波の上に
梅の花弁
我が浮世
———
Above the wave
A plum blossom petal
Our floating world
波の上に
梅の花弁
我が浮世
———
Above the wave
A plum blossom petal
Our floating world
humid mid-morning:
garter snake slips between rocks
pruned branches fall
Gassho
Judy
sat/lah
The sun warms the air
but doesn't touch the shadows;
crocus shoots break earth.
Gassho, Tokan (satlah)
life and death between
summer rain in the silence
just another breath
Gassho
Anchi
Life itself is the only teacher.
一 Joko Beck
STLah
安知 Anchi
Straddle
Too wide a stream
And both feet
Get wet
Gassho
Zenkon
sat/lah
Not a haiku but arising during sitting very strongly so thought I'd share.
'You don't know what you are!'
Ringing out clearly from the calm of meditation....
Accepting this truth I offer a bow.
Gassho
Mike
-Sat today-
Let everything happen to you: Beauty and terror. Just keep going. No feeling is final. - Rainer Maria Rilke
He took his last breathe
Rain falling despite this
Joyous occasion
Gassho,
Finn
Sat today
川の水
落ち葉いっぱい
乾季の終わり
River's water
Full of fallen leaves
End of the dry season
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A haiku I wrote while on picnic with my family in a river nearby (in Brazil's Northeast, the trees lose their leaves in the dry season, not on autumn as the temperature don't change much, only the humidity of the air).
怠努 (Tai Do) - Lazy Effort
(also known as Mateus )
禅戒一如 (Zen Kai Ichi Nyo) - Zazen and the Precepts are One!
Sitting very still
The Being watching itself
– Now that's a riddle!
~I sat today.
Dear friends,
My youngest brother was born 50 years ago in this date.
I found in twitter a haiku written by Rev. Kokuu:
Sometimes
half a moon is enough
fiftieth birthday
I sent him and he liked it so much.
Thank you Rev. Kokuu
Gassho
Rocío
Sat today/ LAH
I am so glad he liked it! That is funny you found one of my haiku on Twitter!My youngest brother was born 50 years ago in this date.
I found in twitter a haiku written by Rev. Kokuu:
Sometimes
half a moon is enough
fiftieth birthday
I sent him and he liked it so much.
Thank you Rev. Kokuu
Gassho
Kokuu
-sattoday-
Ice born melt water
Dripping from the black branches
turn back into ice
Gassho,
Gustaf
~sat today~
See a thought enter,
Drifting on gentle breeze,
Vanishing like smoke.
Sat/lah
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Rich
MUHYO
無 (MU, Emptiness) and 氷 (HYO, Ice) ... Emptiness Ice ...
https://instagram.com/notmovingmind
Full moon
Illuminating the sky
Mind's Mirror
Gassho,
Mateus
Satlah
P.S.: I deleted a previous post with haiku of mine that I had already posted.
怠努 (Tai Do) - Lazy Effort
(also known as Mateus )
禅戒一如 (Zen Kai Ichi Nyo) - Zazen and the Precepts are One!
I have something in the Asahi Shimbun today:
winter deepens
an old shot glass
filled with whiskey
(https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14801725)
Gassho
Kokuu
-sattoday-
Three little beginner Haiku with a theme of the night sky in winter... I've always wanted to try Haiku, and it's very cool that there's a Haiku section in the forum.
finding my north
along
a path of stars
true north
neither mountain
nor pond
the grain of salt
grander
than Polaris
Veronica
stlah
scrolling through Twitter
birds in the garden call out
they all say tweet tweet
Gassho,
Ryūmon (Kirk)
Sat
流文
I know nothing.
Those are lovely, Veronica!finding my north
along
a path of stars
true north
neither mountain
nor pond
the grain of salt
grander
than Polaris
Gassho
Kokuu
Everyone is tweeting now!scrolling through Twitter
birds in the garden call out
they all say tweet tweet
Btw, you don't have to write in 5-7-5.
Gassho
Kokuu
I know I don't need to do 5-7-5, but it just fit. Since the first like was five, the second was naturally seven, and a single "tweet" on the third line seemed a bit too simple, so it worked. :-)
Gassho,
Ryūmon (Kirk)
sat
流文
I know nothing.
Is this a haiku I have written?
The sun is shining
and the moon shines
but just one embrace makes me warm
Gassho. Mokuso
Let's say it has some similarities with haiku!Is this a haiku I have written?
The sun is shining
and the moon shines
but just one embrace makes me warm
This is a nice collection of haiku, many på svenska, if you want to get a feel for the form: https://simplyhaiku.com/SHv3n2/showc...ai_HHarle.html
Gassho
Kokuu
The purple flower,
Hidden by the white and green,
Bees always find it.
Mokuseki
after our zazen
running for my autobus..
that is practice too
hobo kore dojo / 歩歩是道場 / step, step, there is my place of practice
Aprāpti (अप्राप्ति) non-attainment
This is an admittedly a tanka/waka rather than a haiku but it still probably goes here:
who can know
the face of god?
behind an old church
the bowing heads
of snowdrop flowers
Gassho
Kokuu
-sattoday-
The doors are open
To become a loving breeze
In this existence
Sat/lah
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Rich
MUHYO
無 (MU, Emptiness) and 氷 (HYO, Ice) ... Emptiness Ice ...
https://instagram.com/notmovingmind
Snowflakes swirl and spin,
Transforming the world below,
A winter wonderland
Gassho, Jishin, ST, LAH
For less weeds,
In your mind.
Plant more flowers.
Gassho
Zenkon
Sat/lah
Love and hate
Are like oil and water.
They do not mix well,
In the fixed container of your mind.
Fill your mind with one,
And there is no room for the other.
Gassho
Zenkon
Simplicity of day comes
Winter from breath of air
Night departs with light
Peaceful Poet, Tai Shi. Ubasoku; calm, supportive, limited to positive 優婆塞 台 婆
My hands are open
Thoughts fall like grains of dry sand
Through my spread fingers.
I love this thread!
Gassho,
SatLah
Kelly
The porch door ajar
Warm spring sun through my window
Children play outside
Gassho,
Gustaf
I sat today. I'd like to think I have lent a hand.
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Supermarket carpark drizzle
Traffic noise from nearby motorway
Drowned by birdsong
Gassho
MichaelW
sat lah
Life fades like the breeze
Silent whispers in the wind
Death's eternal peace
Gassho, Jishin, ST, LAH
Founded on a rock
It is indestructible
Fortress of the soul
Sat/lah
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Rich
MUHYO
無 (MU, Emptiness) and 氷 (HYO, Ice) ... Emptiness Ice ...
https://instagram.com/notmovingmind
Three feet of snow drift
Raises death wave across sea
Of fifteen below zero.
Gassho
sat/lah
Peaceful Poet, Tai Shi. Ubasoku; calm, supportive, limited to positive 優婆塞 台 婆
Smiley face in concrete
You're not supposed to be there, but I love you
Indelible mark of childhood joy
Gassho,
SatLah
Kelly
Were it not for crystal
Sanga in cold spring we would
Cry ourselves to sleep
Gassho
sat/lah
Tai Shi
Peaceful Poet, Tai Shi. Ubasoku; calm, supportive, limited to positive 優婆塞 台 婆
I was listening a fragment of Genjokoan through Samaneri Jayasara record.
"When one thing is illuminated, others will be dark"
So this inspiredme, thus, I want to try to write something.
The darkest moments
Essential contrast
The light shines brighter
Gasshō
SatToday
Bernal
Another one...
Drowning in the darkness
Stretching the body
Joyful mysteries
Gasshō
SatToday
Bernal