She has put the child to sleep
And now washes the clothes;
The summer moon. -- Issa
All we considered:
Became two small bags on the
Pristine, sunlit floor. -- Kido Listenbee (for August 22)
One more dead calm day
I listen to the wind chimes
I smacked with a broom. — Billy Collins
I regret squashing
the spider that crawled into
our sink for a drink.
—Anne Steel
Rain dropping from leaves
A vast unspoken language
Becomes one with me.
- Dogen
Black and white photos
Slowly revealing in time
Rainbows of color
- Kido Listenbee, July 2022
Small
Town
An
old dog stops traffic
Both
ways -- Devar Dahl
Living
alone now
Her
heart makes room for others
To
expand their own. -- kido listenbee, June 2022
Grass,
mist rising
not a voice over the water
The day has ended. -- Busan
Tree
rubbing the roof.
The
balm of two things mixing.
Spring
breeze arriving. -- Gen Ju Reithel,
June 2022
Don't worry spiders,
I keep house
Casually -- Issa
My husband's mom took
spider outside to let them
go. Now I do too. -- Anne Steel, June 2022
My husband’s mom took
spiders outside to let them
go. Now I do too.
--Anne Steel
Did it yell
'til it became all voice?
Cicada shell! -- Basho
Sheen off the surface
Burns away all vision
Letting the water speak. -- Kido Listenbee, May 2022
Jump over clouds
Into the sky and
You'll see the moon despite the rain. - Shihgematsu
Jump, run spring!
Three robins in somber coats
With vests of burnt sienna. - Kido Listenbee, April 2022
Be a child; forget and
Get going. Life's woes are transient,
Moving clouds. - Usha Meenakshi
Digging in the dirt
Millipedes on her fingers.
Right here, a wonder! - Gen Ju Reithel, April 2022
-- for this small beetle
-- a lifetime on one tree trunk
-- everything is there. - Edith Shiffert
Gently we carried
the stunned wasp outside -- there it
can revive itself. - Anne Steel, April 2022
A world of dew
within every drop a world of struggle - Issa
Descent through whiete clouds
reveals a still, blue lake
Where my friend savors life.
- Anne Steele, December 2021
Was it light within?
Stillness becoming alive,
[Was it] Light within light? [Yet] still? -Theodore Roethke
Am I strong enough?
And am I humble right now?
Why me? And why not? - Kido Listenbee, December 2021
Life's little, our heads
sad. Redeemed and wasting clay
this chance. Be of use. - Ravi Shankar
Wrinkles on her face
speak of loss, love and wonder
Words are not needed. Anne Steel, November 2021
a hundred gourds
from the heart
of one vine - Chiyo-ni
Each bite of apple
Orchard in every season
The core in my palm - Gen Ju Reithel, November 2021
Flight of the sea birds
Scattered like lost words
Wheel to the storm and fly. - John Perry Barlow
In passionate seas
May we swim in compassion
Below the surface. - Kido Listenbee, November 2021
Over the wintry forest
Leaves howl in rage
With no leaves to blow. - Natsume Soseki
The numerous leaves
All shining and quivering
The breeze on my face. - Gen Ju Reithel, October 2021
Together let us eat
Ears of wheat,
Sharing at night a grass pillow. - Basho
In a heavy sack
He bore sweet ripe persimmons
To delight his wife. - Anne Steel, October 2021
In response to things, forms appear.
Thus is the moon in water, in mind. - Dogen
Formal zen haicutsMinimize the mouth. - Kido Listenbee, October 2021
The price we [humans]
often pay for consciousness
is inattention. - Verlyn Klinkenburg
Uphill full speed eyes
down, Deep green all round, unseen.
Old woman! Slow down! - Kido Listenbee, Sept., 2021
The light of a candle
Is transferred to another candle
Spring twilight - Buson
Hike your own hike! Say
Experienced travelers on the
Appalachian Trail - Anne Steel, Sept., 2021
Stirring my coffee
every which way: Flamenco! - Sheila K. Barksdale
Synchronous Fireflies
Flash on - off - on - off - on - offf
Wond'rous unison! - Anne Steel, Sept., 2021
Now the ears of my ears awake.
Now the eyes of my eyes are opened. - e.e. cummings
Y'all want something to
Make you feel good, and nothing
To make you live good! - Rev. Annie Higgenbottom
When necessary,
I played with the lion, but
When not, I left it. - Ungan
Cardinals courting,
Roadside, suddenly fly to
Two separate trees. - Kido LIstenbee, June-July, 2021
Lighting one candle
With another candle --
Spring evening. - Buson
The full moon rested
Early morning on the
Roof of our house. - Anne Steel, June-July 2021
Taking a nap,
Feet planted
Against a cool wall - Basho
Resting in the vase
The silence of the blossom
Calling out to life - Gen Ju Reithel, June-July, 2021