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  A new day. A new chance to succeed. The sun got up before I did. It's going to make my morning walk less pleasant, but my body must have needed the extra minutes of sleep. I have a few minutes before I have to start the business of the day. My coffee is fresh, not too hot to drink. Mostly wood and water tasks on the list. A good time to be grateful that, in the midst of the chaos, I can still find quiet, if only for a few moments. I hope you find a few moments of quiet #today

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  puffy white clouds sail a watery flotilla bound ever eastward #DailyHaikuPrompt

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  A new day. A new chance to succeed. A broken night's sleep has me up too soon and groggy. It would figure that the day I don't have a 2 mile walk scheduled is the day I wake up long before the sun. So it goes. I still have things to do. Status checks on various works in progress. A trip to the market later. Wood and water tasks. With 100F+ in the forecast, it's a good day to hunker down and wait it out. I hope your day starts well and finishes better than you expecte...

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  in a quiet bay sardines in their multitudes picnic for seagulls #DailyHaikuPrompt

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  A new day. A new chance to succeed. What a difference a good night's sleep makes. I feel like I'm in the day instead of observing it from some fog bound land. I've had them more often lately. More than any time in my life. The dichotomy shows up most clearly when a good night follows a bad. Turns out the so-so ones are the problem. The good enough ones that really aren't. I guess I needed to see a bad one side by side with a good to really understand. I hope...

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  A new day. A new chance to succeed. A rare morning that started with waking from a nightmare. The hangover continues, even half an hour after waking. It's not a new one. After work, I discover my car has been towed. I don't know who towed it or where it went. A parking violation in the employee parking lot but the business is now closed so I have nobody to ask about what I'd done or where the car went. 0/10. Do not recommend. I hope your morning gets off to a better s...

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  sun soaked fields wither their fruits drowned in summer heat dropping seeds for fall #DailyHaikuPrompt Maintenance note: I'm leaving Zirk in a few days. You can find me at https://indieauthors.social/@nlowell

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  A new day. A new chance to succeed. A wood and water day, like most. One extra task for the list. Maybe two if I do my laundry. Moving day here. After 3+ years, my last morning post. My last daily haiku on Zirk.us. I'm not stopping. Just moving to a new instance: @nlowell@indieauthors.social Trying to keep track of two accounts (three if you include the Daily Haiku Prompt) is just more complication than I need. Sometimes, I just need a change. May your changes be your choices #toda...

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  no fall colors yet yet summer's greens are fading it won't be long now #DailyHaikuPrompt

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  A new day. A new chance to succeed. I've not stopped. Just moved to @nlowell@indieauthors.social

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  a breath of fresh air cool before the day's dawning to refresh my soul #DailyHaikuPrompt

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  A new day. A new chance to succeed. An early one. The kind that has me up well before the sun and not because it's midwinter. I'm looking forward to my walk before the sun gets too high in the sky. My list holds only wood and water tasks. The last week has been somewhat fraught with extra tasks. Jobs gone sideways. Things not working out very well. And now this unexpected boon. I hope I use it wisely. I hope you, too, catch a break or two #today

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  nodding in the sun yarrow in a dusty lot filling in the gaps #DailyHaikuPrompt

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  meteors streaking flashing in summer night's sky slow motion fireworks #DailyHaikuPrompt

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  A new day. A new chance to succeed. Nothing new on the agenda beyond chop wood, carry water. I need to get back to writing. I've let the ideas slosh around in brain juice for months now and just need the spark to ignite a good, ol' fashioned writing binge. The kind where I disappear for a week or two, sinking into the fictional world spooling off my fingers. I can't seem to break free of reality just yet but the pressure is building. I hope you can do the thing that matters mos...

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  buckets on the beach life is but a sand castle waiting for the tide #DailyHaikuPrompt #Senryu

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  A new day. A new chance to succeed. Workman coming to repair some loose pieces of siding this afternoon. Not a big job. Just one beyond my capabilities. Many of the finicky bits of life are that way these days. I rely on younger, stronger, more knowledgeable people. Really, I've just had to own getting old. I don't have the strength or flexibility I need. But, contrary to dire predictions in my youth, I survived to get here. I'll take the win. I hope, at a minimum, you survive #...

