Hello Listener,

It is with a heavy heart that I publish this episode. As you can probably guess from the subject line this will be the last episode of The Haiku Pond. I've decided to extend my hiatus indefinitely, but I wanted to leave you with a final episode to say goodbye and thank you. This podcast grew into something much larger than I expected and I'm very grateful for that. As I explained in this final episode my priorities and energies are currently pointed in other directions—which makes producing episodes difficult. All previous episodes of the podcast will remain online on the various platforms for you to listen to at your leisure.

I'm not sure if I'll return to this project because the future is inherently unpredictable, but I do want to say a HUGE thank you to everyone that has listened or contributed to the podcast. Without you none of this would have been possible so from the bottom of my heart thank you so much! This has been a wonderful and joyful journey thanks to you and I greatly appreciate all of your contributions, feedback, and for listening.

In this final episode, the theme is Gratitude (an old favorite) and features a recent haiku I wrote while traveling last month and, of course, some reflections from me.

You can listen to this episode here or listen on your favorite app:

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Thank you so much for visiting the pond these past few years. I hope you remember the lessons you've learned along the way. And wherever you go next I hope you're present, mindful, and soak up every moment. Take care of yourself and, if you can, someone else.

Warm regards,

Anthony

​@TheHaikuPond​

​thehaikupond.com​