Cirque du Soleil

Well readers, I am delinquent beyond delinquent. It's pretty telling when you can't even find the time to post a HAIKU once a week on a regular schedule. Sad! That shows you what kind of week it's been - so with that in mind, here's this week's Haiku, aptly named after scary, freakish circus performers :-)

Cirque du Soleil

Hide behind a mask,

Grotesque show for all to see--

Swinging from the roof.

Settled

Hello all! Well, the craziness of this "season" has finally caught up with me--so this week's Haiku is coming a day late! But hey, given how absolutely ridiculously busy this past week has been, I'm just fine with that.

A lot has happened since my last post here - the biggest news being that I GOT A JOB in California!! Not just any job--a fantastic job doing exactly what I wanted to do (e.g. continue in the field of public health law work), and I could not be more excited or more thankful. It's pretty unbelievable to me! God is such a good and faithful God, and He gets all the credit.

So--finding out that good news also set off a bit of a chain reaction at my current job, leading to some not-so-pleasant interactions. It's been a rough past few days around there for me, but I'm coming out of it and everything is finally settling into place in terms of when I'm leaving, making the transition, etc. And that feels so good! I'm such a planner by nature, and the future has been so up in the air for the past two months. Now, I'm happy and relieved just to know what I'm doing, where I'm going, and when. Just another big item to check off of that ever-growing "to do" list!

So, it's in that vein that we have today's little ditty. Enjoy!

Settled

The end, ever-near.

Thick myriad of details--

Click, click, into place.

An Effort in Futility

Hello all - and welcome to May. May! We've reached that point where I can now say "next month, we're moving to California . . . "

So, I wish I had something to share about an inspired poem or Haiku--but right now, I just don't! I'm actually feeling rather uninspired today. I think it's a bit of that old "senioritis" kicking in. It's so tough to fight!! How do you finish well at one place while gearing up for something new?? I always strive to end well--on a "high note" as they say--but I find it difficult at times.

Some of this is also just the nature of my current job--given the constraints of a federal agency, we're just not able to accomplish and do all the things I'd like to accomplish and do before I leave. This reality frustrates me to no end some days!! I'll just sit back and think, "does it really have to be this difficult??" But, c'est la vie--and for better or for worse, that's how it goes :-).

Anyways, my apologies for the "blah" tone to this post! Here's hoping for more positive overtones next week :-).

An Effort in Futility

Lost in translation--

Blinded by the bright, red tape.

Sand through hourglass.