Art of haiku and soul of building peace
Transcript of Art of haiku and soul of building peace
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly
Langston Hughes from the Dreamkeeper
22.
dont think of words when you stop but to see picture better
Jack Kerouac
from 31 beliefs about writing
Take a pair of wings
From a dragonfly you would
Make a pepper pod
1 2 3 4 5
Take a pair of wings
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
From a dragonfly you would
1 2 3 4 5
Make a pepper pod
Add a pair of wings
To a pepper pod you would
Make a dragonfly
even a horse
is miraculous
on a snowy morning
translation David Young
Partial Systems Map: Theory of Engagement
Don’t ask the mountain
To move just take a pebble
Each time you visit
such stillness
piercing the rock
a cicada’s voice
translation Jane Reichhold
Rainbow’s end?
Maybe he says This
Is as good as it will get
Peaceful bigotry
Leaves shake in the wind
Some hold fast even past dry
Others smile and fall