The Journey
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I will start the first one here with a haiku. All other links are 5 line poems.
Here are the link topics:
1. Beginnings
2. Wandering
3. Adventure
4. Obstacles
5. Scenery
6. Small stream
7. Rest
8. Encounter
9. Conversation
10. Friendship
11. Love
12. Mistakes
13. Parting
14. Melancholy
15. Travel
16. New experience
17. Gathering
18. Drinking
19. Nourishment
20. Keepsake
21. The road
22. New views
23. Returning
24. Nostalgia
25. Reflection
Beginnings:
I ‘ve packed and repacked
I’m sure I have left something out
I have been longing to go somewhere
And now I am on my way
My feet carry me away
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Wandering:
My feet carry me away
From here to there,
And then back again.
Within this vast universe,
There is no place that is not my home.
Adventure:
There is no place that is not my home,
There is no I, it or them.
Road unseen and destination unknown,
Every breath another step,
In this journey we call life.
Obstacles
In this journey we call life
There is no easy road
Find a way over, around or through
Keep moving upward and forward
Don’t forget to enjoy the view.
Scenery
Don’t forget to enjoy the view.
Views of blooming blossoms or cawing crows,
Of dead trees, or of silent rocks.
Each scene is like a small stream:
Ever-flowing, ever-changing.
Small Stream
Ever-flowing, ever-changing,
Bubbling over slick stone and swirling around bends,
I am pulled along in the current.
One last drop and tumble,
Stilled by the embrace of a placid lake.
Rest
Stilled by the embrace of a placid lake
I sink slowly down through the world
To a dark and quiet place
at center of me that is
separate from the world
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Encounter
Separate from the world,
We hunker down with our naked self.
What mysteries could we learn,
What wonders could we encounter,
If we knew what questions to ask?
Conversation
If we knew what questions to ask?
What answers would be revealed,
By words both spoken and silent:
Of the world within myself,
Of the world between you and I.
Friendship
Of the world between you and I
There remains a gulf as wide as the sea
If we could bridge it with kindness
Understanding and tolerance, in thoughts and deeds
It feels like something much deeper
11. Love
It feels like something much deeper,
Something which transcends time and space,
Something which links heart to heart,
And connects us mind to mind–
Alas.
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