FierceBuddhist

A proud moment

fiercebuddhist — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 23:12:47 +0000

Today I was very surprised. Last month I submitted my photography in the Veterans National Art competition and today was the showing.

Happily I took 1st place in the Black and White category and 2nd place in the Color category.

I want to share in this moment with those who visit this blog.

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Chemotherapy

fiercebuddhist — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 20:00:41 +0000

blonde wig
hiding ravages
of treatment

The second haiku today following the writing prompt of “wig” in honor of national haiku month.

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Blustery Chicago

fiercebuddhist — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:00:08 +0000

blustery wind
vanity exposed
toupee

The writing prompt today for national haiku month was wig so…

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Insomnia

fiercebuddhist — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:18:58 +0000

insomnia
mind wandering
strange lands

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Ash Wednesday

fiercebuddhist — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:14:00 +0000

curiosities
foreheads with crosses-
Ash Wednesday

I imagine that future anthropologists will ponder over the curious rituals of our cultural and think us superstitious, backward barbarians as we have of past cultures.

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Umbrellas appear

fiercebuddhist — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:00:19 +0000

umbrellas appear
sudden downpour starts
sprouting mushrooms

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Sandals

fiercebuddhist — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:00:43 +0000

Muddy sandals
left by temple door-
Narrow road

This haiku is a tip of the hat to Basho’s “Narrow Road to the Interior.” This book is a travel diary of one of Basho’s many traveling tours of Japan. His walks yielded much inspiration for his haiku.

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Death Rattle

fiercebuddhist — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:00:01 +0000

Old man
death rattling
in his snore

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Constitution

fiercebuddhist — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 14:00:21 +0000

Constitution
dreadfully cracked
needs mending

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For the Love of Haiku

fiercebuddhist — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 15:49:06 +0000

“This is Wabash”
car fills with menagerie
“doors closing”

This haiku is part of “For the Love of Haiku.” It is their way of sparking conversation and creativity. The above haiku is written based off the below image. To see more about the task and to participate visit. For The Love of Haiku. My haiku is fashioned after the Chicago “L” system.

Tagged: Buddha, Buddhism, Dharma, Haiku, Poetry, senryu, Zen