Category: the year in haiku

When self doubt creeps in,
Know you’ll get there in the end:
Believe in yourself.

Smiles go a long way,
Greet your fellow traveller
Along the shared path.

Sharpen your focus,
Pay attention to detail.
Learn each lesson well.

Make a change for good,
Your time of power is now:
All thoughts can be changed.

Reading to unwind.
Furry noses nudge gently;
“Don’t forget us, Dad…”

Geese drift lazily
As river flows gently by
Honks break the silence

Weary legs crave rest,
The uphill road is so long;
Focus on the view.

When the path is blocked
And answers are elusive;
Trust you will find them.

Don’t skimp your effort:
You get back what you put in,
There are no shortcuts.

Examine each act,
Ask yourself: ‘Why do this thing?’:
For the greater good.

Each new day passes
Like a brief summer rain storm;
Over in a flash.

So far down the path,
Keep focused on the end goal;
Don’t lose sight of it

A simple kindness
Offered in time of true need
Will return one day

Don’t seek validation
If you know what you have done
Then that will suffice

Take it in your stride
Always a mountain to climb
Keep chipping away