11/21/2007

Day Moon

  
  



day moon -
the clock has stopped
ticking





25 day moon big




day moon -
he looks for satori
in the "wrong" direction







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For a friend at the Zen Temple Sogen-Ji (Soogen-Ji 曹源寺) in Okayama.

Morning Dewdrops of the Mind

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satori,
Japanese for what is usually translated as "enlightenment in Zen".
I find the word .. enlightenment .. too long here in the haiku, it disturbs the smooth reading for me, so I use the Japanese.


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I wondered if the quotes add anything, although it's occurring to me that maybe it's a way to point out that "wrong" is sometimes a matter of perception...


Gabi

indeed, "right" and "wrong" ... they should be in quotation marks at any time ! to make us humans stop and remember who made these decisions ... grin ...


Is the sunshine right or wrong ?
Is the moonshine right or wrong ?


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cold winter wind
passing through
the day moon

etsuko yanagibori



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day moon --
a passing eagle blocks
my observation


Caxton Okoth, Nairobi


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9 comments:

terrytip said...

day moon
strong showing
with brother sun

Anonymous said...

day moon . . .
a little boy picking
his nose


robert wilson

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/simply_haiku/message/20954

Anonymous said...


day moon...
her tissue sails off
with the wind


michele

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/simply_haiku/message/20957

Anonymous said...

Dear Gabi

i have done a lot of online reseaches on Zen; but i have not been able to get answers to my questions; thanks for links especially the yahoo group post link

Anonymous said...

.
day moon
checking his reflection
the risen sun
terrytip
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/simply_haiku/message/20968

Anonymous said...

Gabi,
"enlightenment" has so many assocations in English, especially
in relation to "the Enlightenment" of the 17th-18th centuries, that I
think "satori" is the best choice anyway.
Most people who are likely
to read real haiku will understand it.

A friend.

Anonymous said...

day moon
halts in the tree-top
with red apples

ibo

Anonymous said...

Written under the influence of sandalwood incense...

day moon
daydreaming again
about the evening

too heavy
for the cherry tree branches
daydreaming moon


:>) Ella Wagemakers

Gabi Greve said...

Aaa, Ella san,

you should use these sandalwood sticks more often !

Gabi

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