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haikus

one of my favorite haikus from this morning.

The moon is up:

Plum blossom shadows

Fall on my pillow.

from Zen Haiku Poems and Letters of Natsume Soseki (lent to me by betsy haggerty)

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The sun just filled the room,

A dog naps behind my chair.

I feel a smile brewing.

a spontaneous western haiku by me jb.

For Celebration

Now is the time to free the heart.
Let all intentions and worries stop,
Free the joy inside the self,
Awaken to the wonder of your life.

Open your eyes and see the friends
Whose hearts recognize your face as kin,
Those whose kindness watchful and near,
Encourages you to live everything here.

See the gifts the years have given,
Things your effort could never earn,
The health to enjoy who you want to be
And the mind to mirror mystery.

by John O' Donahue

(poem sent to me from herb taylor)

To come home to yourself

”May all that is unforgiven in you
Be released.

May your fears yield
Their Deepest tranquilities.

May all that is unlived in you
Blossom into a future
Graced with Love.“

by John O’ Donohue

(poem sent to me from herb taylor)

walk

walking among the trees

your lungs renew in the breeze

revive, release, relief.

by jane brooks