February 3, 2016

Slow Down – A Haiku

By Kat Myrman

If you don’t slow down
You’ll likely arrive too soon
To an early grave!

~kat – 3 February 2016

This Haiku is inspired by Haiku Horizon’s prompt this week: Slow. To read other Haiku or enter your own click HERE.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, February 3rd, 2016 at 5:44 am and tagged with Challenge, grave, haiku horizons, slow down and posted in Challenges and Writing Prompts, Haiku, Life Lessons, Poetry. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

23 responses to “Slow Down – A Haiku”

ranu802
February 3rd, 2016 at 7:38 am

But some people don’t know how to slow down. 🙂

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- Kat Myrman
  February 3rd, 2016 at 7:44 am
  
  So true! Nor do they remember to just breathe! 😕
  
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Archana Kapoor
February 3rd, 2016 at 8:31 am

and that’s such a difficult thing to do… given that everyone is in a rat race!
Awesome thought, Kat 🙂

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- Kat Myrman
  February 3rd, 2016 at 8:37 am
  
  We need to take time to refresh and renew more than ever! 🙂
  
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Priceless Joy
February 3rd, 2016 at 9:42 am

This sure is the truth! Wonderful Haiku!

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- Kat Myrman
  February 3rd, 2016 at 9:44 am
  
  Yep…We definitely need to take a breather every now and again. 🙂
  
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  - Priceless Joy
    February 3rd, 2016 at 10:12 am
    
    Oh yes, and even more so the older we get — well, at least, I do!
    
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anotherfoodieblogger
February 3rd, 2016 at 3:23 pm

Ture indeed.

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- anotherfoodieblogger
  February 3rd, 2016 at 3:24 pm
  
  Talk about needed to slow down, I typed that too fast, lol. “True” indeed. 🙂
  
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  - Kat Myrman
    February 3rd, 2016 at 3:27 pm
    
    Haha!!! I commented before I saw this comment! No worries. I got it! 🙂
    
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- Kat Myrman
  February 3rd, 2016 at 3:28 pm
  
  True Kathryn …and yes I Read it the way you intended! 😊
  
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willowdot21
February 3rd, 2016 at 5:42 pm

How true that is!!

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Lynz Real Cooking
February 3rd, 2016 at 7:01 pm

Excellent Kat!

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- Kat Myrman
  February 3rd, 2016 at 7:02 pm
  
  Thank you Lynn! 🙂
  
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Bekkie
February 4th, 2016 at 11:19 am

I think you and I were the only one’s to bring death up this week. Lol!

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- Kat Myrman
  February 4th, 2016 at 12:35 pm
  
  That’s interesting. I liked your Haiku too. Truth…:)
  
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  - Bekkie
    February 4th, 2016 at 2:25 pm
    
    See you next Sunday! Hugs!
    
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    - Kat Myrman
      February 4th, 2016 at 5:01 pm
      
      😊
      
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    - Bekkie
      February 4th, 2016 at 10:30 pm
      
      Lol!
      
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Elusive Trope
February 4th, 2016 at 11:39 pm

sage advice eloquently expressed

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- Kat Myrman
  February 5th, 2016 at 1:36 am
  
  Thank you! ☺️
  
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R. Todd
February 8th, 2016 at 3:32 pm

So true… especially in a car. 😀

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- Kat Myrman
  February 8th, 2016 at 5:34 pm
  
  That is definitely true!
  
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