among the flowers
a whirligig whistles
playing with the wind
joy in the rain
the warm sun shines in my mind
flights of fancy
an instant’s joy
the mountains green in springtime
the bird’s song at dawn
this rugged road
leads both ways to joy and sorrow
there – a cuckoo calls
looking up as the rain falls
tears wash away with the rain
what is this joy
an inner song and vision
gone in a second
but the memory remains
delighting my sad moments
music plays
just sitting in a dark room
watching the notes fly
© G.s.k. ‘15
In the month we’ve been doing the reading and prompts from the Bhagavad Gita we’ve also been asking ourselves, are the world’s religions perhaps united among themselves … have they perhaps all grown from one source? If one is a monotheist and sees the similarities in the Gita to their own religion, they might consider that even then, the Deity in His/Her unity, led His/Her people in their needs for their age giving them teachings they could understand. The atheist will think, that humanity has always loved to try to understand the origin and meaning of life and thus, created religion. For me the roads to peace and unity are many but in the end, isn’t the goal one? This is the answer that suits me.
in the here and now
rain falls and sun shines
namaste
Linked to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai – Joy
I loved this (esp “playing with the wind”). And accompanied by one of my all-time favorite pieces just makes it perfect. I’m sitting here sipping coffee and listening to the rest of the Satie while the sun slips up over my neighbor’s roofline to fill my kitchen. Thanks for a beautiful start to my day!
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Thanks so much for sharing this! You made my day!
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I really enjoyed this. And I especially like the stanza “what is joy”: Bravo!
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Thanks so much Greg!
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“this rugged road leads both ways to joy and sorrow” — beautifully written – very thoughtful 🙂
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Thanks Paloma … I’ve always been intrigued by joy … which isn’t happiness they tell me …
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So I’ve heard … These subtle philosophical lines … !
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This is simply wonderful!! Kudos!!!
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Thanks so much!
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Each word held volumes in the way you arranged this splendid poetry.
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Thanks Janice … very happy you enjoyed this!
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Oh my this is beautiful! each stanza filled with wisdom and serenity, cara…on our rugged road filled with joy and sorrow. Memories of all these joys and recalling the endings of many sorrows bring me happiness like a gentle rainfall.
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P.S. I have shared this post with Sunday Wrap at Sreejit’s blog TheSeekersDungeon.com
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Oh! Thanks very much Oliana!
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Thanks Oli … hard to say anything more here!
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It is the answer that suits me as well. Nice post
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Oliana just told me she’d linked me on Sunday Wrap .. an very interesting prompt/post … thanks Sreejit for your reply!
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Lovely verses – so much to jump from one page to the other, processing and contemplating can be hard..
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This perhaps should be considered a bit like a small book of verse … I only wish it were on paper …
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I think a ”bigger gap” between poems if possible might be good – but really only my troublesome opinion. it is just i like to reflect on each verse. it is my fault, my eyes dropping down.
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I tried putting in dividers today … your opinion is precious for me. Often my haiku are related one to the other in that I write them in free association
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Wonderful haiku with elements of time and season and connecting it all back to the human.
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