flower mandala

hana mandala - your orange brightens the green

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no rain

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summer sun
and no rain in sight -
the farmers pray for water



It is time for planting the terraced rice fields, but there is not enough water in the paddies.
In winter, a tree fell down in a storm and hit the little shrine of our water diety
... so maybe he is angry now?



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... Rain Rituals (amagoi) Japan.
Rain Dance, Rain Prayer, Regenzauber




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flowers of life

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the zen of living
is the zen of each moment -
taste the flowers of life








　. for Harvey So Daiho Hilbert



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morning dew

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my face

in the morning dew

my face



o



my smile

in the morning dew

my smile





わが顔も
朝露の中
わが顔も



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morning dew, asa tsuyu 朝露
kigo for all autumn



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sumo belt

keshoo mawashi - tsuwamono nara no yume no ato 化粧回し兵ならの夢の跡 all that is left of a warrior's dreams - his sumo belt © PHOTO : 2009 Nihon Sumo Kyokai

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Daruma Museum
Takamiyama Daigoro 高見山大五郎
his Daruma mawashi and other memorabilia



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garden of the mind

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A person's mind may be likened to a garden,
which may be intelligently cultivated
or allowed to run wild;
but whether cultivated or neglected,
it must, and will, bring forth.
If no useful seeds are put into it,
then an abundance of useless weed-seeds will fall therein,
and will continue to produce their kind.

Just as gardeners cultivate their plots,
keeping them free from weeds,
and growing the flowers and fruits which they require,
so may a person tend the garden of his or her mind,
weeding out all the wrong, useless, and impure thoughts,
and cultivating toward perfection the flowers and fruits of right, useful, and pure thoughts.
By pursuing this process, a person sooner or later discovers
that he or she is the master-gardener of his or her soul,
the director of his or her life.

James Allen






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MY QUOTES for HAIKU



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rain

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evening rain
...................... and now
morning rain




Inspired by
. . . . . Zen Poerty

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RAIN in various kigo




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Matariki Pleiades

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matariki -
seven sisters shimmer
on my monitor



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. . . New Zealand Saijiki

matariki is a Maori word for the Pleaiades and also indicates their beginning of a new year.



. Stars and Kigo


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young leaves

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I feel happy
for no special reason -
young leaves in my valley






　young leaves, fresh leaves, wakaba 若葉 KIGO


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zuiki

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"shedding tears of joy" -
I find another meaning
for a vegetable



芋の葉に置く白露の
たまらぬは これやずいきの涙なるらん

imo no ha ni oku shiratsuyu no
tamaranu wa kore ya zuiki no namida naruran

This is a famous waka poem by Muso Kokushi, which gave the plant its name ZUIKI.

on the leaf of a taro
a white dewdrop lingers
and then falls off -
yes indeed this is
a tear of joy (of the Buddha)


zuiki 芋茎（ずいき）stem of the taro
Sato-Imo 里芋 taro


zuiki ... 芋茎 / 随喜
and Muso Kokushi 夢窓国師
and the ZUIKI MATSURI Festival in Kyoto.


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yes, this one truly shows that kigo is a deep and complex thing to do with a whole culture. I think it will take a long, long time for haiku-in-the West, or English-language haiku, to develop anything close to equivalent.
But like the culture of the bare earth, to farm or make a garden, we can begin.
Comments from AHA


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aimai

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aimai ya -
the dragon fades
into a cloud



ambiguity -
a dragon turns
into a cloud




aimai, ambiguity in a kind of negative sense
is not welcome in Japanese haiku




"aimai" 曖昧,
translated as ambiguous, unclear or vague.


WHC discussion


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bee

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a bee disappears
in the red flower -
my busy days



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punctuation

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I like cooking cats and Haiku









As you know, my cat is named Haiku,
so how about joining me for lunch?


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This is of course just a joke,
a ruse to make you think about punctuation ... and the cut marker and cutting words (kireji) used in Japanese haiku.


The Cut and Cutting Words ... KIRE



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centipede

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a centipede
takes its morning walk -
aah, my kitchen table




the season has started !


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Centipede, millipede, mukade 百足　むかで
Tausendfüssler, Tausendfüßler



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paulownia blossoms

a haiku suspended in the sky - paulownia blossoms powlonia buds - a promise of kindness and sweetness

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Take a walk with me !
　Summer begins in the terraced rice fields



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