2,000

Last haiku ever
Think two thousand is enough
Do you disagree?

1,999

Tonight is for me
Tomorrow night is for you
Is balance enough?

1,998

Think before you write
And then write before you speak
Great habits to start

1,997

Looking at his scores
Then putting them out of mind
Can do just so much

1,996

Time to start packing
Remember to bring the stuff
You don’t know you need

1,995

Just one thing to do
Put them in some kind of list
Start checking them off

1,994

I’m in a new place
Looking for some new routine
And some old habits

1,993

You try and you try
And most of the time you lose
Makes some people stop

1,992

I’ve been here before
Didn’t realize that until
I walked in the door

1,991

Careful with wisdom
Offered free by passers by
Comes with strings attached

1,990

Don’t know what to do
Don’t know who I need to be
Just know how I feel

1,989

A mess of trouble
A heap of bad intentions
A pile of sorrow

1,988

It is still too cold
For being outside in May
It should be warmer

1987

Won’t play laser tag
Won’t ride the roller coasters
We’re apple and tree

1,986

Already agreed
Do you remember our deal?
Or just what you get?

1,985

It must seem crazy
To the pawns on the chess board
Can’t see the whole game

1,984

I stumbled and fell
But I got back on my feet
Kept moving forward

1,983

Run from the problem
Hide under your delusion
Of how things should be

1,982

Once you understand
What must get done, will get done
Stress will melt away

1,981

Ten pages a day
We take turns reading aloud
And asking questions

1,980

Striking a balance
Is easier said than done
Passions will conflict

1,979

Best things get stolen
So please keep them to yourself
There’s no other way

1,978

What is the reason?
What makes you act in this way?
I can’t understand

1,977

In my home office
For the first time this season
Wait for snow to melt

1,976

A story is told
But not written down. It changes
With every telling

1,975

A new obsession
Starts with the smallest of steps
Repeat forever

1,974

They say management
Is about tasks. Leadership
Is about people

1,973

It’s remarkable
The simple things that bring joy
Or disrupt our core

1,972

It is time to stop
What was once a happy task
Now an awful chore

1,971

Keep it to yourself
If it’s still there tomorrow
Tell only one soul

1,970

The house is a mess
I’m falling behind at work
It’s a vacation

1,969

Simply toss them off
Let the stream of your thoughts flow
But count every beat

1,968

The house gets lonely
When you’re the only one there
Decide who you are

1,967

Remember when you
Start your revolution that
You’ll soon be in charge

1,966

At first they help us
Make sense of all the chaos
Then they add their own

1,965

You only get one
One chance, one mistake, one life
Make it really count

1,964

Plan to take a nap
Not just because I need to
Because I want to

1,963

Find what you needed?
Yes. And some things I didn’t
Modern groceries

1,962

Packing for a trip
A different proposition
If kids are coming

1,961

We seek clarity
So much that when elusive
We make it ourselves

1,960

Why is it hidden?
In today’s connected age
It just breeds mistrust

1,959

Distilling wisdom
Is almost as difficult
As finding it fresh

1,958

Get back on the horse
Just because you have been thrown
Don’t mean you can’t ride

1,957

Nineteen sixty-eight
And nineteen eighty-six and
Two thousand and one

1,956

Another road trip
This time more time in the car
Than on any stage

1,955

Be your own true self
It will create short-term pain
Long-term happiness

1,954

Work, but not quickly
Run, but don’t chase anything
Live, but never grow

1,953

I don’t want your best
I want the best you can build
Working with others

1,952

He likes karate
But not wearing the gear or
Hitting with full force

1,951

Begin the countdown
Build some anticipation
Then meet the demand

1,950

Take what is a joy
And put it on a schedule
Change it forever

1,949

A bird in the hand
Is supposedly worth more
Than two in the bush

1,948

Time’s a funny thing
You waste it when there’s plenty
Mourn it when there’s not

1,947

Just give it a try
If you don’t like it you can
Go back to your way

1,946

We’re all addicted
To our daily routines. Try
Changing and you’ll see

1,945

A little confused
And more than a little mad
They go hand in hand

1,944

Creeping up on it
Will pounce when the time is right
Playing the long game

1,943

How many more times
Will I create wins with the
Deck stacked against me?

1,942

Counting the dollars
And watching the pennies will
Keep you thinking small

1,941

They’ll seek to change you
Pull you away from your course
And following theirs

1,940

Secrets of success
Know what business you are in
And stay true to it

1,939

Who gets to decide
A person’s identity?
Person or the State?

