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Haiku Mania3.29.20Hiding out at home From the coronavirus It is haiku time! 11.5.14 Where's the mania? Oh, it has lost the battle Against inertia. 10.8.11 In the Buddha Hall The sun makes a silhouette of the monk bowing 10.6.11 I did not know them but still I felt sadness first at the suicide of Alexander McQueen and now the death of Steve Jobs 7.27.11 David killed himself Did it at the Zen Center But it's the wrong path. 1.23.11 To Zenki Blanche Hartman On the loss of her husband Lou my Zen teacher just lost her husband and partner of 60 years concerned of her suffering I want to provide some relief But what can I say? Words are so insufficient She turns and silently we bow and after we silently hug transcending all words 11.19.10 Wetter than the fog Some open their umbrellas Others just walk fast 11.11.10 Voting yet again No matter who I vote for MUNI will be late. 3.26.10 Tuesday's election I don't trust any of them the cream of the crop? 3.26.10 The Buddha was right when he said life is suffering where is my damn bus? 3.7.10 a new president pretty damn disappointing can't tell the difference 2.14.10 hey you punk rocker put away your damn Blackberry The Damned are playing! 6.6.09 i've been too busy after moving in with her haiku hiatus 2.21.09 preparing to move after twelve years in this place good bye my old friend 1.20.09 inauguration day a new president brings new hope for the future healing our country 1.19.09 last day for Bush complete and utter failure thank god it's over 11.28.08 black friday crushed in a stampede bargain hunters at Wal-Mart our culture of greed 11.28.08 black friday stampede fundamentalists attack happy holidays! 11.15.08 ohmygod Jukai! now I'm a real Buddhist with my rakusu 03.02.08 my leg has healed but i walk with a limp better than crutches 03.02.08 hobbling along don't let the pain get to me with my sexy walk 03.02.08 after broken leg what was taken for granted appreciation 12.29.07 broke my f---ing leg at first it was quite funny try using crutches 11.29.07 I have a girlfriend She keeps me really busy No Haikus for now 07.10.06 Inside the zendo Sound of a distant fog horn Disturbs the silence 06.21.06 oh! golden poppies growing among the weeds--look! a pleasant surprise 03.31.06 rain tapping window trapped inside this holiday sleepy afternoon 03.18.06 hardly samadi watching beautiful women transverse the zendo 01.24.06 after morning meditation a woman crosses my path in too much of a hurry to notice the beautiful sunrise By: Ryokan (1758 - 1831) Too lazy to be ambitious, I let the world take care of itself. Ten days' worth of rice in my bag; a bundle of twigs by the fireplace. Why chatter about delusion and enlightenment? Listening to the night rain on my roof, I sit comfortably, with both legs stretched out. 06.21.05 I can feel her ribs While I'm massaging her back Working the moguls 02.03.05 Hot tub! Oh Hot Tub! I want to be in one NOW! Sooth this tense body 08.15.04 Working for nothing That's life at a nonprofit Subsistance wages. I'm up in Napa Mud baths in Calistoga Sound so good right now. 07.26.04 Having cut my 500th carrot Working to feed the hungry I grapple with bordom when my mind is someplace else. 06.18.04 nuclear medicine tech. did I get in the program? call back on Monday 04.27.04 From Michael Kretz: even the wild cat hunts for sex a hot summer day 04.27.04 My responce: On such a hot day Wild cats may still hunt for sex I'm hiding at home 04.27.04 Mike's response to my response: in this drastic heat leaves wither dry and fall the beer keg is frosty cold 04.23.04 Ah, Ba-da-bingo! I hope the nuns don't spank me Bad enough losing Big Butch Bingo That's the theme in May Lead by a 6 1/2 foot tall nun With a beard And a leather paddle For those who are bad And there are a lot of them In this crowd But not everyone Wants to get spanked Or made over with bingo markers Or french kiss Sister Dana I'm here to win And not to kiss a nun Especially a male one Especially in pubic! 04.11.04 After the hot tub There's not much to write about Can't beat the bubbles 03.31.04 Hot tub in the sun Melting away my tension What a way to live Hot tub in the sun Definately not Frisco Where it's always cold Hot tub in the sun My God they are all naked! My God so am I! St Patrick's Day 2004 Walking down through the Tenderloin I hear the clanging of brass The dissonance of Chinese Cymbals Ah, there, between the buildings A dragon is headed down Market Street Now I understand The St. Patrick's Day parade 03.12.04 The taqueria Four buck veggie burrito A gift from the gods! 03.10.04 nice warm spring break day college girls baring midriff leaves fall in autumn Can't quite stand up straight A junky on too much junk Sixth St. and Market Help Feed the Children Con man showing fake ID Gave at the office Exiting Muni Tibetan monk rushes by My hands in gassho A lone homeless guy Making a peanut butter and chocolate chip cookie sandwich Yeeeeeech! girl with low cut blouse teasing a brahmachyan long way to true bliss Haikus in pocket Small fragments of my own thoughts? fragments in dryer! 03.09.04 Hot day in winter Tattooed girls are out in droves Baring their artwork |
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