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Haiku

Maybe a thread to share some of your favourite haiku. The haiku of Basho have always resonated with me.

BuddhadragonDavid
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  • HozanHozan Veteran

    ZenshinBuddhadragon
  • HozanHozan Veteran

    Zenshin
  • HozanHozan Veteran

    Zenshin
  • HozanHozan Veteran

  • silversilver In the beginning there was nothing, and then it exploded. USA, Left coast. Veteran

    Temple bells die out.
    The fragrant blossoms remain-
    A perfect evening!

    • Basho
    Zenshinvlodko62HozanBuddhadragon
  • ShoshinShoshin No one in particular Nowhere Special Veteran
    edited March 2017

    Haiku Oh Haiku
    What is it you're expressing?
    Is nothing special ?
    (That's better ;) )

    ~Shoshin :)

    HozanZenshinsatcittanandaBuddhadragon
  • FosdickFosdick in its eye are mirrored far off mountains Alaska, USA Veteran

    Now this year goes away:
    I've kept it hidden from my parents
    that my hair is gray

    Etsujin

    HozanZenshinBuddhadragon
  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator

    @Hozan:

    We've had many threads.
    All you need to do is search.
    Just type in 'Haiku'.....

    ;)

  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator
  • HozanHozan Veteran

    Thank you @federica

  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator

    Any time dear friend
    This is what I do, you know.
    Uses, I do have.....

    ZenshinVastmindHozanBuddhadragon
  • DavidDavid A human residing in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Ancestral territory of the Erie, Haudenosaunee, Huron-Wendat, Mississauga and Neutral First Nations Veteran

    Threads of the Haiku
    The river over flowing
    Beavers lie in wait

    HozanBuddhadragon
  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator

    Oh hello @David!
    It's nice to see you again!
    Long time we no see!

  • ShoshinShoshin No one in particular Nowhere Special Veteran

    Flower bud opens
    Observing phenomena
    Empty becomes form

    Springtime colourful
    Greens, Yellows Violets Reds Blues
    Mother Nature wakes

    satcittanandaBuddhadragon
  • A poetic thread,
    Heads to a silent point...
    Where hidden joy lies!

    =)

    silverBuddhadragon
  • lobsterlobster Veteran
    edited March 2017
    Haiku Haiku Haiku
    Bless you
    
    - poetry with rules. Pah!
    
    satcittananda
  • DavidDavid A human residing in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Ancestral territory of the Erie, Haudenosaunee, Huron-Wendat, Mississauga and Neutral First Nations Veteran

    Hey @federica
    Yeah, I'm still kickin around
    Hope you're doing great

  • DairyLamaDairyLama Veteran Veteran
    edited March 2017

    Neapolitan
    Yum yum yum yum yum yum yum
    Blissful trinity

    silver
  • In the 'puter's screen
    We might see a reflection
    It's not what you think...

    Shoshin
  • ShoshinShoshin No one in particular Nowhere Special Veteran

    At times life might suck
    Thus have I heard "Shit happens"
    Better out than in
    ;)

    satcittananda
  • FosdickFosdick in its eye are mirrored far off mountains Alaska, USA Veteran
    edited April 2017

    Warm sun of springtime
    The bright snow is melting fast:
    Puddles on the floor.

    lobstersilverBuddhadragon
  • Birds calling, singing
    Geese fly low over still water
    Buds have yet to break.

    silverlobsterBuddhadragon
  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator

    Spring awakens joy
    Pink blossom framed by blue sky -
    The most blissful sight!

    silverBuddhadragon
  • ShoshinShoshin No one in particular Nowhere Special Veteran

    Life is wonder full
    As I watch water flowing
    Where to I wonder

  • DairyLamaDairyLama Veteran Veteran

    The cat has done a whoopsie
    In my beret, ooo!
    Harrassments, Betty.

    Fosdicksilver
  • ShoshinShoshin No one in particular Nowhere Special Veteran

    Now is the moment
    But try to seek the moment
    One finds it No where

    Buddhadragon
  • ShoshinShoshin No one in particular Nowhere Special Veteran

    Awareness moment
    I am nowhere to be found
    Fleeting sense of self

    Buddhadragon
  • Words aren't true, neither are you
    What the eff
    Is a Haiku?

    Okay, I made that up, and it probably doesn't qualify, but I don't get Haiku's... are they meant to capture a moment... to arouse a state of mind... or what?

    Kundosilver
  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator

    Do a little research. @mindatrisk.
    Here's a link to help you on your way.

    We love to Haiku,
    Whether you get it, or not.
    Poems at their best.

