A Dog Sitting Haiku
Great time dog sitting. Glorious walks and cuddles. A man needs a dog. – A Dog Sitting Haiku for Roxie the Dog, who joined the Horn Family over the Easter Weekend and brought a lot of joy, exercise, and self-assurance…
A Father Son Surfing Haiku
Smiles on the water. Sticky wetsuit trauma over. Waves have energy. – A haiku inspired by the hours of rocking waves (struggling, popping, falling, surfing, learning) that the Oldest Boy and I spent on Canada’s West Coast.
A Spring Anticipation Haiku
Agility melts. Daffodils punch frozen soil. Anticipation. – A Spring Anticipation Haiku by John Horn that underscores how we humans often get more excited and engaged by the anticipation of something (as opposed to doing/experiencing the actional thing); here is an…
A Happy New Year Haiku
Happy new year goals. Pathways full of potential. Make the luck you need. – A haiku about 2025, which is a year full of promise and potential for all of us (especially when we embrace planned happenstance by making the most…
A Bomb Cyclone Haiku
Bomb cyclone is here. Wisdom of trees; perspective. Catastrophizing. – A haiku about how weather these days has different, scarier names than it used to; if this is catastrophizing, I hope it is effective…
A Basketball Haiku
Fall is basketball. Balls bouncing, sneakers squeaking. Be a great teammate. – A haiku about the start of basketball season that, I hope, inspires parents, coaches, and teachers to write poems about piano lessons, art classes, and soccer practices that…
A Flat Tire Haiku
Two flat tires, two days. Missed ferries scrambling to work. Be adaptable. – A haiku about how investing in agility, building contingencies, and going with the flow facilitate adaptability when a flat tire blows up your day!
A Precharging Haiku
Resting. Pre-charging. Investing in energy. Preparing for Fall. – A haiku about getting ready for what’s coming, as opposed to reacting to what happened, by resting and focusing. …always choose to rest.
A Turn the Temperature Down Haiku
It’s too hot these days. Politics. Planet. Culture. Leaders turn it down. – A haiku about listening more than we talk, seeking to understand and find common ground, and probably riding bikes and walking around a little bit more.
A Cite Your Sources Haiku
Cite sources always. Respect, intelligence, growth. Bad plagiarism. – A haiku about the pitfalls of being the VP of Strategy who didn’t credit Harrison Owen when they applied (not “invented”) Open Space Technology or the COO who takes credit for…