Poetry Corner

[Dainin]

This came to me while I was running awhile back.


A Runner's Haiku

Running three miles
For the first time
The trees give high-fives


Gassho,
Keith

[Mr Walker]

Hiking in the Totsugawa Gorge (Gary Snyder)

pissing

watching

a waterfall

[will]

Thanks guys.

Gassho

[Jarkko]

This is one of my favorite poem

I do not cease swimming in the seas of love,
rising with the wave, then descending;
now the wave sustains me, and then I sink beneath it;
love bears me away where there is no longer any shore.
-Al Hallaj-

Gassho
Jarkko

[Kelly M.]

Haiku:

Down on the Zafu
The world will reveal as one
Who does the breathing?

[Keishin]

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As for the precepts:
when do I truly mind mine
if I mind others'?

[Kelly M.]

How is a haiku defined? I always thought it was 5 syllables, than 7, than 5. But I see many here and in other places that do not follow this structure.

Does a Haiku have set 'rules', or is it ultimately beyond set definitions?

[Eika]

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As for the precepts:
when do I truly mind mine
if I mind others'?

Is this yours Keishin?

I like it very much.

Thanks,
Bill

[Kelly M.]

Re: poetry corner

As for the precepts:
when do I truly mind mine
if I mind others'?

Is this yours Keishin?

I like it very much.

Thanks,
Bill

I second that.

Gassho,
Kelly

[Keishin]

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Why, thank you kindly--Kelly and Bill
Yes, I did write it.

There was another which arose at the same time:

I don't need others
to keep the precepts for me
after all, they're mine!

but of the two, I liked the first one better.

anyway, when the brain synapses get something out, it's pretty cool...rare, but that's what makes it so cool.

I am blown away by the wonderfully talented, creative, artistic folks here. A little might be rubbing off on me (I've only been doing haiku since blogging here).

gassho
keishin

[Kelly M.]

'Aha'! Thanks HezB.

Gassho,
Kelly

[Keishin]

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Yes, thank you Harry, for the lesson in haiku. I'm telling you--if I stick around here long enough, I just might end up with an education!
Hello Kelly and others here:
I actually like to work with the 5, 7, 5 constraint. Getting a thought to fall within it is a bit of a challenge. English is awkward and doesn't easily lend itself to it--but that's precisely what I like about it. I like to discover the seed of the thought, just as it 'germinates.' To me, it is bonsai prose/poetry: small, yet complete.
Having the 5, 7, 5 form requires me to work with the thought a bit--when the lines find themselves, it's a little like putting a puzzle ring back together--taaa daaaa!
gassho
keishin

[Kelly M.]

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Yes, thank you Harry, for the lesson in haiku. I'm telling you--if I stick around here long enough, I just might end up with an education!
Hello Kelly and others here:
I actually like to work with the 5, 7, 5 constraint. Getting a thought to fall within it is a bit of a challenge. English is awkward and doesn't easily lend itself to it--but that's precisely what I like about it. I like to discover the seed of the thought, just as it 'germinates.' To me, it is bonsai prose/poetry: small, yet complete.
Having the 5, 7, 5 form requires me to work with the thought a bit--when the lines find themselves, it's a little like putting a puzzle ring back together--taaa daaaa!
gassho
keishin

I agree, I have a couple other Haiku, but they just don't seem complete yet, not until I reach the 5-7-5 outline. That is not to say I 'grasp' for such conformity, but I kind of like the challenge of complying with it.

I've never really been one for poetry, but recently Haiku have been popping into my head (or at least the seeds from which to grow a 'complete' haiku). These tiny poems fascinate me a bit. They say that a picture is worth a thousand words, and yet a handful of carefully constructed words can paint a vivid picture.

I also find that some of the haiku here, such as your last couple Keishin, remind me a little of Koan, which also intrigues me.

Gassho,
Kelly

[Kevin]

Poem

The sky and I laugh
at the grass.
The grass and I laugh
at the sky.
The sky and the grass
laugh
at me.
In each case, I laugh
at myself.
In each case, I laugh
at nothing.

[Keishin]

poetry

two thousand and eight
is three hundred sixty five
one by one by one....



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