{"id":2943,"date":"2026-10-07T10:35:01","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T14:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/?p=2943"},"modified":"2026-10-07T10:46:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T14:46:18","slug":"10-07-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/10-07-26\/","title":{"rendered":"10\/07\/26 A New Tanka 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=\"1740\" height=\"1160\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-21.png?fit=840%2C560&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2955\" style=\"width:282px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-21.png?w=1740&amp;ssl=1 1740w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-21.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-21.png?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-21.png?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-21.png?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-21.png?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-21.png?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\/silhouette-of-plant-E5j_w4OHhSs\">Anne Nyg\u00e5rd<\/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\">At the center of<br>The magnificent sun that<br>Radiates its light<br>For the rest of the world, there<br>Is the darkest place to be<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Context (if you&#8217;re interested):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s about the experience of being the center are warmth and light to others. You give to others, but from your perspective, the world seems less warm to you. It can feel incredibly dark when you are the one transmitting light to others around you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the center ofThe magnificent sun thatRadiates its lightFor the rest of the world, thereIs the darkest place to be Context (if you&#8217;re interested): It&#8217;s about the experience of being the center are warmth and light to others. You give to others, but from your perspective, the world seems less warm to you. It can &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/10-07-26\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;10\/07\/26 A New Tanka for a New Day&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[85,32],"tags":[10,14,17,16,22,18,11,12,21,20,19,13,83,15],"class_list":["post-2943","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-psychology","category-alternative-poems","tag-dailyhaiku","tag-dailypoem","tag-dailypoetry","tag-dailysenryu","tag-dailyzappai","tag-flashpoetry","tag-haiku","tag-haikuchallenge","tag-micropoetry","tag-poem","tag-poetry","tag-senryu","tag-tanka","tag-zappai"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>10\/07\/26 A New Tanka for a New Day - The Cracked Door - Daily Haikus<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/10-07-26\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"10\/07\/26 A New Tanka for a New Day - The Cracked Door - Daily Haikus\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"At the center ofThe magnificent sun thatRadiates its lightFor the rest of the world, thereIs the darkest place to be Context (if you&#8217;re interested): It&#8217;s about the experience of being the center are warmth and light to others. You give to others, but from your perspective, the world seems less warm to you. It can &hellip; Continue reading &quot;10\/07\/26 A New Tanka for a New Day&quot;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/10-07-26\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Cracked Door - Daily Haikus\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-10-07T14:35:01+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-10-07T14:46:18+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-21.png?fit=1740%2C1160&ssl=1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1740\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1160\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"ETHNODATA1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"ETHNODATA1\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/crackeddoor.com\\\/daily-haikus\\\/10-07-26\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/crackeddoor.com\\\/daily-haikus\\\/10-07-26\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"ETHNODATA1\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/crackeddoor.com\\\/daily-haikus\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/75ca28919b2a2f1e928268dd5de58595\"},\"headline\":\"10\\\/07\\\/26 A New Tanka for a New Day\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-10-07T14:35:01+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-10-07T14:46:18+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/crackeddoor.com\\\/daily-haikus\\\/10-07-26\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":83,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/crackeddoor.com\\\/daily-haikus\\\/10-07-26\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/crackeddoor.com\\\/daily-haikus\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/image-21.png?fit=840%2C560&amp;ssl=1\",\"keywords\":[\"dailyhaiku\",\"dailypoem\",\"dailypoetry\",\"dailysenryu\",\"dailyzappai\",\"flashpoetry\",\"haiku\",\"haikuchallenge\",\"micropoetry\",\"poem\",\"poetry\",\"senryu\",\"tanka\",\"zappai\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Poems about Psychology\",\"Poems that Aren't Haikus\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/crackeddoor.com\\\/daily-haikus\\\/10-07-26\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/crackeddoor.com\\\/daily-haikus\\\/10-07-26\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/crackeddoor.com\\\/daily-haikus\\\/10-07-26\\\/\",\"name\":\"10\\\/07\\\/26 A New Tanka for a New Day - The Cracked Door - Daily Haikus\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/crackeddoor.com\\\/daily-haikus\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/crackeddoor.com\\\/daily-haikus\\\/10-07-26\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/crackeddoor.com\\\/daily-haikus\\\/10-07-26\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/crackeddoor.com\\\/daily-haikus\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/image-21.png?fit=840%2C560&amp;ssl=1\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-10-07T14:35:01+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-10-07T14:46:18+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/crackeddoor.com\\\/daily-haikus\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/75ca28919b2a2f1e928268dd5de58595\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/crackeddoor.com\\\/daily-haikus\\\/10-07-26\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/crackeddoor.com\\\/daily-haikus\\\/10-07-26\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/crackeddoor.com\\\/daily-haikus\\\/10-07-26\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/crackeddoor.com\\\/daily-haikus\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/image-21.png?fit=840%2C560&amp;ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/crackeddoor.com\\\/daily-haikus\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/image-21.png?fit=840%2C560&amp;ssl=1\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/crackeddoor.com\\\/daily-haikus\\\/10-07-26\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/crackeddoor.com\\\/daily-haikus\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"10\\\/07\\\/26 A New Tanka for a New Day\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/crackeddoor.com\\\/daily-haikus\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/crackeddoor.com\\\/daily-haikus\\\/\",\"name\":\"The Cracked Door - Daily Haikus\",\"description\":\"Reflections on life, the world, and society. Come explore with me.