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Haiku hope 32 – Nerves

Hi everyone and welcome to my 32nd Haiku Hope – part of the COPE campaign bundle of creative distractions. This time I thought I’d write about nervousness, because it’s something I battle with constantly. We all get that annoying imposter from time to time, but I wish he’d bigger off during the moments that matterContinue reading “Haiku hope 32 – Nerves”

Haiku hope 31 – Make it STOP

Hi everyone and welcome to to my 31st Haiku Hope – part of the COPE campaign bundle of creative distractions. This time I thought I’d write about pain. Fucking mind boggling pain. Pain that makes you so miserable it ruins Christmas and takes away all elements of life until you start thinking the world isContinue reading “Haiku hope 31 – Make it STOP”

Haiku hope 30 – Adolescent greed

Hi everyone and welcome to another Haiku Hope – part of the COPE campaign bundle of creative distractions. This time I thought I’d write about the attitude of my ASD 7 year old since Christmas. I hope I’m not alone, but since the man in red visuted, she seems to feel entitled to ask forContinue reading “Haiku hope 30 – Adolescent greed”

Haiku hope 29 – A fresh start

Hi everyone and welcome to another Haiku Hope as part of the COPE campaign. This time I wanted to write about the fresh start everyone seems to force on us at this time of year from an alternative viewpoint. Yes, I understand that the new year is a point to make goals, set plans andContinue reading “Haiku hope 29 – A fresh start”

Haiku hope 28 – The gooch

Hi everyone and welcome to another Haiku Hope as part of the COPE campaign. This time I thought I’d write about the limbo we’re all experiencing right now (the same as every year). The ‘Christmas gooch’ is the time between Christmas and new year where you suddenly develop a temporary style of dementia, not knowingContinue reading “Haiku hope 28 – The gooch”

Haiku hope 26 – Flimsy intentions

Hi everyone and welcome to another Haiku Hope as part of the COPE campaign. This time I’m focussing on another BIG stress we think about at this time of the year – food. Christmas is something I talk about often, and like many of you, I look forward to the eating just as much asContinue reading “Haiku hope 26 – Flimsy intentions”

Haiku hope 25 – Room at the table?

Hi everyone and welcome to another Haiku Hope as part of the COPE campaign. This time I’m focussing on the stress we all think about at this time of the year – other people. Christmas is something I talk about often, in fact, I find it one of the most hopeful times of year asContinue reading “Haiku hope 25 – Room at the table?”

Haiku Hope 24 – Too soon?

Hi everyone! Thank you for coming back (or for visiting the first time) to read another haiku. I’ve been on a haiku writing frenzy recently, with ideas popping up all over the place, and this is one of a couple that made the final cut. As I mentioned in my poem called The Gauntlet, thisContinue reading “Haiku Hope 24 – Too soon?”

Haiku Hope 23 – The price we pay

Hi everyone. Welcome to another Haiku. This time I’m focussing on my difficulty dealing with this time of the year. The Grief Gauntlet is something I talk about often, in fact, I recently posted a poem about it called The Gauntlet. Basically, between October and early December all of the anniversaries of my signofocant lossesContinue reading “Haiku Hope 23 – The price we pay”

Haiku hope 22 – diet

Hi everyone and welcome to another haiku hope. This time I’ve tried to have a bit of fun, because things seem to be so serious everywhere else I look. Life is a box of toffee pennies right now. This haiku came to me a few days ago, but getting it to fit with the 5,Continue reading “Haiku hope 22 – diet”