Category: haikai
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Mindful Moongazing
There is a story of a thief and a zen master. The thief breaks into the master’s home to rob him, only to discover that the master owns nothing. Seeing the thief has worked hard for nothing, the zen master gives the thief the clothes off his back. After the perplexed thief departs, the naked…
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My Daily #Haiku (9/28/20)
9/28/20: parking lot Autumn windin the parking lotdriving lessons #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
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Lunch—deferred: an @ImageCurve #haibun
All he needed to do was print his answers. But when he plugged his Alpha Smart into the printer and keyed the sequence to print, the device failed. We waited—in vain—for help from Astor’s Tech support, a CUNY intern in over his head. I scribed his answers and then walked him to class. All I…
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My Daily #Haiku (9/26/20)
9/26/20: fountain morning fogthe sound of waterfrom a fountain #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
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My Daily #Haiku (9/24/20)
9/24/20: a letter a letterwe don’t want to receive…COVID warning #haiku #senryu #micropoetry #poetry
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“although the sun…” a #tanka (9/22/20)
9/22/20: unprompted although the sunbathes the yard in brightnessan Autumn chillfrom the early morningremains within these walls #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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My Daily #Haiku (9/22/20)
9/22/20: guesswork Equinox—we take the guessworkout of teaching #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
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“as another…” a #tanka (9/21/20)
9/21/20: PROMPT: calming thoughts as anotherGoogle Meet beginsa deep breathsomewhere the soundof trickling water #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
