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ZenOfferings Jan 2019
Do you mourn the wind
As the particles pass by?
Their death brings spring-time…
Here lies one, in the wake of 36
ZenOfferings Jan 2019
I started wearing that necklace again
The one with the little key on it

For the longest time I thought that it was out of place
That it ceased to belong the day I lost the lock

But I started wearing that necklace again
It used to be the key to your heart

But its since unlocked my own
A departure from haiku
This poem welled up inside me -- similar to Haiku 1

Haiku 1 inspired me to begin sharing with you all, so I had to honor this similar feeling by sharing this poem as well.
ZenOfferings Jan 2019
What good’s being right?
I’m never farther from truth
Than in a judgement
And then there I go judging non-judgement.  What a funny cycle.
ZenOfferings Jan 2019
Born a reflection
I see a light in your eyes
Primordial burn
Its all pattern
ZenOfferings Jan 2019
Don’t miss your cold love
Miss the warmth you let me feel
About myself —
Even the pain in my chest, and the shallowness of my words and breath, are Zen if your labels are loose.

Expect more traditional haiku shortly.
ZenOfferings Jan 2019
Standing in the rain
Trying to wash it away —
I’m made of water…
We're born from strife
ZenOfferings Jan 2019
Karma is a friend
Not a judge or a jury --
More like a suchness...
Western culture, rooted in Judeo-Christian beliefs, lends a poor translation
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