172-177

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 #172 Dreamed epic feature- length cinematic vision storm run racing lost #173 White wine glass in hand Weinberg wandern / tipsy hike Ahr Valley vistas #174 Charcuterie, cheese, lacy marbled sheets, olives, crusty bread and wine #175 Forty sun cycles decades whirling history unfurling a life #176 Allow time to do its magic, working out the correct solution #177 If whatever you want appeared before our eyes what would it look like?

Haiku 2021 Part 23, #157-63

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 #157  Fuchsia legging-clad,  Momi's purple scarf, denim jacket from Rhonda #158 Reflecting, look back write what happened, clearly distinguish what's next #159 (inspired by Deepak Chopra) Truth is unbounded unconfined to side-taking limitless and free #160 (inspired by Lurana) Super Science Shield activate! History make virus past, save lives #161 Dancing together again, being in one place moving, joined in time #162 Savor summer fruits bursting brilliant juices tart biting ripeness #163 Let sunlight's warmth in Lounge, relaxed, enrobed with heat in a lizard pose

Haiku 2021 Part 22, #150-6

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 #150 Late spring bursting full juicy, abundant promise expect ripening #151 Gemini season Multifaceted jewels spark, effervescent #152 Diverse interests a portfolio career so much to explore #153 Thank you for being my friend, present, listening loving steadfastly #154 Modes of changing shape flowing form-to-form through breath, spokes, arcs, carving #155 They will let me stay! Jumped through German visa hoops extended two years #156 First restaurant since October, vegan burgers together outside

Haiku 2021 Part 21, #143-9

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 #143 (inspired by  Big Friendship ) Friendship's not easy life happens, we fall out of touch, divide opens #144  Waiting for German class, Zoom dialog open ready, baited breath #145 Stormy divorces like a shipwreck, crashing on reef, washing on shore #146 How do you make God laugh? That's easy: make some plans, see what happens then #147 It's all already there, in your very center self: complete, pure, true #148 Kernel of my soul keyhole to the universe opening to all #149 Be my companion navigating adventure strong warm red jasper

Haiku 2021 Part 20, #136-42

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 #136 Serendipity converging wavelengths meeting synchronistically #137 (inspired by Deepak Chopra) You don't have to change a thing, the infinite is there already within #138 These are practices meditate, investigate reflect on what's so #139 I dreamt she gave me stink eye, seething with contempt so hurtful am I #140 It is YOUR yoga let it dance through you, yoking your spirit body #141 (inspired by Deepak Chopra) Your beliefs about yourself and reality will certainly prove true #142 (inspired by Yoga Where You Are ) Self-talk has power bring compassion, be loving with your wondrous self

Haiku 2021 Part 19, #130-5

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#130 Eat the rainbow, whole fruits, veggies, grains, protein,  fat variety #131 Ayurveda, calm Dosha, balanced elements sensing six tastes #132 Find your own practice get to know your own being: body, mind, spirit #133 Joy in place of stress ease emerging from tension, dis-ease patterns of wellness #134 Feeling overwhelmed so much to see, say, and do time sprinting forward #135 Consumed by self-hate our image prevents seeing past to world at large

Haiku 2021 Part 18 #122-9

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 #122 Condiments expired 5 years hence. Spring clean gleaming refrigerator. #123 Let me show you how to dance joyfully with life following, leading #124 Universal tide energy flowing through each breathing, sharing life #125 (inspired by an email from Auntie Carol) Gentle angel floats down beside me gracefully one foot at a time #126 Mother's Day brunching cremant, veal, asparagus strawberries, sunshine #127  Shoulders of concrete search the keyhole to release where tension is stored #128 Differentiate observable objective from one perspective #129 Balancing is not a state of static stillness: moving, dynamic

Haiku 2021 Part 17, #115-121

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 #115 Direct focus, see Your object in space and aim Going right for it #116 Indirect, scanning Among flexible foci Roundabout array #117 Ruffly pretty plumes raining pink petalled glory softly fluttering #118 Intrepid, traveled objects have served well, seen, deserving esteem #119 Scented erasers school supply and sticker stash secret Sanrio #120 Concentrate, engage Actively connect, convey, Guiding attention #121 Scattered, distracted, Spaced-out of this world, detached, Passive, unthinking

Haiku 2021 Part 16, #108-114

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#108 Locomotion with me: jump up, jump back, swing hips now, c'mon baby #109 things run along on schedule or behind it fast forward going #110 one thing at a time and also take time to do nothing in silence #111 I can't bring myself to wear hard pants anymore blame it on lockdown #112 my identity culture, language, family education, works #113 making merry way to point B from origin at the point of A #114 Dusty, smudged windows made sparkling anew by our elbow-grease effort

Haiku 2021 Part 15, #102-7

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 #102  Achtzehn, Klettenberg fuenf Minuten mehr Sonne Geniess den Fruehling #103 Mensch von Moeglichkeit(en) a magical person of possibility #104 Finally en route waiting patiently, sort of to get what I need #105 (inspired by Virginia) Isn't life always so exciting? Make room for positive to come #106 (inspired by Quran 186) I am near, answer the call of the caller when they call upon me #107 Little flippy heart remember how brave you are beat strong, you got this!

