Haiku by Cathy Ginter

Haiku ~ Japanese lyric verse having three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables, traditionally invoking an aspect of nature or the seasons.

The Winged Bird Leaves No Footprints ~

Witness, no witness?

Emptiness or spaciousness?

One Self or no self?

Questions left behind

Like brightly colored prayer flags,

Hanging by the gate.

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In the Observer,

As in the eye of the storm,

Is serenity.

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At the shoreless sea,

Each drop of the vast ocean

Meets a wave of bliss.

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Cast away the shell

And remember only this

Brahman is my name!

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Within truth's essence,

All knowledge comes to an end.

Realize only this.

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Oh Brahman Supreme,

Guru of the Universe

Always in my Heart!

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Bird in the mountain,

Can you hear my final song

Called liberation?

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Where is my old self?

Gone as though it never was...

Nothing left to mourn.

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Soulful traveler,

The journey is treacherous

And quite steep at best.

Throw caution aside,

Take no baggage when jumping

Into the unknown.

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Mimicking truth words

Is not the wisdom we seek.

Parrots can talk too.

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Are you still dreaming,

Wandering about here... there...

With eyes wide open?

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Who can be hiding

Beneath a veil spun of guilt

When God sees right through?

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Nearing wisdom's gate,

A thought teases the master

Like clouds pass the sun.

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Why does the white dove

Catch the heart of one and still

Long for another?

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Enter the silence,

Waiting beneath the silence.

Perfect reflection…

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Luminous gateway

Transforms the journey to find

A creative heart.

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Sweet blossoms floating,

The simplest invitation

To begin again…

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When we offer peace,

The give in forgiveness leads

To the miracle.

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Light layer of snow

Covers the Zen garden path

And Buddha fountain.

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Imagine a place

Past the web of all thinking

As simply Being.

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Between moon and star,

From dusk to the birth of dawn,

I AM, embracing.

A Collection of Spiritual Haiku

for Meditation and Contemplation

written by Cathy Ginter

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Why is the fragrance

Of the white rose, offering

Itself to the dawn?

Understand this, and

You will see through every

Veil of illusion.

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Heart overflowing

With an outpouring of bliss...

Rain on samsara.

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See the Morning Star,

Rising in the eastern sky

Awaken in Light.

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Why do we adorn

That which is already perfect?

What remains undone?

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Teacher or student?

Just another mask to wear

On the stage of life.

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This way or that way,

Go which ever way you desire

On the journey home.

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Resting in silence

No need to do this or that

Simply resting in...

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Give no attention

To the drama unfolding.

Turn and walk away.

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Will you count the leaves

Of the plum tree yet again

Or eat the ripe fruit?

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Watching a light ray

Caught between glass and my eyes...

All form bends the truth.

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Everywhere I look,

I see your shining essence.

Oh, Glorious One!

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just for this moment,

I surrender all desire

And live in the Light.

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No jewel can compare...

Even the stars disappear

In light of such Love.

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The quest for wisdom

Is a noble, yet humbling,

Soul experience.

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Gathering in Truth -

The meeting of clouds parting

And Light arising.

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Offering homage,

The faithful traveler goes

Ever inward Home.

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Playing with the wind,

A leaf drops in rushing stream;

Now floating away.

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By holding each thought,

In stillness and inner Light,

All-Knowing reveals.

Blessings from the Gardens of Safe Harbor

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