bright sun
the sheen of tall grass
when it bends
Jim Kacian
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Far better
To think of the sacred
In ordinary things
The pencil and paper
With which I write
The ceramic mug of tea
From which I drink
The laptop computer
A personal deity
Or life’s substitute
Also, out of doors
Where my partner
Plants potatoes
For future harvests
haiku mind
108 poems to
cultivate awareness
& open your heart
is by Patricia Donegan
Full winter moon:
the icicle
the icicle’s shadow
Geraldine Clinton Little
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Up the hill
Onto the peninsula
Up the driveway
To the cottage
Snow is everywhere
We walk to Rutland Water
Past rooftops
Past church spires
Past the thatched house
With icicles, long icicles
Hanging from the window frames
Hanging from the door frame
Then on past trees
Past the post box
Through the fields
To the shoreline
With poachers acting as gamekeepers
Fishermen being as children
The frozen, icy water
Offering play for everyone
haiku mind
108 poems to
cultivate awareness
& open your heart
is by Patricia Donegan
in dreams
and in awakening—
the colour of the iris
Shushiki
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As if at the very end
The final dream
Before the final awakening
As if the need for explanation
Falls away
With the snow or the rain
Either will suit me
A last chance to smile
At the loss of my environment
Only then for the piano to be played
The brass band to form a semi-circle
And the pub singers to strike a chord
All to bless the pork pies
The cheese and pickle sandwiches
And the very finest Farmer’ Blonde real ale
haiku mind
108 poems to
cultivate awareness
& open your heart
is by Patricia Donegan
shown a flower
the small baby
opens its mouth
Seifu-Ni
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On the very day
When I saw photographs
Of a happy smiling baby
On the other side
Of this grand old world
Her mother
And her grandmother, are flowers
Who radiate the beauty of happiness
Joy begets joy it’s true
Love of life is love itself
haiku mind
108 poems to
cultivate awareness
& open your heart
is by Patricia Donegan
moonlight—
through thin clothes
to naked skin
Hisajo Sugita
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Is my male body
More appealing
Or more vulnerable
When one can see its nakedness
Through a thin veil
Of linen or mercerised cotton
Is my male mind
More alluring
Or approachable
When seen in its pure emptiness
With a cover
Of no substance whatsoever
Is my male skin
Then so inviting
As your unveiled female skin
Are we not equals
More or less
In our obvious powerlessness
haiku mind
108 poems to
cultivate awareness
& open your heart
is by Patricia Donegan