Haiku 2021 Part 14, #94-101

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#94 I pray that loving kindness peaceful creation is risen indeed #95 Hail on, spring morning let your last burst of ice fly melt on warming earth #96 Hop on one foot, jump on two, leap one to other assembl é , sissonne #97 Only in darkness can the star's shining be seen traveling through space #98 How complicated can it be renewing my passport, USA? #99 (inspired by Emerson) Poet as sayer recognize experience beauty, report back #100 Four strong limbs support the openhearted camel kneel strong back, arms, neck                                 (Image of dessert beverage with Schoko-Eierlikoer + Kirschlikoer) #101 Extrem lecker schmeckt Schwarzwaelderkirschtorte shots mit eine Freundin

Haiku 2021 Part 13, #89-93

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 #89 In order to think outside the box, one first must have and fill the thing #90 Lighthearted, springtime bubbles up, flows forth, spills out joy on the landscape #91 April picnicking feasting on the sunny lawn friendly relaxing #92 Dirty queer poet telling sexy fantasy diversity, truth #93 How quickly can you let everything which lies right behind you go

Haiku 2021 Part 12, #81-88

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#81 Having slept poorly dreamt of flying on a plane, searching for a mask #82 (inspired by Nikolais-Louis) Time is duration for the space between events to fulfill itself  #83 Dancer is ably manipulating the time, perception of flow #84 Vietnamese food two blocks pas our normal Thai intrigue satisfied #85 Escape together imaginary bondage intellect breaks free #86 Wo? Wohin? Woher? Diese Woerter sollen den (?) Kasus erlaeren #87 Sending love letters sweet energy flows through ink then flies through the air #88 Wassertrettstation where one can walk through water hiking Koenigsforst

Haiku 2021 Part 11, #73-80

 #73 If you aren't free just say "no!" "Yes" may sound nice, but "no" is nicer #74 Do we embody the breath, or is it that the breath embodies us? #75 Knight of Pentacles bravely mounted, armored goes on, unstoppable #76 Spring is the best thing that ever happened to me every single time! #77 Sometimes just a hand or foot seen wildly dancing little ones on Zoom #78 Jaunty sauntering strut with swagger slyly going stealthily cast spell #79 Sad you continue to take from me everything you can, nothing left #80 Poetic pirates traipse the earth in free pursuit of all that they may

Haiku 2021 Part 10, #67-72

 #67 Keep being true blue the world very much needs you vision within range #68 Baldly conveying the message as it comes through simple conduit #69 Poor Exey, sad to hear you are hurting, but I have done nothing wrong #70 For them to feel sad to see expressions of love what must have happened? #71 Familiar sight fevered words outward spewing a pointed finger #72 Bridges burnt sever what was once built to connect traverse disparate

Haiku 2021 Part 9, #62-66

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 #62 Social media connecting a globe of souls electronic love #63 Stop working, she thinks save actions for tomorrow's opportunity #64 Just one more poem and then I'll be all caught up ebbs and flows be damned #65 Teaching: inviting loving conversation with in and with others #66 Knapsack on my back eyes peeled, ears perked, rambling long distances bound

Haiku 2021 Part 8, #53-61

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 #53 Poky little pup Ipu 'Ia special dish 'Ui'ui poi dog girl #54 Straddling dual binary realities complex paradox #55 Energy of spring fuel me to create great works and be joyful #56 Two minutes to go Better cue up, board, and ride transit always goes #57 Loss is not easy Not good at letting go Cling, cry broken heart #58 Minimalism making the most out of life traveling lightly #59 Golden rooftops glow over Cologne sunrise breaks the new day open #60 Waning moonlight still beams the sun's rays back but softly, gently #61 Bird, proudly twitter atop the family grave declare the present

