HAIKU UNBOUNDED
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Broke away from the haiku tradition of 5-7-5 syllables. Everyday fresh moments.
Many of these posted on Twitter social network.
Section titles from names of Chinese Trigrams.
Haiku syllogism
Three lines
A taste of truth
Stop the self, stop the world
It's simple
This place-moment is center
Everything always vibrating
With the pulse of the universe
As if singing a universal melody
Early January - cool and dry
You wonder
Where are the sky water clouds
Swimming in oceanic bliss
Falling in love with Reality
Work is done, let's play
No way out
Live life as it is
Accept no substitutes
Sidewalk covered with ginkgo leaves
Mind stopping for mind
Heart walking with love
Spring blossoms in January
Surprise!
May this be a blessing
Got to live in truth
If not
Life becomes empty
Silence is everywhere
Listen, listen deeply
Hear the quiet between sounds
A real good cup of coffee
Is a wonder
It may never happen again
The Ultimate is a name for the un-nameable
Stand here and extend awareness deep into this moment
This is the door to the Ultimate
Miraculous magical coincidences
Happening everyday
Be open to the Way
Yesterday I was young
Winter beings a visitor: wisdom
Gentle smiles of appreciation
Happiness comes spontaneously
When I sense truth
We are created from truth
Floating in space
Without bottom, free fall
Free of fear, breathing free
All is one - they say
But it looks like many
Put on spirit eyes - look again
It's all about presence
No presence, no life
Lot's of presence, abundant life
My mind is a bubble
On the surface
Of vast subterranean powers
Worry mind took me over
I noticed & returned to
Repeating a name of God
Sometimes nothing works
Frustration is king
Release attachments desired results
You say this, I say that
Where's reality
Not here, not there
No way out
Always here
Even in dreams
Sometimes lost, sometimes found
Going in and out of presence
The pulse of life
Mind darting here and there
Slow, slow, slow ... slow
Settling into here now in this place
Sitting. Looking out. No focus.
Watching mind grasping and releasing.
Staying open. Letting things pass.
They say everything changes
I say it's all the same
One here, one there, one everywhere
Here in this place
Always the same place
Shapes, lights, sounds changing
Coffee house backroom
Settling into quiet
No reading, just sitting
Not now. Later!
Again throwing away presence
Come now, be here now"
Always begin again
Today is the first day
Always begin again
Winter New Moon, New Year's Day
On same day
New beginning, darkness to light
We are like hollow flutes
The wind blows
Playing life's music through us
Searching for a comfortable position
We all want That
But few are willing to be still long enough
Mind broke apart
Putting it back together
With breath and silence
Turning back again
To being really here
Accept no substitutes
Letting loose my bones
Gliding through the streets
Moving through breath and sunrise
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