Out Of My Mind
& Back To My Senses
Hay-Ku Haiku
Introduction
As to why a collection of haiku was chosen as the first offering in the series, the author would suggest that haiku has an unparalleled potential to overcome the loss of fidelity that normally occurs when relative words and thoughts are used to convey non-relative insights. As such, haiku has a remarkable capacity to evoke direct experiential understanding without the mental noise linguistic communication normally entails. Seen in this light, haiku might be rightly characterized as a kind of “intellectual judo,” in which a simple arrangement of words is used to throw the thinker beyond thought and occasion direct insight. (From OOMM Introduction0
1998 WS Haiku
1998 WS Hay-Ku Haiku
Cloud enshrouded Sky
Momentarily masking
A prodigal Sun.
Bright, blazing Sun
Mirrored in a mountain lake
Self-reflecting glory.
Cricket in the basement
Competing with my daydreams
Who is more alive?
Playful old puppies
She frolics, he gently paws
Love in furry coats.
Ambulance passing
Lights flashing in the night
Life in the balance.
A fatal case of
Mistaken identity
This being human.
Buenos Aires street
Another dreaming wayfarer
Lost in the Garden.
Infinite Rays shine
Blazing from One Central Sun
Universal Light.
Still and quiet this
Sky of Perpetual Grace
Abiding in my Heart.
Auger of desire
Sharp cutting edge of despair
Bursting into light.
This Holy Moment
Awareness knows Sensation
Consciousness is born.
Copyright,RFHay,1997