Dan Simpson • US an original a haiku song kasen renga: Dream

NOW IS THE TIME Haiku by Dan Simpson This collection of haiku has so much meaning for me. Each one of these haiku comes directly from my being and is a real extension of myself. I am so glad that I have been able to have so many moments of inspiration, whether it be in the form of an emotion that I want to convey in words or an image that is so intense and close to my heart. Somehow, I was able to include a wide variety of topics in my haiku and get to a lot of different parts of my life. I touch on my own relationship with my girlfriend, which is the topic of my haiku song entitled "us" as well as my relationship with the rest of the people of the world, and the world itself. As far as that goes, the real world and dealing with people and things has been a challenge for me. Not in the sense that I am not able to handle the world, but in the sense that it is a real challenge for me to stay on the simple side of things. Using a camera and looking through a viewfinder helps seeing the world as it should, but that's not exactly easy to always hold a camera to my face at all times of the day. This is why I've titled my collection "Now is the Time." I am trying to learn that right now, in this moment, is what I need to focus my energy on.