1,938

Running out of steam
Means running out of ideas
Find ways to recharge

1,937

Time to make him choose
‘Tween the future and the past
Only one will win

1,936

I’ll distract myself
And not worry about the
Thing that will matter

1,935

Dinner with my wife
Movie and drinks with good friends
Measure happiness

1,934

The thing you do best
Happens behind the scenes and
Without much fanfare

1,933

Not in the morning
Not from an afternoon nap
The middle of life

1,932

Sometimes waking up
Is the hardest thing to do
We need alarm clocks

1,931

Leadership is a
Lesson you learn not just once
Again and again

1,930

A difficult thing
Is only made worse when you
Delay and delay

1,929

Always be happy
Even when you’re faking it
Your mood will improve

1,928

Confidence fails when
It is time to act. People
Are not chess pieces

1,927

Belly of a whale
Wondrous to behold. Stay and
You’ll wither and die

1,926

Keep running on it
Even though it hurts like hell 
You only live once

1,925

Been knocked off your horse?
Has the horse run off? Get up.
Start walking to it

1,924

Legend is reborn
Is evidently code for
Same crappy hotel

1,923

Sometimes you will win
And other times you will lose
Point is keep trying

1,922

People never think
Until events force themselves
Into their vision

1,921

A change will happen
Whether you’re ready or not
Shape it or be shaped

1,920

Why does Quick Correct
Change numbers as well as words?
I meant 3 not 4

1,919

It is hard for him
But he makes it much harder
Than it has to be

1,918

Whenever there’s doubt
The wiser decision is
The one more human

1,917

It updates apps I
Didn’t download and never use
Who pays for bandwidth?

1,916

You know you’ve arrived
When your biggest worry is
Shaping the future

1,915

The shower’s too small
So is the ironing board
Hotel for midgets

1,914

Happiness demands
Long-term commitments mixed with
Spontaneous fun

1,913

Do the things you like
And ignore the things you don’t
Recipe for joy?

1,912

Tell them what you think
If you think they can’t take it
Tell them right away

1,911

How many times will
We dance the same dance before
We tire of the song?

1,909

They must decide but
You get to frame the question
Balance of power

1,908

Even when there are
A hundred things to do I
Do one at a time

1,907

Feeling overwhelmed
By the work and underwhelmed
By your performance

1,906

He will misbehave
Then will negotiate the
Punishment suffered

1,905

No right decision
Just the one you have to make
The key is to act

1,904

Tall drink of water
What’s the weather like up there
You must have played ball

1,903

Come back to bite you
All the things you thought could be
Easily ignored

1,902

There once was a time
When the things that shape our world
Were unthinkable

1,901

The same person brings
The same skills and perspectives
To each task given

1,900

Just one hundred more
Three more months and it will end
A life lived too long

1,899

Keep them to yourself
Your fears and your hidden dreams
The light will kill them

1,898

Listen to them talk
Like you, they have hopes and dreams
Express them with joy

1,897

Slowly catching up
After a long time away
Some habits die hard

1,896

Tired and nervous
Not at the top of my game
Still need to perform

1,895

Need to hit home run
When single is my past best
Impossible task

1,894

Thanks for letting me
Know how much longer you will
Sit still and wonder

1,893

Talking and writing
You must do each really well
If you’re to be heard

1,892

When do you think we
Should split up the committee
Of the year award?

1,891

I am still surprised
To learn it takes time away
To make decisions

1,890

It’s time to grow up
Can’t have your driver’s license
And baby blanket

1,889

I’m counting the days
Hoping there are two weekends
Before the deadline

1,888

Now I know the truth
There is nothing wrong with me
Just in the wrong crowd

1,887

So funny how I
Used to think I was broken
When I don’t fit in

1,886

Seventy dollars
For my room service dinner
I’ll pass on breakfast

1,885

The heir apparent
Can’t run things in the shadows
Time to shine a light

1,884

Cut loose from my base
Provokes fear but also much
Opportunity

1,883

Another plane ride
To another place and time
I enjoy the change

1,882

Your job is unique
It’s not fair for you to gloat
Nor for them to judge

1,881

The world seems darkest
When lying awake in bed
Get up, get moving

1,880

I use Quick Correct
Whether I want to or not
I’m very sorry

1,879

I’ve got three more weeks
To prepare for the spotlight
I’ll need every one

1,878

Your words can hurt but
They can also heal. The first
Is way easier.

1,877

A million here and
A million there. Pretty soon
You have a business.

1,876

Sometimes good ideas
Can only show up after
Dozens of bad ones

1,875

Take the zinc tablets
Your cold will last for five days
Instead of five days

1,874

To change their minds you
Must change the game and avoid
Their patterns of thought

1,873

Sick and under stress
Must keep things moving forward
Feel like laying down

1,872

Kids will get stolen
And some kids will run away
Parents can’t stop it

1,871

Mothers hovering
Children always in danger
Under watchful eyes

1,870

Tend to get lazy
When closing in on a goal
Fear your own success

1,869

A resolution
To change your life forever
Lasts about two weeks

1,868

I made it myself
But will say it was my kid
Yes, it is that bad

1,867

Walking in the snow
Taking my daughter to school
Both make me feel young

1,866

The snow keeps falling
Even when it’s six degrees
Dig out when it stops

1,865

Love the things I do
Hate the way they make me feel
New Year’s dilemma

1,864

Keep trying to win
No matter how steep the odds
Never change the game

1,863

Dream of reading books
For days and weeks without end
Lose steam in minutes

1,862

Sometimes things go bad
They’re worse than your darkest fears
You retreat inward

1,861

Sometimes things go well
Better than you imagined
You feel happiness

1,860

What is it you want?
That you cannot have or that
Which does not exist?

1,859

It’s a vacation
Not because I’m having fun
Just away from home

1,858

Belly gets bigger
With every new beer I drink
Why don’t I just stop?

1,857

Always finds a way
To get the most attention
Nothing else matters

1,856

A cousins Christmas
Renewing proto-friendships
And proto-conflicts

1,855

You will take some time
But not nearly enough to
Make good decisions

1,854

Falling behind is
Not as bad as falling down
You can still catch up