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/crackeddoor.com\\\/daily-haikus\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/crackeddoor.com\\\/daily-haikus\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/75ca28919b2a2f1e928268dd5de58595\",\"name\":\"ETHNODATA1\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/51fdd4c81d16ce58a1632dfddc77b5541750e1af5a5ac48808c859ee2077e21b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/51fdd4c81d16ce58a1632dfddc77b5541750e1af5a5ac48808c859ee2077e21b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/51fdd4c81d16ce58a1632dfddc77b5541750e1af5a5ac48808c859ee2077e21b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"ETHNODATA1\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/crackeddoor.com\\\/daily-haikus\\\/author\\\/ethnodata1\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"10\/07\/26 A New Tanka for a New Day - The Cracked Door - Daily Haikus","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/10-07-26\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"10\/07\/26 A New Tanka for a New Day - The Cracked Door - Daily Haikus","og_description":"At the center ofThe magnificent sun thatRadiates its lightFor the rest of the world, thereIs the darkest place to be Context (if you&#8217;re interested): It&#8217;s about the experience of being the center are warmth and light to others. You give to others, but from your perspective, the world seems less warm to you. It can &hellip; Continue reading \"10\/07\/26 A New Tanka for a New Day\"","og_url":"https:\/\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/10-07-26\/","og_site_name":"The Cracked Door - Daily Haikus","article_published_time":"2026-10-07T14:35:01+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-10-07T14:46:18+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1740,"height":1160,"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-21.png?fit=1740%2C1160&ssl=1","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"ETHNODATA1","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"ETHNODATA1","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/10-07-26\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/10-07-26\/"},"author":{"name":"ETHNODATA1","@id":"https:\/\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/#\/schema\/person\/75ca28919b2a2f1e928268dd5de58595"},"headline":"10\/07\/26 A New Tanka for a New Day","datePublished":"2026-10-07T14:35:01+00:00","dateModified":"2026-10-07T14:46:18+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/10-07-26\/"},"wordCount":83,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/10-07-26\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-21.png?fit=840%2C560&amp;ssl=1","keywords":["dailyhaiku","dailypoem","dailypoetry","dailysenryu","dailyzappai","flashpoetry","haiku","haikuchallenge","micropoetry","poem","poetry","senryu","tanka","zappai"],"articleSection":["Poems about Psychology","Poems that Aren't Haikus"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/10-07-26\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/10-07-26\/","url":"https:\/\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/10-07-26\/","name":"10\/07\/26 A New Tanka for a New Day - The Cracked Door - Daily Haikus","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/10-07-26\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/10-07-26\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-21.png?fit=840%2C560&amp;ssl=1","datePublished":"2026-10-07T14:35:01+00:00","dateModified":"2026-10-07T14:46:18+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/#\/schema\/person\/75ca28919b2a2f1e928268dd5de58595"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/10-07-26\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/10-07-26\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/10-07-26\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-21.png?fit=840%2C560&amp;ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-21.png?fit=840%2C560&amp;ssl=1"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/10-07-26\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"10\/07\/26 A New Tanka for a New Day"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/#website","url":"https:\/\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/","name":"The Cracked Door - Daily Haikus","description":"Reflections on life, the world, and society. Come explore with me.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/#\/schema\/person\/75ca28919b2a2f1e928268dd5de58595","name":"ETHNODATA1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/51fdd4c81d16ce58a1632dfddc77b5541750e1af5a5ac48808c859ee2077e21b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/51fdd4c81d16ce58a1632dfddc77b5541750e1af5a5ac48808c859ee2077e21b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/51fdd4c81d16ce58a1632dfddc77b5541750e1af5a5ac48808c859ee2077e21b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"ETHNODATA1"},"url":"https:\/\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/author\/ethnodata1\/"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1976,"url":"https:\/\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/01-05-26\/","url_meta":{"origin":2943,"position":0},"title":"01\/05\/26 A New Tanka for a New Day","author":"ETHNODATA1","date":"January 5, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Photo Credit: Gabriel Crismariu (My poem for today is a tanka.) Bolting to the streetIn such a rush I forgetTo even decideHow I will get around orEven where I am going Blast from the Past: Rapids rinse waterFree of color - too rushed toReflect its world back","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Poems about Society&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Poems about Society","link":"https:\/\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/category\/society\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/selective-focus-photo-of-beige-metallic-sedan-scaled.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/selective-focus-photo-of-beige-metallic-sedan-scaled.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/selective-focus-photo-of-beige-metallic-sedan-scaled.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/selective-focus-photo-of-beige-metallic-sedan-scaled.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/selective-focus-photo-of-beige-metallic-sedan-scaled.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/selective-focus-photo-of-beige-metallic-sedan-scaled.