loving the process
you’ll no longer be waiting
for your happiness
Today’s Daily Stoic poem:
Tag: haiku
loving the process
Don’t Be Deceived By Fortune
A Life – 24th August 2026
made to be broken
pulled apart and examined
put it together
The most important haiku ever written.
Today’s Daily Stoic poem:
Pillage From All Sources
Philosophy is not a contest
Wisdom is found everywhere
Pick and choose what’s best
For your morning prayer
Thoughtless – 7th August 2026
i am a haiku
written on paper and leaves
i do as i do
A haiku to end all haikus
Today’s Daily Stoic poem:
Pragmatic And Principled
It’s possible to live well
Surrounded by the traumatic
Even in pits where snakes dwell
Remain principled and pragmatic
Millions – 28th June 2026
millions of haikus
written since the dawn of man
is there a good one?
Keep writing!
Today’s Daily Stoic poem:
No Self-Flagellation Needed
Your self-criticism should not lead to guilt
But lend itself to a life that’s constructive
A standard should not be impossibly built
Your example should be instructive
The Gathering – 2nd March 2026
gathered by blusters
in turbulent rise and fall
crackling electric
~
gathered in shelter
little ants raise umbrellas
grumbling and humbled
Shared with Senhai Saturday #41 picture prompt
Today’s Daily Stoic poem:
Accurate Self Assessment
Don’t see yourself as more than you are
Or value yourself less than you deserve
Know that you’ve already made it this far
Learn your weaknesses and hold your nerve
Sumo Haiku – 22nd February 2026
let Hakuho Shō
come and make my baby cry
good health together
In Japan, letting a sumo wrestler make your baby cry is believed to bring good health. Hakuho Shō is a famous sumo wrestler, winning 45 tournaments.
Today’s Daily Stoic poem:
What’s Better Left Unsaid
Better to consider before one speaks
Is it opinion or knowledge you spout?
Do you suffer a mouth that leaks?
Perhaps it’s better kept in and not out.
The Teakettle – 1st February 2026
wait for the whistle
twiddle thumbs in simpler times
hot water relief
Haiku inspired by this Substack post by Nilofer Neubert
Today’s Daily Stoic poem:
For The Hot-Headed Man
Anger is weakness, a mistake
and these traps are easily laid
Set a foundation no one can shake
so your passions cannot be played
That’s All She Wrote – 13th November 2025
here, at last, I rest
listen now – my final words:
always do your best
Faster Than Snakes – 13th September 2025
more than halfway now
all my dreams are of the past
there’s less time each day
A haiku reflection on being on the other side of fifty years old and maybe the idea that 100 is the goal. The title is taken from Cardiacs.
Cancel Culture Conclusion Confirmation Bias – 20th July 2025
A unicorn of universal truth
For every action, an equal and opposite reaction
Let’s put the assertion through its paces
Form: Bloated Haiku (10-15-10 syllables)
Rules: Subject must be cultural and philosophical
I totally made this up. Am I a creator?
Oh, this poem was inspired (and paraphrased) by this post on Substack by Jim Richardson. The poem is not particularly connected to the content as the paraphrasing is drawn from the first paragraph. I just liked these words and thoughts together.
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