ARTS: Haiku as Therapy

[Kokuu]

Hi all

This is a short article by Haiku poet and former Zen priest Clark Strand currently featured in Tricycle:

https://tricycle.org/article/haiku-as-therapy/

I very much appreciate Clark's words on haiku, although he remains wedded to the 5-7-5 syllable format which has been dropped by most other people writing English Language Haiku (ELH) for linguistic reasons.

chronic illness
I ask the sky how it feels
to be free


Gassho
Kokuu
-sattoday-

[Tai Do]

Thanks, Kokuu. the article gave an insight on why I’m feeling so drawn into the world of haiku and tanka - thought I’m still a very early beginner both in readings and composition.

Mateus
Satlah

[Tomás ESP]

chronic illness
I ask the sky how it feels
to be free

Bless you Kokuu, this one hit the spot for me

Gassho, Tomás
Sat

[Tai Shi]

It is said woman does fall
Come late this year another
Pandemic waits in yellow wings
Of light rising sun tinged with pink.
Gassho
sat/lah
Tai Shi

[Tai Shi]

My left leg on fire
Hematoma the entire
Calf and shin bright red

Gassho
sat/ lah
Tai Shi

[Tai Shi]

Rightly no fall, slide
Down stairs, step one and all seen
As more nightmare than surgery.
Tai Shi
Gassho