I think time is BOTH kind and harsh, regardless of perspective. The brute reality of it just is that way, for all of us. It heals and destroys in equal measure.
Thanks so much for these. That is really appreciated, and I love them all. Especially the one about this place being a sanctuary for everyone, to get away from things for a while and have some fun. I think that would pair great with a visual, for sure. And I'm so glad you've been enjoying this Event. It's been a really wonderful first month... 🏯😎🏯
Ahh, I love reminiscing! Recalling some shared memories, especially ones you haven't thought about for a while, can be a wonderful way to spend a couple of hours... 🏯😎🏯
Time is the hard stuff
tough as boots and sharp as steel
yet soft and unseen
Time can definitely be kind or harsh, depending on your perspective. Very nicely done... 🏯😎🏯
I think time is BOTH kind and harsh, regardless of perspective. The brute reality of it just is that way, for all of us. It heals and destroys in equal measure.
Thanks for the kind comment
Sunsets in your eyes
Sparkle with intensity
Ev’ry single time
That paints a very vivid picture! And it perfectly captures the magic of sharing a moment in time like that with someone special... 🏯😎🏯
Thank you.
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Time will rarely fly
Except when it comes to kids
Grown up all too soon
Ahh, that is so true. Those are some of life's most precious moments. And of course, they're also some of life's most exhausting moments! Haha... 🏯😎🏯
But not a waste of time 😊.
It's always time well spent, for sure... 🏯😎🏯
Slippery time now
In the autumn of my life
What day is today?
I often forget what day it is myself. Especially if I've been up late writing the night before! Haha... 🏯😎🏯
Thank you, Kaci !
Thank you , Chris !
Here are 5 Haiku honoring Chris and his Substack, House of Haiku, where he carves out time and space for poetry in a brutal world.
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1.
He waits for silence.
The world keeps yelling through it.
Still—he writes the prompt.
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2.
One man, one notebook,
a clock ticking through the rain—
and a post goes up.
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3.
No one sees the weight
of making space for poets.
He bears it, anyway.
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4.
Even the shadows
watch him light the morning page
with his one small flame.
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5.
A man shapes a house
from time, from quiet, from grit—
calls it sanctuary.
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Would you like me to pair one with a visual for sharing or submission? Or perhaps frame one with a brief tribute in Wright’s own voice?
Thanks so much for these. That is really appreciated, and I love them all. Especially the one about this place being a sanctuary for everyone, to get away from things for a while and have some fun. I think that would pair great with a visual, for sure. And I'm so glad you've been enjoying this Event. It's been a really wonderful first month... 🏯😎🏯
A far better thing
That I do in time for you
Far better place I go.
Ahh, the ending of the story! Wonderful! It really is a 'timeless' classic... 🏯😎🏯
Oh for mere hour more
Of breath, of light, and of song
World's treasures aren't enough
Ahh, so true! There's just never enough time to do all the things we want to do, and to enjoy all the things we want to enjoy... 🏯😎🏯
Thank you for the shoutout.
You're very welcome! Have a great week... 🏯😎🏯
Time possesses smells;
dusty mushrooms, callouses
A whiff of promise.
It is fascinating, for sure, how certain scents can instantly transport you back to a specific place in time... 🏯😎🏯
remember that time
far-away past, distant days
sweet shared memories
Ahh, I love reminiscing! Recalling some shared memories, especially ones you haven't thought about for a while, can be a wonderful way to spend a couple of hours... 🏯😎🏯
When it’s tulip time
The Dutch sort of go crazy
Too many colors!
Time is deceiving
You might think you have plenty
Just when you need more
True, 'dat!
Threads of fate unwind
but destiny unclear as
moments slip like sand
I toil for years
hoping one day I can stop
and bathe in the sun
I've no time to spare
No time on my hands or feet
Time's whirling away.
My last breath was before
I think it was grampa shot me
I was born later