Gaiku-ryu 四十七

- Gyoga Chujo (Kushuu [句集] Collection of Haiku Poems)

LIFE LIVING

vengeance isn't yours 

leave that to others;

just be in the moment 📱 🖊 

XMAS LIFE

solitude street 

xmas brightens path; 

where are elves? 📱 🖊

LIFE LIVING

man's castle

is his home;

long live the queen 📱 🖊

LIFE LIVING

touch no one

or touch someone;

choose wisely 📱 🖊

LIFE LIVING

so small

yet so deadly;

ride the needle today 📱 🖊

LIFE LIVING

our brains primal

function is survival;

synapse to synapse 📱 🖊

LIFE LIVING 

great holidays

better new year;

time for do-overs 📱 🖊

DOJO LIFE

strangers meeting

are always equal;

leave dominance alone 📱 🖊

LIFE LIVING

expected snow

for a white Christmas; 

beware expectations 📱 🖊

LIFE LIVING

we're only human 

flawed in many ways;

give yourself a break 📱 🖊

LIFE LIVING

an anchor

to weigh one down;

add a counter-weight  竹薮

LIFE LEAVING

silent screams

felt deeply;

demons eroding the mind  害人句流

LIFE LIVING

wheel of time

leads to winter years;

man marks time  - Chujo

LIFE LIVING

adversity 

perfect teaching tool; 

survival of fittest - 竹薮

LIFE LIVING

nature made life simple

humans made life hard;

KISS - 竹薮

LIFE LIVING 

give within reason

leave unreasonable to

the selfish bastards - 竹薮

LIFE LIVING

challeng what you know 

a sign of true intelligence; 

it's ok to know nothing  - 竹薮

LIFE LIVING

beware the cost

of that pound of flesh; 

too high the price - 竹薮

DOJO LIFE

freedom of speech

is not what you think;

pause before you speak - 

LIFE LIVING

I wanna know 

Ihave to know; 

careful now  - 竹薮

LIFE LIVING

frogs leaping 

lily pad to Lilypad; 

looking for spring - 竹薮

LIFE LIVING

each night

death is expected; 

then Iawake next day - 竹薮

LIFE LIVING

fear is mind killer

let it pass as it teaches;

use it well my friends - 竹薮

DOJO LIFE

strangers meeting

are always equal;

leave dominance alone 📱 🖊

DOJO LIFE

empty handed

facing obstacles; 

be undaunted 📱 🖊

DOJO LIFE

to get mad

is a wasteful effort; 

just get even 📱 🖊

LIFE LIVIN

scathe swift and silent

sweeps us up;

deaths a knockin 📱 🖊

LIFE LIVING

like a veil

darkness descends; 

don't answer that door 📱 🖊 

LIFE LIVING

array of emotions

brings considerable pain; 

set computer mode 📱 🖊 

LIFE LIVING

sixty eight years

passed in a flash;

don't take short stick 📱 🖊

DOJO LIFE

life and death

a constant struggle;

keep awareness high 📱 🖊

DOJO LIFE

human stupidity 

is a dangerous thing; 

don't be an asshole - 竹薮

DOJO LIFE

art of perfection

is admitting imperfection; 

learn from mistakes - 竹薮

DOJO LIFE

dependence on others 

are chains that bind;

rely on yourself - 竹薮

DOJO LIFE

body language 

precursor to the fist; 

don't be an asshole - 竹薮

DOJO LIFE

giri, the burden

hardest to bear;

let honor dictate action - 竹薮

DOJO LIFE

dojo is a place

where one becomes;

make yin/yang "one" - 竹薮

DOJO LIFE

limitations 

everyone has them;

know your limits - 竹薮

DOJO LIFE

condescension 

triggers anger; 

do not fall into that trap - 竹薮

WARRIOR ETHOS

our inner battles

train us for hard moments; 

persevere and triumph - 竹薮

DOJO LIFE

totality of information 

to make decisions;

no action before its time - 竹薮

WARRIORS 

focus up 

eyes on the prize;

listen to awareness - 竹薮

Igensho [威厳所] dignified place

LIFE LIVING

loneliness  

leaves a large space;

desolation dominates - 竹薮

DOJO LIFE

lawyers skills,

disposition of juries; 

rolling die in self defense - 竹薮

DOJO LIFE

solitude delivers 

a mental fortress;

seek out balance - 竹薮