Carpe Diem #1274 Ryuko-ji (compassion)
Today Carpe Diem have chosen one of the temples on Shikoku Island to inspire you with. This temple is named Ryuko-ji and is devoted to the Buddha of Compassion. One of the main ideas of Buddhism. In that episode (HERE) I also told you a little about the “State of Zen” in haiku and I remember that I told you a little bit more about “wordlessness”.
“Wordlessness” (in Chèvrefeuille opinion) is one of the pillars of haiku. Look at haiku. Three lines, approximately 17 syllables and around 15 or 20 words. It’s a very short poem, but in that poem, the strength is the scenes that are tools about without words. So “wordlessness” is part of haiku.
at dawn
dew shimmers
morning glories
© Chèvrefeuille (“wordlessness”-haiku)
My haiku telling a tale with very little words using the image above
daybreak
autumn in the air
leaves falling
7 words, 10 syllables.
Ramblings of a Writer 
I do like your haikus. You choose and order the words so well.
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Thanks, Glenys, for the kind words, you are a great poet also, I always enjoy reading your poetry.
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Thank you.
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This is a beautiful haiku and I’m always impressed how much can be captured in just a few lines and how easily I can relate to the haiku. It creates an almost transcendental sense of calm.
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Thanks, haiku poetry is a great form to write. I enjoy it.
Have a great weekend.
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I enjoy your haikus. I’ve developed a far greater appreciation for this type of poetry since I’ve been older compared to when we did them in school.
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Thanks, Eva for commenting, haiku is a nice quick way to write a whole tale in a few seconds once you get used to it. Happy days writing.
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You did great with this. A wonderful image and that haiku tells the whole story.
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I enjoyed your post. I have recently written a short post <1000 words on Impermanence that you may be interested in. https://booksabbreviated.wordpress.com/2017/11/04/impermanence/
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I left a comment on your blog, thanks for sharing your story, great that you can think back to those two bad years you had in your life and move on to a better way of living.
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Thank you Kiwinana, I really appreciate that. I really enjoyed reading your post and felt it was worth sharing.
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