zazen–
my knees
won’t stop talking
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Sondra J. Byrnes
Sondra J. Byrnes, relatively new to writing poetry, writes haiku, senryu, and tanka. Her poetry has been published in Frogpond, Prune Juice, tinywords, A Hundred Gourds, Ribbons, Modern Haiku, The Heron?s Nest, Moongarlic, among others. Along with short form poetry, Byrnes is interested in ikebana and chanoyu. Byrnes is a retired law and business professor from the University of Notre Dame; she lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. View all posts by Sondra J. Byrnes
This is a first-rate haiku, Sondra. I have experienced this while meditating and am awed by your concise way of expressing this sensation!
Absolutely lovely!
_kala
Wonderful haiku – nice contrast between the silence of meditation & the "noise" of our knees (and bodies and mind!) Thought you'd enjoy the overlap: I published this haiku in bottle rockets in 2012:
retreat's end…
the master's knees crackle
line mie
Is that supposed to be "like mine"?
Thanks! I like yours, too. But, is the last line 'like mine' or 'line mie'?
"Like mine". — typo!
Great haiku. It inspired me to ponder my own knees:
total replacements
my knees
stopped talking
started walking
I've only the one haiku with knee in it, and inspired by a Jodie Foster movie, as she fights injustice.
vigilante movie
my elbow
heavy on your knee
Alan Summers
Publications credits: Symmetry Pebbles (2011); The Humours of Haiku (Iron Press 2012); Does Fish-God Know (YTBN Press 2012)
Ah yes, attempts at meditation can result in an over active mind, and our joints wanting to converse too.
Wonderfully enjoyable haiku.
warm regards,
Alan
Highly enjoyable, Sondra. :)
marion
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