Haiku 2021 Part 7, #47-52

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 #47 The death card means change loss, grief, release, making way tears water roses #48 Spindle become thorn death softened to sleeping curse hate tempered by love #49 Hanuman leaping remembering his powers fly faithful hero #50 Love song to the barre faithful partner, always there strong, supportive, true #51 Everybody in  the sun-drenched park grinning just this place to play           Ela took this photo of the crocuses blanketing Cologne's botanical garden last weekend #52 Stuff my eyeballs with crocuses so I can see purple spring always

Haiku 2021 Part 6, #40-46

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 #40 Slipping train-to-train still feels romantic, carried here and there at will #41 What is contentment: slippery sense of rightness, completion, fulfilled #42 Quiet Karneval debauchery on the sly subdued last hurrah #43 Watch out! On a tear, prowling for blood, merciless carnivore feline #44 Are they really gone, those who have passed away from here and what is seen? #45 (inspired by a Sufi prayer) Let your mystery dawn in me, an ecstasy of humility  #46 A young German man with pink-wrapped bouquet, early romantic errand

Haiku 2021 Part 5, #33-39

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 #33 (inspired by Pat Flynn) You have to be the disaster before you can become the master #34 Knowing just "achtung," "Gesundheit," "Schadenfreude," "Doppelganger," "eins" #35 Arabesque, ode to architecture, lines stretching into far beyond #36 Feet planted, arching spine, heart thrust toward the sun, arms thrown wide open #37 Think only of Me Infinite They, all Being Think only of We #38 Do you truly hope ancestors watch us living, see earth from heaven? #39 Is there anything  so lovely as watching snow fall while warm inside

Haiku 2021 Part 4, #24-32

 #24 Paper napkins both collected, one all new, one with some gently used #25 "Tastes like more," we say, having gobbled the first piece of pie before us. #26 Friendly Germans helped when I feel at Ebertplatz, Kindle on the tracks #27 Cheese is alchemy fire, air, water, earth combined make delicious life #28 Grateful energy  the universe flows through me creating magic #29 Flames lick, flickering tinder snaps, embers sizzling, radiating heat #30 Gravity pulling atmosphere of air we breath earth stands, water flows #31 Sprachliche Koerper muss alles einfach zeigen alles still auf Zoom #32 A month of self-love in radical acceptance gifts, greatness, and flaws

Haiku 2021 Part 3, #18-23

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 #18 Jacaranda you are such a pretty sight there standing, blossoms purple #19 Curry and toppings shredded coconut, peanut,  chutney, pineapple #20 Cartons of creamy ice, the freezer stuffed chockful his favorite, Breyer's. #21 (Inauguration Poem) Alike, only in  ideals: freedom, justice, hope, diversity #22 None could carry off fur coat, hat, and shiny shoes like you, my pretty #23 Looking ahead, while being right here like a bird, treetop, listening

Haiku 2021 Part 2, #9-17

Here's my next batch of poems in my Haiku Challenge, experimenting with English and German and I'm bound to make mistakes, but it's my challenge, so I can do what I want to! :)  #9 Think only of Me: infinite divinity now, blessed present #10 Where Tutu lived were rainbows, colorful flowers, laughter, songful birds #11 Cusp of magic born under the strawberry moon dancing blithely forth #12 What will you plant here? In dark and fallow fields will high grains grow again? #13 Golden finches fly Coffee, toast, strawberry jam Captain Cook breakfast #14 Momi, with five and hundred, finally ready to make her way home #15 Ist mein eigene Gehirn wirklich genug schwimmfahig zu sein? #16 Wet 'n Wild lipstick tone matching mumu and pedicure, too #17 Voegel warten auf verbotten Voegelfutter bei dem aelter Heim

2021 Haiku Challenge Part 1, #1-8

Having created a new blog along with my shiny new website last year that's all about topics of dance, yoga, and ontological coaching, it seems fitting that I return to this blog as a hub and catalyst for my poetry passion. Inspired by an article about a pair of friends who write and send each other a Haiku poem each day, I toyed with the idea of writing such a tiny poem daily this year. Then, I just started doing it.  So here is my first week of 2021 so far, in Haiku: 1.1 She sits on the shelf Languidly cleaning herself my floofiest elf 2.1 Want to write a book let inspiration fill me then share it widely 3.1 Find the ones meant to join with me, together we set another free 4.1 Oh Prismacolor how gorgeous are your pencils, juicy are their shades 5.1 My wrinkles deepen eyes laboring to express smiles, all emotions 6.1  Marco, we miss you cheeky, flambuoyant, so fierce fangs cackling beyond 7.1 Fat snow flakes falling on trees, your golden crown'd grave, rainbow family 8.1 Unbeli