Anniversary Haiku

Anniversary Haiku

Marry me again, Love

Everything you touch, beauty

Our Love forevermore

Broke the rules again

Eight instead of seven there

Freedom is magic

Marry me again, Love

All you touch turns to beauty

Our love forevermore

A true haiku

kdc, 6/26/19

Rescue

Rescue

I could spend the rest of my life feeding this monster

For when I starve it, it doesn’t go away

So either way I seem to be a perpetual roommate

To something that is destructive to me

Right in the midst of making history

Right in the midst of a changing tide I decide

To go back into the darkened waters again

Another swim

in the ice bath of indecision and doubt

Then a rout of the accusations begin

So another swim

I just keep going deeper and deeper

The sounds of happiness are outside in the back yard

Children running and playing

Speaking of things completely insensible

Yet of reality all the same

They are not naive nor are they ignorant

They are simply more aware

Of the life that is flowing through their hearts

The sounds of the music grow stronger

The chords bring meaning and wonder to me

They progress towards the oceans of deeper

Where light is in the depths of the sea

It was the laughter that made all the difference

It was the joy in the running that came

It was the smiles of playing innocent children

That brought me right out of mundane

K, Duane Carter 9/26/13

Petting Pixie

Petting Pixie

When one can write about everything

It can be hard to write about anything

I could write about penguins and naps

I could talk about brie cheese or traps

There could be all sorts of adventuresome meanderings

Or I could simply sit here and pet the dachshund

Otherwise she would go on one of her infamous barking rampages

Looking up and around at only God-knows-what

I assume she sees the world that lies beyond

For otherwise there is nothing there I can see

I do know that living in this simplicity

Enjoying the moment with her head against my calf

Rubbing her ears as I pet her gently

Makes me wonder why we make such a bother

About things that 20 minutes from now won’t matter

So instead of trying to solve the world’s greatest mysteries

With what I have of my brain and what I have of my pen

Instead of bypassing the joy of this brief moment of Zen

I will pet the dog, look out the window at the mountains

Being thankful I am fully alive

The Day After the Best Day

The Day After the Best Day

It’s funny how I want certain days to linger

Almost drowning in all of the goodness

Exhausted from the fun

Yet, a night of sleeping later

I awake to a sense that all of that is now a memory

There is stillness in the now

Unknowing in the future

I reach back to see what’s left from yesterday

And find much treasure there

Yet I know I cannot dwell there

Missing the treasure of today

The hope of tomorrow

I find that gratefulness keeps the memories whole

Fresh amongst the newly blooming flowers

Gratefulness keeps me right where I need to be

In the center of all of God’s goodness

So I take this moment in the right here and right now

I thank You for bringing me here

Everything has turned out for good

Just like You said it would

I am so thankful

Hero

Hero

My grandfather rested in a recliner at 50,

My father walked many laps at 50,

I will run at 50,

My sons and daughters will sprint with great endurance at 50, 

And my grandsons and granddaughters will fly at 50. 

My great grandsons and great granddaughters will reach the moon at 50 

and my great great grandsons and daughters will touch the edges of the universe at 50. 

The stars of the generations of life, 

thus are the generations of life

Who are the heroes in the story? 

All of us. 

Because we decided to keep moving along. 

We decided to not allow our pasts to determine who we are, 

We decided not to allow our pasts to determine where we are going,

Nor to determine how quickly we move beyond

We all played our role in this comedic drama called life

My grandfather worked hard for pittance, expending his heart

My father decided to break out of a cycle, moving us all into a different orbit

I decided there was more, and pointed us to the edge of the universe

My children and their children will take the baton beyond

The stars of the generations of life

Thus are the generations of life

“Not so for me” you say?

You can decide to change the way

Your future touches the universe

You can be the one

You can be the hero

Dedicated to Lillie Carter. You may have passed away today, but eternity will tell the impact your mercy, generosity, and prayers made. You are one of the heroes.