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Under My Blankets

January 15, 2020 Carl SetzerLeave a comment

​Blanket to my chin

Arms tucked underneath

I resist motion

Thinking of the fresh snow

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Posted in Free Verse, Poetry, SeattleTagged freeverse, Seattle, snow, wakefulness, winter

Birds Awakened 

April 1, 2018April 1, 2018 Carl SetzerLeave a comment

This morning’s still dark
Abrupt noise into silence
Birds have awakened

This morning’s first birdsong came while I was dosing. Jarring enough to yank my attention. Does the first bird to speak get the early worm? Ot, perhaps, he gets the girl? 

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Posted in Daily Haiku, General Musing, Poetry, SeattleTagged birds, haiku, nature, postaday, wakefulness

Time to wake

February 2, 2018 Carl Setzer1 Comment

Night is now ending
Though the sun has yet to show
Silence is breaking

Though early, it’s time to wake. Life’s demands, well, are demanding. There always something to do, a challenge to meet, life to live. 


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Posted in Daily Haiku, Modern Life, PoetryTagged life, wakefulness

Good Morning: A Haiku 

December 19, 2017 Carl SetzerLeave a comment

Brutal wakefulness
Abrupt, electronic noise
Reality’s grasp



Between fans blowing, my phone pinging, and alarms chiming, my morning is filled with racket. 

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My Mind woke me

September 13, 2017 Carl SetzerLeave a comment

My mind waking me
So very much racing through
Still desire sleep

My mind can be quite creative in these odd hours. Often, though,my waking isn’t about creative expression rather regarding fear. 

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Fearing wakefulness

February 22, 2017 Carl SetzerLeave a comment

No I can’t escape 

Dawn’s driving force pushing me 

Fearing wakefulness

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Posted in PoetryTagged Daily Haiku, rest, sleep, wakefulness
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