Category: the year in haiku

Under the surface
Concealed within the chaos
A new beginning

The river has changed
Every time you step in it;
Never the same twice

Too precious to waste,
Spend time on the essential:
The power of choice

Sharpen willpower
Do a hard thing every day
Overcome your fears

Faced with decisions,
There are always two choices;
Grab the smooth handle

Give encouragement
To lighten another’s load
Don’t watch them struggle

Each precious moment
Will only have the once;
No time for ‘what if…?’

Leave no stone unturned
All things that have gone before
Are there to learn from

Eyes and mind open
See the opportunity
Do not pass it by

The journey is long
Break it down into small steps
Kaizen is the way

Live, learn, consider
Draw together all the strands
Weave your tapestry

Unstoppable time
Like sand slipping through fingers
It won’t be held back

Stone by patient stone
Laid on solid foundations
The structure is built

Fresh thoughts take their time
Insight can never be forced
It comes with patience

On tricky terrain
The will for perseverance
Will smooth out the bumps