Ik 373 for June 2016 b

Ik 373

bear minimum

(*a renga)

what do we all have;

functioning parts, thinking brain,

imagination

all the rest; window dressing;

surfaces beneath surfaces

imagine living

in outer space, what then would

or could we possess

©JP/dh

Inspired by: What really matters is what you do with what you have.

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.

(*renga as I learned - two haiku of 5,7,5 with a middle segment of two lines of 7 syllables.)

Ik 372 for June 2016 b

Ik 372

creditably pure?

(*a renga)

once “keeping ‘it’ real”

a slogan; redirection

to heal damage done

a remembrance now to

a self centering era?

there is honesty

to the moderation of

wanting the whole truth

©JP/dh

Inspired by: Be authentic.

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.

(*renga as I learned - two haiku of 5,7,5 with a middle segment of two lines of 7 syllables.)

Ik 371 for June 2016 b

Ik 371

bask in beauty

(*a renga)

when being forced to

play another persons game;

understand the rules

set aside false shame that drags

the joy from your own living

eliminate rage

especially when your heart

wants two champions

©JP/dh

Inspired by: Refuse to feel humiliation.

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.

(*renga as I learned - two haiku of 5,7,5 with a middle segment of two lines of 7 syllables.)

Ik 370 for June 2016 b

Ik 370

axiom

(*a renga)

carefully sit down

express with honesty, thoughts

listen and respond

answers may close a few doors

when hurt hearts are slow to heal

skeletons, secrets

cause more distress, more messes;

use words carefully

©JP/dh

Inspired by: Let people know where they stand with you.

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.

(*renga as I learned - two haiku of 5,7,5 with a middle segment of two lines of 7 syllables.)

Ik 369 for June 2016 b

Ik 369

on point

(*a renga)

the piggies used straw,

twigs and then bricks to build homes;

windows and doors too

maybe they’ll be able to

invite that wolf for some tea

starting over takes

courage and strength; and so does

having compassion

©JP/dh

Inspired by: Remember that you have the ability to start over.

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.

(*renga as I learned - two haiku of 5,7,5 with a middle segment of two lines of 7 syllables.)

Ik 368 for June 2016 b

Ik 368

humble glow

(*a renga)

plans are just guidelines

to be read by the light of

the late spring fireflies

one can try to read by that

small green blinking light or live...

live, enjoying the

dance of the insects, as they

let prayers drift free

©JP/dh

Inspired by: Remember that religion is personal.

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.

(*renga as I learned - two haiku of 5,7,5 with a middle segment of two lines of 7 syllables.)

Just Karma 123 (f14) for June 2016 b

Just Karma 123

frog adventures 14

(a haibun)

the rains that had held off; descended

a quick hop around the block

for a breakfast at a local eatery

where a studious lad conversed

his ambitions to be educated and counseled

by the Navy - that made kaeru smile

the rest of the trip home; through some rain

was mostly uneventful - even with the car radio malfunctioning;

kaeru’s pad - standing still; the grass taller...

*

kaeru, looks in the

robin’s empty nest; the chicks

have hatched and are gone

©JP/dh

kaeru = in Japanese means both frog and returning.