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  A new day. A new chance to succceed. Up before the sun. Only one extra task this afternoon. The rest of the day is mine. Will I spend it "wisely?" Will I spend it on "should?" Or will I seek joy in the living of it? I choose joy. Sure, there's wood and water. That one extra task. But in truth, I try to choose joy every day. Even if it's only stuffed between the cracks of the day. I hope you, too, choose joy #today

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  A new day. A new chance to succeed. Struggling this morning after a poor night. It's been a while since I had one of those. Sure, sometimes they've been a little short on one end or the other. Last night wake-ups plagued me. No real lessons to learn or conclusions to draw. Some nights - like some days - are just like that. Meant to be endured rather than enjoyed. I'll be a bit groggy but a groggy morning is still a new chance to succeed. I hope your morning is clear and bright...

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  sidewalks are broilers when every day's a cook out without a backyard #DailyHaikuPrompt

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  A new day. A new chance to succeed. A second early morning in a row. I'm hoping to get out before the sun gets too high in the sky but that means getting a hustle on now while it's still predawn. I've one extra task for later but dealing with the summer heat will take some attention. I'm still a little yawn-y but I've fresh coffee and breakfast calls. It's enough to prime the pump and get the day flowing. Even if if sputters a bit at first. May your day start smoothl...

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  scattered here and there buttercups in the meadow jewels in the grass #DailyHaikuPrompt

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  A new day. A new chance to succeed. I've missed this predawn hour. The sun's not up yet and my corner of the world still sleeps. I feel like I'm sneaking in an extra hour. I expect I'll play a lot and read some. Might even crack open the word processor for a little writing fun. Been a while since I've done that. It's overdue. Mostly I plan to just let the day unfold and smile a lot. Whatever you do, I hope you have a little fun in your day #today

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  Redefining "Wake and Bake" These loaves slept in the fridge overnight and went into a hot oven before sunrise this morning. #Bread #today

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  A new day. A new chance to succeed. Up before the sun for a change. As satisfying as the lazy morning lay-a-beds have felt, I've been off balance. Like the day's half over if I sleep until 6:30. The sun will still beat me out to the sidewalk. It'll rise in about 10 minutes, but it won't have reached broiling levels by the time I get out there. The day just feels better and it hasn't even started. Weird. I hope your day starts from a good place #today

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  baleful sun rising golden eye on parched landscape lighting up the dust #DailyHaikuPrompt

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  A new day. A new chance to succeed. I got up and baked bread at 3am. Went back to bed at 4. Now I'm hustling to try to catch up with a day that feels out of control. The sun's been up 3 hours now. Walking outside will be a challenge. The longer I dither the worse it will be. But some things need to happen in the correct order or the day unravels in unfortunate ways. Looks like this is going to be a "suck it up, Buttercup" day. May your day start more smoothly #today

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  hot night pressing down sweltering in sweaty sheets mosquito whining #DailyHaikuPrompt

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  A new day. A new chance to succeed. I better get this day rolling. Up almost an hour, I still need to take a walk outside. It's not getting any cooler out there. Nothing much on the docket. A couple of low-key tasks which, honestly, will probably be pushed off until tomorrow. I'm feeling the need to write again. Finally. It comes like a stretching of the skin. An itch that no finger can scratch but a keyboard can reach. I hope you scratch an itch in your life #today

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  A new day. A new chance to succeed. Nothing much on the docket this morning. A few routine tasks. A few I've already done. Few enough left on the list, if I can just focus long enough to do them. I've sourdough to play with later when the household wakes. Perhaps a special breakfast then, too. I have no idea what. But I've got a game to play, a book to read. Another that needs writing. Wood and water. I'm not too concerned with enlightenment. May you enjoy yourself at least...