all the birds

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early summer morning
I am
all the birds




autumn sunset
I am
all the colors




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my . MORNING . haiku



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Philosophy or not ?

Instead of regarding Heaven as great and admiring it,
Why not foster it as a thing and regulate it?

Instead of obeying Heaven and singing praise to it.
Why not control the Mandate of Heaven and use it?

Instead of looking on the seasons and waiting for them,
Why not respond to them and make use of them?

Instead of letting things multiply by themselves,
Why not exercise your ability to transform [and increase] them?

Instead of thinking about things as things,
Why not attend to them so you won't lose them?

Instead of admiring how things come into being,
Why not do something to bring them to a fun development?

Hsun Tzu, Han-Dynasty period

quote from
A Source Book in Chinese Philosophy
Wing-Tsit Chan
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1963


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green frog

a green frog on a green leaf - that's it ! green frog mandala

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You may have met my friend and his extended family:
Karl the Froggie 　　


Karl and Karlina are amagaeru あまがえる green tree frogs.
They are only about 2 cm long and everywhere in our garden.
Hyla japonica


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comment from a friend
LOL
I love the two readings I got from this. The first - that it took the observer a moment to see the distinction of the frog from the leaf and L3 is the ah ha moment. LOL
The other is that the green frog on the green leaf is all that one can see and it is ALL green.
That's it! Nothing but green.
. . . from M san, 2009



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haiku karuta -
study your culture
while you play







KARUTA
card games with poems or letters to match an image.

KARUTA ... kigo for the New Year


HAIKU KARUTA 俳句かるた / 俳句カルタ



WASHOKU
Karuta with vegetables, fish and other food


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Oku no Hosomichi - Karuta 奥の細道かるた

. Matsuo Basho 松尾芭蕉 - Archives of the WKD .

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Daruma Karuta　禅語かるた「だるま」
A set of karuta with Zen teachings, named DARUMA

from Hanasono Daigaku University 花園大学






source :　www.zenbunka.or.jp/zenken


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talisman

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summer at the shrine -
he buys a talisman
to keep his job


We live in hard times, and the Shinto shrines are making good business of it.
The Japanese are very fond of talismans.

You can buy a talisman for anything, from keeping your cell phone well, to improving the condition of your computer, from loosing your job ...




Look at some of them, with DARUMA




Greetings from recession in Japan
Gabi


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crows on my roof

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I live
in Paradise Hermitage -
crows on my roof



every morning, much toooo early for me, they hop on the huge tin roof and their claws make incredible sounds. Then they greet each other kwaaaak hwaaaak ...


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ancestors graves

morning walk - someone was here before me

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first firefly

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first firefly -
a quiet night and then
lightning




Whow, what a sight !




a little later my husband came out
it was pitchdark this night


first firefly -
he says the flashlight
has no battery



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firefly sweets --
the wonderous world of
wagashi



Look at them
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babies

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praying mantis -
her babies tumble
in my mailbox



There were hundreds of them this morning,
they must have hatched over night ...





Reference : watch them here !

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praying mantiss, kamakiri 螳螂 Tenodora aridifolia
kigo for autumn





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eco points

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eco points -
may our haiku get
upgraded too





エコポイント eco-point


quote
With the recent introduction of the Eco Points system of awards for buying environmentally-friendly products (although there’s still no system for spending said points), this recent survey conducted by goo Research and reported on by japan.internet.com into said Eco Points system found that digital terrestrial-ready televisions were the most popular electronics that fall under the system’s umbrella.

Following up on the 12,000 yen cash handout to every resident, the Government of Japan is next having an Eco Point system, where for buying certain energy-efficient home electronics you get a 5% point award in return that you will be able to cash in for some as-yet not-very-well-specified items.

source : whatjapanthinks.com




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sudden rain

sudden rain - a homeless runs for shelter

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tomorrow

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明日のこと　わからぬことなり俳句なり
asu no koto wakaranu koto nari haiku nari

we know
nothing about tomorrow ...
just haiku


we know nothing ...
just tomorrow
just haiku



The English translation does not represent the Japanese !



For a friend who almost lost a leg
in a bike accident.



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Be who you are

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Be who you are and say what you feel
because those who mind don't matter
and those who matter don't mind.

Dr. Seuss



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People who do not need to please
are irresistible because they radiate wholeness,
a rare delicacy in a world of hungry hearts.

Alan Cohen





write your haiku
as you find them ...
no need to please



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My QUOTES with haiku




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loss and change

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Loss is nothing else but change,
and change is nature's delight.

Marcus Aurelius



You do not suffer because things are impermanent.
You suffer because things are impermanent
and you think they are permanent.

Thich Nhat Hanh




something lost
something gained
write a haiku


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flower mandala

hana mandala - your orange brightens the green

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. . . My MANDALA haiku



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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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