A Minefield of Haiku
a dime ~~~
a dozen or more
summer leaves crunch underfoot
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classical kata ~~~
particular interpretation
predetermined rhythm and cadence
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creative kata ~~~
follow inspiration
let it lead you like water flows
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believe ~~~
in one’s abilities
in the wisdom of life
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karate ~~~
trust in the process
more than objectives
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training ~~~
let go ego
meld with what you are doing
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now ~~~
to be in the moment
presence is outside of time
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creativity ~~~
always now
creator merged with the created
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quiet ~~~
single musical 🎵 note
sudden silence
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cracks ~~~
in everything
how light and life comes thru
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resilience ~~~
navigation of life’s path
without interference of life’s traumas
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resilience ~~~
having tools to overcome adversity
sailing with full canvas into the sun ⛅️
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what we have
is what we got ~~~
what will you do with it
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scars ~~~
not to be hidden
becoming part of the story
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winter years ~~~
a broken mended cup
accidents and damage are enlightening
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fate deals us ~~~
curse it profusely
or engage it with our own fate
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I write ✍🏼 ~~~
from the heart 💜
the first draft stands wabi sabi
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broken ~~~
fixed with love 💕
sealing its original shape
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people ~~~
healing self
becoming better
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tai chi ~~~
seek perfection
seek imperfection
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karate 🥋 ~~~
begin seeking perfection
let perfection go seeking imperfection
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serenity ~~~
set aside things sapping energy
set aside time to do nothing
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minefields ~~~
navigating takes patience
step into the spaces
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a present 🎁 ~~~
simple and pure moments
do nothing at no cost
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choices ~~~
so many
dazed 🥴 and confused 😕
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wabi sabi ~~~
simplicity and minimalist
aged bowl broke and mended
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harmony ~~~
only the essentials
need or want you ask
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happiness and contentment ~~~
seek it out
from within not without
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walking 🚶 ~~~
each unique footstep
there in just that moment
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walking 🚶 ~~~
each unique footstep
never to be repeated
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imperfection ~~~
appreciate its beauty
find value in every crack
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we are incomplete ~~~
because we are always growing
enso never closes so just live
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a minute ~~~
nothing scarcer nor more valuable
don’t waste it
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ephemeral ~~~
appreciate this moment
it contains all of eternity
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the cat 🐈 ~~~
asleep by the fire 🔥
living a never-ending presence
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life ~~~
three things
body, mind and limited time
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inspiration ~~~
comes from within
as perceived from our senses
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a black hole
at the center of our universe ~~~
vanishing at the event horizon
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Universe ~~~
history and memories
just illusions
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