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haiku for my kids /
seventeen syllables to /
tell them everything /
all poems and photos by @WriterNatSwift.bsky.social (and his kids)
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Image: children playing on tidal sand bar islands Haiku: when the tide's just right there's a fleeting moment to find your own islands
November 8, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Image: a lifeguard chair sits on a beach at sunrise. Haiku: first rays of warm sun empty lifeguard chair ready silent sentinel
September 27, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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Image: my daughter is on a sidewalk, in a winter coat and mask. She's drawing a sunny day in chalk on the sidewalk. Haiku: some days the sun feels cold and dark and far away those days, make your own
July 19, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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Image: my kids enjoying a windy day on top of a hill on the coast of Maine. Haiku: atop a hilltop wind dancing through messy hair exhilaration
June 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Image: my kids watching a baseball game at Wrigley Field Haiku: the crack of a bat smells of grass and dirt and joy the promise of spring
June 21, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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Image: me, holding my daughter for the first time. Haiku: the first time looking at your face your eyes your love I think I'm ready
June 15, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Image: a green plant growing in a crack of an asphalt road. Haiku: seeds of hope take root even in barren gardens water them daily
June 14, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Image: my daughter, about two years old, sitting at a table set for tea with three giant teddy bears. Haiku: good friends gathered 'round delicate fingers raised high afternoon tea time
June 7, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Image: empty camping chairs are arranged in a semi-circle around an empty fire pit. Haiku: empty chairs gathered around cold campfire ashes memories burn bright
May 31, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Image: A new dad (me) playing guitar for my toddler daughter as she reaches for the guitar strings. Haiku: reaching for a string making music together a new song is born
May 17, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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Image: My son, about two years old, in the driver's seat of our car. He has one hand on the wheel and the other stretched out towards the camera. haiku: not till you're sixteen I say but you just tell me no, no I got this
May 10, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Image: an empty lifeguard chair on a beach at sunrise haiku: first rays of warm sun empty lifeguard chair ready silent sentinel
May 3, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Image: my daughter, when she was a couple of months old, reading The Green Mile by Stephen King Haiku: books open new worlds (but maybe some worlds should wait until you're ready)
April 19, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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April 13, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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Image: my living room floor, covered in Legos. Haiku: at this rate I think in a year I'll have stepped on every last Lego
April 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Image: my daughter, as a baby, wearing a Batman onesie and posing on a bed as if she's flying.
March 30, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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Image: an empty lifeguard chair on a beach at sunrise Haiku: first rays of warm sun empty lifeguard chair ready silent sentinel
March 15, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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Image: a young boy on a boat looks through a telescope Haiku: look far & look hard for amazing adventures on the horizon
March 8, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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Image: A Chicago street, displaying Ukrainian flags. Haiku: in our neighborhood we stand with neighbors afar slava ukraini
March 1, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Image: two inflatable birds sit on a mud flat at low tide Haiku: after waters ebb curious patient friends wait for the tide's return
February 15, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Image: my two children playing on ephemeral sand bars Haiku: when the tide's just right there's a fleeting moment to find your own islands
February 8, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Image: dad and two kids sitting in shallow water Haiku: waves tickle our toes sitting in shallow water as the tide rolls in
February 1, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Image: a boy on a beach laughs as a wave crashes Haiku: joyfully crashing playful waves spraying laughter happiness flows in
January 25, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Image: a young girl reading a book in bed with a lantern Haiku: up past your bedtime sneaking a sleepy story one more page (book) (dream)
January 18, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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Image: children climbing a snowy hill Haiku: a challenging climb through deep cold crunchy snow for joy on the way down
January 4, 2025 at 7:54 PM