Steadfast mountain calm against austere forces–winter’s empty mind
Avalanche cleanses; a retreat on practicing letting go
Longer days, wildlife emerges; walking meditation begins
Samuel Peralta instructs us on the Asian form of Sijo today at Form-For-All at dVerse:Â http://dversepoets.com/2013/04/25/form-for-all-from-out-of-asia/
Posted by Bodhirose on April 25, 2013
https://bodhirose.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/sijo/
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brian miller
/ April 25, 2013nice…i like the meditation close…nature is a meditation for me…a breathing it in…the little life, the mountains…the avalanche & retreat mid-line is really cool gayle…
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Bodhirose
/ April 26, 2013All of nature has its own style of meditation…even the mountain…right? Nature is a meditation for me too, Brian…and thanks so much.
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brian miller
/ August 4, 2013hey you…hope your summer is going well…thought of you the other day and thought i would pop in and see how you were doing…smiles.
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Bodhirose
/ August 5, 2013Hey Brian…thanks for checking in with me…very kind of you. Hope all is well with you and your family. I’m having a mellow, laid-back summer and you’re probably getting ready to get back into the classroom by now. Just the past week or so I’ve been nosing around my blog…am I perhaps wanting to get back into the game…maybe so. I know I will write again…when I feel like it. Smiles…
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Brian Miller
/ November 4, 2013smiles…cool…was just over at renee’s and saw you there so popped over to see if there was something new….def school has had a crazy start here this year….
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Bodhirose
/ November 4, 2013No nothing new…yet. Feel like I’m being pulled here again…so I’m sure something will show up sooner or later. Thanks for popping over, Brian. My best to you always. Smiles…
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Renee Espriu
/ April 25, 2013I will have to read more about it at dVerse. It has a nice flow to it.
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Bodhirose
/ April 26, 2013It’s another short Asian form of which I really love to play with.
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Kelvin S.M.
/ April 25, 2013…do we ever get it right in letting go when it keeps on haunting us again & again? until we realized there’s no escape? smiles…
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Bodhirose
/ April 26, 2013You have that right Kelvin. Just when I think an issue may be behind me, it rears its head again…something more to learn from it..if I choose. No, there’s no escaping…smiles. Better to smile than to cry!
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Samuel Peralta / Semaphore
/ April 25, 2013It’s wonderful that you present new scenes in each line, and then introduce something new and different at the outset – the mountain, an avalanche, wildlife – to demarcate the natural from the poet’s eye.
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Bodhirose
/ April 26, 2013Thank you, Samuel…I so enjoyed trying this interesting form.
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claudia
/ April 26, 2013i love how the seasons touch us so closely on such deep levels..nothing better than a walk in spring.. breathe in all the awakening nature and yes, it’s meditation for sure..
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Bodhirose
/ April 26, 2013I know they do touch me deeply and I would say that all of nature feels the changes as well…even a mountain. Thank you, Claudia.
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Rowan Taw
/ April 26, 2013A love contemplative poetry, and your analogy of the mountain and avalanche is spot on : )
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Bodhirose
/ April 26, 2013Thank you, Rowan…I appreciate that. 🙂
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mindlovemisery
/ April 26, 2013This is so beautiful =)
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Bodhirose
/ April 26, 2013Thanks for that…very kind of you. 🙂 Hope you are recovering from your flu bug…
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Laurie Kolp
/ April 26, 2013I love walking meditation. = )
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Bodhirose
/ April 26, 2013Me too, Laurie. :~)
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Mary
/ April 26, 2013I like the three scenes, and my favorite is the last one where I picture the optimism and the hopefulness of spring.
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Bodhirose
/ April 26, 2013Spring is my favorite season, I think because of those very things, Mary. Thank you.
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kkkkaty1
/ April 26, 2013Meditation as the theme, or emerging one’s self in nature is so healing ..nice.
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Bodhirose
/ April 26, 2013I think it’s healing too…thanks so much for coming by.
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wolfsrosebud
/ April 26, 2013can feel that mountain air in my lungs
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Bodhirose
/ April 26, 2013It’s rare these days that I get to the mountains but I do appreciate their strength and fortitude…
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Lila
/ April 26, 2013I like the line “avalanche cleanses”.. it made me remember that cool touch of purity.
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Bodhirose
/ April 26, 2013Even a mountain needs to let go of what no longer serves… 🙂 Thanks, Lila.
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Tony Maude
/ April 26, 2013This is a poem that rewards the time you spend with it, allowing each image to enrich the others.
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Bodhirose
/ April 26, 2013I like how you put that, Tony…very nice of you to say.
