ARTS: Temple Dusk: Zen Haiku

[Meitou]

Hi Anna

These are some of my favourite haiku books: https://yearinhaiku.wordpress.com/books-and-weblinks/

Many contemporary haiku journals can be read online e.g. Otata 46

Classical haiku from 'the big four'
Matsuo Basho: http://oaks.nvg.org/basho.html
Yosa Buson: https://kyotojournal.org/fiction-poe...-haiku-master/
Kobayashi Issa: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poe...-haiku-by-issa
Masaoka Shiki: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poe...-haiku-by-issa

My short piece on Zen and haiku: https://yearinhaiku.wordpress.com/zen-and-haiku/

As Meitou says, don't get me started! (although really, feel free to ask for more!)

begging bowl
a crack in the pavement
grows dandelions

(by me and published in Otata, April 2019)

Gassho
Kokuu
-sattoday/lah-

Thank you again Kokuu.
I cannot recommend A White Tea Bowl enough, Mitsu Suzuki's poems are so simple and spare, but so powerful and moving. They let me cry. This was so appropriate this morning..

autumn's chill -
tea bowl's roundness
wrapped in my hands

Gassho
Meitou
Sattoday

[Jakuden]

On my husband's ash urn
I hang his rakusu
winter's first rain

Gassho,
Jakuden
SatToday/LAH

[Meitou]

Seeing the appreciation here, may I suggest that we have a prompt named Autumn, in which we could post our own attempts as well as our favourite Autumn haiku from other poets? Just a thought Kokuu because I don't want to burden you with more work.
Gassho
Meitou sattoday

[Onka]

Seeing the appreciation here, may I suggest that we have a prompt named Autumn, in which we could post our own attempts as well as our favourite Autumn haiku from other poets? Just a thought Kokuu because I don't want to burden you with more work.
Gassho
Meitou sattoday

It's Spring here ;-P

Gassho
Anna

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[Meitou]

It's Spring here ;-P

Gassho
Anna

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Yes that occurred to me while ago as I sat zazenkai with you. That makes it even more fun as we could always have two seasons on the go.
Gassho
Meitou
Sattoday

[Washin]

On my husband's ash urn
I hang his rakusu
winter's first rain

(this one gets me every time)

That is beautiful. Thank you

Gassho
Washin
sat today

[Heiso]

On my husband's ash urn
I hang his rakusu
winter's first rain

Oh wow, that is very powerful. Thank you, and thanks for the reminder of your recommend reading list, Kokuu!

Gassho,

Neil

StLah

[Kyonin]

Thank you Kokuu.

Gassho,

Kyonin
Sat/LAH

[Heiso]

Just a quick note to say that I downloaded and started Betty Drevniok's book 'aware - a haiku primer' as recommended by Kokuu

- http://www.thehaikufoundation.org/om...808f89a94d.pdf

I'm finding her guide to writing really useful, especially the idea of a haiku log book which we use to record the moment and return to when we start writing.

Gassho,

Neil

StLah

[Heiso]

I've just received my copy of A White Tea Bowl. Love it already!

Gassho,

Neil

StLah

[Kokuu]

I've just received my copy of A White Tea Bowl. Love it already!

Wonderful!

Gassho
Kokuu