Haiku for Bloor Street West

May 23, 2017Uncategorizedbloor street, Buddhism, haiku, poem, poetry, toronto, toronto poets, zenkodyhe

Waiting for the rain,

The dandelion fluff-

Pushes through heaven

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Outside the Temple-

“NAMO AMITABHA”

written on a closed gate

Three Haiku for Three Dogs

May 23, 2017anarchisms, Buddhism, poetry, Pure Land, zenanimals, Buddhism, compassion, dog, dogs, ego, egolessness, haiku, nature, poem, poetry, zenkodyhe

Cowering dog-

Afraid too,

Of his owners shouts

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Down the path

A poodle strolls-

Prettier then its owner

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“Why the leash”

Says the Black Lab

Tongue outstreched

Haiku for May’s Fireworks

May 23, 2017Buddhism, poetry, Uncategorized, zenfireworks, haiku, life, may, poem, poetry, spring, summer, victoria day, zenkodyhe

Scared from May’s fireworks-

The plum blossom looses its petals

To the breeze

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A bang! And a kerplow!

Of fireworks-

Out of view, a child smiles

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Empty path

I hear only the distant cracks

Of May’s fireworks

Haiku for a Snail in the Rain

May 22, 2017Uncategorizedanimals, compassion, haiku, kindness, life, Love, nature, poem, poetry, seasons, snail, springkodyhe

After the rain-

Look out for snails and worms

On your night-time sojurn

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Afraid of being crushed

A little snail looks up to me

With big desperate eyes

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The snail-

In the palm of a human

Travels galaxies to saftey

Haiku for a lilac

May 21, 2017poetry, Uncategorized, zenBuddhism, flowers, haiku, nature, poem, poetry, pure land Buddhism, zenkodyhe

Gentle in the spring rain-

The lilac bush

Haiku for Mrs. Raccoon

May 21, 2017Buddhism, poetry, Pure Land, zenanimals, Buddhism, city life, dumpster diving, haiku, Issa, life, nature, poem, poetry, raccoon, simple living, toronto, zenkodyhe

Startled in the trash

Mrs. Raccoon scurries into the night-

Having beaten me to the prize

Self Portrait in a form of a Haiku

May 21, 2017poetry, Uncategorized, zenbeauty, Buddhism, cause and effect, ego, egolessness, haiku, life, Love, poem, poetry, zenkodyhe

Growing light-

Afloat like an empty bag

Caught in the wind

Haiku for a Young Women

May 21, 2017Uncategorizedbeauty, flower, haiku, life, Love, nature, poem, poetry, spring, zenkodyhe

Blushing

Like late spring flowers-

A reddish pink

Tea Ceremony Poems

May 19, 2017UncategorizedBuddhism, cause and effect, ego, haiku, nature, poem, poetry, pure land Buddhism, tea, zenkodyhe

Drinking tea-

A bowl of lilac

Petals waft

A ceremony

I set one cup and one bowl

For the great Buddha

Sweeted rice cakes

Sweetened fried tofu

And crispy cucumbers

I Eat

Like some holy fox

Or kappa

Haiku for Eglinton Street

May 19, 2017Uncategorizedeglinton street, haiku, Ontario, poem, poetry, toronto, untraditional haiku, zenkodyhe

Empty street-

Echos the clatter

Of a woman’s Sandal

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