map of stone

map of stone - show me the way to the universe

:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::



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

More about MAPS and the SoulJournal




. . . Read my Haiku Archives 2009


:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

shadow mandala

a star amongst the white and pink - shadow mandala

:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::



MORE
My MANDALA Haiku




PHOTO ALBUM
Spring in my Garden


. . . Read my Haiku Archives 2009


:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

stone walls and

stone walls and cherry blossoms - some haiku waiting to be born

Join me
Tsuyama Castle and Cherry Blossoms


:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::


. . . Read my Haiku Archives 2009


:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

hole in socks

:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::



winter's end -
my warm socks
with big holes



:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::




change the robes, koromogae 更衣 ころもがえ
kigo for early summer



. . . Read my Haiku Archives 2009


:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

spring silence

:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::


the silence
of a spring day -
and all these sounds


all these sounds
in the silence
of a spring day


in the silence
of a spring day
all these sounds


the silence
of a spring day . . .
these sounds




illustration from ode magazine 2008

Silence can be a source of healing,
a refuge from the stress of modern life,
a pathway to enlightenment.
Or it can have a more sinister meaning.
source and more : www.odemagazine.com


:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::


MORE
My SILENCE haiku



Comment from a friend
Puzzling, Gabi
I guess it's one of those zenny ones.
No, I think I know what you mean... that when it's silent enough, one can hear small sounds that were undetectable before? Silence is relative?
Love that illustration you found!
HH



. . . Read my Haiku Archives 2009


:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

first swallow

:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::



she sings
quite a different tune -
first swallow





she plays
quite a different tune -
summer evening

! Click HERE to see what I mean !




Last night was warm enough
to sit outside and there
high in the sky
the first sounds of our beloved swallows!



:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::


. . . Read my Haiku Archives 2009


:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

Soul Journal

:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::


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

:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::


map of stone -
show me the way
to the universe




. . . Read my Haiku Archives 2009


:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

tea ceremony

a frog jumps into the stone basin - tea ceremony

Photo from norlog, Temple Ryoanji, Kyoto

:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

tsukubai つくばい(蹲い)

Tea Ceremony Saijiki 茶道の歳時記　

. . . Read my Haiku Archives 2009


:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

shining colors

another walk in the neighbourhood - shining colors of spring first cherry blossoms small yellow by the roadside

:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::


. . . Read my Haiku Archives 2009


:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

Bison

:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::


deep winter -
a bison mourns for his
dead mother


In winter, they move over the prairie in groups of 20 to 30 females and calves, all family members, with one BIG MOTHER leading the herd.
When one animal dies, they mourn for about 30 minutes, rubbing horns and heads ... kicking it gently with their hooves ...
..............................................and then move on.



comments from HH

:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::



Bison
is a taxonomic group containing six species of large even-toed ungulates within the subfamily Bovinae. Only two of these species still exist: the American bison (B. bison) and the European bison, or wisent (B. bonasus), each with two subspecies.
The American and European bison are the largest terrestrial mammals in North America and Europe.
Wallowing is a common behavior of bison.
©　More in the WIKIPEDIA !



bison mating season
kigo for late summer



Cow, Bull, Ox (ushi) as kigo



. . . Read my Haiku Archives 2009


:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

haiku circle

:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::


haiku circle -
threehundred and sixty degrees
of new ideas



You express 5 7 5 things only,
but the rest of the circle must be in full vision.


Inspired by the NHK HAIKU program.





Found by chance


source ... www.simplyhaiku.com 2005
... Kigo Versus Seasonal Reference in Haiku


:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::


google ... haiku circle



. . . Read my Haiku Archives 2009


:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

april fool

:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::


so many roads
for haiku and senryu --
April Fool




Gabi on the morning of April 1 in Japan

shigatsu baka
WD shigatsu baka .. april fool



:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::


I was inspired not only by the exchange of opinions about this subject, but also by the new World Haiku Review, which hit me this morning ...

.............................................. let me quote

Editorial
by Susumu Takiguchi
source : World Haiku Review, March 2009

The 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth is being celebrated across the world.

The interesting thing about Darwin is that the evolution of living things does not occur because they want it to happen. On the contrary, living things are in fact ultra-conservative and do not like evolution.
snip
I am in an evolutionary mood today and am thinking of the history of haiku in terms of evolution. It is 365 years since Basho’s birth and 400 to 500 years since the births of such fathers, or shall we say grandfathers, of haiku as Sokan Yamazaki, Moritake Arakida, Teitoku Matsunaga or Soin Nishiyama who all contributed to the development of Haikai-no-Renga which later begat haiku.
snip
The haiku evolution is still with us.
snip
Haiku now has so many different variants. However, almost all the origins of the modern haiku species outside Japan can be found in America. They experienced explosive evolution through the most unnatural selection ...
There have been no survival of the fittest (haiku) because there just has not been any need for these species to try to survive; they have thrived.



:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::


The Great Fool,Ryokan san (良寛, 1758-1831)

WKD . Ryokan, Great Fool、Taigu 大愚



Awa Odori 阿波踊り　(あわおどり)
Awa Dance for O-Bon

odoru ahoo ni miru ahoo onaji ahoo nara odoranya son son
odoru aho ni miru aho onaji aho nara odoranya son son
tanzende Narren ........... dancing fools
zuschauende Narren .... watching fools
wenn schon ein Narr .... if I have to be a fool
dann lieber tanzen . ........ I'd rather dance

WKD . Awa Odori Dance in Tokushima




Sometimes I feel like a fool,
trying to perserve
traditional Japanese HAIKU.


:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::


. . . Read my Haiku Archives 2009


:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

day by day

:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::



spring sunshine -
the colors return
to my garden



:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::


. . . Read my Haiku Archives 2009


:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

think good thoughts

:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::


To think bad thoughts is really
the easiest thing in the world.
If you leave your mind to itself
it will spiral down into ever increasing unhappiness.

To think good thoughts, however, requires effort.
This is one of the things
that discipline - training - is about.


James Clavell, in his novel "Shogun"



:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::



Gabi Greve
My Favorite Quotes to Enjoy with Haiku



. . . Read my Haiku Archives 2009


:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

Yoga in Spring

:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::



I whisper
to my ailing knees -
yoga in spring




bikram.com.au


Yoga and haiku

:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::


. . . Read my Haiku Archives 2009


:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::