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Björn Rudberg (brudberg)
/ April 26, 2013paracticing on letting go.. isn’t that the truth. Better not be underneath though
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Bodhirose
/ April 26, 2013Yes, even mountains have to practice that. Watch out below!
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Victoria C. Slotto
/ April 26, 2013What a wonderful thought…nature doing walking meditation. We have baby ducks outside right now. I hope mama is teaching them!
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Bodhirose
/ April 28, 2013I believe mama is teaching those babies that very thing…how nice to have ducklings outside.
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Sabio Lantz
/ April 27, 2013Ouch, bad news of avalanches here killing folks recently — so “avalanche cleanses” sounds cruel. Nature is cruel, but so are people, so perhaps personification is appropriate but I do wish Nature would be shown for her horrible side too by poets. That said — this was a good use of form for an idealized world. Using this imagery, though, can be a helpful method to still a mind — except when it is your loved one buried in the snow.
Sorry, I just finished a very sad Japanese film: Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai. It has put me in a melancholic state.
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Bodhirose
/ April 28, 2013You’re entitled to your melancholic mood, Sabio. Nature does have a horrible side and death is sometimes a part of that. Sorry about the loss of lives in an avalanche but I wasn’t thinking in terms of human lives being lost when I wrote this. More, a cleansing of fallen limbs, debris, etc. on the surface of the mountain and that being a way for renewal.
And I think it would be very difficult for me to use any of the techniques that I have learned for calming myself when a loved one has been tragically killed.
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Sabio Lantz
/ April 28, 2013Yes, I realized you weren’t writing about loss — ’twas my mind at the moment, of course. I just did another post trying to capture that feeling, — and on the idea of catching feelings at all — if you are interested.
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Sherry Marr
/ April 29, 2013Beautiful sijo, very appealing to the senses.
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Bodhirose
/ May 1, 2013Thank you, Sherry.
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Gray Dawster
/ May 4, 2013An interesting writing challenge often brings
out the best and you have done a wonderful job
with this piece Gayle 🙂 Have a lovely rest of
the weekend and be well 🙂 xxx
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Gray Dawster
/ May 25, 2013I hope that you are enjoying
a wonderful weekend Gayle 🙂 🙂
Andro xxxx
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Bodhirose
/ June 17, 2013Haven’t been on my blog lately…hope your week will be a good one. Thanks for coming by, Andro! xoxo
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Gray Dawster
/ June 18, 2013I too will be taking some time away from our blogosphere soon, only two or three weeks but I think a breather away is a good idea from time to time 🙂
I hope you are enjoying a really
nice week also Gayle my great friend 🙂
Andro xxxx
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Gray Dawster
/ August 26, 2013Have a really nice Monday Gayle 🙂 😉
Andro xxxx
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Bodhirose
/ August 30, 2013Thank you, Andro…spent Monday with my sweet little Mira. Now it’s Friday…getting ready for a nice weekend. Hope you have a good one my friend. Nice of you to check in with me. Hugs… 🙂
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Gray Dawster
/ August 31, 2013I will keep calling in to see you Gayle, wow you are
having such a lovely time, and I am pleased that your
week and weekends are awesome 🙂 🙂
Be very well my sweet and
great friend 🙂 Hugs aplenty 😉
Andro xxxx
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Victoria C. Slotto
/ November 11, 2013I was so happy to “see” you again, Gayle. Now, this is an old post (and a form I love so much–it lends itself to mindfulness, doesn’t it? Hope to see more of you. I would spend more time trying to figure out where you’ve been, but have to get to bed…I have an early tee time. :0!
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Bodhirose
/ November 12, 2013Haha…good for you (regarding your tee time)! And thanks for coming by, Victoria. I haven’t written anything recently but I can feel something “stirring” inside…soon I think.
I’ve been hanging out with my charming, baby granddaughter, Mira.
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Gray Dawster
/ November 28, 2013Happy Thanksgiving my sweet and great friend 🙂 😉
Andro xxxx
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Bodhirose
/ December 3, 2013Thank you for this sweet message my friend. Now I’m getting ready for the next big holiday…Christmas…hoping your holidays will be filled with loving friends and family, Andro!
Hugs,
Gayle xoxo
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Gray Dawster
/ December 5, 2013I always look forward to catching Santa Clause but so far I have missed him every time 😦 lmao Have a wonderful build up to Christmas and a very happy Thursday too my dear and sweet friend 🙂 😉
Andro xxxx
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Gray Dawster
/ December 24, 2013Merry Christmas Gayle 🙂 😉
Andro xxxx
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Bodhirose
/ December 24, 2013Merry Christmas, Andro! Thank you my thoughtful and sweet friend!
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Gray Dawster
/ December 24, 2013You are welcome my dear 🙂 😉
Have a really lovely time Gayle
Andro xxxx
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