Gaiku-ryu 四十九

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

TANKS FOR THE MEMORIES 

memories are

imperfect even at best;

so goes never being wrong - 竹薮

LIFE CHOICES

to consider

or to contemplate something; 

go ahead and speculate - 竹薮

FENSE

set boundaries 

to stop incursions; 

don't take their shit - 竹薮

TAO OF TRUTH

butterflies flying

wings wrecking havoc;

when doves fly - 竹薮

竹薮

water reflects

anger disturbs water;

can you calm waters - Chujo

Gaiku-ryu

wicked web

weaved in deception; 

consume the spider - Gaiku-ryu

GAIKU-RYU 竹薮

American haiku

and senryu too; 

given with liberties - Chujo

Dōjō de 道場で (in the dojo)

JUST SAYIN 

Yellowstone is 

like a wet stone;

sharpens one's mind - 竹薮

SNAKES

snake in grass

can be dangerous;

ask a cowboy - 竹薮

DOGS LIFE

buried under covers

lies man's best friend;

let sleeping dogs lay - 竹薮

LIFE LIVING

a new day

changing our way;

stepping backward - 竹薮

SUGAR MORE

insidiously addictive

pulls at you like quicksand; 

more mocha please - 竹薮

SUGAR MORE

insidiously addictive

pulls at you like quicksand; 

like my sugar straight - 竹薮

DEVILS WORLD

death ain't hard 

but the process is a killer;

till death parts - 竹薮

STORIES TOLD

words written

we think are ours;

the linking of-em matters - 竹薮

BIG RIVER

rollin river

river boat captain smiles; 

rollin rollin rollin - 竹薮

SLEEPING THE SLEEP

go to sleep

never wake up;

what a way to go - 竹薮

FRIEND OF MAN

love my dog

best friend ever; 

never known such loyalty - 竹薮

ACTIVE LISTENING 

talk is cheap

most words are a waste;

mouth closed ears open - 竹薮

CAT LIFE

cats are stupid

but you gotta love-em;

meow meow meowing - 竹薮

DOJO LIFE

be your true self

set boundaries; 

don't be an asshole - 竹薮

DOJO LIFE

a path long

is a worthy one;

live the journey  - 竹薮

TAO OF BUDO

worth more

than the belt worn;

tao of tabi [旅] - 竹薮

STUPID IS…

don't like arguments 

then don't do stupid shit; 

two ears vs. one mouth - 竹薮

CONSEQUENCES 

one mouth

says stupid shit; 

punched in mouth - 竹薮