Anatomy of Lorrie's 2025KU

A haiku about JOY!

Every year I write a haiku that’s inspired by my word of the year. It’s a seventeen syllable reminder that helps me live into everything that’s important about my word. For 2025, my word is JOY and here’s my haiku.

breathe in God's rhythm

slow down to discover joy

astonished daily

Since I don’t have a lot of real estate for my words, each one counts when writing haiku. Here’s what the words in my tiny poem mean to me.

Do you have a word of the year? If you could write a haiku for the coming year, what would it be? I’d love to read your words.

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The Palos Verdes Women’s Mini Writing & Art Retreat is sold out, but email me to add your name to the waiting list!

The Once-In-A-While Book Club meets on April 27 and we are reading The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of Braiding Sweetgrass. Email me if you’d like to join us.

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