The theme for this episode is compassion. Thanks for listening. If you liked what you heard, share it with a friend.

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Description: Laura's world is virtual until the glitch. She awakes to a failed utopia and a lost legacy. Can she shift the balance of power before it's too late?

Haiku Ponderings: A Haiku Collection for Pondering Life

https://books2read.com/haiku 

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The theme for this episode is mindfulness featuring haiku submitted by other poets. Thanks for listening. If you liked what you heard, share it with a friend.

To support me and the show, you can buy me a coffee at: http://buymeacoffee.com/wordsbyfifi. 

For the latest podcast episodes, visit http://anchor.fm/thehaikupond. 

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FEATURED HAIKU & POETS

From Liam Maguire on Twitter as @RealLiamMag:

Affectionately 

a chill wind ruffles the lake 

- everything pleasant

From @MonsterPoems on Twitter: 

Peace envelops me

Aware the moment is near

I say my goodbyes

From @moonh8sun on Instagram: 

what do haikus be?

definitions nebulous

for me usually. 

From Jamie Wimberly on Instagram as @jamiewimberly4416: 

falling snowflakes

through strings of light

a stolen kiss

Jamie’s website: https://www.jamiewimberlypoetry.com/  

From Melody Wang on Twitter as @MelodyofMusings: 

Interwoven dreams -

haunting as a stone breaking

the water's surface

From Simon Rooney on Twitter as @sp_rooney: 

Five swallows flying,

The trees dancing with the breeze,

Silence, stillness, now.

CREDITS

This podcast is recorded, produced, and distributed by Anthony Nanfito using http://anchor.fm. 

The logo was designed by Anthony Nanfito using the app Over.  

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EQUIPMENT  

Samson SAC01UPRO Microphone https://amzn.to/2KNRK7z (*)

MY BOOKS

2149: Emergence https://www.amazon.com/dp/B085TL4KYN 

Description: Laura's world is virtual until the glitch. She awakes to a failed utopia and a lost legacy. Can she shift the balance of power before it's too late?

Haiku Ponderings: A Haiku Collection for Pondering Life

https://books2read.com/haiku 

LET’S CONNECT!

 - My Website: http://nanfito.wordpress.com

 - Blinded by Science Podcast: https://blindedbysciencepodcast.wordpress.com 

 - Twitter: http://twitter.com/wordsbyfifi

 - Instagram: http://instagram.com/haikubyfifi

 - Newsletter: http://mailchi.mp/ec95629e22a1/nanfitospace 

(*) Affiliate link, see Disclosure: https://nanfito.wordpress.com/disclosure/

The theme for this episode is mindfulness. Thanks for listening. If you liked what you heard, share it with a friend. Read the show notes here.

To support me and the show, you can buy me a coffee at: http://buymeacoffee.com/wordsbyfifi. 

For the latest podcast episodes, visit http://anchor.fm/thehaikupond. 

You can follow The Haiku Pond on Twitter @TheHaikuPond: http://www.twitter.com/thehaikupond

You can read more of my haiku on Instagram @haikubyfifi: http://www.instagram.com/haikubyfifi 

If you listen to the show on Apple Podcasts, consider leaving a review. This helps others discover the show so they can appreciate haiku too!

CREDITS

This podcast is recorded, produced, and distributed by Anthony Nanfito using http://anchor.fm. 

The logo was designed by Anthony Nanfito using the app Over.  

SUBSCRIBE & SUPPORT

For full episodes, subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Search for “The Haiku Pond” on the Anchor Podcast App, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more! Learn more at http://anchor.fm/thehaikupond/.   

Creators like me work hard to create content you love, but in order to continue creating content we need support from followers like you! If you've ever enjoyed any of my creations, you can show your support at http://buymeacoffee.com/wordsbyfifi/. 

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MY BOOKS

2149: Emergence https://www.amazon.com/dp/B085TL4KYN 

Description: Laura's world is virtual until the glitch. She awakes to a failed utopia and a lost legacy. Can she shift the balance of power before it's too late?

