Haikus – Life is sweet
Stargazing at nightSuddenly a cold wet noseGrazes my ankle The sweet filly’s glanceLingers a moment too longAnd life’s warmth intrudes
Year: 2006
Teaching History
I can’t help but feel that the teaching of history should be deferred till one is much older. When history is taught in textbooks to schoolchildren, they are taught dates, places, battles, which treaty was signed, and what the outcome was. In other words, they are taught impersonal history from the point of view of … Read more
Haikus – Tension
A blue morning chillUncertainty looms aheadAct, or not to act?
Haikus – Home
Travels are overDwelling has no permanenceWhere does one belong?
Vacation
Gone for a vacation
Haikus – Trains
Overnight by trainAlmost two hours in zazenTrying to stay awake Cold twilight surroundsRacing in the wildernessA curved tube of light
Haikus – Afternoon
The nala flows onBehind flats at lazy noonFlowing water soothes Sleepy office dayRemoving the mutka’s lidInside cool and dark
Consuming Entertainment
Modern day living has given rise to a new sort of entertainment which is unique, to my mind, in the history of mankind. The resources of television and the silver screen, commercial novels and shopping malls make it possible. To understand this, I must first make clear the difference between pleasure and joy. Pleasure can … Read more
Haikus – Morning
The chirping cricketFrightened as someone enters.The Sudden silence The coming winterI’m wondering when I mustTake my warm clothes out I see her at onceAnd her glance falls on me too.Approaches wagging. Musing on cycleStreak of orange butterflyBrings me sudden joy
The fallacy of 'Success'
This post refers to a specific type of advertisement that we see all around us on TV, billboards, and the like. A sort of advertising that does not deal with rational attributes of the article, but instead, by triggering emotional and unrealistic emotions, seeks to bypass the intellect altogether. I refer to those ads that … Read more