Witnessing everyday life

A Haiku - from Japan - is the shortest form of poetry known in world literature. It involved writing as a form of meditiation, starting with an intensification of 'noticing' what is going on in the everyday world.

A Haiku seeks to catch life as it flows in less than 17 onji (sound-symbols). Typically written using three little lines -- of 5-7-5 syllables -- a Haiku need seeks to express the writer's:

• deepest feelings
• sudden flashes of intuition, and
• moments of mindfulness.

Following are a collection of Haiku written to capture the essence of just 'being'.

Presence
I lie still, awake
rain singing to the morning
I merge with the now.

Home
Open up your mind
soar towards the emptiness
arrive at your home.

Try it ...

Anything can be the focus of a Haiku. What is important is that you write to capture the pure essence of what you observe, feel, think or experience. How about writing about one or more of the following:

• wind, rain or sunshine
• love, joy or sadness
• nature, and
• moments of clarity, compassion or confusion?

To share your Haiku with others, simply email it to richard@developfullcircle.com and I will include it on this page.