Dawn approaching,
The terrier catches a scent in the hedges. - John O'Connor
Each day new creatures appear in our yard, now marsh:
We're flooded - with life! - Anne Steel, July 2019
I am a drop of salt water thrown up
By the tide to mirror the moon. - Kuya Minogue
Even mountains have cracks where the sun shines through,
Caves to heal the heart. - Kido, July 2019
A world of dew
And within every dewdrop a world of struggle. - Issa
"Which is the way to Mt. Wutai?"
The old woman said, "Right straight ahead." - Anne Steel, June 2019
Rainy season passed:
I go out into green fields,
Zephyrs everywhere. - Ryokan
What is a teacher
But a flawed human being,
A clear conduit? - Kido, June 2019
SKY HAIKU GUIDELINES
· Submit two haiku per
month - no more.
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Email
them to Kido kido@flestates.net
§ The first one should be
one of your favorites by a classic poet;
§ the second one - which
is optional - is your own original work.
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No
titles nor contextual material will be posted: the poem must speak for
itself.
o
Each
pair of poems will stay up for the month of its submission and the following
month.
NOTES:
· All these requirements
help us practice a kind of zen discipline of economy and restraint, and help us
to appreciate the wisdom of impermanence.
· If you submit more than
one original per month, Kido will post the first one she reads.
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She
wants to be a conduit, not a curator.
Please
visit www.oxford-soto-zen.org several days after submission to see yours and
others' postings.