Haiku Ponderings: A Haiku Collection for Pondering Life

https://books2read.com/haiku 

LET’S CONNECT!

 - My Website: http://nanfito.wordpress.com

 - Blinded by Science Podcast: https://blindedbysciencepodcast.wordpress.com 

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 - Newsletter: http://mailchi.mp/ec95629e22a1/nanfitospace 

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In honor of Astronaut Michael Collins’ passing this week, I’m reposting this poem, Cosmic Duet, and dedicating it to him. I originally posted the poem on July 24, 2019 on my personal instagram account (formerly thehangryfifi, now haikubyfifi). At the time, I was delighted, humbled, and honored that he viewed and liked the video from his account. 

Like all the other astronauts of the world, Michael Collins was inspiration to me. His insights about the fragility of our blue and white marble world seem more important now than ever. Us “land dwellers” interact with the world every day and we become accustomed to the solid land, eventually, equating it to strength. 

Yet, since Michael Collins and his fellow Apollo Astronauts visited the moon in July of 1969, we have learned much more about our planet and just how vulnerable and fragile it truly is. 

May his memory be a reminder and an inspiration that we all need to do our part—big or small—to protect this fragile, blue and white marble that floats in hazardous vacuum of space. 

If you can, try to eat a less meat, use less plastic, drive less and walk more, and be kind to all the inhabitants (big, small, and everything in between) of this planet, because there is no Planet B. 

Miraculously, we were given this planet (and only this planet) and we need to take care of it, just as it has taken care of us. We’re in a duet with it and so far we haven’t been doing a good job of dancing together.

Cosmic Duet by Anthony Nanfito

Dedicated to: Astronaut Michael Collins

The day is over as yet,

For the sun has begun to set.

Now is the time for the stars to shine.

Each photon journeys through space and time,

Traveling great distances to these eyes of mine.

The light fades and the darkness surrounds,

As the view of the universe increasingly abounds.

This eternal movement from this cosmic duet

Creates a masterpiece within the ultraviolet.

An introduction to the host of The Haiku Pond: Anthony Nanfito. Thanks for listening.

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NEED A VOICE TALENT FOR YOUR PROJECT?

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EQUIPMENT  

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MY BOOKS

2149: Emergence https://www.amazon.com/dp/B085TL4KYN 

Description: Laura's world is virtual until the glitch. She awakes to a failed utopia and a lost legacy. Can she shift the balance of power before it's too late?

Haiku Ponderings: A Haiku Collection for Pondering Life

https://books2read.com/haiku 

LET’S CONNECT!

 - My Website: http://nanfito.wordpress.com

 - Blinded by Science Podcast: https://blindedbysciencepodcast.wordpress.com 

 - Twitter: http://twitter.com/wordsbyfifi

 - Instagram: http://instagram.com/haikubyfifi

 - Newsletter: http://mailchi.mp/ec95629e22a1/nanfitospace 

(*) Affiliate link, see Disclosure: https://nanfito.wordpress.com/disclosure/

Hello friends. Welcome to The Haiku Pond. A place to ponder life through haiku. 

My name is Anthony Nanfito and I’ve enjoyed writing haiku for a long time, but the challenges of 2020 made me truly appreciate this form of short poetry. It helped me stay mindful in a fast-paced and chaotic world, appreciate the simple things, and practice compassion. 

I want to share this and more with you in Season 1 of The Haiku Pond. The themes for the first season are: Mindfulness, Compassion, Gratitude, Love & Loss, and Give & Forgive.  

If you have a haiku you’ve written that fits one of these themes and want it shared on the podcast, send an email to [email protected] or leave a voice message at anchor.fm/thehaikupond/. Don’t forget your name and where to find you on social media.

Until then, stay tuned and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit anchor.fm/thehaikupond/ to learn how.

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