Sunday, December 30, 2012

A stone will be born
from utter fragility
- peach blossom

Friday, December 28, 2012

Pure white lotuses
on the lake of remoteness
- clouds are cool inside

Sunday, December 23, 2012

Snow flakes falling, flake by flake
Each flake falls
in its proper place.

-Zen haiku

Friday, December 21, 2012

Ryokan


What is the heart of this old monk like?
A gentle wind
Beneath the vast sky.


-Ryokan

Thursday, December 20, 2012

A revelation!
the bush's hidden heart -
sudden headlights.

Friday, July 6, 2012

Though quick to wither,
you exude Eternity -
gardenia bloom.

Friday, June 15, 2012

Over the mown oval,
vacant in the midday haze,
a breeze blows unnoticed.

Friday, January 27, 2012

Dark green inferno
turning the past to ashes -
the conifer tree