Spring, and trees bring gifts:
flowering blossoms rain down
beauteous petals.
(3/29/16)
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Tree Haiku
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Tag Archives: Haiku
Sesshin Dawn
Kinhin in the dark:
branching streams, shining brightly,
merge with the darkness.
(10/27/16)
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Practice
Polish that mirror!
Or choose the alternative:
You can stay asleep.
(10/24/16)
Copyright © 2016 Carmine DeMarco
(But Hui-neng: “Where can the dust collect?”)
Impermanence
I’m falling apart
And so is the universe.
The way of all things.
(5/2/16)
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Church Bells
Church bells are ringing.
Churchgoers arriving find
there is no parking.
(August 30, 2015)
Copyright © 2015 Carmine DeMarco
After Dinner Chat
After dinner chat:
Gossiping about people
they don’t even know.
(May 25, 2015)
Copyright © 2015 Carmine DeMarco
Chirping Crickets
Noise inside my head.
Zazen brings the quiet mind
hearing crickets chirp.
(September 5, 2012)
Copyright © 2012 Carmine DeMarco
Monkey Mind Haiku
Monkey mind have I,
clutching at shiny baubles;
Wrapped in a skin bag.
(November 20, 2011)
Copyright © 2011 Carmine DeMarco
Power Outage Haiku #1
Along with crickets,
Generators in the night
are the only sounds.
(August 28, 2011)
Copyright © 2011 Carmine DeMarco
“Don’t Cook Tonight” Haiku
No kung-fu today.
Chicken Delight furnishes
no solace for me.
(March 27, 2004)
Copyright © 2004 Carmine DeMarco
Snowstorm Haiku #1
Six inches of snow.
Shoveling, while craving some
Callahan’s hot dogs.
(January 15, 2004)
Copyright © 2004 Carmine DeMarco
