Morning has arrived
Can’t wake up, groggy and tired
A rough way to start
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Sometimes a day at the beach is the only thing that will help. Too bad I don’t live near one. I can go there with this song though. I hope it takes you away as well.
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Poem – At the Park
Ripples at the water line
Lake gently breaks on the shore
Brown sand at my feet
Soft warm Earthly floor
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Haiku – The “Out with the Crickets” Run
Sunlight dropping quick
Daytime and nighttime converge
Sky explodes in red
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Really starting to feel like fall and look like fall as well – getting dark a lot earlier these days. Tonight, I was heading back through the park and crickets were jumping out of my way. That’s where the title came from in case you were wondering. Okay, who’s ready for fall? I know I am.
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3 Haiku
Misty drizzly day
Grey and fog-like atmosphere
Day starts out with gloom
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Jimmy Buffett plays
Like a wave, the music flows
A soft gentle ease
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Off to music class
My son and I together
Happy bonding time
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Haiku – Stranded in the Rain
Long black empty road
Out of gas, alone, tired, cold
Branch snaps in the dark
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Haiku – Saturday Shine
A liquid blue sky
Fluffy white clouds, sparse, scattered
Day filled with sunlight
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Haiku – The “Feeling Like A Kid Again” Run
Splashing through showers
Cloud burst high up above me
Rain and sweat mingle
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There is nothing more fun than running in the rain. About the only draw back I have to it, is that my clothes get heavy so I end up carrying extra weight. I was also watching for lightning and listening for thunder, but lucky for me I didn’t see or hear any. Good one tonight. How about you? Do you love running in the rain or walking in it or just being out in it (when there’s no major thunderstorm that is)?
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Haiku – The “Half-Moon” Run
Darkness my cool friend
Black shadows growing thicker
Hide me from the heat
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A hot one tonight, but a good run overall. I think the heat broke a bit before I left the house, which is always good. I hope everyone had a good and relaxing Labor Day.
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Haiku – Creaky Floorboards
Darkness clear and black
Ghostly footsteps in the hall
Wide awake in bed
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Haiku – The “After Hours” Run
Sunlight fading out
Takes a long and worthy bow
Night’s curtain descends
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I honestly only got out to do my walk/run tonight for one reason – I wanted to listen to Van Halen. I have plenty of chances to listen to them throughout the day since I stay home with son, but it isn’t the same as when you listen to it on a run. When your legs are pumping, and the music is in your ears you feel like you are on your own personal island. It’s just you, the run, the music, and the world at large. It really helps to clear the head.
The song above has been running through my brain all day. I didn’t much like it when I was younger, when it was popular, but I enjoy it a lot more as an adult.
This song above has always been one of my favorites by them. Guess I tend to lean more to the Sammy years because I grew up listening to them with him when I was a teenager. Okay, that’s it. Sorry for the long post. Just felt like writing a bit tonight after a half-way decent walk/run.
How about you? Van Halen fan or not? Sammy or Dave, which one?
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Haiku – Morning Thoughts
Clear and bright sunrise
Blue tint on the horizon
Night gives way to dawn
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A bird hops and skips
Moving through the dew filled grass
Looking for a worm
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Haiku – The “Painted Sky” Run
Pink sky, blueish clouds
Daylight fades into the night
Picturesque sunset
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It was hard to get out the door tonight. I almost didn’t run, but I made myself get out and go. I am glad I did. I managed to get some good miles in.
This song came on my MP3 tonight and I thought it would be a good one to dedicate to all runners out there battling the summer heat.
Stab! Bawl! Punch! Crawl!
Hooks to my brain are well in
Stab! Bawl! Punch! Crawl!
I know what I am, I’m Berlin
via Dissident Aggressor Lyrics – Judas Priest
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Haiku – Spiderman Mug
Coffee hot and strong
In my Superhero cup
Gets my day started
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Now it’s your turn. I want to hear your Haiku or just your responses about your favorite coffee mugs. I have three I use often. One with Spiderman (my favorite), one with Batman, and one my parents got me in Boston. So, what is yours? What cup do you run to each morning to hold your favorite wake up juice?
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Haiku – The “Fade to Black” Run
Shadows growing thick
Summer’s light fades into fall
Early dusk tonight
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Noticing the evening runs when they go long are starting to get dark by the end of them. It really is the middle of August. Fall really isn’t too far away.
On a completely different subject. I stumbled onto this file on my memory stick. It was at one time a CD called “Monster Ballads Platinum Edition Disc 2.” I’m not sure where Disc 1 is or if I even had it. Anyway, I popped that onto my MP3 Player and it has been in constant rotation on my last couple of runs – yes, I am very, very old.
Here’s the lineup:
1. Every Rose Has It’s Thorn | Poison
2. Don’t Know What You Got Til It’s Gone | Cinderella
3. Fly To The Angels | Slaughter
4. Silent Lucidity | Queensryche
5. Love Song | Tesla
6. Is This Love | Whitesnake
7. Forever | Kiss
8. I’ll Never Let You Go | Steelheart
9. Only Time Will Tell | Nelson
10. Winds of Change | Scorpions
11. Angel Song | Great White
12. I’ll See You In My Dreams | Giant
13. More Than Words | Extreme
14. When I’m With You | Sheriff
15. Ballad Of Jayne | L.A. Guns
16. Honestly | Stryper
via MONSTER BALLADS PLATINUM EDITION (2 cd set).
This song for some reason is the one I keep going back to. Don’t ask me why, because I’m not sure I enjoyed it all that much when it was popular.
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