Haiku
From the Heart
A
Collection of Inspirational Haiku
Dear Wonder
Child Blog Readers,
Thank you
for stopping by. Today I am going to
share some inspirational haiku poems I wrote on twitter recently. They are not traditional haiku in that they
don’t always “cut,” (the root in haiku
means “to cut”) in the sense of having a surprise ending, or an ending that
jolts (gently or not so gently), or an
ending that wakes you up. I am simply
using the 5/7/5 syllable form to couch some images and spiritual ideas. I enjoy the challenge of using a set structure
to fit words into. It’s like a puzzle or
a game that yields satisfying results (for me, that is, and hopefully for you,
Dear Reader). In traditional haiku
nature is almost always mentioned in some way and the season of the year is
often implied or explicitly stated.
Sometimes I follow this tradition, sometimes I don’t. Mostly, I am just having fun sharing poetically
wrought insights and images that might inspire you to keep moving towards your
heart’s desire, or to rise up and sing, to love yourself and the world around
you, to forgive and be forgiven, or to be filled with hope and wonder. These are some of the goals of my haiku. Of course, there are some written just to be
silly. I’ll sprinkle in a couple of
those in another entry. Let me know what
you think if you would please and feel free to add some of your own.
Peace and
Light,
Joseph
Haiku
From the Heart
by Joseph Anthony
Winter woods opened ∞bent to receive
the children ∞living for their joy
Gazing at the moon ∞ dreamers looking
for heaven ∞ find it in themselves
There is grace within ∞ it sleeps in
winter’s garden ∞ waiting for your hand
Gratitude rises ∞ clearing away
morning fog ∞ glad to be alive
January trees ∞ draped in ragged,
misty shawls ∞ know that spring will come
Inner acceptance ∞ navigating the
darkness ∞ following your light
Climbing up from night ∞ the sun rises
inside us ∞ clearing fears away
Discover your dreams ∞ held in the
hands of the heart ∞ waiting to be shared
The winter hawk glides ∞ letting
winter comb its wings ∞ cleansing my spirit
When you find yourself ∞ it will be in
the moment ∞ holding hands with love
Dreaming in the ground ∞ the seed
senses holy light ∞ and begins to grow
Winter’s greatest gift ∞ it reveals to
us our breath ∞ and where our souls go
A world filled with light ∞ is shining
in every child ∞ is shining in you
Gratitude and praise ∞ ever rising
from the heart ∞ of the lost one found
I create the spring ∞ every time I
stop to praise ∞ the wonder of you
Copyright Joseph Anthony of the Wonder Child Blog