Category: the year in haiku

Don’t drag up the past
Leave the things that stung behind 
Least they weigh you down

Finish line in sight
Push hard to get there swiftly
Then time to relax

Keep up with the pace
Never lag too far behind
Then you’ll have to chase

Why make a millstone?
Breathe in, breathe out and let go
The past is done with

Inner turmoil reigns
Activity will distract
Try to keep busy

Give loved ones their due 
Tiredness if not an excuse
Time is short enough

Power lies within
You must believe in yourself
If not you, then who?

Don’t fear your limits
In the valley of the blind
They with one eye rule

No such thing as chance
A law yet unrecognised 
Performs its action

Practice makes perfect
A new skill honed with effort
Rewards will follow

Make up for lost time
Dig deep and find inner strength
Whatever it takes

You can’t force healing
Just let the magic happen
All in it’s own time

The untended plot:
It will not remain empty
Rather, fill with weeds.

Sow what you require
Nothing comes from corn but corn
Don’t expect barley 

Show what you can do
Unleash your full potential
Reveal your true self