Budo {G}aiku Shishō XXXIV

武道 詩抄 

WINTER 🥶 WONDERLAND 

slipping an slides 

black ice of winter; 

forarmed is best

KARATE 空手公案 KOAN

to drink is

to spit is;

go and ju

BUTTERFLY 🦋 EFFECT

past and future

created by the present;

remaining in the now

FLICKERING MOMENTS 

mindful breathe 

clears the mind; 

deep and slow

BUTTERFLY 🦋 EFFECT

feeling hairs prickle 

skies darkening;

ohhh the weather

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ ☯️ CHUJŌ

childish tantrum 

in an adult;

not a pretty thing

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ ☯️ CHUJŌ

feeling hairs prickle 

skies darkening;

ohhh the weather

PURPLE PILL 💊 

if you think it

it will come;

exists the matrix

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ ☯️ CHUJŌ

days sail past 

like rain on the wind;

blow the man down

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ ☯️ CHUJŌ

love is transient 

it comes and goes

go with the flow

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ ☯️ CHUJŌ

pain is transient 

suffering is emotional; 

choose wisely

FLICKERING MOMENTS 

it was dark

it was stormy;

oh what a night

FLICKERING MOMENTS 

nothing lasts

nothing is finished; 

the moment is

THE BROTHERHOOD 🎖️

leadership is 

inspiring others;

language of actions 

KARATE 空手公案 KOAN

strike first

strike hard;

go to jail

SUBLIMINAL 👁️ INFLUENCES

I coulda 

I shoulda; 

ain't hindsight grand

KARATE 空手公案 KOAN

the body durable

the mind invincible; 

body follows the mind 

KARATE 空手公案 KOAN

nature's pace 

is patience; 

now is now padawan 

ZEN-ISH ☯️ KOAN 

past builds character 

present creates personality; 

future unwritten yet 

KARATE 空手公案 KOAN

you win you learn 

you lose you learn;

accepting reality