haiku writing as a way

[Myozan Kodo]

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More snow falling,
Melted before
It fell.

Gassho Taigu with thanks,
Soen

[Govert]

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There is even the European president expressing himself as a politician haiku poet

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kckx_nCdvp4[/video]]

Here is one of his pen


In the ditch, a pair
of copulating toads drift
into spring’s new life

Gassho

Ensho

[Shohei]

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Hiyas
While I enjoy reading them, and with no real understanding of the criteria for what is good or bad beyond what think is so, I will easily say I am no poet!
Perhaps all the more reason to do so with out judging?

I fail at Haiku
painting pictures with less words
tougher than it seems!

Doh!

Gassho
Shohei

[Amelia]

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Here's something I ran into:

Attached files

[Dokan]

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I hope the refrigerator was ok... :wink:

[Shogen]

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Zazen, Kinhin, Haiku ... practice. Thank you Taigu. If you would see it fitting I would appreciate reading some of your Haiku. gassho zak

[Myozan Kodo]

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Doh!
My pen is broken.
Better sit.
(For Shohei)

[Taigu]

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Hi Zak,

Would you wish to read my junk...That's where it lives, a funny blog that I visit from time to time...

http://pierretesuten.blogspot.com/

Thank you for yor appreciation and please, do have a go.

gassho


Taigu

[Shogen]

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Thank you Taigu. Haiku is now a part of my practice. Wonderful pointing. Gassho zak

[Taylor]

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A few I've written while home:

Life cannot be rushed
Each moment is only this
Bread, it seems, the same

Focused on this, that
Mind wanders like a rogue bag
Wind-blown back and forth

Two moving apart
Cannot erase given names -
Father and Mother

For all your good deeds
You expect heaven above
Why not drink your tea?

Brick bread in the stove
I made so many mistakes
Yet the bread still bakes

Gassho,
Taylor

[Seiryu]

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I always found Haikus to be so mysterious and fascinating thank you Taigu for this thread.

Here is one I wrote:


Behold what beauty.
The mind is like a still pond.
That no one can reach.

Gassho

Rafael

[Taigu]

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Taylor and Rafael,

Thank you for posting your haiku. Now, this is a very delicate and difficult thing to do because poetry is a very intimate thing but as you kindly shared yours with us , I do have to say something about these poems:

Haiku comes from pure and utter experience without the filtering of the mind that wants to do philosophy, teach or make a pretty little thing: your haiku sound a bit too wordy to my ears,you can still simplify and cut .

You will find two parts in most haiku, we can call them the phrase and the fragment. The phrase is made of two lines and the fragment is just one line which has apparently nothing to do with the phrase, in other words a good haiku should not be red as one sentence...

From Santoka:

all day
I said nothing
the sound of waves


from Bassho:

cuckoo
now as for haiku masters
none are in this world

leave aside
litterary talents
tree peony


You also may ditch metaphors, ponctuation and even capital letters. The most important thing is to live your haiku, to experience it cursing your blood, to feel it deep down. Haiku is a state of complete simplicity and open-mindedness to what is as it is. No need to preach, sound and look clever. And this is difficult. Simplicity is difficult.

take care and thank you again for your patience.

gassho


Taigu

[chessie]

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Thank you Taigu--I never knew about phrase and fragment.
wow--now I have to take another look at all I've written and maybe (no, probably) start all over again.
Celebrating the chance to beginner again

Gassho, Ann

[Taigu]

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To correct is OK , Ann.
I do both, correct and create.
I call it my junk. Poetry for me is just like taking the garbage out. Drinking a glass of water.
Stuff like that.

gassho

Taigu

[Seiryu]

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Thank you so much for the Comments and the Tips!

Like our practice it is so simple; yet hard to do.

Thank you again

Deep Gassho


Rafael