Friday, May 31, 2024

PICTURE PERFECT

Getting to know you, 
Much like our conversations,
Paints your life’s portrait.

man painting portrait

Thursday, May 30, 2024

AWKWARD APOLOGY

It's not words I chose,

Nor its what I meant to say,

But I fucked it up.

man holding pink roses

Wednesday, May 29, 2024

LIFELONG FRIENDS

I never lose friends,
I learned who the true ones were,
When they stood with me.

 four person hands wrap around shoulders while looking at sunset

Tuesday, May 28, 2024

PARTY OF ONE

No more tears to cry,
My pity party is done,
I learned, I’m just done!
 
 man taking selfie

Monday, May 27, 2024

PROUD PATRIOT

Today remember,
Fallen heroes defending,
Our red, white, and blue.


 

Sunday, May 26, 2024

Y ME? ... Y NOT!

Working non profit,

I am here for the outcome,
Not just an income.
 
 an old sign on the side of a building
 

Saturday, May 25, 2024

Friday, May 24, 2024

TURN OFF MY BRAIN

When I close my eyes,
Hoping sleep takes me away,
Freeing my worries.

Top view of relaxed young man lying on bed with comfort and sleeping. Domestic harmony concept

Thursday, May 23, 2024

IRRATIONAL FEAR

I just can't escape,
When my mind screams and heart pounds,
Fear holds me hostage.

mans face with white scarf

Wednesday, May 22, 2024

PERFECT SOCIAL INTROVERT

No, I did not die,
I fell off the face of earth,
For a break in life.

  marble toy

Tuesday, May 21, 2024

MAKE MOMENTS MATTER

Where did my time go?
Even on clocks with no hands,
My time disappears.
 
 a close up of a pocket watch on the ground

Monday, May 20, 2024

PROUD TO BE ME

I'm one of a kind,
God made an original,
Like my fingerprint.

 person hands reading sky

Sunday, May 19, 2024

SPIRITUAL SOLACE

When I close my eyes,
Angels come and talk with me,
Comforting my fears.

graysclae photography of calm body of water

Saturday, May 18, 2024

CONFIDENCE

When others doubt you,
Don't let it throw your balance,
Plant your perfect poise.

woman walking on train railway

Friday, May 17, 2024

SPIRITUAL SIMPLICITY

A majestic brush,
A palette of new colors,
The Earth's His canvas.

brown stone near sea at golden hour



 

Thursday, May 16, 2024

APOLOGY ACCEPTED

Easy words to say,
Even harder to swallow,
Stand tall, speak little.

 a person standing on a pile of paper money

Wednesday, May 15, 2024

TEACHERS

Love all that you do,
Don't work a day in your life,
Do all that you love.
 
red apple fruit on four pyle books

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

BEST BOSS

The best managers,
Know what is in their head, yet,
Still lead with their heart.

man in white dress shirt sitting beside woman in black long sleeve shirt

Monday, May 13, 2024

GROWING PAINS

Testing boundaries,
Transcend meaningful conflict,
Learning something new.

boy sitting on white cloth surrounded by toys


Sunday, May 12, 2024

UNCONDITIONAL LOVE

She gives everything,
From my first breathe to her last,
Expects nothing back.

woman holding stomach

Saturday, May 11, 2024

DROWNING IN MY TEARS

Taking just one tear,
For my my downpour to occur,
Yet, stopped by no one.

man on body of water during daytime

 

Friday, May 10, 2024

CONTAGIOUS PANACEA

Every day, take time,
Spread a smile and laugh often,
It's a free cure all.

 person with white and gold lipstick

Thursday, May 9, 2024

INTROVERT'S INTROSPECTION

Deep conversations,
Consume all my daily thoughts,
Ruminating all I do. 

a man holds his head while sitting on a sofa

Wednesday, May 8, 2024

MAN'S BEST FRIEND

I made my promise,
I will share my life with you,
Until your last breath.

 A happy senior man sitting on bench and resting during dog walk outdoors in city.

Tuesday, May 7, 2024

JUST BE THERE

Be present today,
Remember their yesterdays,
Be there tomorrow.
 
 silhouette of people sitting and standing on hill near ocean at golden hour

Monday, May 6, 2024

EMPTY THOUGHTS

An artist's vision,
A canvas void of color,
Is where it all starts.

 brown wooden table with white wall

Sunday, May 5, 2024

GRIEF IS LOVE

They helped fill your life,
Wash away the tears you have,
Not the memories.


a close up of a person covering their face with their hands

Saturday, May 4, 2024

DEMOCRACY

The foundation shakes,
Hopefully never collapses,
Crumbling beneath me.

 us a flag on white concrete building

Friday, May 3, 2024

SERENDIPITY

Soon as our paths crossed,

I feel I've known you forever,

Right from that first day.

