{"id":1439,"date":"2025-09-05T10:53:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T14:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/?p=1439"},"modified":"2025-11-22T04:55:44","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T09:55:44","slug":"09-05-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/09-05-25\/","title":{"rendered":"09\/05\/25 A New Than-Bauk for a New Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/man-in-black-jacket-and-pants-sitting-on-bench-near-street-light-during-night-time.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1441\" style=\"width:321px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/man-in-black-jacket-and-pants-sitting-on-bench-near-street-light-during-night-time-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/man-in-black-jacket-and-pants-sitting-on-bench-near-street-light-during-night-time-scaled.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/man-in-black-jacket-and-pants-sitting-on-bench-near-street-light-during-night-time-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/man-in-black-jacket-and-pants-sitting-on-bench-near-street-light-during-night-time-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/man-in-black-jacket-and-pants-sitting-on-bench-near-street-light-during-night-time-scaled.jpg?w=1680&amp;ssl=1 1680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/man-in-black-jacket-and-pants-sitting-on-bench-near-street-light-during-night-time-x0AacZfRR9Y\">Soheb Zaidi<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">It&#8217;s here I wait<br>At the gate where<br>My late bus isn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">I just look on<br>Eying dawn as<br>A yawn consumes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">They all still sleep<br>Few cars creep past<br>No peep from them<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">If my eyes take<br>A quick break, will<br>It snake right past?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Today&#8217;s poem is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.writersdigest.com\/write-better-poetry\/than-bauk-poetic-forms\">than-bauk<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Blast from the Past:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Once again I face<br>The dauntingly simple task<br>Of falling asleep\u2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s here I waitAt the gate whereMy late bus isn&#8217;t. 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