Haiku Friday - 4 day Weekend Edition!

Hours stretch ahead
Lazy, empty, nourishing
My heart, my soul, rest.

Walking away is
Not nearly as easy as
You would think it is

Things in practice
Are never as easy as
They are in theory

Hot humidity
Hugs as tight as your old aunt
At the reunion

Parts of me need things
That other parts of me know
Are very bad things

Weigh in is today
Hoping for a decent loss
4 days to first goal

Sparkling blue water
A trip to the library
Cleaning the kitchen

Tan lines and flip flops
Beach reads and sunscreen and heat
Summertime is here

Filling in bare spots
Mowing, weeding and trimming
I want more flowers

Useless but pretty
A small shot of happiness
Maybe it's enough

The Farmer's Market
Calls to me but not the kids
Going anyway!

Semantics

Not leaving

is not the same

as staying.

Saying something is a promise

is not the same

as promising something.

OK, fine

is not the same

as yes!

Not talking about something

is not the same

as something not being real.

Wanting

is not the same

as having.

Needing

is not the sam

as loving.

Letting go

is not the same

as walking away.

Not now

is not the same

as never.

Not saying it out loud

is not the same

as silence.

Walking around, making it through the day

is not the same

as living.

Not being here

is not the same

as being there.

Haiku Friday - Home Alone Edition

I dream of running
Running from something, some man
I wake up tired.

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In morning's quiet
I ask, I seek, I listen
And I hear Him speak.

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He paints a picture
Of a whole different life
Am I brave enough?

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The kids take over
My room is no longer mine
They are "camping out."

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Her sideways glances
And her upswept auburn hair
Make her beautiful

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Red peeks through the brown
I screwed up my hair color
Well, it is unique...

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Promises to keep
Hardest - the ones to myself
Integrity holds

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My best premise yet
Perhaps not fair to write it
But what if I'm right?

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