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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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My bits and pieces about
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More of your ECHOS are here
Nature Echoes Haiku Series
Robert Wilson and Vaughn Seward


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


MORE
. Day Moon - Kenya June 2012 .


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9 comments:

  1. terrytip22 November, 2007

    day moon
    strong showing
    with brother sun

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  2. Anonymous22 November, 2007

    day moon . . .
    a little boy picking
    his nose

    robert wilson

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

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  3. Anonymous22 November, 2007


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

    michele

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

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  4. Anonymous24 November, 2007

    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

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  5. Anonymous25 November, 2007

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

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  6. Anonymous25 November, 2007

    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.

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  7. Anonymous25 November, 2007

    day moon
    halts in the tree-top
    with red apples

    ibo

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  8. Anonymous11 December, 2007

    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

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  9. Gabi Greve11 December, 2007

    Aaa, Ella san,

    you should use these sandalwood sticks more often !

    Gabi

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