Wisdom2be 4/16/23 Wisdom2be 4/16/23

"Haiku: Eastern Culture" - Translations and commentary by Reginald H. Blyth

A haiku is not a poem, it is not literature;

it is a hand becoming,

a door half-opened,

a mirror wiped clean.

It is a way of returning to nature,

to our moon nature,

our cherry blossom nature,

our falling leaf nature,

in short, to our Buddha nature.

Wisdom2be 3/6/23 Wisdom2be 3/6/23

Zen Poem — Ikkyu

Every day priests minutely examine the Dharma (universal law)

and endlessly chant complicated sutras.

Before doing that, though,

they should learn how to read the love letters

sent by the wind and rain,

the snow and moon.

Wisdom2be 12/5/22 Wisdom2be 12/5/22

“Family Tree” by HK Stewart

Every twig follows

its own path to the sun.

And yet, even branches

tell each other what to do.

This is how a tree is formed.

BE A SUPPORTER ON MR. STEWART’S EFFORTS

Wisdom2be 11/13/22 Wisdom2be 11/13/22

“An Artist’s Eye” by Keith Basar

This poem is dedicated to my wise, sweet friend M. A person of incalculable passion for life and the path she now excitingly follows.

~K

You were born of the Holy

gifted in ways that few know

and fewer could ever know.

How long has your heart celebrated your poetic flair?

and artistic touch?

that searches the stillness of the night

for its next expression?

Most likely, long before you were born

Wisdom2be 10/16/22 Wisdom2be 10/16/22

"The Guest" by Kabir - (Sufi Mystic)

The Guest is inside you, and also inside me;

you know the sprout is hidden inside the seed.

We are all struggling;

none of us has gone far.Let your arrogance go,

and look around inside.

Wisdom2be 8/28/22 Wisdom2be 8/28/22

“Little Me”by Keith Basar

Hey, I recognize these people — I think...

(I cling a little closer till the coast is clear)

My mom says everything’s just fine.

These people are family and friends.

Wisdom2be 7/3/22 Wisdom2be 7/3/22

“Poet” by Keith Basar

Throughout human history, conscious or not, we humans are relentlessly drawn towards the magnetism of Holy Love. Of course, this Love could be echoed as truth, life, purpose and so forth. Throughout the ages wisdom texts and homilies have uttered it, stars have glistened it, the winds have harmonized it — combining every life element into an aspiring, insatiable longing to be one with perfect Love.