haiku (18)
hurry : work
Friday, January 31, 2014
the day is yelling hurry! hurry! you're too late! or is that just me? sit last night i had fun today i come back to work i keep coming back [...] more
reluctant : compassion
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
reluctant, i sit
a hundred reasons not to
stubborn faith alone
sit
compassion is not
about you and i alone
only emptiness [...] more
agenda : rhythm
Monday, January 27, 2014
there is time enough
for everything apart from
my own agenda
sit
finally my mind
slows to the rythm of breath
when I hear the gong [...] more
bus : galaxies
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
concerned only with
my own happiness i curse
this wild crowded bus
sit
we are galaxies
separated by vast space
born of one idea [...] more
puzzle : onion
Saturday, January 25, 2014
my daughter Zoë
solves a puzzle by touching
everything she can
sit
like an onion skin
all of space and time appears
to the perceiver [...] more
pot : inverted
Friday, January 24, 2014
in the large office
someone brews a second pot
I am not alone
sit
unaware am i
the dimensions of this space
inverted somehow [...] more
dishes : tiger
Thursday, January 23, 2014
dishes in the sink
an angry monster to fight
or a wise teacher
sit
walking through the trees
the tiger pulls a long tail
following it back [...] more
dark : snow
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
dark thoughts, cold morning
i trudge to work in the snow
ignorant and sad
sit
i sit with my thoughts
outside, snow gradually
covers everything [...] more
ocean : breath
Monday, January 20, 2014
the new day ocean
seems to cover the horizon
only a mirage
sit
more precious than food
or water or bright jewels
this breath, this breath, . . . [...] more
gum : wandering
Friday, January 17, 2014
bad breath, a sore throat
you should buy some gum today
my wife says to me
sit
my wandering mind
slow down the clock by magic
one breath lasts forever [...] more
anger : unravelling
Thursday, January 16, 2014
anger in action
hot and uncomfortable
sleeping and steering
sit
my mind as it is
unravelling into space
what is there to say? [...] more
early : silent
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Im at work early
the building is so quiet
pipes gurgle and drip
sit
silent gong, no bell
how long have I been sitting?
there is no way to tell [...] more
noise : coffee
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
aggressive language
incomprehensible noise
a leaky ceiling
sit
coffee is ready
i drink to wake myself up
and also, I sit . . . [...] more
flame : gratitude
Monday, January 13, 2014
my plans are aflame
my expectations, ashes
okay! now begin.
sit
gratitude hangs up
behind my desk chair shouting
GRATITUDE! all day. [...] more
elbow : this
Saturday, January 11, 2014
My life is so full
frustration and joyfulness
elbow each other
sit
is or not is
not both nor neither nor none
this is not a word [...] more
bone : snow
Friday, January 10, 2014
sit mind, sit. wait mind.
bone a bone must run and fetch
no bone mind, sit mind
sit
heating or cooling
it stands up on metal legs
under the light snow [...] more
time : form
Thursday, January 9, 2014
time alone and time
apart from my beloveds
I open my heart
sit
form and formation
snakes made of water and wind
wriggle and ripple [...] more
wet : space
Saturday, January 18, 2014
rain on my wool coat
smelling like an english sheep
I stay dry enough
sit
in the space of mind
which is true space, only space
infinite freedom [...] more