{"id":2702,"date":"2026-07-14T12:29:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T16:29:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/?p=2702"},"modified":"2026-07-14T12:29:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T16:29:55","slug":"07-14-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/07-14-26\/","title":{"rendered":"07\/14\/26 A New Poem for a New Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/asphalt-road-going-to-mountain-between-grass-field-1-scaled.jpg?fit=840%2C560&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2704\" style=\"width:373px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/asphalt-road-going-to-mountain-between-grass-field-1-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/asphalt-road-going-to-mountain-between-grass-field-1-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/asphalt-road-going-to-mountain-between-grass-field-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/asphalt-road-going-to-mountain-between-grass-field-1-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/asphalt-road-going-to-mountain-between-grass-field-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/asphalt-road-going-to-mountain-between-grass-field-1-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1366&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/asphalt-road-going-to-mountain-between-grass-field-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/asphalt-road-going-to-mountain-between-grass-field-1-scaled.jpg?w=1680&amp;ssl=1 1680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/asphalt-road-going-to-mountain-between-grass-field-jNpvVRvFcrI\">Christoph Krichenbauer<\/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 wp-block-paragraph\">I did not settle in the place<br>Where the sun rises slowly over the rolling waves<br>Where the mountains kiss the gentle mist<br>Where the voices chant under the rising sun<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">I did not settle in the place<br>Where the cicadas cry in the forest<br>In unwavering melody<br>A premonition of the horror to come<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">I did not settle in the place<br>Where the scent of food permeates<br>To entice people to stop to buy<br>From their endless stream of motorbikes<br>Taking them to and fro<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">I did not settle in the place<br>Where others sit and drink<br>Each new round a toast<br>For a tomorrow they&#8217;d rather not see<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">I did not settle in the place<br>Where everyday I once breathed<br>Long sighs in my desperate attempt<br>To remain in old debates long settled<br>And follow where I did not want to go<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">I did not settle in the place<br>Where everyone says hello<br>Excited to meet a foreigner<br>But never understanding me<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">I did not settle in the place<br>Where I could see<br>The ocean and its waves,<br>The mountains and its mist,<br>Or the people and their flurry<br>Become the wallpaper of my life<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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 wp-block-paragraph\">Do more than see. 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