country road view:
nothing bigger than a mouse
is in motion.
Still Life [Haiku]
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Tag Archives: Stillness
Moth Flight [Haiku]
moth falls off wall,
pulls up erratically, &
struggles for altitude.
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Coiled [Haiku]
neck coiled,
egret hovers stock still
to snap up a fish.
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Worldly Concerns [Kyōka]
Buddha's lap,
a pigeon lands:
a monk shoos
the bird away,
but Buddha didn't mind.
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“Mulberry Picking” [採桑子] by Ouyang Xiu [w/ Audio]
West Lake is beautiful from a small boat.
Green water wends its way through the lotus,
Sweet grass grows thickly all along the bank,
Faint music wafts from unknown points ashore.
When the wind quits, the Lake is glassy smooth;
The boat is perfectly still for a beat,
Then its movement is betrayed by ripples
And startled waterfowls' furious flapping.
Note: The title “Gathering Mulberry Leaves” was used by Xu Yuanchong for his translation. The Chinese title is: 採桑子 (Cǎi Sāngzǐ)
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Faux Ice [Haiku]
the low morning sun
burns through gray clouds; the
still lake looks iced over
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Dead Tree Stillness [Haiku]
clouds drift upon
mirror clear waters;
dead tree stillness.
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Stone Damo [Lyric Poem]
The stone Bodhidharma,
Meant as more than likeness.
It tries to copy Damo's
Stillness & uprightness.
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Urban Monkey [Haiku]
urban monkey stops
& turns on an urban vine --
nary a tremor.
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