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2632,"url":"https:\/\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/06-27-26\/","url_meta":{"origin":2943,"position":1},"title":"06\/27\/26 A New Tanka for a New Day","author":"ETHNODATA1","date":"June 27, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Photo credit: Marius Muresan When death comes for me,I want to walk through that doorBrimming with the wonderOf bride who tookThe world in her arms Blast from the past: Stones and potteryOnce teeming with lifeNow encased forever","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Poems about Life&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Poems about Life","link":"https:\/\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/category\/navigating-life\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/woman-wearing-wedding-dress-smiling-inside-car-scaled.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/woman-wearing-wedding-dress-smiling-inside-car-scaled.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/woman-wearing-wedding-dress-smiling-inside-car-scaled.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/woman-wearing-wedding-dress-smiling-inside-car-scaled.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/woman-wearing-wedding-dress-smiling-inside-car-scaled.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/woman-wearing-wedding-dress-smiling-inside-car-scaled.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1659,"url":"https:\/\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/10-31-25\/","url_meta":{"origin":2943,"position":2},"title":"10\/31\/25 A New Tanka for a New Day","author":"ETHNODATA1","date":"October 31, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Photo Credit: Stas Ostrikov As my eyelids close,The constant blares of trafficHelp to remind meThat the city does not join meIn slowly drifting\u00a0to\u00a0sleep Blast from the Past: A massive skylinePeeks to seek, to spot, to scaleManicured mountains","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Poems about Society&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Poems about Society","link":"https:\/\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/category\/society\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/a-city-street-filled-with-lots-of-traffic-at-night-scaled.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/a-city-street-filled-with-lots-of-traffic-at-night-scaled.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/a-city-street-filled-with-lots-of-traffic-at-night-scaled.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/a-city-street-filled-with-lots-of-traffic-at-night-scaled.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/a-city-street-filled-with-lots-of-traffic-at-night-scaled.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/a-city-street-filled-with-lots-of-traffic-at-night-scaled.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2725,"url":"https:\/\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/07-20-26\/","url_meta":{"origin":2943,"position":3},"title":"07\/20\/26 A New Tanka for a New Day","author":"ETHNODATA1","date":"July 20, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Photo Credit: The Prototype Maybe you were meantTo be lost, this unknownSpot on the map isExactly where you wereSupposed to be all along Blast from the past: Everything we wantIs so crystal clear untilWe win possession","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Poems about Traveling and Adventure&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Poems about Traveling and Adventure","link":"https:\/\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/category\/traveling\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/a-lost-man-standing-in-a-field-holding-a-lantern-scaled.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/a-lost-man-standing-in-a-field-holding-a-lantern-scaled.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/a-lost-man-standing-in-a-field-holding-a-lantern-scaled.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/a-lost-man-standing-in-a-field-holding-a-lantern-scaled.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/a-lost-man-standing-in-a-field-holding-a-lantern-scaled.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/a-lost-man-standing-in-a-field-holding-a-lantern-scaled.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2717,"url":"https:\/\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/07-18-26\/","url_meta":{"origin":2943,"position":4},"title":"07\/18\/26 A New Tanka for a New Day","author":"ETHNODATA1","date":"July 18, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Photo Credit: Drew Jemmett I would expect stormsTo take over these calm waters.It's getting readyTo explode in my littleTeacup inside which I hide. Blast from the past: New definitionOf class\u2014having the means toAfford a break down.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Poems about Psychology&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Poems about Psychology","link":"https:\/\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/category\/psychology\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/brown-wooden-framed-wall-mirror-scaled.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/brown-wooden-framed-wall-mirror-scaled.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/brown-wooden-framed-wall-mirror-scaled.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/brown-wooden-framed-wall-mirror-scaled.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/brown-wooden-framed-wall-mirror-scaled.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/brown-wooden-framed-wall-mirror-scaled.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2098,"url":"https:\/\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/02-01-26\/","url_meta":{"origin":2943,"position":5},"title":"02\/01\/26 A New Tanka for a New Day","author":"ETHNODATA1","date":"February 1, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Photo Credit: Brad Neathery May you read my wordsAs if they were more humbleThan I intendedWhen I originallyPut them on paper for you Blast from the Past: I wrote this haiku in Python, a programming language. def haiku_maker(): for x in [5, 7, 5]: print(random_word(x))","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Meta-Poems&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Meta-Poems","link":"https:\/\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/category\/meta-poems\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/person-in-black-adidas-cap-sitting-on-bench-writing-on-notebook-scaled.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/person-in-black-adidas-cap-sitting-on-bench-writing-on-notebook-scaled.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/person-in-black-adidas-cap-sitting-on-bench-writing-on-notebook-scaled.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/person-in-black-adidas-cap-sitting-on-bench-writing-on-notebook-scaled.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/person-in-black-adidas-cap-sitting-on-bench-writing-on-notebook-scaled.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/person-in-black-adidas-cap-sitting-on-bench-writing-on-notebook-scaled.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2943","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2943"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2943\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2956,"href":"https:\/\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2943\/revisions\/2956"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crackeddoor.com\/daily-haikus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}