michaeljordahl

tanka tuesday 10/13/26

if you want to know

what kind of person you are,

there’s a simple rule:

if you help others, you cool;

if you hurt others, you fool.

–photo by me

Long Walk

I took off in my car,

found a good place to park,

and I just kept on walking

until it got dark.

–Photos by me

haiku 206

a grassy meadow

bathed in soft morning sunshine

lends hope to the day

–photo by me

limerick 97

my secret friend bows to my wishes;

he cleans my whole house and does dishes,

and some say he’s me,

but i disagree–

for i couldn’t be that ambitious.

–image by ai

silent sunday 10/4/26

–photos by me

hues of happiness

i match our ‘happy hormones’

to the trees of late september;

it makes their scientific names

less painful to remember.

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the yellow trees are dopamine,

the orange are serotonin,

the green ones are the endorphins,

and reds are oxytocin.

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repeat this once or twice a day,

and pretty soon you’ll see

that oftentimes a little rhyme

enhances memory.

–photo by me

Somewhat Silent Sunday

Wouldn’t you know it, just as the leaves began to reveal their true colors, I threw my back out. So here’s a few shots by my son, Aaron, on his walk–without me:

–Photos by Aaron

Wild Things

I went for a walk in the wilds,

And I found wildflowers, so nice;

I broke up a gang of wild turkeys

And spotted a lake of wild rice.

–Photos by me

better view

weary of reality

i ride out to its edge

there, i smoke a little herb

and leap right off the ledge

my flailing arms turn into wings

i soar into the blue

and high above reality

i find a better view

–photo by me

silent sunday 9/20/26

–photos by me