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Robert Stone: 89 haiku written Nov.-Dec. 2011
The haiku of Robert Stone: pearls of thought for everyday in the past two months. All are worth reading and time in thought, and most are timeless or repeatedly timely, as this one from late December 2011 does for the New Year's dawning in 2012:Let power descend so your feet may move swiftly through another year. - Wednesday, 28 December 2011 -Ed Waggener Click on Headline for to scan all 89 haiku.
By Robert Stone
Eighty-nine haiku. 1000 haiku countdown to Chambers Stevens' 50th birthdaywho posted on Facebook: "It is a 1000 days until I am 50 years old. Wonder what I could accomplish in a 1000 days if I put my mind, body and soul into it?" and I said I could write a haiku every day for a thousand days. This collection includes those for Nov.-Dec. 2011.
Another two months have rolled by and here are the recent haiku. All of them were written as comments on comments or on status notes or on photographs or on blog posts or in responses to emails. If you are really curious as to what caused me to write one of these, send me a note and I'll let you know.
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Slowly but surely whatever you think you are you become at last. - Monday, 14 November 2011
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Even wordiest sometimes failing to find words, just say beautiful. - Thursday, 17 November 2011
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Poor but persistent beats rich in potential but missing in action. - Thursday, 17 November 2011
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Plan who you would be for you will never regain who you were before. - Friday, 18 November 2011
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Anniversaries are good when we can still see twenty years to come. - Saturday, 19 November 2011
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Before one learns just what to be thankful for, a long time may pass. - Wednesday, 23 November 2011
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No time, no birthday. No milestones, no remembrance. No kind words, no life. - Friday, 25 November 2011
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Tourists want exits which leave behind worlds where explorers seek new. - Wednesday, 30 November 2011
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Loveliest friend picks up all the pieces and mails them home to you. - Tuesday, 6 December 2011
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Correct grammar is what is still everyday talk thousand years from now. - Tuesday, 6 December 2011
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When, in spite of all you know and see and believe, you love, that is hope. - Wednesday, 7 December 2011
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If anyone knows?-- pause that refreshes follows-- then hurrying past - Wednesday, 14 December 2011
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My, how the years fly only yesterday you were burying Hamlet. - Tuesday, 20 December 2011
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Not seeing the truth how can one come to terms with what's not to be seen. - Monday, 26 December 2011
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Not on the solstice but winter day soon after annual rejoicing. - Tuesday, 27 December 2011
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Let power descend so your feet may move swiftly through another year. - Wednesday, 28 December 2011
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Strong confirmation when strangers affirm you see what they want to see. - Thursday, 29 December 2011
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Birthday turning point: look not backward or forward >- Friday, 30 December 2011
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Honor your mentors. Show kindness and celebrate Good Example Day. - Tuesday, 1 November 2011, day 49
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Solid rocks do change: yesterday and tomorrow only seem the same. - Wednesday, 2 November 2011, day 50
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Tall grass meets mower when groundskeepers are working to keep a standard. - Thursday, 3 November 2011, day 51
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When even greater is covered up by lesser, there is too much stuff. - Friday, 4 November 2011, day 52
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When you find yourself in same position again, look for a new path. - Saturday, 5 November 2011, day 53
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Current gentler here but still close enough to hear noisy rushing falls. - Sunday, 6 November 2011, day 54
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Small patches of snow lingering in shady spotshope to grow again. - Monday, 7 November 2011, day 55
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November warm spell comfortable reminder winter is waiting. - Tuesday, 8 November 2011, day 56
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In seamless rainbow too diligent mind will find the unmarked droplet. - Wednesday, 9 November 2011, day 57
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Much seems not to change, flashes of understanding are not always truth. - Thursday, 10 November 2011, day 58
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Even when careless willingly step in danger many return safe. - Friday, 11 November 2011, day 59
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Pretend helplessness and each encounter invites more domination. - Saturday, 12 November 2011, day 60
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Response: your words came at just the right time for me. What more could I wish? - Sunday, 13 November 2011, day 61
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Learn games people play and afterward if you dare learn scripts people live. - Monday, 14 November 2011, day 62
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First step awareness but comprehension requires both time and sequence. - Tuesday, 15 November 2011, day 63
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Flowers are enhanced. Weeds are exterminated. But who determines? - Wednesday, 16 November 2011, day 64
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Past has shaped now me but focus on future change can shape better me. - Thursday, 17 November 2011, day 65
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Winter sunshine warms not always but many times heart more than body. - Friday, 18 November 2011, day 66
