Just Karma 124 (N1) for July 2016 b

Just Karma 124

Native Wisdom 1

Dependent Descendants

...Just perhaps now after all these years,

that we have been so very far apart -

Even though now the line is both thin and taut,

perhaps ready to sever completely -

There might also be a single strong thread of hope..

dusk reaches across

with gentle fingers; where is

the calmness sought, found?

©JP/dh

“...I have seen that in any great undertaking it is not enough

for a man to depend simply upon himself.” -

Lone Man [Isna la-wica] (Late 19th century) Teton Sioux

Native American Wisdom

Photographs by Edward S. Curtis

Chapters:

From Father to Son; Religion, Tradition and Being

One Sky Above Us: Unity, Individuality, and Custom

The Sweet Breathing of Flowers;Earth, Nature, And Reverence

and  Walk the Good Road; Youth, Age and the Worlds of Change

Ik 381 for June 2016 b

Ik 381

patience; a virtue

( haibun)

Today’s gift from Old Mother Willow; several butterflies,

damselfly and assorted bugs. The bonu;s a pair of

playful otter swimming across the creek and climbing

up the homemade wooden fence as seen through

a pair of binoculars - from where I sat barely breathing.

Otter delightful

swimming, climbing to and fro;

summer afternoon

©JP/dh

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_river_otter

For 6.30.16

Inspired by: Learn to wait; once you can wait,

you can do almost anything.

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.

haibun; prose and haiku

Ik 380 for June 2016 b

Ik 380

giving thanks

(haibun)

Only a few steps to the window - in the

darkened house between deepest dusk

and some other wee hour. It is the height

of their season I think, I watch them blinking

on and off, from the ground to the very top

of the trees in this summer only about a

week old. 'Bugs are brilliantly splendid.

brave firefly blink

after the thunderstorm in

the summer night

©JP/dh

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefly

6.29.16

Inspired by: Give thanks.

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.

haibun; prose and haiku

Ik 379 for June 2016 b

Ik 379

The heron

( haibun)

Just a short journey; to the edge of the yard.

Folding chair, binoculars and camera too.

Angle the chair just so to see the north/south

flow of about two hundred paces of the creek.

To listen to the bird chatter and bug wing hum

In the protective shadow of old Mother willow.

silently gliding  

in gracefully; the heron

settles on a rock

©JP/dh

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heron

Inspired by: Give yourself up to whatever the moment brings.

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.

haibun; prose and haiku

Ik 378 for June 2016 b

Ik 378

damselflies

(renga)

the air ballet of

the ebony jewelwing

above the water

a lone male rest his body;

iridescent green shimmers

afternoon sun warms

and calms my rattled spirit;

lowers my heart rate

©JP/dh

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebony_jewelwing

Inspired by: Compose a haiku in a restful place,

Preferably outside.

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.

American renga; two haiku 3,5,3 syllables

Above and below two lines of 7,7 syllables

Ik 377 for June 2016 b

Ik 377

what you do not see

(Collom Lunes sandwich an Elfje)

the horizon curves

the straight path; is not

a simple direction

I

Marvel at

How you twist

The truth that you

See.

I have to

back away from your sharp

edged wagging tongue

©JP/dh

You = a person I am having communication issues with

Inspired by: In order to see, listen; in order to hear, look.

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.

Jack Collum American Lune 3.5.3 words.

Elfje: 5 lines; words, 1.2.3.4.1

Ik 376 for June 2016 b

Ik 376

ever elusive?

(Collom Lunes sandwich an Elfje)

opinions need respect

agreement is optional; often one’s

silence is best

I

Can not

Make you see

How crazy you’re driving

Me

elegant words strung

cohesively dissolve like mist towards

your unwilling ears

©JP/dh

Inspired by: Express how you feel concisely and clearly.

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.

Jack Collum American Lune 3.5.3 words.

Elfje: 5 lines; words, 1.2.3.4.1

Ik 375 for June 2016 b

Ik 375

recess?

(Collom Lune series & haiku)

there arrives moments

when the light in one’s

attic is bright

we can do,

be anything or just chill

without any explanations

our obligations fulfilled

we can jump, dance or

read a book

*

a cultivated

or wild rose awaits your time,

attention and nose

©JP/dh

Inspired by: Imagine that you have permission to be

happy and to really enjoy your life.

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.

Jack Collum American Lune 3.5.3 words.

haiku 3,5,3 syllables

Ik 374 for June 2016 b

Ik 374

Tao soul?

(Collom Lune series)

nice when some

smile at the effort you expend;

give yourself credit

recognize the individual

that you are; allow yourself

to be different

redirect the negative

far away from your being;

allow light in

©JP/dh

Inspired by: Practice self-acceptance.

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.

Jack Collum American Lune 3.5.3 words.