  • KundoKundo Sydney, Australia Veteran

    I am very very tired
    Working shortstaffed sucks donkeys balls
    This makes no sense, bollocks

    wojciechfedericaBuddhadragonHozan
  • DavidDavid A human residing in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Ancestral territory of the Erie, Haudenosaunee, Huron-Wendat, Mississauga and Neutral First Nations Veteran

    My name is Haiku
    But you can call me David
    I'm undercover.

    wojciech
  • DavidDavid A human residing in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Ancestral territory of the Erie, Haudenosaunee, Huron-Wendat, Mississauga and Neutral First Nations Veteran

    Send down your chill winds
    As if to wrestle a prize
    Here I am, unfazed.

    Buddhadragon
  • DavidDavid A human residing in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Ancestral territory of the Erie, Haudenosaunee, Huron-Wendat, Mississauga and Neutral First Nations Veteran

    Blue sparks the water
    The moon fragments waver
    Ripples in ripples

    wojciechShoshinBuddhadragonsilver
  • Desert winds quiet
    the owl perched on a pile
    of bricks. Autumn moon.

    Buddhadragon
  • ShoshinShoshin No one in particular Nowhere Special Veteran

    Itchy sore red eyes
    Achoo! sneezing frenzy starts
    Spring fever has sprung

    BuddhadragonKundo
  • BuddhadragonBuddhadragon Ehipassiko & Carpe Diem Samsara Veteran

    Dear @Hozan knows haiku are my passion:

    crashing waves
    leave castaways
    from by-gone seas

    Hozan
  • BuddhadragonBuddhadragon Ehipassiko & Carpe Diem Samsara Veteran
    edited November 2017

    breathing out my mind:
    emptying concepts, notions,
    useless yesteryears

    ShoshinHozan
  • BuddhadragonBuddhadragon Ehipassiko & Carpe Diem Samsara Veteran

    wilted bud
    pressed in forlorn book-
    a sigh heaves

    Hozan
  • KundoKundo Sydney, Australia Veteran

    @Shoshin said:

    Itchy sore red eyes
    Achoo! sneezing frenzy starts
    Spring fever has sprung

    On the biggest island in the world
    Echos of sneezes
    I feel your pain

    HozanBuddhadragonShoshinDavid
  • paulysopaulyso usa Veteran

    haiku what a sound.it must be a lot of fun.it shines like the sun.

  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator

    Five syllables first
    Then come seven in between
    Lastly, five moras

    (see link I offered @mindatrisk ...)

    HozanBuddhadragon
  • BuddhadragonBuddhadragon Ehipassiko & Carpe Diem Samsara Veteran
    edited November 2017

    @federica said:
    Five syllables first
    Then come seven in between
    Lastly, five moras

    (see link I offered @mindatrisk ...)

    The more purists believe that in English one should try to reduce the use of syllables to a maximum of 12, even less, rather than the classical 17 from the 5-7-5 form.
    Words are longer in Japanese than they are in English, and 17 syllables makes for too many words.
    That's the most modern approach.
    Some settle for 3-5-3 or blank, as long as lines are short.

  • BuddhadragonBuddhadragon Ehipassiko & Carpe Diem Samsara Veteran

    mala beads count
    hundred-eight hopes
    in Sanskrit utterance

    HozanKundoJeroen
  • ShoshinShoshin No one in particular Nowhere Special Veteran

    Cold chill creeping in
    For some it's that time of year
    Look how the leaves fall

    The sun's warm greetings
    For some it's that time of year
    Look blooming flowers

    Weather the weather
    Each passing moment life death
    Special time of year

  • BuddhadragonBuddhadragon Ehipassiko & Carpe Diem Samsara Veteran

    No mud, no lotus-
    strewn with joy and woe, the path.
    So the Buddhas taught

    ShoshinHozanwojciech
  • BuddhadragonBuddhadragon Ehipassiko & Carpe Diem Samsara Veteran

    Temple doors ajar:
    golden Buddhas smiling down
    from their Nirvana

    Hozan
  • ShoshinShoshin No one in particular Nowhere Special Veteran

    Watts so it would seem
    Controversial character
    Awaken from dream ?
    :)

  • ShoshinShoshin No one in particular Nowhere Special Veteran

    Lotus blossom wow
    Rising up from mud's prison
    It is wonder full

  • DavidDavid A human residing in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Ancestral territory of the Erie, Haudenosaunee, Huron-Wendat, Mississauga and Neutral First Nations Veteran

    Where is Buddha now
    While this sandwich is eaten?
    He's behind your ear.

    wojciech
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