Various H a i k u and T a n k a

Walking in sunshine

bright lighted hat holds head cool

heart welcomes beauty

Empty words get lost

need directed heart power

sound send into space

Thrown before swine

low level wisdom freely spend

nourishes ego needs

Turning around oneself

occupied lost in action

call sounds from within

How are you neighbor?

long time haven't seen you - yeah

time goes quick - yeah yeah

Twinkling smiling eyes give space

floating hearts beyond horizons

Coconut falls down

noise of  cracking empty shell

trace in sand don't last

Sustained in one's trust

existence takes care of itself

no blame - no failure

Collecting stars - suns

keeping them in firmament

makes myself feel small

Galaxies move fast

where do they go? Out of sight?

May I follow them?

Shooting stars - full heart

lonesome night - sun bridged - mind flash

answered longing quest

Awkward axiom talk

concepts gained by  half truth

masses' limbo filled

Frozen horizon

attached mind - restricted hearts

proclaimed truth's freedom

Steps out of darkness

freed sight - lamp's light gives freedom

sunshine guides beyond

Gathered in old forms

repeated history failures

trapped minds and hearts

Walking a long road

visions deliver worthy goals

bundling dynamics

Vulnerable goal

second hand borne dynamics

center-less followers

Ego-fed dream world

delusive illusions

broken in despair

One's being confirmed

security from gathering

deceitful varnish ends

deceased personalities

rebirth through evolution

Child's attitude

gathering information

undiscriminating

enriching personality

structured forms to overcome

Cocoon's dream world

sleeping reality - latent freedom

liberty beckons

Empty shell left behind

butterflies wings spread out - fly!

from earth base skyward

Immature view point

uh - it's all father's fault

felt on my bottom

been hit on my cheeks

victim of circumstances

Bald heads are equals

having no hair at all

skin covers diversity

no one's view reaches brain waves

closed eyes - no sight - period



Dress them - cut their hair

all must be seen  as equals

this we had before - - -

long history of hunting rates

blown off by n[m]ice melodies...

Keeping one's view firm

no change for decades - period

closed eyes - no twinkle

no evolution - unbearable

stone age's presence for ever

Bellying cat - no use

mice like to be eaten raw

victims' blindness stunt

It is a concept

not to have concepts - that's right?

So what? Quest yourself

Work need concepts

response to life no plans at all

most flexible being

Water whirlpool - flash

mood's brief movements reasoning

left no trace in mind

Convict for ever

treated friendly - no way out

automated friends

imprisoned behavior

rigid peace - glorious shut

Chaos of creation

mixed levels where ever one goes

helpless lost alone?

discriminating one's stand

used as stepping stone ahead

Sheep are peaceful beings

no hassle - natural rules

well guided - good fed

BeiYin

18. Dec. 1998

Author's Notes/Comments:

I don't agree with the traditional Haiku not to express one's emotions. Indeed I believe it is good to use nature images, not to get lost in one's head trip...