 

 man and woman holding hands while walking on rocky shore during daytime


Thursday, May 2, 2024

GRATITUDE

Thank those who helped you,
Become the person you are,
Before it's too late.

 grayscale photography of two people raising their hands



Wednesday, May 1, 2024

IMPROMPTU ROAD TRIP

Find yourself a friend,
Pack a bag and hit the roads,
Let roads lead the way. 

yellow lined black top road lined with trees

ABOUT ME, THE BLOGGER

Robert W Kovacs is a graduate with an Associate of Arts in Elementary Education from Broward (Community) College and graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Public Administration and a Master of Science in Parks and Recreation Administration from Florida International University. He recently retired after just over 40 years of service and his final position was the Payroll Administrator. He continues to astonish himself as mathematics just didn’t add up to anything exciting in his grade point average throughout both high school and college years. As long as he can remember his writing has always been a part of defining him. The blog shares the form, syllable count and format of a traditional haiku but with a twist of themes being on life's observations and lessons learned as opposed to traditional haiku being based on a nature theme. The author uses quick whips of daily events, humor and "a-ha" moments to capture his haiku. Like his YMEJOURNEY blog, his writing brings you into his world as it offers him a catharsis, meandering through experiences of significant episodes of reflections of this ride on earth, that we call life. Robert prides himself being an even-keel, grounded, educated and professional who appreciates simple pleasures in a complicated world. He enjoys more things than he doesn’t and welcomes being introduced to new adventures. In his spare time he enjoys traveling on vacations to see more of this world, a diverse genre of movies and TV, reading mostly biographies and fiction, listening to almost all genres of 80s music, board games/Wii, beach/pool, bicycling, parks, cooking and eating, relaxing and thought provoking conversations with quality time with genuine people. Presently, his primary coordinates are approximately 26.0523° N, 80.1439° W, on Spaceship Earth.

WHY HAIKU?

2024 Daily Challenge - Haiku! I belong to a writing club and our facilitator (friend) gave us a challenge to take on 01.01.24. I was challenged by this friend to use one style of writing and post every day a learned lesson of life or a positive affirmation every day of 2024. The writing style must remain the same for the duration of the challenge. All free form writing that is anything but narratives (poems, limericks, sonnets, etc) less than 1000 words must post daily while narratives exceeding 2500 words once a week. Anything in between at least 3 times a week. You must keep all grammatical, syntax, rhyming and syllable counts but can vary on themes and content. I wimped out on the second part of the challenge as I picked Haiku as my writing style as it was simple. A haiku is a Japanese poem of three lines consisting of 5, 7 and 5 syllables respectively. Typically, covering images of nature but I’ll take my spin on it for this challenge. I like to write about my life’s observations, lessons learned and self affirmations as I try to find my way through a complicated world. Eventually, they’ll make it to my blog but for now here’s my attempt at a haiku a day for 365 days enjoy my Nuts, Bolts and Everything Else. Enjoy!

AUTHOR'S DISCLOSURE

An artist's purpose is to evoke emotion and/or dialogue of the masterpiece created, without either, it's no longer art, let alone a masterpiece. This blog represents the author's original writing and makes no apology for posts resulting in experiencing a sense of discomfort when reading his own personal reflections, thoughts, affirmations, observations and opinions of his journey in finding his way through a complicated world, of his so called life. The author requests readers remain mindful of dates when a post was written. Many of the earlier posts were academic assignments with guidelines to uphold the integrity and standards of a specific writing style. One or a combination of formatting, rhyming schemes, syllable counts, themes and specific guidelines which were up to self-interpretation and self-discovery. This set the tone for the author's tone and unique writing style. He requests readers remain open-minded to viewpoints differing from their own. The author strongly believes "we can disagree and still remain friends" and welcomes respectful dialogue and questioning of his writings. However; hateful disagreement our outright dismissal or suggesting the author's writings are inherently wrong will not be tolerated and may not be conducive to constructive conversation.

PHOTOGRAPH CREDITS

Photographs for YMeJourney are generally used from the blogger's personal photograph collection, downloaded from Unsplash.com or maybe created via AI tools. Blogger's personal photograph collection are photos taken from author or photographs provided to him by family and/or friends. Photographs taken from the Unsplash.com website state, the following in their terms of use: Unsplash grants irrevocable, nonexclusive, worldwide copyright license to download, copy, modify, distribute, perform, and use images from Unsplash for free, including for commercial purposes, without permission from or attributing the photographer or Unsplash. The remainder of photographs or animated renderings are created by various AI apps and/or websites freely availalble on the internet with images created by them are free to use.