Japanese Temple,©hokkaijapansintro
4 Haiku:
A Japanese form of poetry;
consisting of 3 lines,
line 1 having 5 syllables,
line 2 having 7 syllables,
line 4 having 5 syllables.
Why would anyone kiss
A frog hoping for a prince?
Odds are against it!
Man lives to love a
Woman, woman loves to live.
Live, love together
Despair is much like
Happiness except one can
Live with happiness!
Canada is cold
snow is everywhere I look
Spring is on my mind
Beginning
In the beginning, all things are hopeful.
We prepare ourselves to start anew.
Though we may be intent on the
magnificent journey ahead, all things are
contained in the first moment:our
optimism, our faith, our resolution, our
innocence.
In order to start, we must make a
decision. This decision is a commitment to
daily self cultivation. We must make a
strong connection to our inner selves.
Outside matters are superflous.
Alone and naked, we negotiate all of life's
travails. Therefore, we alone must make
something of ourselves, transforming
ourselves into the instruments for
experiencing the deepest spiritual essence
of life.
Once we make our decision, all things will
come to us. Auspicious signs are not a
supersition, but a confirmation. They are a
response. It is said that if one chooses to
pray to a rock with enough devotion, even
the rock will come alive. In practice, even
the mountains and valleys......... will reverberate
to the sound of our purpose.
Author: Deng Ming-Dao
...Renga !
