97. Mild Headache

I've been trying to figure
Out whether or not I can
Stop using caffeine.

So far, the answer is no.

96. Efficiency

When one starts small, one
Can find small efficiencies
What if one starts big?

95. Light and Shade

Cool, blue, and open
To light streaming from the south
From the sun, gold light.

Haha!

94. January Is Not Usually This Warm

It's winter, but I
Can walk around outside in
Jeans and a thin shirt.

What the heck is up with this weather, anyway?

93. Who Can Say?

All these things that I
Do, who does them and what do
They mean anyway?

92. Past, Present, Future

Past, present, future
All rose, rise, and shall rise from
This breath and heartbeat.

Not really sure what that one means but I like it. It's something about living in the moment.

91. What Are the Other Rules? Do I Even Want to Learn Them?

I know only the
Most basic of the rules of
Haiku - should I learn more?

I know that there are supposed to be certain types of tropes running through haiku writing, but it's not clear to me that I should embrace those tropes at this time.

90. Focus on Philosophy

The limitations
Of this form enable it
To clearly state thoughts.

88. Word Choice

Choosing to limit
Myself to a strict structure
Makes me choose good words.

87. Restrictions and Creativity

Limited, sparse, pure
Forms help me focus my mind
On small peaceful thoughts.

86. Living in the Present Poem

I've always thought that
Haiku would be a good form
To practice for health.

Studies show your mental health improves if you write a truckload of haiku.

85. Writing Haiku About Investing and Real Estate

There is something with
My current pastimes
That does not transfer.

84. Flew Out To Santa Monica

Where did my Santa
Monica poems disappear
To - I wrote some there.

83. Holidays And Business

Business is well named
It always seems like there is
Something else to do.

Prioritizing has made haiku-writing suffer some.

82. Slacked Off Again

Thirty-two haiku
To catch up to where I want
To be - now is good.

You only really have the present moment. What are you doing now?