60 Seconds for Time Out Tuesday: Haiku and Wisdom in the Moment.

Hello, Osaka, Japan!

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Do you enjoy haiku? Haiku is a form of Japanese poetry of three short lines that do not rhyme: 5 syllables first line, 7 syllables 2nd line, 5 syllables 3rd line.  Haiku is a way of looking through a tiny window at the natural world and seeing something deeper, like the very nature of existence.

I’m fond of haiku for the creative discipline necessary to express ideas, capture a moment, or create a picture in 17 syllables. Try it yourself!

Here’s a haiku by Matsuo Basho

“An old pond.

A frog jumps in.

The sound of water.” [haiku by Japanese poet Matsuo Basho]

Question: What is the wisdom in this moment? Breathe and be there.

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Music: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron Music

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