The cheeky zen of lost poetry ideas; a haiku

[Kyoshin]

Sitting in zazen,
Poems come. Just thoughts, don't grasp.
Standing, I forget.

Gassho,
Nick
Satlah

[Kokuu]

Hi Nick

It's more of a senryu (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senry%C5%AB) than a haiku but not bad at all!

You don't have to write in 5-7-5. That refers to Japanese morae (sound units) rather than English syllables which tend to be longer than morae.

Gassho
Kokuu
-sattoday-

[Eishuu]

Sitting in zazen,
Poems come. Just thoughts, don't grasp.
Standing, I forget.

Gassho,
Nick
Satlah

Gassho
Eishuu
ST/LAH

[Kyoshin]

You don't have to write in 5-7-5.

I know but I find a strict structure helpful when I write. Thanks for the education, I hadn't heard the term senryu before.
Gassho
Nick
Satlah



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