17 Quotes

“It’s the simple things in your life that make up the bulk of it. The mundane is where we live and we end up missing most of it. We find it again in the silence and in attention of everyday life.”
― Eric Overby, 17: Haiku Poems

“Coffee in the dawn
With books open like our hearts,
Our weekend ritual”
― Eric Overby, 17: Haiku Poems

“It takes me living an intentional, mindful, and quiet life to hear or see what’s here. Great art doesn’t necessarily create something new, it helps you appreciate what’s already here.”
― Eric Overby, 17: Haiku Poems

“Meditation is
The practice of letting go
Of life each moment

Each in breath followed by out,
Receiving life, letting go

Practice letting go,
Then when death knocks on your door
You’ll invite him in”
― Eric Overby, 17: Haiku Poems

“I am wandering
Through this life of mine, writing
Snapshots of my life”
― Eric Overby, 17: Haiku Poems

“It's hard to tell where
It is that I end
And you begin, synergy”
― Eric Overby, 17: Haiku Poems

“Renga with Katie


There's no better place
Than in each moment with you
Traveling through life

Regardless of place and time,
Or seasons and location,

I never look back
To a time without you there
And wish to return

We are each other's constant
In an ever changing world





On a pilgrimage
To no place particular,
Destinationless

Each moment we're arriving
At another sacred place

Appreciating,
Remembering life before
You opened my eyes

It's both vivid and soothing
Like I'd never had vision

Now I see the way,
As we travel together
The fog is lifted

Each sight reveals each other
Each step reveals another”
― Eric Overby, 17: Haiku Poems

“Leave each place you go
Better than when you found it,
My motto in life”
― Eric Overby, 17: Haiku Poems

“Anger arises,
Notice it, breathe in, breathe out,
Anger falls away

Worry arises,
Notice it, breathe in, breathe out,
Worry falls away

As peace arises,
Notice it, breathe in, breathe out,
Peace too falls away”
― Eric Overby, 17: Haiku Poems

“I lay next to her,
The sound of her breathing fills
The room and my heart”
― Eric Overby, 17: Haiku Poems

“Someone grabbed his coat
Again, he stops his journey
To be there with her”
― Eric Overby, 17: Haiku Poems

“What is your peace worth?
At what cost will you lose it?
- Internal questions”
― Eric Overby, 17: Haiku Poems

“Thoughts arise in mind,
Watch them pass over like clouds,
Then they fall away”
― Eric Overby, 17: Haiku Poems

“I laid down my faith,
Now life makes more sense to me,
Traveling lighter”
― Eric Overby, 17: Haiku Poems

“No amount of words,
No haiku, poem, or novel,
Can tell of our love”
― Eric Overby, 17: Haiku Poems