POET'S CORNER:

(Dharma name:  Satya)

(A haiku is a type of short-form poem that originated in Japan. Haiku poems are typically written in three lines, with five syllables in the first line, seven in the second, and five in the third. They are unrhymed, but some poets may choose to rhyme the first and third lines for added challenge. Haiku poems often focus on nature or the seasons, and emphasize simplicity, intensity, and directness of expression.)

DISCOVERY

 A cushion of leaves

cradles the doe and new born.

    they nuzzle asleep.

               On awkward stick legs

              the little fawn strives to walk,

                Seeking mastery.

    I feel like the fawn.

  My movement out of control,

    Will I ever learn?

WOODLAND YEAR:

WINTER-- The evergreen bends

               under sheets of icy rain,

                 Cold but not broken.

SPRING-- Mourning doves eat seed

               from a high, square box feeder:

                  Millet and meal worms.

SUMMER-- Wet grass cools his chest,

                 the rabbit belly flops down.

                   Relief from the sun.

FALL--  The little leaf hangs

           twisting in the gust of wind,

              Soon she will let go.

AWARE:

    THE CORE SELF EXISTS

   AS A BEACON FOR CONTROL

   OF BODY AND MIND.

  WHEN COURAGE CRUMBLES,

THE STRUGGLE FOR TRUTH PREVAILS.

KNOWING SHINES THRU DOUBT.