• Sunset Haiku

  • Haiku

  • The Ride of My Life

    I chased the horses and wondered when I could ride one myself.  Everything I ever wanted in my life began and ended with horses.  But for now, I was relegated to watching them on television and reading them to life out of library books. With parents who treated me like a porcelain doll, my chances…

  • Criminal Defense

    “I am honestly not sure how he is going to get over this.  How is he going to get by.  He was arrested!”  I listened to my aunt rant and rave about my cousin’s latest arrest.  If she knew how many times he had really been arrested, she would have a complete fit.  She only…

  • Future Haiku

  • Our Very Last Trip

    I knew this was going to be my last trip with Laura the moment we boarded the plane.  The way she kept trying to check social media, to check the news until the very last second didn’t bode well for the rest of the trip.  All I wanted to do was to talk about all…

  • Hearts Pounding Haiku

  • Uncertain

    At this point, I didn’t know where I was going to go from here.  I had just quit my job without any back-up plan.  I no longer had health insurance or a steady income.  My almost fiancée had just broken up with me which was a situation that seemingly came out of nowhere.  I had…

  • Grief Haiku

  • Love of Suffering

    From an early age, I knew running was the one thing I could focus on.  The one thing I could use to get away from troubles at home.  The only action I could take where my family wouldn’t join in and in the action, I could take the time to quiet my buzzing mind.  I…