The Cracked Door – Daily Haikus
Reflections on life, the world, and society. Come explore with me.
Billions of sparkles
Star fire, just reaching us now
Endless genesis
Context (if you’re interested):
The universe is made up of a seemingly endless genesis from our perspective as we discover fresh stars that may be very old but their light is just reaching us now.
Shrouded in mist
Where are you, oh, mountain peak?
What mysteries do you hold?
Context (if you’re interested):
I was hiking in Jiuzhaigou in Sichuan. In the morning, the mountains were shrouded in mist creating an interesting effect. It felt like the mountain itself was a mystery slowly revealing itself through the fog.
When you ponder the
Utter vastness of the world,
Life can feel like a dream.
Context (if you’re interested):
Our lives can feel so small as to seem unreal when you consider how big the universe is.
Where lies the root of
Your belief that you are a
Hard person to love?
Context (if you’re interested):
This one was based on a conversation with a friend about insecurities.
No change in scenery
Can quell the storm
Raging in your head
Context (if you’re interested):
You are who you are, no matter where you go.
Goodbyes are as
Inevitable
As your first hello
Context (if you’re interested):
I was talking with a friend I made while traveling who told me about how the rejection she experienced in childhood left her always feeling anxious when she has to say goodbye as an adult. This poem comes out of that conversation.
Is my life big
Enough to contain
All of my dreams?
Context (if you’re interested):
This is one of the biggest struggles in my life. I have so many passions and so much I want to see in the world.
I have two versions of my poem for today
You aren’t the one who
Decides you are too small for
This enormous love
An alternative version of today’s poem:
What made you want to
Decide you were too small for
This enormous love?
Let’s fall in love
Like we never loved before
Nor learned not to do so ever again
Context (if you’re interested):
It is based on “y / n” in “You Are Here” by Dawn Lanuza.
It’s without twists and turns
That I approach
Meeting you
Context (if you’re interested):
The idea of this poem just popped into my head one night.