Swallows in the sky, Nests waiting in mulberry. Pilgrimage circle. Winter respite completed, Final frost left in the north.
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Return South
Tagged with: community, cycles, Haiku, life cycle, nature, peace, pilgrimage, reflection, samsara, spring, swallows, Tanka
Posted in Musings, Poetry
Posted in Musings, Poetry
Road
Silent the morning. In the darkness before dawn, Chaparral scents air. Black pathway stretches onward, Into the golden morning.
Tagged with: Haiku, introspection, journey, memories, pathway, reflection, regrets, self, silence
Posted in Poetry
Posted in Poetry
Promise
Fallow the earth lays. In the treetops life springs forth, Deep roots waken first.
Tagged with: beginnings, birth, Haiku, life cycle, nature, potential, reflection, tree
Posted in Poetry
Posted in Poetry
Silence
Darkness at the peak, Silence throughout the city. In the distance barks.
Tagged with: alone, community, contemplation, Haiku, life, reflection, self, solitude
Posted in Poetry
Posted in Poetry
Thich Nhat Hanh
Within the last few days, Master Thich Nhat Hanh was hospitalized with a brain hemorrhage. Thay, as he is called among his adherents and students, is currently in observed condition but is said to be making a speedy recovery. Before…
Tagged with: brain hemorrhage, Buddhism, emotions, harmony, journey, Lâm Tế Dhyana, life, Linji chan, love, Master Thich Nhat Hanh, Order of Interbeing, peace, Plum Village, reflection, Thich Nhat Hanh, zen
Posted in Informaitional, Musings
Posted in Informaitional, Musings
Parched Artery
Riverbeds arid, From headwater to heartland, Memories of growth.
Moon on Desert
Clouds glow with moonlight Mock dawn in midsummer dark Wind dances on leaf
Tagged with: contemplation, growth, Haiku, meditation, moonlight, reflection, summer night, supermoon, swelling, warmth
Posted in Poetry
Posted in Poetry
Aged
old weathered tree trunk fattened with age and season shattered stone beneath
Desert Palette
palo verde green lavender smoke filling air clear sky striking blue
Tagged with: color, desert, Haiku, journey, nature, palo verde, reflection, sky blu, smoke tree, summer
Posted in Poetry
Posted in Poetry
Nian Xióng Hall 