So I Feel Alive
Michael Kroth • October 4, 2019
Long Form Haiku
I leave the window open
In my room at night
So I feel alive
My backyard is not pristine
It feels disheveled
So I feel alive
My bookcase? Disorganized
Enough order, just
So I feel alive
My desk a mishmash, mash-mished
Incoherent whole
So I feel alive
I feel alive when not reigned
In or out or tight
Or bound or pinioned
I feel alive when free. Free
To feel cold night air
In a heated house
I feel alive when free. Free
To wander through fields
Untamed, wild. Like me
I feel alive when free. Free
To stumble upon
The book forgotten
I feel alive when free. Free
To choose the choice choice
Work chosen, not forced
To feel alive, fresh air fresh
Forests, pastures. Lives
Free. Open windows
Most of all, she is crazy about her brood. She smiles more when she’s with them. Laughs more. Enjoys more. Relaxes more. Has more fun. She just loves her family.
“…there must be millions of aging males, now slipping into their anecdotage…” ~E.B. White 1
Author's Note: I originally posted this in the Profound Bartender on April 8, 2018, and then reposted it here at Profound Living on April 25, 2018. I thought it might be a good time to repost it again.
Author's Note: This is a repost of an essay I published in 2018. I thought it was a timely topic to revisit.
“In Celtic wisdom we remember that our soul, the very heart of our being, is sacred. What is deepest in us is of God. ” ~John Philip Newell 1
We may be lights under bushels, but we can shine brightly against the dark even if we are mere candles. Together, the light may shine bright.
Silence speaks to us Listening in deep quiet… Hear what you long for! ~Patricia Leyko Connelly 1
"Elegance is the harmonious integration of simplicity, refinement, and intentionality across diverse contexts, combining timeless beauty with functional sophistication." ~ChatGPT Synthesized Definition
