Poems about the Rhythms of Daily Life Archives - The Cracked Door

03/27/26 A New Poem for a New Day

I sit in the humid air
Trying to sleep
Music blares from a nearby church
It’s not even 6:00 am

Blast from the Past:

Brainstorming: A burst
Of ideas but they vanish
Once pen’s in hand

Gliding in the water
Each stroke a synchronicity
Within my body

Blast from the Past:

What I’m looking for:
Contentment. To be happy
Just being alive.

Sleep sleep sleep
For some reason all my body seems to crave is
Sleep sleep sleep

Blast from the Past:

Why do the best laid
Daily plans go awry from
Little distractions

A day of rest and
Maybe a nap if only
I could fall asleep

Blast from the Past:

Nothing like a song
With engaging lyrics to
Inspire a haiku.

After a long day,
I have the normal ritual
Figuring out which
Of all these many switches
Turns off the lights in my room.

Blast from the Past:

Charging at the foe,
Viewing it as a fight means
You already lost

Some days I prefer
Being lazy. I want to
Do nothing all day

Blast from the Past:

Cuddling together,
Wrapping up the day with you
Our happy ending

Sit back. Close your eyes.
Today is the one day that
You get to be off

Blast from the Past:

You know: on some days
You’re just mildly disgusting,
And that is just fine.

I rush everywhere
From even the slightest drop
Of any caffeine

Blast from the Past:

Thoughts come then depart
I try and gather them, but
They scatter leaving…

Pulled in so many
Directions. Do this. Do that.
Forced through the motions

Blast from the Past:

We must return to
Ourselves after long stretches
To renew our soul

Nothing’s happening.
The world spins on outside my walls
While I just stay home

Blast from the Past:

I show up every
Day, going through the motions.
Nothing seems to change