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Living and dying are the two sides of one coin we only spend once. - Saturday, 19 November 2011, day 67
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Develop talents but no talent will make you better than others. - Sunday, 20 November 2011, day 68
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No matter how short the runway is long enough if you get airborne. - Monday, 21 November 2011, day 69
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Countdowns help focus but after the end has come count up future plans. - Tuesday, 22 November 2011, day 70
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No matter how good, when you add togetherness, good becomes better. - Wednesday, 23 November 2011, day 71
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Potential blessings lost through neglect may become adamant regrets. - Thursday, 24 November 2011, day 72
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One more tomorrow with its possibilities is gone forever. - Friday, 25 November 2011, day 73
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Eye sees still to still. Brain creates action between. Mind perceives movies. - Saturday, 26 November 2011, day 74
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Avoid negatives for flirting with them delays search for positives. - Sunday, 27 November 2011, day 75
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Each today story splits two ways and becomes two twenty years after. - Monday, 28 November 2011, day 76
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Unknowns before us litter pathways once cleared of unknowns behind us. - Tuesday, 29 November 2011, day 77
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Sun does not go up likewise by our way with words Sun does not come down. - Wednesday, 30 November 2011, day 78
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Nature has no plans. Nature has only one plan: that all run their course. - Thursday, 1 December 2011, day 79
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Avoid uncontrolled, there is adventure enough in pleasant places. - Friday, 2 December 2011, day 80
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Sunrises differ but no one questions whether the same sun comes up. - Saturday, 3 December 2011, day 81
~Life unfolds itself either stately or confused as you choose to see. - Sunday, 4 December 2011, day 82 ~
Detailed depictions when enough words are left out may become poems. - Monday, 5 December 2011, day 83
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Speak often of hope in actions remembering words easily fade. - Tuesday, 6 December 2011, day 84
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Too narrow focus prevents one from noticing a wealth of options. - Wednesday, 7 December 2011, day 85
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Habits allow time for happiness and despair and more new habits. - Thursday, 8 December 2011, day 86
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Color must be learned. Our world will be black and white plus what we are taught. - Friday, 9 December 2011, day 87
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To know your true worth count the times you encouraged from despair to hope. - Saturday, 10 December 2011, day 88
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Nothing surprises those close enough to include weaknesses with strength. - Sunday, 11 December 2011, day 89
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One must risk failure disdaining ease and comfort to achieve success. - Monday, 12 December 2011, day 90
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The end is nearer but how near is not certain until it is now. - Tuesday, 13 December 2011, day 91
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When all paths lead down, ambitious strugglers must find new mountains to climb. - Wednesday, 14 December 2011, day 92
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When empty dishes contain nothing for too long, unfilled seems proper. - Thursday, 15 December 2011, day 93
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All foggy mornings appear pretty much the same until too late. - Friday, 16 December 2011, day 94
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When words become flesh, new insights beget wonder matching seen with read. - Saturday, 17 December 2011, day 95
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Starry-eyed dreamers dare to be wonder workers risking likely breaks. - Sunday, 18 December 2011, day 96
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Where is the party? No one sure then ask yourself, should I be at it. - Monday, 19 December 2011, day 97
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Light and water know growth makes paths toward building blocks, unaware of stars. - Tuesday, 20 December 2011, day 98
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Sunrise to sunset shortest day of year reminds longer always come. - Wednesday, 21 December 2011, day 99
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Beyond this moment eye to look and soul to see therefore taste and see. - Thursday, 22 December 2011, day 100
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Behind your closed door to those on the other side you are the unknown. - Friday, 23 December 2011, day 101
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Hold fast traditions which need much time to create but moments to break. - Saturday, 24 December 2011, day 102
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Words are but stories to remind ourselves of life just beyond our reach. - Sunday, 25 December 2011, day 103
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Words may suggest words which transport into a state where there are no words. - Monday, 26 December 2011, day 104
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Truth behind your face will remain with those you meet after details fade. - Tuesday, 27 December 2011, day 105
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No matter how much one aspires to keep in touch, there is a limit. - Wednesday, 28 December 2011, day 106
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What we understand is not a settling down point but a launching pad. - Thursday, 29 December 2011, day 107
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If I appear changed, I still must confront same me in honest mirror. - Friday, 30 December 2011, day 108
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Life comes to an end but missed opportunity is the sting of death. - Saturday, 31 December 2011, day 109
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