Peer into the glass
no liquid answer exists
find another way

Take care of yourself!

Captured within frame
souls pose for eternity
existential life

Fuzzy moments blur
memories, reality
darkness opens wide

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Sunlight provides jolt
night creatures pad off to sleep
Nature yawns - sleepy

Thousand flowers bloomed
creativity sparkled
Mao then sprang the trap

* See the Hundred Flowers Campaign in 1956 for reference.

Read everything
enrich your life through haiku
gain more perspective

* Happy International Haiku day, Anne! My life is certainly enriched because of your prompts!

If only we could
Channel our anger at Chump
To cause regime change!
🙏🤞
- Haiku by Stu
#haikufeels #channel

Given how we have looked, I think I might have to root for Belgium again..

🙏

Unbounded ego
chained by insecurity
cannot inflate more

🎯🔥

They'll listen to you
Then they'll do the opposite
Be prepared for that
#haikufeels

Under heavy rain
I stand being purified
so I shall remain

Amén!

Great way to see it! 💜

Door opens - silent
doubts rush in, overwhelming
valiant hope resists

Stars hidden above
clouds open for silver moon
shadows flit about

War does not affirm
one's strength is shown through restraint
let peace, freedom reign

And what happens when they stop a Chinese tanker? Or a Russian tanker?

These are the stupidest people…

Let’s be clear, the US under MAGA will never defend Taiwan, either.

A million channels
play simultaneously
my distracted mind

the older i get
the more i realize you
can eat dessert first

#haikufeels

If only more could follow…

Every action
causes my hate to deepen
but they won’t see it

Thanks!

Fox advises kits
chicken better than berries
henhouse run amok

Many a false start
As I sit to write my speech
Can I tell the truth?

#haukufeels #start

Grant eternity
to share every moment
over memories