Tag: poetry

• Haiku 12/31

  

  Don’t dim your sparkle To blend into the shadows Be your brightest star // #haikuaday Some days I wish I were normal. Mediocre. Average. Our world is designed for the average to flourish. But I’m very abnormal. And it’s hard. But I’d rather be myself than be miserable trying to be anything else. So for…

  Octavia Reese

  January 13, 2019

  2019 Haiku A Day

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• Haiku 9/31

  

  Plowing through hassles I am capable and strong I can accept help Asking for help has been tough for me. In my life, historically, asking for or accepting an offer of assistance has always come with a string or two — a hidden tit for tat clause. I don’t like feeling like I owe someone…

  Octavia Reese

  January 9, 2019

  2019 Haiku A Day

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• Haiku 8/31

  

  Tedious sand dune An atomic chair cuddles into the rabbit. #haikuaday Wahhhhat is this? I used a poem generator today and it’s nothing short of 🦆ing hilarious…

  Octavia Reese

  January 8, 2019

  2019 Haiku A Day

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• Haiku 6/31

  

  Things I used to hate About myself are the things I love most today. #haikuaday In couples therapy, I learned that each day is a conscious decision to want to be with your partner. “I love you today. I want to be with you.” Taking that same theory with me, I started practicing that for…

  Octavia Reese

  January 6, 2019

  2019 Haiku A Day

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• Haiku 5/31

  

  Brilliant talent serves. With strength, purpose and passion, She brings home the crown. Today, I’m judging a pageant in Wisconsin. This one is dedicated to the Miss America program and all the incredible women that cross one of the hundreds of stages across America each year. #haikuaday

  Octavia Reese

  January 5, 2019

  2019 Haiku A Day

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• Haiku 4/31

  

  Happily thriving I see myself as God’s own Flourishing wildly #haikuaday

  Octavia Reese

  January 4, 2019

  2019 Haiku A Day

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• Haiku 3/31

  

  Mornings can be dark. They’re silent cold and lonely. Then the sun rises. #haikuaday

  Octavia Reese

  January 3, 2019

  2019 Haiku A Day

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• Haiku 2/31

  

  I went back to work. And there was so much to do. I’m ready for lunch. #haikuaday

  Octavia Reese

  January 2, 2019

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