Now and Then (Haiku)

The tenses of life
The past, present, and future
These define our life

The present is now
Actions that we are taking
Some desired some not

The now leads to then
Then, either controlled or not,
Unfolds as our life

Controlled with forethought
Upset by the uncontrolled
Keeps our interest

Dealing with upsets
Requires that we recover
Fix this, on to that

Keeping our focus
On what we want to happen
Moving on to it

Achieve then move on
Short respite to enjoy it
Then on to the next

The past is over
There for all the memories
The good and the bad

It cannot be changed
It's for lessons to be learned
Do again or not

The perfect tenses
For the hypothetical
May happen or not

Who AreYou (Haiku)

I see reflections,
I know how big and tall I am,
Personality.

I am what I am.
The sum of disparate parts,
Plus some synergy.

The sought for answer,
I'm he who takes care of us;
Providing for us.

Not Finished Yet (Haiku)

What are you doing?
Sitting here, waiting to die;
But wait a minute.

There is something else
That I must get accomplished
Before I leave here.

It is not for me
But it's very important.
It's for someone else.

I just don't know who,
Or what, or why, where, or when
But it must be done.

The Future Armagedon (Haiku)

True reality
Replaced by screen images
We will disappear

Bionic robots
Like people but without souls
Work for remaining

No need for people
Birth only by permission
Population gone

When power goes out
All activity ceases
It may not come on

The apocalypse
Is not from an asteroid
But power outage

We are evolving
Into a population
Unsustainable

Basic Need? (Haiku)

Give it a name
People will glom onto it
We need to belong

The Baby Boomers
Gen-X and Millennials
Proud of common traits

But is it for sure
Or made-up hype to sell stuff
I vote for made-up

Differentiate
Common theme for marketers
A ruse to raise sales

Procrastination Pays (Haiku)

Don't do anything
Even what you want to do
Before you have to

Doing it before
Often leads to redoing
Schedule stops all that

Doing it later
Often means doing it once
Instead of often

V i r i l i t y (Haiku)

I used to lose sleep
Worried about my image
Until it dawned on me

It was only me
Who was concerned about this
And no one else cared

So then, off to sleep
The sleep of the confident
No longer worried