"Wide Blue Sky", a Haiku by Gregg HakeIn the wide blue skySo much is plain to the eye-Will you meet me there?
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Adversariality
The dynamic social order in which we live today is formed largely on the basis of adversariality. Political and economic life is cast and recast daily based on shifting adversarial relationships and institutionalized competition keeps the whole thing running at a feverish pace. Political parties fight one another, businesses strive to best one another, and …
The Day Begins
The Day Begins, a Haiku by Gregg Hake When the day begins What do you raise to the sun- Complaint, fears, or peace?
The Battlefield of the Heart
Last evening was too beautiful a balmy winter's night to pass up a brisk walk to settle my heart, loosen my body, and clear my mind, so I put on my walking shoes after dinner and hit the pavement. As soon as I began I felt my feelings about the day's events line up like …
Who you are
who you are changed me,awakened me to life as it should bewho you are opened my eyeswhere once were clouds, now are blue skiesWho you are made me morethan what I thought possible beforewho are you? you know who you aremy love, my love, you're never far
Love Comes
"Love Comes", a Haiku by Gregg HakeLove comes like thunder In winter - unexpected;Yet marking spring's birth
Face Up to Awful Things
"We face up to awful things because we can't go around them, or forget them. The sooner you say 'Yes, it happened, and there's nothing I can do about it,' the sooner you can get on with your own life. You've got children to bring up. So you've got to get over it. What we …
Dignity, Integrity, Truth
To maintain your dignity you must not compromise your integrity. No end - however noble or high-minded - is worth a departure from truth. “Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters” ― Albert Einstein
Right with Yourself
My youngest son made an interesting observation when I put him to bed last night. He said, "You know there is nothing better than going to bed feeling that you were right with yourself all day." He then went on to enumerate the many things he had handled well, and highlighted those which he handled …
Snowflakes
snowflakes, a haiku by Gregg Hakesnowflakes floating downwhisper clouds' deepest secretsto the earth below
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