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Carl Setzer
@carlsetzer.bsky.social
Systems and Data Analyst, Blogger, Haiku, Web Analyst
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A candle never loses any of its light while lighting up another candle.
~ Rumi
with the crows resting
silence becomes rainfall
and the windchimes sing

#haiku
February 14, 2026 at 7:22 AM
I went and checked out the work of the guy who only made German sausages. It was just the wurst.

#dadjoke
February 12, 2026 at 6:53 AM
I wrote this post back in 2018, but it seems as relevant as ever: We Quibble And Quarrel, Ignoring The Fire Around Us www.carlsetzer.com/2018/11/02/w...

#blog #blogpost #arguing
We Quibble And Quarrel, Ignoring The Fire Around Us - Carl Setzer
I’m surrounded by dissention, anger and invective. It makes me want to scream.  There are so many critical discussions, history making decisions that we need to make as a society and as a species.  Wh...
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February 10, 2026 at 5:48 PM
upon the night's edge
dreams descend into the mind
flowing through the soul

#haiku #dreams #goodnight
February 8, 2026 at 7:19 AM
a song drifting
gently upon this breeze
fading into dusk

#haiku
February 7, 2026 at 6:45 AM
awaiting sunlight
car engines join their choir
the motion of life

#haiku #goodmorning
February 6, 2026 at 2:16 PM
laying in the darkness
poetry drifts through my mind
gifting memories

#haiku
February 5, 2026 at 6:18 AM
life is so damn short
why give so much energy
to the cruelly toxic?

#haiku #senryu
February 4, 2026 at 1:44 PM
waiting for dawn
eastern hills remain dark 
rattling raindrops
#haiku
February 3, 2026 at 12:38 PM
a day of rainfall
with mists moving through the firs
speaking to my soul

#haiku
February 2, 2026 at 5:25 AM
these songbirds at dawn
they are unaware of our
lust for cruelty

#senryu
January 31, 2026 at 3:08 PM
wind chimes
singing with the breeze
gently, gently

#haiku
January 31, 2026 at 7:25 AM
through the coldest rain
while the bitter wind bites hard
with the sun fading

#haiku #winter
January 31, 2026 at 6:01 AM
as gentle mists fall
streetlights flicker through the dreams
the song of the night

#haiku #haikuofseattle #night
January 30, 2026 at 5:58 AM
walking through these streets
under flickering streetlights
watching shadows play

#haiku #poetry #nighy
January 29, 2026 at 6:20 AM
as the daylight fades
the mountains burst with color
and birds seek their rest

#haiku #poetry
January 28, 2026 at 4:35 AM
with the night falling
the air drifts below freezing
this day drifts westward

#haiku
January 27, 2026 at 4:37 AM
with the night falling
the air drifts below freezing
this day drifts westward

#haiku
January 27, 2026 at 4:36 AM
An Update

I've been thinking about something of a rebrand. Basically, want to align different elements of my web presence with elements of my life. The professional side, the poet, and, well, everything else. What I've decided is to distribute my content across three sites (I already held these…
An Update
I've been thinking about something of a rebrand. Basically, want to align different elements of my web presence with elements of my life. The professional side, the poet, and, well, everything else. What I've decided is to distribute my content across three sites (I already held these domains) CarlSetzer.com (this site...professional content) CarlSetzer.net (for haiku and other poetry) NotJustSeattle…
www.carlsetzer.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Had a little fun with #AI this evening.
January 24, 2026 at 6:27 AM
It pains me to see someone fill in data in a spreadsheet, then use a calculator to compute everything.

#Data
January 23, 2026 at 4:31 PM
the air growing brisk
and the sunlight's now hiding
within the silence

#haiku #goodnight
January 23, 2026 at 7:05 AM
with a skyward gaze
clouds engulfing the sunlight
these hints of passion

#haiku #dusk #sky
January 22, 2026 at 5:15 AM
within the new night
streetlights announce their presence
under the starlight

#haiku #haikuofseattle #night #goodnight
January 18, 2026 at 5:57 AM