NUTS, BOLTS AND EVERYTHING ELSE: May 2025

Saturday, May 31, 2025

PERCEPTION DECEPTION

I may look close by,

But I am miles ahead,

Catch me if you can.

gray concrete road between bare trees during daytime

Friday, May 30, 2025

CYCLE OF ADOLESCENCE CHATS

I asked a question,

I'm waiting for an answer,

I don't hold my breath.

woman in black framed eyeglasses

Thursday, May 29, 2025

NOT YOUR TYPICAL SPORTS FAN

I don't know players,
Nor all the rules or standings,
I just like the game

Many different sport balls isolated on white

Wednesday, May 28, 2025

FLORIDA SUMMERS

No relief for months,

Humidex above ninety,

Summer thunderstorms.

Tuesday, May 27, 2025

TIME LOST CAN'T BE FOUND

Where did my time go,
Years seem like yesterday as
Tomorrow gets near.

It's almost midnight on the clock.

Monday, May 26, 2025

OBSERVATION NOT CELEBRATION

Be grateful today,
Sacrifices of lives lost,
Price for our freedom.

a row of american flags sitting next to each other

Sunday, May 25, 2025

WHY THE WHY?

I often replay,
All of my day’s happenings,
Wondering, “what if?”

Saturday, May 24, 2025

DESTINATION VACATION

They’re calling my flight,

Grabbed my carry-on, e-pass,

I’m ready to board.

a large building with a number four on the front of it

Friday, May 23, 2025

CAN WE BE FRIENDS?

I want to know you,
Tell me about who you are,
Your life, goals and dreams.

Two people enjoying a beautiful sunset over the ocean.

Thursday, May 22, 2025

A NEW DAY

After the rain came down,
All the colors were brighter,
Air smelled fresh and clean.

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

OLD SCHOOL BOOK

Feel the crisp pages,
Open its spine, smell the ink,
Dive in the book's tale.

Tuesday, May 20, 2025

WHO DO YOU SEE?

Look in the mirror,
Tell me who is it you see,
Your past or future?

a person holding a camera in front of a mirror

Monday, May 19, 2025

REMEMBER THE 'M' IS SILENT IN MASSES

There is news that's facts,
Then there is the news that's fake,
Research your sources.

a group of people standing in front of a neon sign

Sunday, May 18, 2025

FIRST SUPERVISORS

Never forget them,
The one who gave you a chance,
With your zest to learn.

Woman types on laptop at a desk.

Saturday, May 17, 2025

REASONS TO NOT CHANGE

Always be yourself,

So that way the right people,

Always follow you.

Friday, May 16, 2025

MY SPOTLESS CLEAN HOME

A water valve broke,

Leaving ankle deep water,

Throughout my whole house.

the flooding in the modern kitchen. 3d rendering concept creative idea

Thursday, May 15, 2025

MY CAR WENT FOR A RIDE

My new car's paid off,

Not even a month later,

Stolen from my home.

The robbers robbed the car in the parking lot at night.

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

HURRY TO SLOW DOWN

Older I become,

More I want time to slow down,

To enjoy life more.

a yellow sign that says slow children at play

Tuesday, May 13, 2025

BEING A BEST FRIEND

Can I be honest?

Can I share my deep secrets?

Can I be true me?

man in blue crew neck t-shirt and woman in red and white floral dress walking

Monday, May 12, 2025

TOMORROW’S NOT GUARANTEED

Catch-up and relive,
Share how much they mean to you,
Call to hear their voice.

black and silver rotary phone

Sunday, May 11, 2025

PROUD TO BE MAMA'S BOY

I look up to you,
I see who I am today,
Happy Mother's Day!

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.