{"id":213,"date":"2006-09-29T22:48:00","date_gmt":"2006-09-30T05:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bhagwad.com\/blog\/2006\/09\/early-haiku-poetry.html"},"modified":"2006-09-29T22:48:00","modified_gmt":"2006-09-30T05:48:00","slug":"early-haiku-poetry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bhagwad.com\/blog\/2006\/haikus\/early-haiku-poetry.html\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Haiku poetry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A sunlit morning<br \/>Sweeping the Road for the day<br \/>A futile effort<\/p>\n<p>Lazy snow white clouds<br \/>A gentle breeze cools the brow<br \/>Hear the leaves rustle<\/p>\n<p>Chirping birds in Spring<br \/>Life springing up everywhere<br \/>Dead TV chains us<\/p>\n<p>Early dusk, dog barks<br \/>Pink clouds. The children playing<br \/>All silence. No thought.<\/p>\n<p>Plants grow in the dark<br \/>Hidden from sight and knowledge<br \/>Nature needs us not<\/p>\n<p>We are still children<br \/>Same motives. New Expressions<br \/>The truth sets us free<\/p>\n<p>Lighted homes at night<br \/>Fighting Dark Nature outside<br \/>Are we not nature?<\/p>\n<p>A spider spun thread<br \/>On a warm chair in the sun<br \/>Blowing in the wind<\/p>\n<p>A fly sits on me<br \/>Searching for what, I don&#8217;t know<br \/>Does it know of time?<\/p>\n<p>Chill Winds bring the rain<br \/>After the hot sun, the noise<br \/>Like happy relief<\/p>\n<p>Can&#8217;t be inactive<br \/>So hard. Rain says &#8220;Don&#8217;t worry&#8221;<br \/>I will force you to.<\/p>\n<p>The rain is messy<br \/>So we say. How is it then<br \/>Nature rejoices?<\/p>\n<p>Thunder in the sky<br \/>Cool breeze laden with raindrops<br \/>Smell of fresh wet earth<\/p>\n<p>Wet leaves hanging down<br \/>Quiet cool dark skies, and the sound<br \/>of dripping water<\/p>\n<p>Smell of damp nature.<br \/>Mosquito sits on my ear<br \/>All still. A leaf moves.<\/p>\n<p>Footsteps come and go.<br \/>But without hearing, can we<br \/>Sense someone&#8217;s presence?<\/p>\n<p>A swing keeps moving<br \/>So what if we live and die?<br \/>Everything is One<\/p>\n<p>The day is over.<br \/>I&#8217;m going forever it says.<br \/>Have you lived me?<\/p>\n<p>A wet bench with trees.<br \/>A place to put up your legs<br \/>What more do we want?<\/p>\n<p>A house stands empty<br \/>and the garden overgrown<br \/>The sparrow chirping.<\/p>\n<p>So are we like rocks?<br \/>We care not for the outside<br \/>Yet even rocks break.<\/p>\n<p>We think we have strength<br \/>Fools are we to assume this.<br \/>We hang by a thread.<\/p>\n<p>Restless Festiveness<br \/>Cold fog in coming winter,<br \/>The smell of crackers.<\/p>\n<p>Bubble of still time<br \/>With a cool dry evening breeze<br \/>Lazy nature drifts<\/p>\n<p>There is a silence<br \/>through the movement, yet maybe<br \/>there because of it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A sunlit morningSweeping the Road for the dayA futile effort Lazy snow white cloudsA gentle breeze cools the browHear the leaves rustle Chirping birds in SpringLife springing up everywhereDead TV chains us Early dusk, dog barksPink clouds. 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