dedicated to Issa

pines and blossoms ..... the essence of Japan alive with ISSA

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. Haiku of Kobayashi Issa
The Haiku Guy David Lanoue 　　

dedicated to Issa and his great translator, David!

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Sanja Matsuri

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Sanja Festival -
lost in the crowds
I taste Old Edo



Here is a lovely photo by Tim Gravestock that fits the situation ...
source : Tim Gravestock,
with permission

Thanks,Tim, for this co-operation!




My original page about Sanja Matsuri
Asakusa Kannon　浅草観音


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Soul Journal

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so many maps
to get lost on the way -
spring breeze



quote
Getting Started
There are so many directions that we can go here with our map play which is precisely why this post is jam packed.
check it out here :
for . souljournal

Soul Journal
Kathryn Antyr, Collage Diva

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map of stone -
show me the way
to the universe




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Sacred Circle Mandalas

Sacred Circle Mandalas: AFTER THE STORM



after the rain ...
the last raindrop
still hangs on


Look at the PHOTO on the LINK given above.
GABI


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autumn clouds

Harbour Tower Harbour Tower - autumn crowds enjoying autumn clouds

© PHOTO : Junichi Kai

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Enjoy some great CLOUD photos !
雲の情景 -Cloudscape Fukuoka- by Junichi Kai


A friend wrote me she was going to enjoy the "Kyoto Crowds" in autumn now. This inspired me to the haiku about CROWDS and CLOUDS, both pronounced the same in Japanese.
Googeling for a photo, I found the beatuful one by Junichi Kai.
The tower is in Hakata Port.



Clouds (kumo) and Haiku


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first frost haiga

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Haiku and arrangement by Billie, Photo by Gabi.


Kiku Makura
Billie Dee



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TIKKIS from Finland

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That tree, just as
lonesome as I am --
lost all it's leaves

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The other man, just as
lonesome as I am
In this empty universe

(Kerouac)
(p. 181, the last haiku in his collection)

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Turn this way;
I also am lonely,
This evening of autumn

(Basho)


Tomorrow, I promise, I'm writing something else.


... TIKKIS at juhatik.blogspot.com/



just one leaf
by the roadside ...
where is the rest ?

... Gabi at juhatik



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... Loneliness, sadness, melancholy and other emotions
Sabishisa, kanashisa and more


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Haiku Hut

summer's end - a new beginning at Haiku Hut

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http://www.haikuhut.com/

http://www.michaelrehling.com/



I will dedicate this page to you, Mike san, it was inspired from comments in the HH!

END OF A SEASON and related KIGO !

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ZENFROG

A Collection of Zen Koans and Stories - From The Compilation 101 Zen Stories Tuesday, May 8th, 2007...8:33 pm 101 Zen Stories is a 1919 compilation of Zen koans including 19th and early 20th century anecdotes, and Collection of Stone and Sand, written in the 13th century by Japanese Zen master Muju (literally, “non-dweller”). The book is transcribed by Paul Reps and Nyogen Senzaki. Well-known koans in the collection include A Cup of Tea (1), The Sound of One Hand (21), No Water, No Moon (29), and Everything is Best (31).

The Stone Mind

Hogen, a Chinese Zen teacher, lived alone in a small temple in the country. One day four traveling monks appeared and asked if they might make a fire in his yard to warm themselves.

While they were building the fire, Hogen heard them arguing about subjectivity and objectivity. He joined them and said: “There is a big stone. Do you consider it to be inside or outside your mind?”

One of the monks replied: “From the Buddhist viewpoint everything is an objectification of mind, so I would say that the stone is inside my mind.”

“Your head must feel very heavy,” observed Hogen, “if you are carrying around a stone like that in your mind.”


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© ... The Zen Frog ...



The Zen Frog has been using this stone photo of my collection.

Koya-san, a Buddhist Monastery



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More of my STONE haiku !


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Origa and her Haiga

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©　HAIKAI and SUMI-E by ORIGA


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Meditating Hands

© PHOTO Manos, originally by rodrigo_bravo_d. meditating life the big hands the small hands

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Introducing La Galeria de Dr. Igore
Look at the most spectacular photos by rodrigo_bravo_d.!


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Hands of Bismillah with her newborn child in the village of Akhera, India. She is 40 and this is her 23st child. Her husband is Muhammad Ishaq.

From an article in the Japan Times.



Meditation (dhyana) (India)


Child, Children (kodomo) of all kinds




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Princess Haiku

princess haiku - a rose in my garden full of weeds

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Meet a great friend HERE !

© PHOTO by Princess Haiku




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sunflowers

let me laugh with you - sunflowers

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Check out a great place to be !
© Photo from Marion Acres
The Herbal Connection



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Shokai, a ZEN blog

© Shokai : Water Dissolves Water

"Why Can't I Be Different and Original . . . Like Everybody Else?"
- Viv Stanshall


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BLOGs from Friends


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