in the beguine
The first thing we [global haiku] need to do, before we begin, is prepare the ground for the new season's crops. In other words, we clear the fields and till the soil and abandon the use of chemical additives. We go organic; as Basho discovered to be the way forward when he revolted against the puerile decadence and vainglorious usury of the Edo period's facile floating escapism. It's not about poetry, it's about consciousness (as mentioned earlier) It's also about shrinking our egos. This is the Western problem, which now infects the world. Everyone wants to be special. This is a gross error that pure haiku eschews (like the plague). This is the way to achieve recognition for this beautiful thing we call haiku, in the debatable citadel of Western literary history. But, that's not important compared to the cultivation of an impeccable natural sincerity (makoto). Let's give the people something worthwhile, for God's sake, beyond consumerism's manic reflection. Let's provide a purpose beyond fruitless, self-serving fantasy.
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this world of dew
is just a world of dew,
and yet . . .
— Issa
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07-01-12
