ik 168 for July 2015 b

ik 168

(renga; as I was taught)

our blue moon phenom

does turning thirty

make a man; if just by deed

alone you are true

we have been lucky I think

to be your folks - you’ve said

good examples to

follow - without preaching such;

love, hugs and honor

 *

Inspired by: Be as polite to your children

as you want them to be to you.

from: Instant Karma by Barbara Ann Kipfer

8,879 ways to give yourself and others

good fortune right now.

*

Karma is cause and effect. Dharma means cosmic law.

Yoga is enlightenment through movement and Tao is the

practice of acting in harmony with the fundamental essence

of everything you encounter.

Note: my haiku (or other forms) are my interpretations

or of how I might put the inspirational sentence

into practice, for me.  Also, I am going in my own order.

©JP/dh

American renga syllable count

5/7/5 line space 7/7 line space 5/7/5

ik 167 for July 2015 b

ik 167

(haiku)

garden tending

weather brings growing

along with odd bits pieces;

routine clean and weed

 *

Inspired by: Clear garden debris so plants can grow.

from: Instant Karma by Barbara Ann Kipfer

8,879 ways to give yourself and others

good fortune right now.

*

Karma is cause and effect. Dharma means cosmic law.

Yoga is enlightenment through movement and Tao is the

practice of acting in harmony with the fundamental essence

of everything you encounter.

Note: my haiku (or other forms) are my interpretations

or of how I might put the inspirational sentence

into practice, for me.  Also, I am going in my own order.

©JP/dh

American haiku syllable count

5/7/5

ik 166 for July 2015 b

k 166

(Elfje)

understatement

poetry

just is

a part of

who I am, like

breathing

 *

Inspired by: Write poetry as an

exercise of self-discovery.

from: Instant Karma by Barbara Ann Kipfer

8,879 ways to give yourself and others

good fortune right now.

*

Karma is cause and effect. Dharma means cosmic law.

Yoga is enlightenment through movement and Tao is the

practice of acting in harmony with the fundamental essence

of everything you encounter.

Note: my haiku (or other forms) are my interpretations

or of how I might put the inspirational sentence

into practice, for me.  Also, I am going in my own order.

©JP/dh

Elfje an eleven word poem. See more about Elfje here:

https://simplyelfje.wordpress.com/

ik 165 for July 2015 b

ik 165

(haiku)

creative community

one ‘net’ benefit;

international friendships

through common passion

 *

Inspired by: Cultivate a diverse group of friends.

from: Instant Karma by Barbara Ann Kipfer

8,879 ways to give yourself and others

good fortune right now.

*

Karma is cause and effect. Dharma means cosmic law.

Yoga is enlightenment through movement and Tao is the

practice of acting in harmony with the fundamental essence

of everything you encounter.

Note: my haiku (or other forms) are my interpretations

or of how I might put the inspirational sentence

into practice, for me.  Also, I am going in my own order.

©JP/dh

American haiku:: syllable count 5/7/5

ik 164 for July 2015 b

ik 164

(renga as I was taught)
off line

window shopping is

affordable and allows

for comparison

though too many places now

no longer hold stock in store

so we will just have

to keep looking locally

rather than from ‘air’

 *

Inspired by: Plan your purchases.

from: Instant Karma by Barbara Ann Kipfer

8,879 ways to give yourself and others

good fortune right now.

*

Karma is cause and effect. Dharma means cosmic law.

Yoga is enlightenment through movement and Tao is the

practice of acting in harmony with the fundamental essence

of everything you encounter.

Note: my haiku (or other forms) are my interpretations

or of how I might put the inspirational sentence

into practice, for me.  Also, I am going in my own order.

©JP/dh

Note: From ‘air’ meaning ‘the net’ -

still not enamored with online shopping.

renga: syllable count

5/7/5 line space 7/7 line space 5/7/5

ik 163 for July 2015 b

ik 163

(renga as I was taught)

in concert

in the evening

I out the darkened window

watching the silence

home hums, fades - then crickets chirp

cicadas sing, bull frogs call

distant traffic drones

and the lone train whistle joins

the rustling trees

 *

Inspired by: Each day, pause to do layered listening -

the loudest, obvious sounds and then the next layer down, etc.

from: Instant Karma by Barbara Ann Kipfer

8,879 ways to give yourself and others

good fortune right now.

*

Karma is cause and effect. Dharma means cosmic law.

Yoga is enlightenment through movement and Tao is the

practice of acting in harmony with the fundamental essence

of everything you encounter.

Note: my haiku (or other forms) are my interpretations

or of how I might put the inspirational sentence

into practice, for me.  Also, I am going in my own order.

©JP/dh

renga: syllable count

5/7/5 line space 7/7 line space 5/7/5

ik 152 for July 2015 b

ik 162

(renga - as I was taught)

driven?

our plans are revised;

our family vacation

with less travel time

still a count of eight going

the destination; closer

we’ll have our own car,

our own room; ‘she’ll’ be making

the reservations

 *

Inspired by: The worst that could happen or the best

that could happen, but often it’s somewhere in between.

from: Instant Karma by Barbara Ann Kipfer

8,879 ways to give yourself and others

good fortune right now.

*

Karma is cause and effect. Dharma means cosmic law.

Yoga is enlightenment through movement and Tao is the

practice of acting in harmony with the fundamental essence

of everything you encounter.

Note: my haiku (or other forms) are my interpretations

or of how I might put the inspirational sentence

into practice, for me.  Also, I am going in my own order.

©JP/dh

renga: syllable count

5/7/5 line space 7/7 line space 5/7/5

ik 161 for July 2015 b

ik 161

Pleiades

slow and steady

start at the beginning

simplify your actions

sing, hum merry tunes

sort, give, gift, toss away

success sometimes seems far

section, divide large tasks

savor accomplishments

 *

Inspired by: Do what you can, with what you have,

where you are. - Theodore Roosevelt

from: Instant Karma by Barbara Ann Kipfer

8,879 ways to give yourself and others

good fortune right now.

*

Karma is cause and effect. Dharma means cosmic law.

Yoga is enlightenment through movement and Tao is the

practice of acting in harmony with the fundamental essence

of everything you encounter.

Note: my haiku (or other forms) are my interpretations

or of how I might put the inspirational sentence

into practice, for me.  Also, I am going in my own order.

©JP/dh

Invented in 1999 by Craig Tigerman, the Pleiades is a seven-line poem.

Each line begins with the same letter and is six syllables long.

ik 160 for July 2015 b

ik 160

American Lune a mixed series

conscientious

details, every one

shows respect to the universe;

actions bespeak kindness

*

inanimate things

hold onto

human vibrations

*

let positive energy

remain after you have used

or touched something

 *

Inspired by: Return your shopping cart to its place.

from: Instant Karma by Barbara Ann Kipfer

8,879 ways to give yourself and others

good fortune right now.

*

Karma is cause and effect. Dharma means cosmic law.

Yoga is enlightenment through movement and Tao is the

practice of acting in harmony with the fundamental essence

of everything you encounter.

Note: my haiku (or other forms) are my interpretations

or of how I might put the inspirational sentence

into practice, for me.  Also, I am going in my own order.

©JP/dh

Jack Collum Lune: haiku written in 3/5/3 words

Robert Kelly Lune: haiku written in a 5/3/5 syllables