Submissions by Zenman (Mo Edwards)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
I am a Zen Teacher who loves Japanese forms of poetry, particularly "Free Verse" haiku.I study the Buddhist notion of shunyata in relation to nihilism and spirituality.
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
4th Oct 2023 3:49am
4th Oct 2023 3:49am
Haiku 27
chocolate frog
paints her face...
childish innocence
paints her face...
childish innocence
#childhood
123 reads
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
27th Sep 2023 3:08am
27th Sep 2023 3:08am
Shunyata
in shunyata
all our imaginary
worlds
all our beliefs
views
religions
politics
cultures
all are seen
as blinding dust
in shunyata...
everything is dying
and being reborn
right before
your eyes
and
there is nothing
to attain
everything
is within you
from the vey
beginning
all our imaginary
worlds
all our beliefs
views
religions
politics
cultures
all are seen
as blinding dust
in shunyata...
everything is dying
and being reborn
right before
your eyes
and
there is nothing
to attain
everything
is within you
from the vey
beginning
#Buddhist
160 reads
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
18th Sep 2023 8:41am
18th Sep 2023 8:41am
Haiku 25
in the moonlight...
dead leaves
sing and dance
dead leaves
sing and dance
#haiku
124 reads
SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
11th Sep 2023 3:29am
11th Sep 2023 3:29am
beyond words
the great way
is not difficult
like the sound
of one hand clapping
the void
is alive with the silence
of the one mind
just cease thinking
and see the truth
beneath your feet
the freedom
will strike like thunder
and lightning
a simple flash!
is not difficult
like the sound
of one hand clapping
the void
is alive with the silence
of the one mind
just cease thinking
and see the truth
beneath your feet
the freedom
will strike like thunder
and lightning
a simple flash!
#Buddhist
#freedom
188 reads
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
9th Sep 2023 8:10am
9th Sep 2023 8:10am
Haiku for Baldwin
a little frog
knows nothing
of the vast ocean
knows nothing
of the vast ocean
#funny
#philosophical
116 reads
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
7th Sep 2023 6:23am
7th Sep 2023 6:23am
Autumn
walking...
still walking
the autumn wind
Santoka Taneda
something born
alone I wander
so many moons ago
beneath this earth
autumn leaves my blanket
still walking
the autumn wind
Santoka Taneda
something born
alone I wander
so many moons ago
beneath this earth
autumn leaves my blanket
#loneliness
#death
#silence
142 reads
SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
4th Sep 2023 7:12am
4th Sep 2023 7:12am
This is it...
with nothing to attain
everything
is as it is
upon the pond
the dragonfly
skims the surface
a distant
temple bell
breaks
the silence
with nothing to attain
this moment
is reborn
everything
is as it is
upon the pond
the dragonfly
skims the surface
a distant
temple bell
breaks
the silence
with nothing to attain
this moment
is reborn
#meditation
177 reads
SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
2nd Sep 2023 7:10am
2nd Sep 2023 7:10am
Tanka 19
so much dust
gathers in our mind
each passing day
wipe the mirror clean
and sit...just sit...
gathers in our mind
each passing day
wipe the mirror clean
and sit...just sit...
#Buddhist
172 reads
SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
27th Aug 2023 2:38am
27th Aug 2023 2:38am
Tanka 14
simple points of difference
spoken between strangers
send us all to hell
it is in our suffering
that we truly connect...
spoken between strangers
send us all to hell
it is in our suffering
that we truly connect...
#suffering
203 reads
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
22nd Aug 2023 7:47am
22nd Aug 2023 7:47am
Haiku 23
lettuce leaf
snail...
sharing my dinner
snail...
sharing my dinner
#haiku
180 reads
SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
14th Nov 2022 2:32am
14th Nov 2022 2:32am
Emptiness
when you realize
that there is no order
when you see
beyond your concepts
when everything merges
boundaries blur
when you know
your truths
are merely beliefs
constructed from within
by bricks assembled
by ignorance
and fear
when you see
that this sheet of paper
contains the entire universe
when silence
says it all
that there is no order
when you see
beyond your concepts
when everything merges
boundaries blur
when you know
your truths
are merely beliefs
constructed from within
by bricks assembled
by ignorance
and fear
when you see
that this sheet of paper
contains the entire universe
when silence
says it all
#Buddhist
#acceptance
381 reads
SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
4th Nov 2022 00:34am
4th Nov 2022 00:34am
Impermanence
between
the concrete cracks
a dandelion
survives
it waits patiently
for a subtle wind
in life
&
death
it waits
...we all wait
the concrete cracks
a dandelion
survives
it waits patiently
for a subtle wind
in life
&
death
it waits
...we all wait
#LifeCycle
554 reads
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