A.I. image generated from haiku text of an individual in the middle of a green growing labyrinth. craiyon.com

Partly Blue Sky IV


standing
at the apex
of an emotional
cul de sac
at the edge
of an arete
the minor goddess
Arete appealed
to my innate
sense of #arete
to step back
not to kiss her
with a ...

Teetering between hope and dread
The national #ambience reflects
Bloated corrupt personification
Of everything wrong in our head
Past sets the table's vibration
Climate repast served piping hot
We need a new aura menu soon
Or we'll keep getting what we got


#autonomy spent
soiled with each passing year
squash my mortal seed
Craiyon

parking in a forest preserve 
after a double date
the chorus of our
collective youthful #ardor
spilled out the car windows
into the surrounding trees
sending all little furry critters
scampering for safe harbor


Redeeming  #attributes everywhere 
Yet not a single one to share
I know redemption doesn't sell
Cause the algorithm told me so
It's the only way to tell

Media fodder #puzzle of the day:

If it thinks
If it slinks
If it stinks
Like garbage.

Then what is it?

decaf coffee left
me #hollow and cold even
if filled to the rim